FB: Empire 8

[wickfan]

Yanks
I stand corrected yet again this week.
That game is a complete enigma to me.
Didnt see that coming!

I couldnt believe the game plan of Hartwick runnning the ball all over the place.  
Utica had a lot of promise this year... I mean they were considered a titan at one point

Hartwick played a very good game and actually tried to run the ball and to their surprise, succeeded. I think their defense has improved, still too small and no depth,  but improved. If the offense doesn't turn the ball over like they have, they might have been a 5-4 team. If you look through the year, 6-0 at half versus SC, 12-7 with a minute to go in the 3rd quarter and they start turning the ball over. Considering how SC rang the points up against SJF,  it was not a bad showing. They just get wore down by teams late since they are on the field so much. Same thing with the SJF game 24-14 late third quarter and 5 straight turnovers. Against Ithaca, turnovers and sacks killed them. They do need some bigger dbacks...but, I though with all the height at WR UC had, they would have 400 yards passing against them. But they kept Benkwitt to about his average. BTW that freshmen WR for UC is not a D3 level kid.

[fisheralum91]

wickfan
do you mean acevado?
i thought that he was out for the season

[wickfan]

wickfan
do you mean acevado?
i thought that he was out for the season

Yes, he played....he also scored once on the wildcat. He is an impressive looking kid. We do not have anyone that looks like that :-) I think he had 10 catches to lead the team.

[fisheralum91]

wow.
Im glad to hear that.
He is a fellow New Hartford alum and i had the pleasure of watching him play.
he was a great get for Blaise and co.

[wickfan]

wow.
Im glad to hear that.
He is a fellow New Hartford alum and i had the pleasure of watching him play.
he was a great get for Blaise and co.

He made a catch over the middle on a rocket from Benkwitt that I am not sure the WRs at Colgate or Syracuse would have made. Great catch. The only negative I saw was he went down a little easily. He needs to realize that he is bigger faster and better then the players he is going against. That will come with time. If he develops like he should, he will be an All American type kid. He is that talented.

Hartwick has to get some taller CBs to deal with him. Easier said then done at the D3 level, as we know. I do think the Harwick D did a good job of keeping the receivers in front of them. No 60 yard TD passes, made them be patient.

We complete 4 passes and win the game. Who would have taken that bet.

This Casimanu RB is a good runner that nobody knows about.

We will see if we can finish the season on a high note.

[BoSox0322]

Sox - I got ya there.
Perhaps i do wear the emotions on the sleeve.
Enjoy Cortaca--Ill be rooting for the correct team this time!

I will be there. I am undecided who to root for at this point.

[Knightstalker]

Hey Pep, a little basketball note.  On 11/19 Alfred plays NJCU in a tournament at Eastern University.  Go Gothic Knights, slaughter the Saxons.

[saxontad]

A question for those posters who have seen Utica this year.  What can we expect from them at their place?  Is it lots of passing?


On Saxon Warriors!!

[AUPepBand]

Hey Pep, a little basketball note.  On 11/19 Alfred plays NJCU in a tournament at Eastern University.  Go Gothic Knights, slaughter the Saxons.

Thanks for pointing that out. Should the football Saxons be playing in New Jersey on Nov. 20 (Rowan or Montclair, who knows?), perhaps Pep (and maybe even the band) could make a weekend of it, following the basketball team to Eastern University Friday evening AND then on to the NCAAs the next day with the football team!

Oh, and +K for the medieval reference....On Saxon Warriors! Discombobulate and dismount those Gothic Knights!

[wickfan]

A question for those posters who have seen Utica this year.  What can we expect from them at their place?  Is it lots of passing?


On Saxon Warriors!!

Against Hartwick a lot of quick short passes....quick screens, etc....I think Hartwick was playing a lot of coverage behind it. They run the ball out of the shotgun a lot....zone read type play.

Just don't let 16 catch the ball, he is very good and 5 the QB has a nice ball.


Defensively they are ok, block 91 and you can throw the ball. Short corners....I would use the game plan you had against Hartwick. Attack the short corners...

[sjfcards]

With regard to what Fisher has coming back next year, is there any chance Kramer is the QB next year. I know he was a pretty good one in high school, and his pass against SC was a nice one.

[maxpower]

Hell, he was pretty good the first time he was QB for Fisher!

[AUPepBand]

Came across a nice piece in the Minneapolis Star-Tribune on St. Thomas Coach Glenn Caruso, an IC grad:

http://www.startribune.com/sports/gophers/106732793.html

Bomber posters probably spending most of their time over on the Cortaca board, but Pep was impressed with Caruso. St. Thomas may be poised to take on the Purple Raiders and/or Purple Warhawks...maybe not this year, but just you watch. Oh yeah, St. Thomas' color is..... purple.

On Saxon Warriors!

[fisheralum91]

Cards- he was an all state QB for Oneida HS.
Im sure that he would be a great one, just depends on the system.
He ran the ball a TON as a QB in hs.
Doesnt strike me as a pocket passer like his brother.
Hell- it sure is nice to have options though.
Other question, with bball starting up- does Kramer finish the season out with a possible ecac bowl or does he join the bball team?

[BoSox0322]

Cards- he was an all state QB for Oneida HS.
Im sure that he would be a great one, just depends on the system.
He ran the ball a TON as a QB in hs.
Doesnt strike me as a pocket passer like his brother.
Hell- it sure is nice to have options though.
Other question, with bball starting up- does Kramer finish the season out with a possible ecac bowl or does he join the bball team?

Hopefully they let him do both.   Is SJF QB graduating?  I would think if Kramer was going to take over next year as QB he would already be getting some snaps.  I'm guessing he was just a great athlete that Onieda had at QB becasue he was better than everyone else at that level... I dont know if that would translate to college