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Dec 13 '17
CINCINNATI -- Cincinnati returned their top rated quarterback and returned to the win column. Nike Air Max 97 .Gunner Kiel made his first start of the season and led Cincinnati to its first American Athletic Conference win, 31-19 over East Carolina on Saturday night. They won for the first time in three weeks.Id like for (Kiel) to win the next 5, so everybody can point at me and say, `Why didnt we play him the first 6 games? Cincinnati coach Tommy Tuberville said.Kiel completed 23 passes for 348 yards and four touchdowns. He was third on the depth chart at the start of the season behind Hayden Moore and Ross Trail. The team had a seniors-only meeting on Sunday after a loss to UConn last Saturday.Zach Edwards spoke up at a senior team meeting and said, `Coach, we want Gunner to play Tuberville said. So do I... Im not going to give anybody a starting spot. I told the seniors well give him his chance.I know everybodys going to say `I told you so. Ill take that. Im proud of Gunner.Eastern Carolina felt they didnt do enough to stop Kiel.Defensively, we have some guys that arent young guys any more, making 1st and 2nd week mistakes, ECU coach Scottie Montgomery said. Kiel threw the ball ok but we didnt generate a pass rush. He could stand back there all day. We had guys in coverage too long.Kiel was grateful for the second chance. He was a highly touted transfer from Notre Dame two years ago before losing his job.Its been a bumpy ride, Kiel said. Ive just been patient. Everything happens for a reason.It feels amazing. It feels so good just to be out there, just to be with my guys again...things were clicking. Great team win.Cincinnati (4-3, 1-3) came up with two key defensive stops in the fourth quarter to snap a two-game skid. The Bearcats recovered a fumble by Anthony Scott on their 16 with 6:56 left, then stopped James Summers for no gain on a fourth-and-1 with 4:36 remaining.Im very disappointed our program couldnt get half a yard. That is a program problem, not one guy. We have to be better than that, Montgomery said.East Carolina (2-5, 0-3) scored first on a 26-yard field goal by Davis Plowman but Kiel threw his first touchdown pass since November 28, 2015, also against ECU, with a 14-yard strike to DJ Dowdy late in the first quarter. Kiel added an 18 yarder to Kahlil Lewis with 28 seconds left in the first half.Philip Nelson completed a 28-yard touchdown pass to Jimmy Williams on the Pirates first possession of the second half.Nelson completed 28 of 43 passes for 283 yards with two touchdowns and two interceptions.After the teams traded field goals, Kiel and Lewis connected on two straight passes of 47 and 9 yards -- the latter for a touchdown -- late in the third quarter. They hooked up again on a 32-yard touchdown pass to cap the scoring. Lewis had a career-high 11 receptions for three touchdowns.TAKEAWAYSEast Carolina -- Pirates wide receiver Zay Jones had 11 catches. Jones has at least one catch in 42 straight games, tying Zach Pascal for the third longest streak among active receivers. The senior came into the game leading the FBS with 14 receptions per game.Cincinnati -Shaq Washington, Cincinnatis career receptions leader, had his name added to the ring of honor. Washington had 240 career receptions.Kiel had the 10th 300-yard game of his career and ninth with three of more touchdowns.UP NEXTEast Carolina -- The Pirates host Connecticut on October 29. It will be the third meeting between them, all since becoming members of the American Athletic Conference. The Pirates won 31-21 last season.Cincinnati -- The Bearcats travel to Temple on October 29. Temple owns a 10-7-1 advantage over Cincinnati after ending a five-game, series losing streak with a 34-26 win. Nike Vapormax España . Now that hes hitting streaking teammates with pin-point passes for easy layups, Love is asserting himself as one of the true superstars in the league. Vans Old Skool Baratas . The Oilers come in having lost five in a row (0-4-1) and 16 of their last 20 games, dropping a 2-1 decision to the Vancouver Canucks on Tuesday. http://www.compraroldskool.es/air-max-2018/air-max-2018-mujer.html .25 million option on reliever Jose Veras.The season came to a crashing halt for the Toronto Maple Leafs Monday night in Boston. With a seemingly insurmountable 4-1 lead over the Bruins midway through the third period, Nathan Hortons goal made Leaf fans a little nervous. When Milan Lucic scored with less than two minutes to play, the clock seemed to stop running. And when Patrice Bergeron scored the game-tying goal in the final minute of regulation, the collapse was all but complete. Bergerons overtime winner almost seemed inevitable. No doubt, Leaf fans used some choice words as they watched their teams season disintegrate in a matter of minutes. But before Monday nights loss, they also used many superlatives to describe their team that was not expected to make the playoffs. Throughout this lockout-shortened campaign, many different words have been used to describe the Leafs season but if you could use just one, what would it be? If you go back to January, the season began with low expectations so perhaps encouraging would be the appropriate word at this point. The team showed improvement throughout the season and, with one week to go in the schedule, had an opportunity to finish first in the Northeast Division and claim the second seed in the Eastern Conference. Despite finishing fifth in the conference, it marked the first time in nine years there was playoff hockey in Toronto. If you had been told the Leafs would lose in the first round of the playoffs back then, that would seem like a good accomplishment. HHowever, when the Leafs rebounded from a 3-1 series deficit and held a sizeable lead in the third period of Game 7, advancing to the second round seemed like a foregone conclusion. Nike Comme Des Garçons. But knowing how Game 7 ended, maybe collapse is the best way to define the season. With all the momentum in Blue and White, many of the feel-good thoughts were replaced by bitter disappointment as many realized a rare opportunity had been missed. With higher expectations comes a greater chance to be letdown, a feeling Leafs fans all too well. With the team exceeding the early expectations but not meeting the new levels, rollercoaster could be the operative word. They started off slowly, climbed up during the regular season to the summit of the playoffs before crashing down at an alarming rate. There were plenty of ups and downs but it was a great ride. For those who have witnessed all the trials and tribulations of the Leafs over the years, perhaps typical is the right word to use. As the team with the longest Stanley Cup drought, failures have been more plentiful than successes so its not surprising that they would steal defeat from the jaws of victory. The law of averages just doesnt seem to hold for the Leafs. These are just some of the words that could be used to describe the 2012-13 season in Toronto but there are plenty more words in the dictionary. If you could use just one word to the describe the Leafs season, what would it be? As always, its Your! Call.Cheap NFL Jerseys Cheap NFL Jerseys China Cheap Jerseys From China Cheap NFL Jerseys Authentic Wholesale Jerseys China Cheap NFL Jerseys China NFL Cheap Jerseys ' ' '
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