FB: Ohio Athletic Conference

[Desertraider]

If anything happens to Scott my guess is Namdar is taking snaps before Peyakov FWIW.

I'm sincerely hoping this scenario doesn't come into play (and if it does, all bets are off for how the game goes) but I'm curious - do you think the Mount staff has bothered with Namdar still taking snaps at QB in practice this year?  During the regular season it would seem like a waste - why give the precious practice snaps to an outgoing senior WR when you can give them to an underclassman who will take the reins next year - but in the playoffs, once the gears shift to national-championship-winning, I could see it, if the staff thought Namdar was the best guy & he was still happy to play some QB.

I think Namdar could actually play again next year if I'm remembering correctly.  He missed the entire 2013 season so I think he'd still have a year of eligibility left.

According to Mount's site Roman appeared in 2 games in 2011 at QB, played all of 2012 at QB, missed 2013, played last year at WR and this year. My math ain't great but that's, let's see add Q, carry the 4 and divide by 107 - 4 years. Not sure of the NCAA rules but I think he is done.

[edward de vere]

Ask WesleyDad if putting Shorts in at quarterback mid-game due to injury worked.

[Small but Slow]

If I recall correctly, Shorts played in somewhat of a wildcat package where he was primarily a running option.  Taking one of the best receivers out of the secondary when attempting to run a balanced offense would be counter productive.

[gizzmo13]

Namdar is done after this year. The question is , is that I think Logan Nemeth has a year left. I couldn't find any stats from his freshman year. So that would count as a red shirt.

[Kira & Jaxon's Dad]

Namdar is done after this year. The question is , is that I think Logan Nemeth has a year left. I couldn't find any stats from his freshman year. So that would count as a red shirt.

Not if he played in JV Games.  Participation in JV games counts as a year of eligibility.

[OldAuggie]

With respect and apologies to UST Benchman:
My scout of the Purples from Alliance

The passing success against Mount Union has been the quick slants and outs.  The qb getting rid of the ball fast and the wr's not giving Mount time to react has worked the best.  The 5 and 7 step drops have consistently been met with strong pressure on the qb and time for very quick db's to react.  As far as the running game, the most success has been with quick traps and dives.  The sideways stretch plays are usually blown up before they get a cut upfield.
I guess, in a nutshell, you must strike quickly before Mount has time to react and respond.  Slow developing stuff is usually a loss. The backers are quick and sure tacklers.  Rarely a one on one tackle as pursuit is there .  Very few mistakes and missed assignments. Spencer is the qb on defense.  Cerebral and relentless. Kocheff was a Gagliardi semifinalist at roving db/lb ,  D-line may be Mount's best ever, stats back that up.  Lally has been double teamed most games, and still set a single season record for sacks.  At the other end Alarms has been perhaps the most improved player on D. Furda is a d=lineman who drops in coverage and  had a pick against www.  Vidal a young d=lineman who has been good at collapsing the middle.
Best cover corner, possibly in d3 is Tre Jones.  Shut out  WWW best wideout to 0 catches and yards, however has been banged up. Speed is their strength, and reading formations is a real strong suit as they many times shift into the play before it begins. Other d=backs are good, but not Jones calibre.

Defensively, if you do not fill the cut lanes against the stretch, Nemeth will have a field day.  I would put a shadow lb on Scott and make his sole responsibility to make sure Scott's scrambles are kept to a minimum.  Even that is difficult, as he is as slippery as they come and has the ability to leave you tackling air. He may be the best athlete Mount has had at the position.  He was the best athlete on the field in most games this year.  Kennedy is the possession, ala Wes Welker, receiver.  He gets short and medium yards in the clutch. Namdar is thought to be Mount's  next shot at the NFL wideout.  He will most likely get free deep on a couple occasions as he is fast and has amazing hands.  He came to Mount as a QB and a state champion hurdles man in Texas. Sneaky receiver is Hargrove.  Will get you if you are not careful.   TE, usually an afterthought in the passing game and used as a third tackle is big and has been used in past Stagg bowls as a sleeper receiver.
Back up running back is small and runs, jukes, cuts back and is a threat to break away.  He does IMO spend too much time faking and juking instead of getting upfield. He is a nice compliment to Nemeth.

