Mark D'Onofrio Archives

Search For The New DC: The Case For David Gibbs

2 months ago2 months ago Brad Towns2018 Football Team, Coaching Change, David Gibbs, Major Applewhite, Mark D'Onofrio

Note: GoCoogs will not make any predictions about who will be hired as the new DC. We won’t root for a specific candidate, either. What we will do, over the next several days, is lay out the case for several people thought to be candidates. We will present information and analyze what we can see and what we know. We… Read More

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A Stroll Down Memory Lane With Mark D’Onofrio

2 months ago2 months ago Ryan Monceaux2018 Football Team, Mark D'Onofrio

Dear Mark D’Onofrio, Hey there, buddy. I know it’s been a rough week for ya but I hope you at least enjoyed the team Thanksgiving meal in Memphis. Hope you were able to stuff yourself on turkey, ham, casseroles and more. It would have been the only time you stuffed someone this year. But I don’t want to… Read More

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Beyond The Box Score: Memphis (Free)

2 months ago2 months ago Ryan Monceaux2018 Football Team, Clayton Tune, Kendal Briles, Major Applewhite, Mark D'Onofrio, Patrick Carr

This is pretty disappointing to write. I think our guys came out ready to play. Even with the numerous drops from wide receivers, we led at the half. Memphis made halftime adjustments once again, and we didn’t, and they routed us. The Major Applewhite Era In two losses to Memphis, Major Applewhite’s teams have been outscored 77-31 in the… Read More

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News & Notes Before The Tulane Kick (FREE!)

2 months ago2 months ago Ryan Monceaux2018 Football Team, AAC West Race, Major Applewhite, Mark D'Onofrio, Non sequitur

Random thoughts, numbers, and ramblings on this final home game day of the year … A few Random Notes UH has allowed 20 or more points in the first half 6 times this year including in each of the last four games. The Cougar defense has given up more scoring drives (65) than punts forced (58 punts). … Read More

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Can UH Justify Firing Major Applewhite? (FREE!)

2 months ago Brad Towns2018 Football Team, AAC Champions, Kendal Briles, Major Applewhite, Mark D'Onofrio, Randy Clements, Tom Herman, Tony Levine

What if … UH were to fire Major Applewhite after this season? Is it possible? Is it prudent? Should the Cougars give him one more year to prove himself? Just to be clear: I am not advocating a change at the top. I think the season should play out and an honest assessment of the entire program completed… Read More

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Coogs VS. Temple Keys & Senior Class Stats (FREE!)

2 months ago2 months ago Ryan Monceaux2018 Football Team, Aymiel Fleming, D'Eriq King, Ed Oliver, Jerard Carter, Mark D'Onofrio, Temple

Three things we’re watching for vs. Temple: 1. Does Ed Oliver play? This is an obvious one but with a few DL dinged up last week, Temple is definitely going to run right at us. They’ll want to test the legs of Fleming and Oliver and they’ll certainly want to test the backups. Also, recall that Temple cut blocked… Read More

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Time To Tell The Truth: Cougar Defensive Woes (FREE!)

2 months ago2 months ago Ryan Monceaux2018 Football Team, Major Applewhite, Mark D'Onofrio

Thanks to one of our subscribers, we are able to make this GoCoogs Insider analysis available to all passionate UH fans: Most of the people I’ve talked with this week were so frustrated with the offense following the SMU game that, in some ways, they gave the defense a pass. But in his press conference earlier this week,… Read More

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UH Took Over When They Started Winning 1st Down

3 months ago2 months ago Ryan Monceaux2018 Football Team, Mark D'Onofrio

When UH started Dominating 1st down From the start of the game until their last drive in the 1st half, Navy moved the ball with ease: 34 plays for 257 yards (7.6 per play). More importantly, the Middies were dominating on first down. On their first 13 “real” first downs (10+ yards to go), Navy sliced up the Cougar… Read More

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A Very Nice Night For The UH Defense

3 months ago2 months ago Ryan Monceaux2018 Football Team, Ed Oliver, Emeke Eguble, Mark D'Onofrio

At the end of the game, after UH had gone up 42-6, ECU ran 20 plays for 185 yards in garbage time. They scored 2 TDs in those last few minutes against the Cougar back-ups. Otherwise, in the first 52 minutes of the game, here’s the drive chart for ECU: Punt Punt INT Punt FG Int Missed FG… Read More

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By The Numbers: Houston At ECU

3 months ago2 months ago Ryan Monceaux2018 Football Team, D'Eriq King, Major Applewhite, Mark D'Onofrio

Let’s go deeper into the numbers of the UH/ECU game. This isn’t your typical preview: Don’t Expect The Team That Played Temple Last Week Temple embarrassed East Carolina last week, 49-6, in Philly. But don’t expect that ECU to show up today. The Pirates have scored 79 total points in their last two home games (41 vs UNC, 37 vs… Read More