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[SaintsFAN]

Saints FAN

If you are talking about Summit Hills Country Club, looks like they do have a nice outside facility. Swimming and Diving is a winter sport, so I don't think that will work.

Jeff

I think China does it that way with their Olympics team training

[jam40jeff]

Any predictions for CWRU v. Grove City?

I have two: 
1.  The concession stand will run out of hot dogs in the 3rd Quarter. 
2.  Case will score more points in the first half than they did on September 10th.

Ha!  Wrong on both...  Although not sure we've seen the Wolverines hit rock bottom yet... no where to go but up.   I do have a bold prediction and it is they will not lose on Oct 22.   

He got #2 right...CWRU didn't play on September 10.

[ADL70]

Nice catch Jeff!

And the fact that the third quarter started at 10PM, after two lengthy rain delays, held down the dog sales.

[ExTartanPlayer]

Sorry folks...have been somewhat absentee from the boards thus far this season.

Was able to take in the Tartans hosting Waynesburg on Saturday.  Observations:

1) Sam Benger continues to churn out yards on the ground.

2) Brian Khoury is a terror on the defensive line.

3) Starting QB Bryan Jangro was somewhat up and down before leaving with what appeared to be a concussion.  Fortunately, backup Alex Cline stepped in and made some critical throws as the Tartans rallied.  QB controversy?  We'll see if Jangro is healthy enough to play this week.

4) Tartan special teams were really solid.  Punter is an absolute stud.  Also got several nice kick and punt returns from a freshman, Richter.

5) Waynesburg does appear to be much improved from last season's disaster.

In another week or two, I'll do a set of PAC rankings, but I would like to have a couple of conference results before trying to rank the teams.

[jam40jeff]

5) Waynesburg does appear to be much improved from last season's disaster.

I was surprised to see them play CMU as close as they did.  I figured they were going to be really down again this year after their loss to Muskingum.

[E.115]

It'll be interesting to see how Waynesburg plays against Case Western Reserve, after how they slugged it out with Carnegie Mellon.

Likewise, I'm looking forward to the Carnegie Mellon @ TMC match up this week.

[ADL70]

Nice that we get to watch the first half of that game, before the Spartans' game.

[SaintsFAN]

It'll be interesting to see how Waynesburg plays against Case Western Reserve, after how they slugged it out with Carnegie Mellon.

Likewise, I'm looking forward to the Carnegie Mellon @ TMC match up this week.

I look for the game to be like the first CWRU/TMC game in KY.  How well CMU does depends on how they adjust to the speed of which things happen to them.  Adjust poorly and TM will light the scoreboard up.  Some of the cutbacks Benger is used to won't be there today.  They need to help him by efficiency in the passing game.  They will have to be sound in pass pro also, the DL is pretty decisive for TMC.

[DagarmanSpartan]

CWRU wins 35-7.

One running back had four rushing TDs.

[ADL70]

It'll be interesting to see how Waynesburg plays against Case Western Reserve, after how they slugged it out with Carnegie Mellon.

Likewise, I'm looking forward to the Carnegie Mellon @ TMC match up this week.

I look for the game to be like the first CWRU/TMC game in KY.  How well CMU does depends on how they adjust to the speed of which things happen to them.  Adjust poorly and TM will light the scoreboard up.  Some of the cutbacks Benger is used to won't be there today.  They need to help him by efficiency in the passing game.  They will have to be sound in pass pro also, the DL is pretty decisive for TMC.

Held Benger to 55yds, but CMU kept it close

[ADL70]

CWRU wins 35-7.

One running back had four rushing TDs.

In addition to the TDs Burke rushed for 163 on 20 carries. Don't know if he was limited by injury, but only had 9 carries in first two games.  And only 16 in his first two years.

[SaintsFAN]

It'll be interesting to see how Waynesburg plays against Case Western Reserve, after how they slugged it out with Carnegie Mellon.

Likewise, I'm looking forward to the Carnegie Mellon @ TMC match up this week.

I look for the game to be like the first CWRU/TMC game in KY.  How well CMU does depends on how they adjust to the speed of which things happen to them.  Adjust poorly and TM will light the scoreboard up.  Some of the cutbacks Benger is used to won't be there today.  They need to help him by efficiency in the passing game.  They will have to be sound in pass pro also, the DL is pretty decisive for TMC.

Held Benger to 55yds, but CMU kept it close

I didn't see the game but appears the CMU defense played well, if not opportunistically.  The Saints turned the ball over and the numbers for the passing game don't point to efficiency.  I'm sure they'll get it cleaned up for this week.  Huge game @ Westminster for Thomas More this week.  After a couple weeks of blowouts, I think this CMU result is going to enable the kids to really lock in this week in prep work for Westminster.

[E.115]

Battle of PAC undefeated this week in Cleveland:

http://athletics.case.edu/sports/fball/2016-17/releases/20160927qe0kvl

[ExTartanPlayer]

I know there's something to just "being undefeated" - it's hard to win a bunch of games in a row no matter what the competition - but it's worth pointing out that St. Vincent's 4-0 record is  a little on the lackluster side considering that the wins are 1) let-them-hang-around-too-long win against perennial MIAA bottom feeder Alma, 2) sweating out a 2-point win over Thiel in which the margin of victory was a blocked-extra-point-runback, 3) needing a pair of fourth-quarter stops deep in their own territory to hold off Geneva (who is 2-2....but the wins came against Bethany and Thiel), and 4) letting Grove City get within 2 points in the third quarter before pulling away (similar to Alma).  SVC was a high-ceiling, low-floor team last year that struggled (they took Thomas More down to the wire but got blown out by both CWRU and CMU) so the glass-half-full take is that they're winning the games they are supposed to win.  The more pessimistic outlook is that they aren't very good and have just scraped by against a couple of struggling lower-tier PAC teams, and will be exposed by better competition...

Don't make me look bad, Spartans.  Kick their butts.  Lol.

[ADL70]

SVC being 4-0 should prevent the Spartans from being overconfident after three relatively easy wins.