ECU 52, UCF 38

That was a fantastic win -- I can't remember the last time we put 50 points on anybody. Was it Marshall in the infamous Motor City Bowl?

Next week at UTEP will be very tough. Especially given our inherent woes, summed up by Denny O'Brien:

Penalty flags again littered Bagwell Field, too many of which were the result of personal fouls that extended UCF drives. That’s hardly the sort of discipline that you can ride to a conference title.

Then there were the mix-ups in the secondary, which has been the Achilles’ of the defense since the season opener. The Pirates were bitten several times on 3rd-and-long, and that was against a mediocre quarterback by almost every measure.

That goes without mentioning the poor tackling that continues to plague the ECU defense. This time it was a mix of UCF’s receivers and running back Kevin Smith who bounced off would-be tacklers like pinballs at the local arcade.

Penalties, sieve-like secondary, poor tackling. Time for the coaching staff to get these problems under control.