Quote from: Pat Coleman on January 29, 2025, 10:05:58 AMWhoa.

The official news will break today about Elliott taking the L&C job.  That is about a good of hire that the Pios could have made.  Brett's a great dude and a hell of a coach.  Good on them for pulling him away from the 'Cats.

John Canzano is reporting that Linfield's Brett Elliott is taking the Lewis and Clark Head Coaching job.

Lewis and Clark HC has resigned for a high school job in AZ

https://lcpioneers.com/news/2025/1/14/football-head-coach-joe-bushman-resigns.aspx

Tough hit for the Pios as Bushman had them moving in a positive direction.

Per Asher's website..."Future" location: 1 Gilman Springs Road, Monreno Valley, Ca.

Go ahead and Google Map that location.....

Linfield has a 9 game schedule in 2025, IMO.

Chris Casey retired from GFU.  Good guy and coach.  Wish he would have stayed at Fox for another 10 years.

Great season 'Cats!

Well you're playing Linfield deep in the playoffs so UMHB will probably come out running the Air Raid and throw for 500 yards.

https://www.afca.com/currys-montie-quinn-and-bethels-matt-jung-headline-the-2024-afca-division-iii-coaches-all-america-teams/

Rats with 2 players on the AFCA All-American team, Pacific with 1, and the 'Cats get blanked.

Sparks, Rybar, and Fraizer-Dow are all All-American talents but that's the way it can go.  At least Linfield is still playing.

Talked to a TLU fan at the game who said the Bulldogs practice in Texas Friday AM and then flew out to Oregon.  I was shocked that they came out on Friday and not Thursday evening.  I don't know if that's an NCAA call. I was also shocked that TLU didn't secure a practice once they made it out to Oregon. Even a walk through to move the team's bodies after a long flight, etc.

Like Ralph said, taking flights when you're not accustom to do is hard.  It's even harder when you're playing quality teams along with that. Hopefully TLU learned some things that will help them in the future.

Should be a classic battle next Saturday.

TLU wasn't ready for that yesterday. This is a very good Linfield team. No Brett Elliot, Sam Riddle, Alex Hoff type of apex player but I don't see a weakness. Kicking game is strong, return game is strong, great d-line/LB's, etc, etc.

Great breakdown TLU05SA.

It should be a great game/time.  Postseason games are a treasure and best of luck.

If there are any TLU lurkers that are going out to Oregon for the game, go mix it up with the Linfield fans out at the tailgate area.  The 'Cat fans will welcome you with open arms, warm food, and cold beer.

Quote from: Ron Boerger on November 19, 2024, 03:11:24 PM

Quote from: wildcat11 on November 18, 2024, 12:04:58 PMRon,

Linfield's 2nd QB, McNabb, actually is playing throughout the whole game.  Eaton gets the majority of the snaps (and can run it just enough: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kH5U8SAvOKQ) but McNabb subs in at some point of every series and is a physical running threat. This year, the 'Cats don't have one guy on offense they hang their hat on but spread it around to a number of capable guys.

The 'Cats defensive line and LB's are good.....strong point of the team, IMO.

Thanks for bringing the facts, wildcat11.  Do feel free to offer any other thoughts on the 'Cats and the matchup!

I haven't seen TLU play so not much I can say in terms of match up.  What I'll say about this Linfield team is that I wouldn't want to see them in the playoffs.  Earlier in the season, the 'Cats were still trying to figure out the QB rotation and were not healthy at DT (missing Alex Frazier hurt Linfield mightily vs Oshkosh). 

Since then, the 'Cats offense settled into a rhythm with Eaton/McNabb and have all of their key members on the field.  Linfield is really good in all 3 phases.

Another funny story about that SJU playoff game.  I was at the team hotel out in MN and a Linfield defensive coach had to make some photo copies of gameplan materials for the players.  The Coach INSISTED that he run the photocopier himself and not have the hotel staff run it for him. 

I thought that was a little paranoid until later that night when a SJU fan (TDT) sent me a text message "I hear the Linfield staff has some issues with the hotel accommodations  " 

2021 SJU vs Linfield, the 1st half of game film of SJU playoff win from prior week mysteriously was corrupt on the SD card so the Johnnies sent over the broadcast footage instead.....