Greatest disaster for Mount is the QB going down. Backup is unproven, no run threat and has not been subjected to much game experience.  Passing skills are relatively unknown.  The kid who did most of the backup is not on playoff roster. Don't know if he is hurt or they thought a frosh wasn't ready to travel to big time.
Kicking game is good, not great.  Kickoff man had 4 or five touchbacks on kickoffs last week, and punter is average, but slow. I am amazed we have not had a punt blocked, hope we don't start now. Place kicker is decent and from 40, maybe 60/40.

Hope this gives you a picture.  Again, apologies for my rabid fandom and meant no malice.  Just an senior citizen alum who loves the Raiders.
Safe travels to the game and I hope both teams play to their potential and we get the best team winning.
Mount Coaches have always been one of the best at in game and halftime adjustments.  This is a strength with such a veteran bunch.

Excellent post. Thanks +K

Bench, I am sure you will find most of the Mounties (raiderpa included) to be very receptive to fans  of opponents. However, we do get a few of the "Mount hasn't seen a team like us before" which always leads to back-and-forth, etc. Having said that - you did have some errors in your post (wally is cool ). But that's ok. I wish the Tommies luck. I know they have seen one Scott and done well with him. Not saying he isn't a great athlete but I would say Mount's Scott is his equal (perhaps) and has a ton of legitimate weapons around him. What makes him difficult is that if you put a spy on him you leave the rest one-on-one with Namdar, Kennedy, Hargrove, Nemeth, BJ etc. It should be a great game.

With all due respect, I watched T. Scott's highlights and I now see that he is a very nice qb. He is probabaly equal to A. Scott in terms of passing skill; his release, arm strength and accuracy all look good. From a standpoint of running he is also good but he is no A.Scott. if A.Scott saw a lack of spy on any play, rarely happened, he would just take off and usually gain 40 to 60 yds.  There was no option of spy/no spy.  Spy or die would be accurate. My point is UST has seen a superior running qb and basically defended him. As any coach would say you never really stop guys like that. To be clear I have never seen UMU in person. I would however say that I have watched, in person,  A. Scott more than anyone on this entire board.  Ayrton > Taurice. Put it this way; if A. Scott played with the ridiculous wealth of talent on UMU he would shatter every qb rushing record and most passing records. By the way he was within 50 yds of Burke's all purpose yd record with an admittedly less talented team compared to UMU and the top teams in the MIAC. Back to jury duty.  Ugh.

[wally_wabash]

Namdar is done after this year. The question is , is that I think Logan Nemeth has a year left. I couldn't find any stats from his freshman year. So that would count as a red shirt.

I'd like to get a ruling on this one.  I think you have to have a medical hardship waiver to have that extra season.  If he was in school and on the team, whether he played varsity games or not, I think he's used up a year. 

[jamtod]

With respect and apologies to UST Benchman:
My scout of the Purples from Alliance

The passing success against Mount Union has been the quick slants and outs.  The qb getting rid of the ball fast and the wr's not giving Mount time to react has worked the best.  The 5 and 7 step drops have consistently been met with strong pressure on the qb and time for very quick db's to react.  As far as the running game, the most success has been with quick traps and dives.  The sideways stretch plays are usually blown up before they get a cut upfield.
I guess, in a nutshell, you must strike quickly before Mount has time to react and respond.  Slow developing stuff is usually a loss. The backers are quick and sure tacklers.  Rarely a one on one tackle as pursuit is there .  Very few mistakes and missed assignments. Spencer is the qb on defense.  Cerebral and relentless. Kocheff was a Gagliardi semifinalist at roving db/lb ,  D-line may be Mount's best ever, stats back that up.  Lally has been double teamed most games, and still set a single season record for sacks.  At the other end Alarms has been perhaps the most improved player on D. Furda is a d=lineman who drops in coverage and  had a pick against www.  Vidal a young d=lineman who has been good at collapsing the middle.
Best cover corner, possibly in d3 is Tre Jones.  Shut out  WWW best wideout to 0 catches and yards, however has been banged up. Speed is their strength, and reading formations is a real strong suit as they many times shift into the play before it begins. Other d=backs are good, but not Jones calibre.

