FB: North Coast Athletic Conference

ADL70 · September 19, 2006, 10:12:02 PM

Coombs rushed 8 times. He gained 8 and lost 6 a net 2. He was often met in the backfield by CWRU defenders. When Sanchez got in, he was 1 of 5 passing. He did have a 12 yard rush. Was Coombs' effectiveness hampered with Sanchez absent? Perhaps, but the CWRU defense was pretty dominant.

BashBacker#16 · September 19, 2006, 10:44:29 PM

CWRU,

You act as if Case Western was the school in Alliance...they aren't. They haven't played anyone and they will finish as they usually do...sub .500. Sorry.

Wooster should show how weak they (Case) are this Saturday.

The Lords better be concerned about a winning record, let alone 5-1 in the conference.

ADL70 · September 19, 2006, 11:21:46 PM

No BB16, I have no illusions. I realize the opponents haven't been that strong. COW will be the first test. But to set the record straight, CWRU has been .500 or better 4 of the last 5 years. This is a stronger and deeper team, but I don't expect them to get closer than 2 TDs to Wooster.

EastCoastStag · September 19, 2006, 11:27:53 PM

cwru- did coombs start? when did sanchez come in the game?

bashbacker- yes they better be concerned about a winning record. it seems either they have been exposed as frauds or that last year was a fluke. however, even if they struggle, a 5-5 record is in reach. owu apparently played terribly in their loss to bethany and as per usual, hiram, and earlham are struggling. as i see it, their season hinges on whether the staff gets angry or refocuses themselves.

wally_wabash · September 20, 2006, 01:29:30 AM

I think it's unfair to paint Earlham in the same stroke as you paint Hiram. The Quakers, after all, are one of only three teams in our conference with a winning record right now. Earlham has one of the best individual performers in the league who makes habit of lighting people up. During last season's magic carpet ride, Kenyon needed overtime to beat Earlham without Rummell (keep in mind that Earlham sans Rummell was the team that lost to Hiram and only managed a couple of offensive touchdowns).

Who knows what's to blame for Kenyon's results the last couple of weeks. The inane schedule and road trips? Reactionary coaching decisions? The fact that after last season, people who are playing Kenyon now come into the game with a different mindset? Unrealistic expectations? Who the heck knows.

Frankly, I think that what Kenyon is experiencing and what I think they'll experience as the season unfolds is exactly what every other team from the bottom half of our conference experiences the year after they score an upset or two and climb into the top two or three of our standings....it's not as easy the second time around.

ADL70 · September 20, 2006, 08:34:06 AM

ECS

Coombs did start. I don't believe Sanchez played until the 2nd half. The starter was 11 for 19 and 116 yards. Not that bad. Especially so since the ground game gained 1 yard in the first half. Kenyon has scored zero points against CWRU in the first 3 quarters of the last 2 games. According to Kenyon's report, its lowest two total offense games in the last eleven games were both against CWRU.

kcreds · September 20, 2006, 11:29:33 AM

As most everyone will agree, especially from my preseason posts, that OWU has not shined. I can think of a whole lot of variables that come to mind to explain it but it would only be speculation so I won't go into it at this point. I'll just say that I am coming on board with aueagle's coaching perception that he has lent to since I have been on this board. It should go without saying but this has turned into a pretty crappy year of football for our household and what we have been use to for the past 6 years. The only bright spot for us has been the Buckeyes and Jr.'s high school team has won 50 regular season games in a row, and counting. Jr. truly misses playing and health wise is doing good. He has been watching other D3 games since he has not been going to the OWU away games.

Even though I am not posting as often as I have, I still follow all your posts and wish all your teams and players the best of luck. The NCAC is wide open this year and I think a number of teams can take the crown. That makes it exciting for me to keep following.

The_Bishop · September 20, 2006, 01:44:47 PM

Come on, kcreds. The whole "team is struggling, my kid isn't playing, issues with the coaching" gripe is tired. Be better than that.

wally_wabash · September 20, 2006, 02:16:52 PM

Do you care to shed some more light on OWU's complete and total sucktitude, The_Bishop? The "quit your bitching but I've got nothing constructive to add" gripe is just as tired.

scotty · September 20, 2006, 02:43:39 PM

Quote from: The_Bishop on September 20, 2006, 01:44:47 PM
Come on, kcreds. The whole "team is struggling, my kid isn't playing, issues with the coaching" gripe is tired. Be better than that.

i believe you're reading way too much into his post...

The_Bishop · September 20, 2006, 02:52:21 PM

Relax, Wally. Try to keep it civil.

And, no, I don't. Apparently you missed the point I was trying to make.

kcreds · September 20, 2006, 03:05:04 PM

The_Bishop: My kid isn't playing because of health reasons not a coaching decision, that issue is not in play on my post. Everyone always has opinions and entitled to voice them over coaching decisions. I for one have been supportive of Coach H and I just had a few questions about play calling based on the last few games which were noted by aueagle.

Aueagle and myself are both supporters of the OWU football program so don't come on here and lecture me about points you have no idea about.

By the way, how boring it would be to get on here and read day in day out, all teams and coaches are good. I for one don't expect it and wouldn't want it. I want to read honest opinions why some teams look good and some teams look bad. Obviously you don't have to agree but it is fun to see.

What you should have gotten out of my last post to spell it out for you because it appears an explanation is in order. I love my son, football, OWU, Buckeyes, this board, and I love to win! I thought OWU would and possibly still can be a contender but they aren't showing it right now. How about you fill me in on why that is or are you just going to say, OWU is good, the coach is good, everything is A-okay?

The_Bishop · September 20, 2006, 03:14:56 PM

Nope, I wasn't going to say that either. I haven't seen the team play and can't offer anything about what they look like on the field this year, but with conference play starting to gear up my hunch would be that no one in the locker room is ready to declare that the sky is falling just yet.

OWU ahead of the Buckeyes? Now that is serious.

wally_wabash · September 20, 2006, 03:53:11 PM

Then what exactly were you saying?

Superfoot Wallace · September 20, 2006, 03:55:06 PM

The loss against Bethany for OWU is a "the sky is falling loss." Given the coloring of polls versus standings in our earlier discussion, a loss in overtime on the road isnt soooo disheartening, even if it was against Catholic (no offense Pat.) A road loss to Franklin isnt sooo bad considering Franklin continued to play well the week after, as was so well documented on this board, and considering their strength of schedule the next few weeks will continue to do so.

What makes the Bethany loss sooo bad is the fact it was at home and it was a come from behind victory. Those two factors show a lack of sack and fortitude. Defending the home turf is to college football as stop the run first is to Big Ten play.

An inability to hold a lead shows something more.

The arguments are being made, whether publicly or not, that this is the same type of opening the Bishops had the last time they were in contention for the conference championship the last week of the season. Maybe so, but bet that team, which also lost to Franklin, wouldnt have even allowed Bethany a blip on the radar.

As a dyed in the wool wing t guy I would like to see OWU do well, but right now its not looking so hot. Maybe its time to move away from the buck and power series and move more toward rocket and jet with counter criss cross as the direct nonquarterback staple runs between the tackles.

JoePa played well last year because they went down and looked at what Texas was doing with the shotgun, and guess what, JoePa found a new formation that played to his old suit. Student body left, student body right wasnt about the direction the back was going, it was all that Rip Engle Wing T fundamental.

OWU needs to learn the quarterback wedge. A defense giveing up points at the end of the game means two things, the offense isnt keeping the ball and moving the chains.

Thats what the wing t is supposed to do, play with a lead.

signed,
short punt A formation