FB: Ohio Athletic Conference

[Kira & Jaxon's Dad]

Tweet from Roman Namdar:

@romannamdar3: Good footwork and route running workout with @Authentic24_7 got a lot of work to do to get where I wanna be

[HScoach]

Craig Candeto is the new HC in Bexley.  Credit to Cap, they went outside the box on this hire.  I like it.  Although I'm not sure JK will like seeing a Midshipman in charge!

Cbus Dispatch

I will be very interested to see what offense Capital runs in week 1 next year.  Their opponent in Bexley is the Thomas More Saints.

Unless they drastically improve the roster, it isn't going to matter.

[HScoach]

Kehres gets the Grantland treatment from one of my favorite writers, Michael Weinreb.

http://www.grantland.com/story/_/id/8757311/division-iii-mount-union-football-team-head-coach-larry-kehres

Thanks for the link!   

[Desertraider]

Tweet from Roman Namdar:

@romannamdar3: Good footwork and route running workout with @Authentic24_7 got a lot of work to do to get where I wanna be

This speaks volumes when it comes to the success at Mount Union. It isn't just LK and VK - it isn't a bunch of D1 & D2 transfers (as some would like to believe) - it isn't a gimme OAC schedule and slanted playoff schedule (someone had previously posted that Mount gets handed home playoff games). Roman Namdar was a back-up QB on a team that won the National Championship 4 days ago (as of the date of the tweet) - and he is already preparing for next years title defense! So you want the mysterious formula - put down the tissues and earn it!

[SaintsFAN]

Tweet from Roman Namdar:

@romannamdar3: Good footwork and route running workout with @Authentic24_7 got a lot of work to do to get where I wanna be

This speaks volumes when it comes to the success at Mount Union. It isn't just LK and VK - it isn't a bunch of D1 & D2 transfers (as some would like to believe) - it isn't a gimme OAC schedule and slanted playoff schedule (someone had previously posted that Mount gets handed home playoff games). Roman Namdar was a back-up QB on a team that won the National Championship 4 days ago (as of the date of the tweet) - and he is already preparing for next years title defense! So you want the mysterious formula - put down the tissues and earn it!

I'm not convinced... he could be talking about training for his summer job delivering mail for the Post Office.   

[RoyalPurple]

The question that remains to be answered is who of the upperclassmen has a fifth year remaining.
sadly many of the seniors have been familiar names for a number of years not just Jr/Sr years

[Desertraider]

The question that remains to be answered is who of the upperclassmen has a fifth year remaining.
sadly many of the seniors have been familiar names for a number of years not just Jr/Sr years

I hear Rocky Pentello has a few more years  . Granted we are set at QB - but maybe as an alternative in the backfield. I think even with transferring in and sitting out a year he would still be able to play in 2014!

[HScoach]

Ah, the Rocky jokes never get old.  Just like him.

[Kira & Jaxon's Dad]

Time for the Returning Players from the Stagg Bowl 2-Deep Roster:

Offensive Returners from Stagg Bowl Two-Deep:
WR  88  Sherman Wilkinson  Jr
WR  86  Luke Meacham  So
WR  17  Jack Nichols  Jr
TE   45  Lane Clark  Fr
RB    6  Mason Minnich  Fr
OT  78  Gage Goble  Jr
OG  79  Alex Goff  So
C    64  James Kent  Jr
LG  60  Anthony Presutti  Fr
QB  10  Kevin Burke So (Only Starter of the Bunch)
QB    3  Roman Nambdar  So  (Probable Move to WR)

Defensive Returners from Stagg Bowl Two-Deep:
CB  24  Tre Jones  Fr
CB  26  Isaiah Chambers  Jr
SS  31  Alex Kocheff  Fr
FS  15  Mike Maier  Jr
S    20  Joshua Scott  So
DE    6  Ted Rosalva  So  (Starter)
DE  90  Tom Lally  Fr
DE  30  Nyejel Thomas  Jr  (Starter)
DT  91  Matt Fechko  Jr  (Starter)
DT  92  Charlie Avila  So
DT  58  Pat Mahoney  So
LB  44  Jonathan Gonell  Fr
LB    4  Hank Spencer  Fr  (Starter)
LB  42  LeShawn Luke  Fr

I've heard (second hand from a current player) that the Freshman Class this year was one of the best in recent history.  Many starters next year may not have even been on the Playoff Roster.

Only 1 Starter from Offense (Add Germany Woods and Drew Prendergast to the RB Stable) Returning and 4 from Defense.  Lots of new faces next year, ready to step up to their Seat at the Table!

[Kira & Jaxon's Dad]

From www.footballscoop.com:

Wilmington College (D-III - OH): Sources tell us that Bluefield College (NAIA - VA) defensive coordinator Stacey Hairston has accepted the head coaching position at Wilmington College.

[Raider 68]

Kira & Jaxson' Dad,

Great job as always! +k All that extra PT this year will be benefit for 2013!