Defensively, if you do not fill the cut lanes against the stretch, Nemeth will have a field day.  I would put a shadow lb on Scott and make his sole responsibility to make sure Scott's scrambles are kept to a minimum.  Even that is difficult, as he is as slippery as they come and has the ability to leave you tackling air. He may be the best athlete Mount has had at the position.  He was the best athlete on the field in most games this year.  Kennedy is the possession, ala Wes Welker, receiver.  He gets short and medium yards in the clutch. Namdar is thought to be Mount's  next shot at the NFL wideout.  He will most likely get free deep on a couple occasions as he is fast and has amazing hands.  He came to Mount as a QB and a state champion hurdles man in Texas. Sneaky receiver is Hargrove.  Will get you if you are not careful.   TE, usually an afterthought in the passing game and used as a third tackle is big and has been used in past Stagg bowls as a sleeper receiver.
Back up running back is small and runs, jukes, cuts back and is a threat to break away.  He does IMO spend too much time faking and juking instead of getting upfield. He is a nice compliment to Nemeth.

Greatest disaster for Mount is the QB going down. Backup is unproven, no run threat and has not been subjected to much game experience.  Passing skills are relatively unknown.  The kid who did most of the backup is not on playoff roster. Don't know if he is hurt or they thought a frosh wasn't ready to travel to big time.
Kicking game is good, not great.  Kickoff man had 4 or five touchbacks on kickoffs last week, and punter is average, but slow. I am amazed we have not had a punt blocked, hope we don't start now. Place kicker is decent and from 40, maybe 60/40.

Hope this gives you a picture.  Again, apologies for my rabid fandom and meant no malice.  Just an senior citizen alum who loves the Raiders.
Safe travels to the game and I hope both teams play to their potential and we get the best team winning.
Mount Coaches have always been one of the best at in game and halftime adjustments.  This is a strength with such a veteran bunch.

Excellent post. Thanks +K

Bench, I am sure you will find most of the Mounties (raiderpa included) to be very receptive to fans  of opponents. However, we do get a few of the "Mount hasn't seen a team like us before" which always leads to back-and-forth, etc. Having said that - you did have some errors in your post (wally is cool ). But that's ok. I wish the Tommies luck. I know they have seen one Scott and done well with him. Not saying he isn't a great athlete but I would say Mount's Scott is his equal (perhaps) and has a ton of legitimate weapons around him. What makes him difficult is that if you put a spy on him you leave the rest one-on-one with Namdar, Kennedy, Hargrove, Nemeth, BJ etc. It should be a great game.

With all due respect, I watched T. Scott's highlights and I now see that he is a very nice qb. He is probabaly equal to A. Scott in terms of passing skill; his release, arm strength and accuracy all look good. From a standpoint of running he is also good but he is no A.Scott. if A.Scott saw a lack of spy on any play, rarely happened, he would just take off and usually gain 40 to 60 yds.  There was no option of spy/no spy.  Spy or die would be accurate. My point is UST has seen a superior running qb and basically defended him. As any coach would say you never really stop guys like that. To be clear I have never seen UMU in person. I would however say that I have watched, in person,  A. Scott more than anyone on this entire board.  Ayrton > Taurice. Put it this way; if A. Scott played with the ridiculous wealth of talent on UMU he would shatter every qb rushing record and most passing records. By the way he was within 50 yds of Burke's all purpose yd record with an admittedly less talented team compared to UMU and the top teams in the MIAC. Back to jury duty.  Ugh.

I haven't seen much of Ayrton Scott to have a definite opinion.  The major difference between defending him and defending Taurice and Mount is that we could focus our efforts on stopping Ayrton.  Mount does not provide that luxury with numerous other offensive weapons and a strong O-Line.

[USTBench]

Namdar is done after this year. The question is , is that I think Logan Nemeth has a year left. I couldn't find any stats from his freshman year. So that would count as a red shirt.

I'd like to get a ruling on this one.  I think you have to have a medical hardship waiver to have that extra season.  If he was in school and on the team, whether he played varsity games or not, I think he's used up a year.

You're not going to find any stats from my freshman year either, but I was done in four. Guess I never really thought about it.

