FB: Presidents' Athletic Conference

[ADL70]

So much for four quarterbacks. Fromberg to Kipp exchanges were awkward to say the least. I applaud the coaches' loyalty to Saxton, but though it was against Hopkin's reserves, Kipp seemed to me more confident.

The shuffling back and forth doesn't make a whole lot of sense in terms of getting a rhythm. There's probably zero chance of this happening. But since Waynesburg doesn't count as a conference game why not give each QB one quarter to lead the team?

[E.115]

Agreed all the top highlights included Kipp at QB.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=1-8-HJ7lBQk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7X2diApedNM

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=lEY4UlpqBog

Kipp looks like the best bet... but again how do you do that to Saxton after three very good seasons?

Running four QBs is certainly bizarre.  Unless this is essentially the tryout period?

[ADL70]

In 2014, the Spartans last losing season, Debs stayed with senior Billy Beecher, over freshman Rob Cuda. In Cuda's three seasons as starter, Spartans were 7-3, 9-1, and 11-1. Of course Beecher was no Drew Saxton

I'm not suggesting throwing Saxton to the curb, he should play enough to get his records. He now only needs 599 passing yards and 4 TD passes to match all-time CWRU records. But let each QB at least stay in to complete a series, rather than changing them out constantly.

[ADL70]

Interesting factoid from yesterday's Quick Hits. "Carnegie Mellon has won its last five games against ranked opponents."  Tartans face #22 RPI at 1ET today.

[DagarmanSpartan]

Good 2 TD "bounce back" win for CWRU.

Santon was MUCH better this game.

JHU was tough, but hopefully this is the shape of things to come.

[E.115]

Agreed. CWRU offense was way for consistent today.  Saxton got his mojo back.  Good game by him.  Interesting to see heavy Kipp on the last drive used almost as the closer (although Saxton ultimately punched it in at the end for the game-sealing TD).

Congrats to CMU knocking off #22 RPI 10-7.  Six game win streak against ranked opponents...Not too shabby of a stat!

[ADL70]

Was this the same defense that gave up 31 to Waynesburg?

[DagarmanSpartan]

Nice win over Top 25 W&J!

We may be more of a factor in PAC play than I had thought!

[E.115]

Great touchdown highlight:

https://youtu.be/OUM7fRzeTz0

And another suburb Saxton play:

https://youtu.be/QdMi29WNFQI

Don't know if it was more scouting or coaching... CWRU defense played bend not break. 

[ADL70]

It's a little hard to see in this highlight, but Coyne tips the ball to himself. In the long shot, it almost looks like the ball went of the defender's helmet, but there was a close up replay that showed it was Coyne's hand that tipped the ball.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YbjqCc5UlFA

[ADL70]

Don't know if it was more scouting or coaching... CWRU defense played bend not break.

"In his season debut, junior linebacker Ryan Cabrera led the team with seven tackles, including two for loss and a sack." He missed the first two games with injury. His second play in the game he got a sack, which pushed the Prez (or the "J" as Bob Gregg would say. He hasn't posted in nearly a year is he okay? Is he still calling games for W&J?) out of field goal range and they threw an incomplete pass on 4th and 20.

W&J was 0 for 14 on 3rd down!

Maybe coaches had film of W&J's last game in 2021. "The SUNY Brockport limited W&J to 258 yards of total offense and nine first downs in a 20-7 victory over in the 2021 ECAC Clayton Chapman Bowl, which was held Saturday afternoon at Bob Boozer Field in New York."

[ADL70]

Nice win over Top 25 W&J!

We may be more of a factor in PAC play than I had thought!

The next two weeks Westminster plays CMU and then W&J. Spartans end the regular season with Westminster and CMU. W&J plays Westminster and CMU in mid-October -- interesting scheduling.

Will Grove City be a factor? They lost to CMU 40-33.

[Bob.Gregg]

I'm here. I'm here.

I'll have to watch film to try to figure out how much of W&J's performance with the ball was CWRU's defense and how much was another struggling O-line performance for W&J.
And, having struggled all game, they had multiple chances at touchdowns late and failed, badly.

After tying the game following Dahlem's punt muff, W&J got the ball back and drove from its own 13 to a 1st & goal at CWRU 2. BY THE WAY, big ups to either Nate Cikalo (listed on play-by-play) or Michael Stuewe (who I thought made the play) keeping Huss from going to the endzone on the long run. From there, the W&J short-yardage offense flopped, Huss getting -1, then +1, then O-line getting overwhelmed for a sack & W&J settles for Field Goal to take 10-7 lead. So, on this possession, W&J ran 3 "and goal" plays and got -8 yards.

Then, for the second time in the game and probably the 10th time in three weeks, W&J got beat deep with a pass play, Dahlem getting redemption. Presidents defense did not make the tackle inside the 10 and Dahlem scored to put CWRU up by 4 with 4:21 to play.

Presidents get the ball and move right up the field, picking up 4 first downs to set up, 1st & goal at the CWRU 8.
Sack on what looked like a disjointed play.
Bad snap of some kind and another sack.
Incomplete pass that carried receiver out of bounds.
Incomplete pass that went left with receiver going right.

So, on these 4 "and goal" plays, the Presidents got -6 yards and two incompete passes.

All told, 7 "and goal" snaps, -14 yards, 3 points.  W&J HAS to be better than that. Period.

Three first-half first downs.  No excuse for that.
No Ray Holmes at the goal line.  I don't understand that. Holmes ran for 80 yards a week ago, gets TWO carries last night.
No time out used when, clearly, W&J was out-of-sorts on final drive (especially after the broken play sack). I don't understand that.

W&J's defense held Case-Western Reserve to 14 points and deserved to win the game.  The offense failed and must shoulder the complete responsibility for this loss.

[ADL70]

It was definitely Cikalo. I saw the replay. Stuewe was on the field only to hold for PKs.

[Bob.Gregg]

My booth was about 70 yards away from where it happened with a steel support between me and there.
I thought it was 18 but I'll go with 16.  He made a heck of a play, possibly THE defensive play of the game allowing CWRU to win.