[e_lee]

Craig Candeto is the new HC in Bexley.  Credit to Cap, they went outside the box on this hire.  I like it.  Although I'm not sure JK will like seeing a Midshipman in charge!

Cbus Dispatch

I will be very interested to see what offense Capital runs in week 1 next year.  Their opponent in Bexley is the Thomas More Saints.

That was my first thought as well, SF.  Wonder if we'll see the option?  I'm not sure what they run at the Citadel.

Been years since I posted, but the new hire at my alma mater brought me back out of the woodwork.

At The Citadel they run the triple option.  Not sure of the exact coaching lineage, but I think the offensive coordinator was with Paul Johnson at Georgia Southern, Navy and Georgia Tech.

So it would stand to reason that Paul Johnson's QB at Navy, and a guy who coached with Johnson at Georgia Tech, and then at The Citadel, which runs the same offense it would stand to reason that Candeto is bringing the triple option to the OAC.

Does Capital have the QBs and OL to run it?  Last Capital game I saw was a playoff game, so I don't know.

[Dr. Acula]

Craig Candeto is the new HC in Bexley.  Credit to Cap, they went outside the box on this hire.  I like it.  Although I'm not sure JK will like seeing a Midshipman in charge!

Cbus Dispatch

I will be very interested to see what offense Capital runs in week 1 next year.  Their opponent in Bexley is the Thomas More Saints.

That was my first thought as well, SF.  Wonder if we'll see the option?  I'm not sure what they run at the Citadel.

Been years since I posted, but the new hire at my alma mater brought me back out of the woodwork.

At The Citadel they run the triple option.  Not sure of the exact coaching lineage, but I think the offensive coordinator was with Paul Johnson at Georgia Southern, Navy and Georgia Tech.

So it would stand to reason that Paul Johnson's QB at Navy, and a guy who coached with Johnson at Georgia Tech, and then at The Citadel, which runs the same offense it would stand to reason that Candeto is bringing the triple option to the OAC.

Does Capital have the QBs and OL to run it?  Last Capital game I saw was a playoff game, so I don't know.

With so many teams moving to some variation of the spread I think it'd be cool if Cap ran the triple option.  And I'd have to think that it would be no picnic for their opponents to prepare for since you see it less and less these days.

Additionally, I read on the CCIW board some time ago something to the effect of Augustana leveraged that offense in recruiting by targeting guys who ran it in HS because there were so few teams running the option in college so they almost had a built in recruiting pool.  Well, if there was any truth to that there are even less teams running it now I'm sure (but also less at the HS level too).  With Wakefield going back to Perry maybe he'll bring back the wing-t and Candeto can befriend him.  Haha.

[reality check]

Been busy but a belated congrats to Mount Union for taking another title back to Alliance.  Way to represent the OAC.


Congrats as well to ONU alum and one of my former coaches, Stacey Hairston on his new head coaching gig at Wilmington.  He has a lot of work ahead of him but I'm very happy for him! 

Basketball season has been kicking my butt.  We are 6-6 overall and headed to an invitational tourney after Christmas.  I'm pretty proud of my program for where they are at this point considering that the varsity went 6-19 last year and only won ten games over the previous four seasons.  Happy Holidays to everyone!

[SaintsFAN]

Craig Candeto is the new HC in Bexley.  Credit to Cap, they went outside the box on this hire.  I like it.  Although I'm not sure JK will like seeing a Midshipman in charge!

Cbus Dispatch

I will be very interested to see what offense Capital runs in week 1 next year.  Their opponent in Bexley is the Thomas More Saints.

That was my first thought as well, SF.  Wonder if we'll see the option?  I'm not sure what they run at the Citadel.

Been years since I posted, but the new hire at my alma mater brought me back out of the woodwork.

At The Citadel they run the triple option.  Not sure of the exact coaching lineage, but I think the offensive coordinator was with Paul Johnson at Georgia Southern, Navy and Georgia Tech.

So it would stand to reason that Paul Johnson's QB at Navy, and a guy who coached with Johnson at Georgia Tech, and then at The Citadel, which runs the same offense it would stand to reason that Candeto is bringing the triple option to the OAC.

Does Capital have the QBs and OL to run it?  Last Capital game I saw was a playoff game, so I don't know.

With so many teams moving to some variation of the spread I think it'd be cool if Cap ran the triple option.  And I'd have to think that it would be no picnic for their opponents to prepare for since you see it less and less these days.

Additionally, I read on the CCIW board some time ago something to the effect of Augustana leveraged that offense in recruiting by targeting guys who ran it in HS because there were so few teams running the option in college so they almost had a built in recruiting pool.  Well, if there was any truth to that there are even less teams running it now I'm sure (but also less at the HS level too).  With Wakefield going back to Perry maybe he'll bring back the wing-t and Candeto can befriend him.  Haha.

eh -- you see the triple option still.. just in a different form.  Mount ran a version of it.. so does RGIII.  Its still assignment football.  Thats my opinoin. 

How long has it been since the OAC has had a team running the old-fashioned triple option??