[OldAuggie]

With respect and apologies to UST Benchman:
My scout of the Purples from Alliance

The passing success against Mount Union has been the quick slants and outs.  The qb getting rid of the ball fast and the wr's not giving Mount time to react has worked the best.  The 5 and 7 step drops have consistently been met with strong pressure on the qb and time for very quick db's to react.  As far as the running game, the most success has been with quick traps and dives.  The sideways stretch plays are usually blown up before they get a cut upfield.
I guess, in a nutshell, you must strike quickly before Mount has time to react and respond.  Slow developing stuff is usually a loss. The backers are quick and sure tacklers.  Rarely a one on one tackle as pursuit is there .  Very few mistakes and missed assignments. Spencer is the qb on defense.  Cerebral and relentless. Kocheff was a Gagliardi semifinalist at roving db/lb ,  D-line may be Mount's best ever, stats back that up.  Lally has been double teamed most games, and still set a single season record for sacks.  At the other end Alarms has been perhaps the most improved player on D. Furda is a d=lineman who drops in coverage and  had a pick against www.  Vidal a young d=lineman who has been good at collapsing the middle.
Best cover corner, possibly in d3 is Tre Jones.  Shut out  WWW best wideout to 0 catches and yards, however has been banged up. Speed is their strength, and reading formations is a real strong suit as they many times shift into the play before it begins. Other d=backs are good, but not Jones calibre.

Defensively, if you do not fill the cut lanes against the stretch, Nemeth will have a field day.  I would put a shadow lb on Scott and make his sole responsibility to make sure Scott's scrambles are kept to a minimum.  Even that is difficult, as he is as slippery as they come and has the ability to leave you tackling air. He may be the best athlete Mount has had at the position.  He was the best athlete on the field in most games this year.  Kennedy is the possession, ala Wes Welker, receiver.  He gets short and medium yards in the clutch. Namdar is thought to be Mount's  next shot at the NFL wideout.  He will most likely get free deep on a couple occasions as he is fast and has amazing hands.  He came to Mount as a QB and a state champion hurdles man in Texas. Sneaky receiver is Hargrove.  Will get you if you are not careful.   TE, usually an afterthought in the passing game and used as a third tackle is big and has been used in past Stagg bowls as a sleeper receiver.
Back up running back is small and runs, jukes, cuts back and is a threat to break away.  He does IMO spend too much time faking and juking instead of getting upfield. He is a nice compliment to Nemeth.

Greatest disaster for Mount is the QB going down. Backup is unproven, no run threat and has not been subjected to much game experience.  Passing skills are relatively unknown.  The kid who did most of the backup is not on playoff roster. Don't know if he is hurt or they thought a frosh wasn't ready to travel to big time.
Kicking game is good, not great.  Kickoff man had 4 or five touchbacks on kickoffs last week, and punter is average, but slow. I am amazed we have not had a punt blocked, hope we don't start now. Place kicker is decent and from 40, maybe 60/40.

Hope this gives you a picture.  Again, apologies for my rabid fandom and meant no malice.  Just an senior citizen alum who loves the Raiders.
Safe travels to the game and I hope both teams play to their potential and we get the best team winning.
Mount Coaches have always been one of the best at in game and halftime adjustments.  This is a strength with such a veteran bunch.

Excellent post. Thanks +K

Bench, I am sure you will find most of the Mounties (raiderpa included) to be very receptive to fans  of opponents. However, we do get a few of the "Mount hasn't seen a team like us before" which always leads to back-and-forth, etc. Having said that - you did have some errors in your post (wally is cool ). But that's ok. I wish the Tommies luck. I know they have seen one Scott and done well with him. Not saying he isn't a great athlete but I would say Mount's Scott is his equal (perhaps) and has a ton of legitimate weapons around him. What makes him difficult is that if you put a spy on him you leave the rest one-on-one with Namdar, Kennedy, Hargrove, Nemeth, BJ etc. It should be a great game.

With all due respect, I watched T. Scott's highlights and I now see that he is a very nice qb. He is probabaly equal to A. Scott in terms of passing skill; his release, arm strength and accuracy all look good. From a standpoint of running he is also good but he is no A.Scott. if A.Scott saw a lack of spy on any play, rarely happened, he would just take off and usually gain 40 to 60 yds.  There was no option of spy/no spy.  Spy or die would be accurate. My point is UST has seen a superior running qb and basically defended him. As any coach would say you never really stop guys like that. To be clear I have never seen UMU in person. I would however say that I have watched, in person,  A. Scott more than anyone on this entire board.  Ayrton > Taurice. Put it this way; if A. Scott played with the ridiculous wealth of talent on UMU he would shatter every qb rushing record and most passing records. By the way he was within 50 yds of Burke's all purpose yd record with an admittedly less talented team compared to UMU and the top teams in the MIAC. Back to jury duty.  Ugh.

