I had a son "offered" by Butler. It was basically the HC telling him he had a roster spot if he wanted it.

Was sorry to see the St. Vincent QB get injured. He looks to be a talented kid and hopefully it's not serious.

Nice start by Case. Put points on the board and the defense pitched a shutout in the 2nd half. My concern would be the number of times Cuda ran the ball, you certainly don't want to see him get hurt. My only beef would be that the kickoffs need to go deeper and the kickoff team needs to cover better.

The broadcast quality has improved, I hooked up my laptop to the tv and the quality didn't suffer too much. Also with the exception of a glitch right before halftime, didn't have the buffering issues I have had in the past.

Quote from: ADL70 on June 14, 2016, 01:47:36 PM
Yes CWRU went to Italy last summer.  Per Spartan Mom whose son participated, the players had to pay their own way.  Spartans Men's Soccer went to Brazil this summer as has Men's Basketball in the past.  I believe such trips can be mad once every four years per NCAA rules.

On the Case website I see only 4 assistant coaches. Is that correct?

Quality, not quantity my friend.

Yes, went to the game. My son and several of his class of 2012 teammates were in attendance. Was nice to see them again, they're a really good group of guys.

Penn is going well, new head coach and staff seem to have them stoked for a turnaround. My guy is a senior so this will be my last football season watching my kids play. Definitely bittersweet. As for TV NBC sports network and something called American Sports network are carrying games this season.

Here's hoping Case can build on the positives from Saturday and enjoy a successful season.

Quote from: ADL70 on September 05, 2015, 04:05:23 PM
Tough loss for the Spartans at Chicago, 31-30.  Missed PAT was the difference.

Cuda debuted with a line of 21-35-0-3-339 and led the team in rushing with 8-59.  He avoid the rush and was never sacked.`

WashU@StL beat CMU 45-24.

Mark,

It was an entertaining game to watch. The offense seems much improved with good production from the QB position. It's unfortunate that the team couldn't put it away with a 2 TD lead going into the 4th quarter.

For Case I was impressed with Beecher's arm and accuracy, who knew based on past years? Oline impressive as well. Good bunch of receivers to throw to. Offensive negatives were Sicre injury, looked to me like he took a helmet to his knee, and what I perceive as predictable play calling. Spread formation with no running back = QB draw every time. Case defense was very good, as it has been for many seasons now. Would expect the team to go into the meat of the PAC schedule with some confidence if they build on this game.

CMU freshman QB will be a good one I think, just needs more game reps. They have at least 1 very good receiver.

Quote from: SpartanMom_2016 on September 22, 2013, 05:21:11 PM

Quote from: mustang on September 22, 2013, 12:34:27 AM
It was windy, rainey and cold for both teams. The offense for Case has been erratic for 2 years now. No excuses.

The offense played well overall.  They scored 33 points.

Allow me to explain. In most instances you would be correct. I guess the larger point I was trying to make was it is well known that the defense is young and inexperienced. The good news was that the offense is experienced at the quarterback, running back and receiver positions. This would indicate that a run centric, ball control offense would be an ideal. Cold, wind and rain play into that strategy nicely. It's hard to make judgements on a game when all you have to go by is live stats so my points are more general in nature. Bottom line is the offense needs to carry the water and if it had been just a hair more productive in the last season and a half we would be having a different discussion. Lots of season left and I remain optimistic and confident that these players will play to their potential.

It was windy, rainey and cold for both teams. The offense for Case has been erratic for 2 years now. No excuses.

Looks like another tough loss for Case. Offensive drop off in the 2nd half and any playoff hopes dashed again in early season. Good news is they're young and have lots of season to get better.

What's your sense of how the offense will operate? Will they rotate qb's or will Beecher be the primary guy with Olson playing in passing situations? One way to win would be long, time consuming drives to keep the defense off the field.

Looking at the film I think he does a good job going after the ball to make catches. I don't see the separation you would expect someone with that speed to have, to me it looked like the db's bit on fakes when he was wide open. I actually was most impressed with his coverage as a db.

IMHO, kids don't need to put music in the background of their film. And 6 minutes and change is 3 minutes too long. Show your best work and leave the coaches wanting to see more.

SpartanMom and fladad I highly recommend meeting ADL70. His experience and insight make watching a game with him a pleasurable experience.

Quote from: ADL70 on June 03, 2013, 09:41:48 AM
For some reason CWRU didn't post a spring roster this year and hasn't yet posted  a returning players roster.

Olson, Zach Scott, and Fioramonti potentially have another year of eligibility and Streicher (DE), Riordan, Magister, and a number of freshman LBs missed all or most of last year to injury.

Does anyone know which of them participated in spring practice or are likely to return and be ready in the fall?

Quote from: mustang on June 02, 2013, 10:07:05 PM

Quote from: ADL70 on June 02, 2013, 03:24:45 PM
mustang

Great to hear from you.
I'm planning to keep tabs on your Ivy League son.  Do you know if Ivy League games will be televised as they were last year?  As I recall or conversation, your older son hadn't decided between baseball and football until his senior year.

D3MAFAN  They don't even play all of the teams in their conference during the regular season.  They start with a scrimmage against the team they don't play in the regular season.

ADL

The Ivy league signed I believe a 3 year tv deal so they will again be on the NBC sports network. Due to how they finished I would expect my son's team to be on a minimum of 3 games. Your recollection of our conversation is correct, my older guy soured on baseball as his senior season progressed and by that time his football choices were Rose Hulman and Case. He's very glad (as am I) that he chose Case.

For Case next year I suspect Olson will return and the offense will have to carry the team, at least at first. The defense loses pretty much everybody and have a new linebackers coach so there will be some growing pains, coupled with a new, challenging schedule. I do have a lot of faith in coach Macalla and expect the defense to be effective.

Dagarman,

He plays for Penn.