FB: Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference

[SaintsFAN]

Thanks Grizz..

I know we have a freshman RB from Seneca in the mix this year...  Should be an exciting day to be a Saint. 

[SaintsFAN]

I'm going to admit...I was silently thinking that Thomas More could shock John Carroll today.  .  .

Hats off to the Streaks.  They played with poise and intensity.  JCU defense forced a fumble on our first offensive play and it set the tone for the day.  I was impressed with how well coached John Carroll is, the QB who made some great reads on the zone/read, and also the WR's who made some acrobatic catches.  Thomas More has not closed the gap with upper-tier OAC teams and thats ok, not many teams have.

Some positives from today:  Our team speed is way up from where it has been.   We have three good RB's who carry the ball and three very good receivers. 

One guy in the secondary stood out by bring it on some good hits, UC-transfer Martez Williams.   When he goes in for a tackle, the ball carrier goes down.  The Saints haven't had that kind of presence in the defensive backfield since Eric Fette on Dean Paul's teams.

I'm not discouraged...this is a young team...they'll regroup this open week and prepare for RB Robert Heller and Waynesburg on Sept 20th. 

[70_dc_alum]

21-3 DC kicks a FG 8min left in the 3rd.  DC recovered a fumble at the 8 and got no yds to kick the FG

[fc_alum_84]

FC beats Baldwin Wallace 42-35. Not that close. With 9 minutes left it was 35-14  longest 9 minutes of football that I ever saw.  BW essentially three man team.  The QB for BW was chased out of the pocket every other down the entire second half.  FC has some early season gaps in the secondary and the running game is not as stout but BW is one of the two best teams FC will see all season. MSJ will need to be on on cylinders as Rupp is the real deal.

[dc_has_been]

70dcalum-are you getting the game on 105.7?  & is DC really trailing 21-3 to a team that didn't win a game last year? 

[SaintsFAN]

MSJ will need to be on on cylinders as Rupp is the real deal.

Rupp's the real deal?  Thats good they found a QB.

Congrats on the win.. beating an OAC team is an accomplishment.

[SaintsFAN]

70dcalum-are you getting the game on 105.7?  & is DC really trailing 21-3 to a team that didn't win a game last year? 

uh oh...  not that I can say much...though, JCU had 17 starters back from last year's team..

[70_dc_alum]

only listened for a few minutes it was bad. 28-3 when I shut it down. Radio guy was commenting about lack of passing game because down that much late in 3rd still sticking to the run. Spoke to Radzik and he was saying it is so swap meet up there the game was not even on the radio in defiance. Internet feed was from muskingam

[dc_has_been]

A. DC's game wasn't on their own station, B. They lost to a team that was 0-10 last year, & C. their new website only showed the score & had no stats at all. 
I did go to the Muskingum website to hear the final score & get the stats, http://www.muskingum.edu/home/athletics/football/2008games/game1.htm  I'm worried that it could be a very long & sad year for DC if they don't get their act together.

[dc_has_been]

Oh yeah, 1-12 on 3rd down doesn't really help.

[cave2bens]

Oh yeah, 1-12 on 3rd down doesn't really help.

C'mon Has_Been and 70_...the glass is half full!

1 of 12,  3rd conversions in a first game doesn't automatically translate into an 0-10 season, does it?  I'd hate to think that the Jackets are still suffering hangover from Bluffton last November.    OTOH, 

[SaintsFAN]

could be worse, I guess...DC could be Chuck Liddell tonight...  hello retirement?

[dc_has_been]

Oh yeah, 1-12 on 3rd down doesn't really help.

C'mon Has_Been and 70_...the glass is half full!

1 of 12,  3rd conversions in a first game doesn't automatically translate into an 0-10 season, does it?  I'd hate to think that the Jackets are still suffering hangover from Bluffton last November.    OTOH, 

I'm not saying they will go 0-10 & I still have hope they can turn it around, but losing 35-10 to a team that went 0-10 last year hurts.  You should have heard the announcers on the radio.  It was like they won the championship.

[Adam Sayer]

I only watched the first half but MSJ looked very average at times in their win. They do have another 6'4" freak WR who made some great catches. What I have been told, they only returned 2 OL from last year (I thought it was more) and are starting at least 1 freshman on the OL. Their defense played solid, but gave up some big plays...more than what you would like to see in a half of football. This year's team is unknown to me. The last guys I played with graduated last year or at least finished playing FB last year Overall, they're a solid team...nothing dominant, but it was only game 1. They have plenty of time to tinker with everything and find the right fit.

Purcell might have a better QB situation than Defiance. At least our guy can run the ball and has some good speed. Damn shame he's never really had a 'QB' coach until this (Senior) year.

PTR

[Adam Sayer]

It sounds like Defiance needs to take their 4 best athletes and start running the winged T on offense if their QB situation is THAT bad. Ask Colerain...you don't need to throw the ball to win football games. The Triple works just fine (did I just say that??).

On a side note...Dustin Carter, the wrestler from Hillsboro with no arms or legs is attending MSJ. I thought that was cool.