I haven't seen much of Ayrton Scott to have a definite opinion.  The major difference between defending him and defending Taurice and Mount is that we could focus our efforts on stopping Ayrton.  Mount does not provide that luxury with numerous other offensive weapons and a strong O-Line.

Completely agree.

[USTBench]

With respect and apologies to UST Benchman:
My scout of the Purples from Alliance

The passing success against Mount Union has been the quick slants and outs.  The qb getting rid of the ball fast and the wr's not giving Mount time to react has worked the best.  The 5 and 7 step drops have consistently been met with strong pressure on the qb and time for very quick db's to react.  As far as the running game, the most success has been with quick traps and dives.  The sideways stretch plays are usually blown up before they get a cut upfield.
I guess, in a nutshell, you must strike quickly before Mount has time to react and respond.  Slow developing stuff is usually a loss. The backers are quick and sure tacklers.  Rarely a one on one tackle as pursuit is there .  Very few mistakes and missed assignments. Spencer is the qb on defense.  Cerebral and relentless. Kocheff was a Gagliardi semifinalist at roving db/lb ,  D-line may be Mount's best ever, stats back that up.  Lally has been double teamed most games, and still set a single season record for sacks.  At the other end Alarms has been perhaps the most improved player on D. Furda is a d=lineman who drops in coverage and  had a pick against www.  Vidal a young d=lineman who has been good at collapsing the middle.
Best cover corner, possibly in d3 is Tre Jones.  Shut out  WWW best wideout to 0 catches and yards, however has been banged up. Speed is their strength, and reading formations is a real strong suit as they many times shift into the play before it begins. Other d=backs are good, but not Jones calibre.

Defensively, if you do not fill the cut lanes against the stretch, Nemeth will have a field day.  I would put a shadow lb on Scott and make his sole responsibility to make sure Scott's scrambles are kept to a minimum.  Even that is difficult, as he is as slippery as they come and has the ability to leave you tackling air. He may be the best athlete Mount has had at the position.  He was the best athlete on the field in most games this year.  Kennedy is the possession, ala Wes Welker, receiver.  He gets short and medium yards in the clutch. Namdar is thought to be Mount's  next shot at the NFL wideout.  He will most likely get free deep on a couple occasions as he is fast and has amazing hands.  He came to Mount as a QB and a state champion hurdles man in Texas. Sneaky receiver is Hargrove.  Will get you if you are not careful.   TE, usually an afterthought in the passing game and used as a third tackle is big and has been used in past Stagg bowls as a sleeper receiver.
Back up running back is small and runs, jukes, cuts back and is a threat to break away.  He does IMO spend too much time faking and juking instead of getting upfield. He is a nice compliment to Nemeth.

Greatest disaster for Mount is the QB going down. Backup is unproven, no run threat and has not been subjected to much game experience.  Passing skills are relatively unknown.  The kid who did most of the backup is not on playoff roster. Don't know if he is hurt or they thought a frosh wasn't ready to travel to big time.
Kicking game is good, not great.  Kickoff man had 4 or five touchbacks on kickoffs last week, and punter is average, but slow. I am amazed we have not had a punt blocked, hope we don't start now. Place kicker is decent and from 40, maybe 60/40.

Hope this gives you a picture.  Again, apologies for my rabid fandom and meant no malice.  Just an senior citizen alum who loves the Raiders.
Safe travels to the game and I hope both teams play to their potential and we get the best team winning.
Mount Coaches have always been one of the best at in game and halftime adjustments.  This is a strength with such a veteran bunch.

Excellent post. Thanks +K

Bench, I am sure you will find most of the Mounties (raiderpa included) to be very receptive to fans  of opponents. However, we do get a few of the "Mount hasn't seen a team like us before" which always leads to back-and-forth, etc. Having said that - you did have some errors in your post (wally is cool ). But that's ok. I wish the Tommies luck. I know they have seen one Scott and done well with him. Not saying he isn't a great athlete but I would say Mount's Scott is his equal (perhaps) and has a ton of legitimate weapons around him. What makes him difficult is that if you put a spy on him you leave the rest one-on-one with Namdar, Kennedy, Hargrove, Nemeth, BJ etc. It should be a great game.

