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Week 3 Update From Ypsilanti, Michigan

Posted on July 27, 2013 at 01:16 AM.

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After only muscling together 10 wins since the hire of Ron English in 2009, the Eastern Michigan Eagles decided to part ways with Ron and hire the highly unknown David Hart. The hire was questionable from the get go and 3 games into the season, we can all see why. The Eagles have started 0-3 on the season and have no idea on the identity of this team.

You could chalk it up to their incredibly tough schedule. Week 1 saw them take on the defending National Champion Crimson Tide from Alabama. The level of competition was evident from the get go and Alabama had nothing more than an extra maroon vs white spring game playing the Eagles in Tuscaloosa. Eastern Michigan was over matched and overwhelmed.

Week 2 saw new Head Coach Todd Graham and the Arizona State Sun Devils bring their spread option attack to Ypsilanti, Michigan. Again, Eastern Michigan looked out matched, out of focus, and still dejected after being shut out in week 1 against Alabama. It wasn't a complete disaster for the Eagles in week 2 as they finally were able to put points on the scoreboard for the first time in 2013. However, they never had much of a chance. One thing to note about the week 2 game is that Eastern Michigan pulled the red shirt from true Freshman QB Brogan Roback in an attempt to ignite the Eagle offense. Brogan had a decent showing and should get more playing time as the season wears on.

This past week the Eagles welcomed in the Kansas State Wildcats and their run heavy offense. Coach Hart must have preached about bend but don't break defense, and ball control on offense to his guys all week because the Eagles came out with a completely different look. They seemed more disciplined on defense and they also seemed to find some sort of rhythm on offense.

Eastern Michigan gave the Wildcats all they could handle in the first half and held the Wildcats to 10 points in the first half. The Eagles could have easily taken a lead heading into half time, but there were some ill timed throws and drops in critical situations that didn't allow them to capitalize. The second half of the game was more showcasing the run game for the Wildcats, and they held on to the ball wearing out the Eagle defense drive after drive. It eventually proved to be too much as the Eagle defense became tired and overworked. This allowed the Wildcats to really separate themselves as they scored 21 points in the 2nd half to pull away with an easy victory.

Staring at 0-3, the Eagles are finally heading into conference play as they will host Ball State in the first conference game of Coach Hart's new found head coaching career. Hopefully for the Eagle faithful, Coach Hart has continued to emphasize ball control and discipline. Coach Hart might also want to look at potentially rotating guys in to keep everyone fresh so that they are not tiring out early in the 2nd half. Coach Hart has asked the fans to show up wearing gray because the Eagles will be wearing their full Gray uniforms. Stay tuned for future updates...

Here is a list of the stats from the first 3 weeks of games:

Eastern Michigan Eagles Stats - 2013
Passing	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	YDS/G	LONG	TD	INT	RAT
Tyler Benz	16/44	199				1	8
Brogan Roback	4/10	44				1	1
Rushing	ATT	YDS	AVG	LONG	20+	TD	YDS/G	FUM
Bronson Hill	23	77		19				1
Brogan Roback	10	66		33				3
Javonti Greene	14	41		13				0
Tyler Benz	13	33		15				2
Juwan Lewis	4	13		11				0
Ryan Brumfield	1	1		1				0
Receiving	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	DROPS	YDS/G	YAC
Tyreese Russel	6	79		1	20	0
Donald Scott	4	57		0	22	2
Demarius Reed	1	39		1	39	1
Jay Jones	3	35		0	21	0
Dustin Creel	1	18		0	18	0
Duwhan Alford	1	10		0	10	1
Bronson Hill	1	6		0	6	0
Javonti Greene	3	-1		0	7	0
	Tackles			Sacks		Interceptions
Defense	SOLO	AST	TOT	SACK	TLOSS	PD	INT	TD
Lavonte Robinson	13		13	0		0	0	0
Pudge Cotton	9		9	0		0	0	0
Kirkland Bryant	8		8	0		0	0	0
Jake Haviland	8		8	0		0	0	0
Cy Maughmer	7		7	0		0	0	0
Darius Scott	7		7	0		0	0	0
Donald Coleman	6		6	0		0	0	0
Mario Swann	5		5	0		0	2	0
Travis Lisner	3		0	0		0	0	0
Sean Krutz	3		0	0		0	0	0
Ja'Ron Gillespie	2		0	0		0	0	0
	Kickoffs					Punts
Returning	ATT	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD	RET	AVG	TD
Javonti Greene	13	280			0
Donald Scott	5	110			0
	Field Goals				Extra Points
Kicking	FGM	FGA	PCT	LONG	XPM	XPA	PCT	PTS
Dylan Mulder	1	1	100	34	2	2	100	5