University Athletic Association

[OldSparty44]

Hi gang. New to the board. I am not at all surprised with Case's win last night because the strength of this football team is the O and D-lines. All 4 defensive linemen have started at some point and 4 of the 5 offensive linemen have at least a year of starts under their belt with the RT being the only new face this season. While the loss of Whalen is a big one,  don't overlook the fact that he was able to make those plays because of great blocking up front. And a laser rocket arm doesn't hurt either:) Great win Spartans.

[WashUDad]

Congrats to all UAA teams.... a complete winning week..

[UChicago Maroon]

Four victories for the UAA schools- Outstanding!!!

Chicago had several kicking game errors and major pens. to set-up three Beloit TDs.  The Maroons were deep in Beloit territory 5 times in the first half and scored only twice.  Went for it on 4th down on 3 others and did not contact.  Passing game was off, grass, big crown to the field, Beloit d could all have been factors.  Oline gave up no sacks, issued one when QB fumbled snap.  Adarkwa had over 150 yards rushing.  DLine took control in the second-half.  Rotated DLineman in and out.  Sargent had 4/5 scaks and another 4/5 tackles for loss.  Maroons were in much better condition than Beloit and it showed in the fourth quarter.  TD pass to Wolff with less than a minute to go put UChicago ahead and game over when a freshman safety Burandt from Cinninati intercepted the ball.
They must play alot better to beat Concordia (8-2) last year, Elmhurst and Wabash the games in September.  Kick-off at home at 6pm vs Concordia.  Come out and cheer the Maroons on!!!

[ADL70]

A Great Saturday for the UAA, especially UChi and CMU winning on the road against higher ranked teams (d3 Kickoff).

Speaking of ranking, CWRU gained two spots to #35, despite losing one point and CMU lost its two points.

Who could imagine CMU could win being out gained 2 to 1 in rushing yards and with half of their yards coming on just two plays.

CWRU's answer to what to do when you lose an All-American QB was run the ball.  On a windy night not conducive to passing, Joey Baum was nonetheless 9-13-0- 133 yds 2 Tds.  And Billy Deitmen gained 164 yds on 31 carries, the most by a Spartan back since #44 James Rosenbury gained 185 v Denison in the inaugural game at Case Field in 2005.

Welcome Old Sparty 44

On the D side, the LB issue was answered as Jr Jacob Adams lead the team with 12 tackles including 2.5 TFL.  To me the jury is still out on the deep secondary, since although JCU completed few than 50% of its passes, there were four dropped passes and open receivers were missed a few times.

[ADL70]

CWRU @ Rochester Game Notes

http://www.case.edu/athletics/varsity/sports_men/football/stats/2010/case_fb_notes_rochester.pdf

[ExTartanPlayer]

CMU-Allegheny game notes

http://www.cmu.edu/athletics/sports/football/gamenotes/2010/allegheny.pdf

Important game for CMU as far as momentum goes.  Gheny this week, Hobart next week, followed by three very winnable games (Kenyon, Hiram, OWU) before a brutal closing stretch.  Tartans need a fast start.

[ADL70]

Last year the Tartans got a close win over GCC and a close loss to AC.

The Gator's win over Bethany even at 28-0 wasn't particularly impressive.

The game will be a good measuring stick for who is improving and who isn't.

I see the Frosh QB Kalkstein you were hyping has won the job.

[ExTartanPlayer]

Agreed, ADL.  Good measuring stick is a good way to put it.  I'm pleased that Kalkstein won the job...I'll have to check out the first home game to see him play in person.  Strange that the only guys on the team I "know" are all seniors now.

Impressive start by CWRU, by the way.  Baum certainly put up nice #'s in game 1.  And Deitman had a big day - just wondering, do you think they will ride him that much over the course of the year?  They've been a RB-by-committee for the past few years, and Deitman's been a part of the rotation all along, but he may be the featured guy now...do you think he'll see 20 carries a game?

[OldSparty44]

Good luck to all the UAA teams this weekend. Tough games for all four teams but still very winable. Hoping for another four game sweep.

I think anywhere between 15-20 carries per game for Deitmen is a strong possibility this year. He looked great on Saturday.

[ADL70]

Not sure why Billy got all the carries in the firs half.  Bush was in on the first CWRU play of the game, but then was MIA rest of the hald.  The the two split second half carries.

Dietmen hobbled off the next-to-last (non-knee) play of the game,. May mean nothing, but..,
In the second half Doetmen and Bush split the carries evenly.

Twenty carries each for Dietmen and Bush, Twenty throws by Baum, and ten other plays would be a geat breakdown to me.

BTW Baum was the starter v UR in 2008, and with help from the D and special teams got a big win.

Over on the NCAC pick 'em Allegheny is a 13.5 point favorite and it's 10-7 for the Gators to cover (I took CMU and the points).

[DagarmanSpartan]

Whew!

That was WAAAAAY too close for comfort!

From the stats, it looks like this game was the complete OPPOSITE of our first.  347 of our 403 total yards were from PASSING, as opposed to last week when we ran for a great deal of yardage.

Gotta wonder what happened to our running game.  We gained only 56 yards on 31 attempts; less than 2 yards per carry.  Good thing Joey Baum had a career passing day!

Who the Hell says that you have to be able to run the ball in order to win?  This game is proof to the contrary!



Anyway, hopefully, following the bye week, we'll have a more balanced attack in store for our remaining opponents.

[ADL70]

According to the broadcast, both Bush (hamstring) and Deitmen (ankle) were playing hurt.  Not good news that at less than 100% they were seemingly better than what was on the bench.  FB LaBarge only had one carry for no gain; that on a third and one.

The three picks for Baum (one apparently a tipped ball) spoil what would have been a very good performance.

Good time for the open date.  Denison could every well be 3-0 (OWU, Earlham, and Hiram) by the next game.

Way to go Maroons!!!  Tough next two weeks though with Elmhurst and Wabash.

CMU stayed with Allegheny losing by at TD.  When did CMU last have more passing yards than rushing?

Wooster followed up a 24 point loss to BW with a surprisngly close 4 point loss to Wabash.

Hiram got its first win since 2008 over Kenyon.

I'm planning on being at the WUStL game at Wittenberg next week (I grew up a couple blocks from the Witt campus).  Any Bear fans making the trip?

[OldSparty44]

Great win for the Spartans last night. Caught the last quarter of the game online. A little adversity never hurt anyone. The real eye opener yesterday, though, was Chicago beating up on a tremendously improved, and NAC preseason favorite, Concordia Chicago team. Very impressive Maroons. I'm looking forward to some great conference battles.

[labart96]

What's the word on CMU this season?  Saw they lost to Alleghany on Saturday.

Any insights are appreciated.

Thx!

TGP

[ADL70]

Agree about adversity 44.  Baum proved his mettle.  Dare I say that final drive was Whalenesque.

The gurus questioned if the Spartans could win close games.  A-Yes