With all due respect, I watched T. Scott's highlights and I now see that he is a very nice qb. He is probabaly equal to A. Scott in terms of passing skill; his release, arm strength and accuracy all look good. From a standpoint of running he is also good but he is no A.Scott. if A.Scott saw a lack of spy on any play, rarely happened, he would just take off and usually gain 40 to 60 yds.  There was no option of spy/no spy.  Spy or die would be accurate. My point is UST has seen a superior running qb and basically defended him. As any coach would say you never really stop guys like that. To be clear I have never seen UMU in person. I would however say that I have watched, in person,  A. Scott more than anyone on this entire board.  Ayrton > Taurice. Put it this way; if A. Scott played with the ridiculous wealth of talent on UMU he would shatter every qb rushing record and most passing records. By the way he was within 50 yds of Burke's all purpose yd record with an admittedly less talented team compared to UMU and the top teams in the MIAC. Back to jury duty.  Ugh.

I haven't seen much of Ayrton Scott to have a definite opinion.  The major difference between defending him and defending Taurice and Mount is that we could focus our efforts on stopping Ayrton.  Mount does not provide that luxury with numerous other offensive weapons and a strong O-Line.

Augsburg did have a Joey Sonnenfeld who I think was the best WR in the MIAC by far, and two 3rd team all-region OLs (but it could be a product of Ayrton just making them look good). But I agree with you, I think Sonnenfeld and A. Scott are the only two guys at Augsburg that would dare see the field at a school like Mount Union.

[Small but Slow]

Imagine what Burke's yardage record would have been if he hadn't been pulled in the second half of so many games.  Same for Kmic.

[Desertraider]

Not sure about A. Scott shattering Mount passing records. Borchert threw for 14,282 yards and 189 TDs. A. Scott finshed shy by 4,000 yards and 92 passing TDs.

On a separate note. Congrats to Mount's Mitch Doraty on the Rimmington Trophy.

[emma17]

UST did hold Scott in check, but he isn't a true barometer because he doesn't have any players around him. 

One thing that hasn't been talked about much is special teams.  Is Mount ready for the behind the back fake field goal?

... but seriously, if UST has a true advantage, it is on special teams.  They really are phenomenal - far more polished than the 2012 UST team who scored on a fake FG in this game.  And the trickeration is only one part.  I think the defenses will have good games - I think field position will matter.  And in that type of a game, one weapon that Mount does not likely have an answer for is the 4th and medium, QB pooch punt.  Gould is really great at it - and it is a frustrating play to cover as because you know, as a defense, there is a better than 0% chance that UST just goes for it.

So whether or not UST runs a special teams' trick play, it is something you really have to prepare for, much more so than for other teams - and not just in your special teams' practice.  The D needs to be ready, too.  IF UST wins, I'd expect that there is at least 1 phenomenal special teams' play, and it wins the field position game.

Although it stinks to be a neutral observer to the Stagg this year, it is enjoyable reading the different perspectives.
I didn't realize A Scott was so accomplished, it seems logical UST will benefit from having schemed against a player of his ability.

3 Observations:
-UST may have creative approaches to Special Teams, but Mt's speed on special teams is exceptional- in all areas.  Mt blocks kicks, Mt comes close to blocking kicks forcing poor kicks, Mt returns kicks for long distances and Mt cover kicks inside the 20.  I'm sure UST has done similarly against the opponents they've played, but Mt does it in the Stagg very often.   
-UST probably has great corners.  Namdar still gets behind great corners because the MT O will put pressure on the D, forcing hesitation.  Namdar only needs a split second hesitation.   
-Neither Mt nor UST should take too much from the UWW game vs Mt.  Mt was certainly the better team and unlike past years, UWW wasn't great on O or on D (they usually had one or the other).  UWW's lack of a quick passing game allowed Mt's D to hammer UWW's O.  UWW struggled all year with tackling and Mt's excellent quickness took serious advantage of that.  If UST's O keeps Mt's D honest, they should do much better than UWW did.  If UST tackles better, they should do much better than UWW did.
   

[Small but Slow]

Tickets printed, bags packed with plenty of warm clothing, getting ready to make the trek north to VA from warm and sunny FL.  Wish Kira & Jaxon's Dad was able to make the trip with us this year.  It won't be the same without you.  Looking forward to a great Stagg Bowl!