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Despite being "in the neighborhood," I couldn't get there until it was nearly over. Did anyone see it?
Some quickie comments from my brief window:
Andrew Shoop looks comfortable throwing the ball. He was on target with most of the throws that I saw.
It did not appear to be - and should not have been - very competitive. The Muhlenberg kids were just too small, too slow and too unathletic.
The Lafayette receivers dropped some very catchable balls. Also, during my few minutes of viewing time, I thought that yards after a catch were sadly missing.
Shoop was unhassled and unhurried back there, as I guess, he should have been. One sack during my viewing time.
Freshman safety D.J. Forbragd impressed. The kid needs to spend some time in the weight room, but could be a player down the road.
I didn't count helmets, but it looked like only about 30 or so for the Lafayette JVs.
I did not note even one Muhlenberg series that resulted in a 1st down.
I guess this game is yet another example of football cost cutting. "All JV games will be played within walking distance."
Oh yeah, one leather lunged coach who I assumed to be Stan Clayton kept yelling "Cover! COVER!" after a catch was made by a Lafayette receiver. Help me out here. What did he mean?
Newleopardfan
You got most of it, I think:
Teams alternated about four 10-play series, each ending with a punt from about the 30 or 40.
We "scored" only once; they didn't. We made more first downs, but I didn't count. Shoop looked very comfortable, "sacked" two or three times, I think, though the whistles blew fast with any contact. Yes, several dropped passes, esp. over the middle, but also many passes overthrown. But the kid has a wicked strong arm and a fast release. He was very impressive. We passed a lot.
I think Clayton's "cover" was meant to tell linemen to get downfield to block for receivers; this wasn't happening, hence minimal yards after catch. The OL did their job for the most part, giving Shoop lots of time. There were a few missed assignments on the right side of our OL; on at least one, the Mule lineman met our RB deep, as the ball was being handed off.
Defense was solid, though not overwhelming. The DL looked good; there was essentially no Mule running game. Several Mules caught passes crossing the middle, which looked like the "seam" in our defense. Nothing made it through our secondary, but the Mule QB didn't have much of an arm.
Our punts were 66, 44, 59, 44 y; one to the 4, the others around the 10, nice hang times; 2 good bounces, 3 into a little wind. We didn't try any FGs of PATs. Our punt return team didn't really get any chances due to short Mule punts.
No real injuries on the field, though at least 3 freshmen didn't suit up. Yes, I'd say about 30+ players made the trip, the longest for JV this year, with travel only to Lehigh (9/27), and 2 games at home; all will be on Sundays following a Saturday home varsity game. Yes, money was saved. Most coaches seemed to be there, though maybe not for the whole scrimmage. After all, the county fair was next door.
They also used the old yellow school buses.
That's it. Next week, the main attraction.
Pard94
Newleopardfan wrote:
You got most of it, I think:
Teams alternated about four 10-play series, each ending with a punt from about the 30 or 40.
We "scored" only once; they didn't. We made more first downs, but I didn't count. Shoop looked very comfortable, "sacked" two or three times, I think, though the whistles blew fast with any contact. Yes, several dropped passes, esp. over the middle, but also many passes overthrown. But the kid has a wicked strong arm and a fast release. He was very impressive. We passed a lot.
I think Clayton's "cover" was meant to tell linemen to get downfield to block for receivers; this wasn't happening, hence minimal yards after catch. The OL did their job for the most part, giving Shoop lots of time. There were a few missed assignments on the right side of our OL; on at least one, the Mule lineman met our RB deep, as the ball was being handed off.
Defense was solid, though not overwhelming. The DL looked good; there was essentially no Mule running game. Several Mules caught passes crossing the middle, which looked like the "seam" in our defense. Nothing made it through our secondary, but the Mule QB didn't have much of an arm.
Our punts were 66, 44, 59, 44 y; one to the 4, the others around the 10, nice hang times; 2 good bounces, 3 into a little wind. We didn't try any FGs of PATs. Our punt return team didn't really get any chances due to short Mule punts.
No real injuries on the field, though at least 3 freshmen didn't suit up. Yes, I'd say about 30+ players made the trip, the longest for JV this year, with travel only to Lehigh (9/27), and 2 games at home; all will be on Sundays following a Saturday home varsity game. Yes, money was saved. Most coaches seemed to be there, though maybe not for the whole scrimmage. After all, the county fair was next door.
They also used the old yellow school buses.
That's it. Next week, the main attraction.
In the interest of full disclosure...we played Muhlenberg back when I was playing in the early/mid nineties and I recall yellos buses as well. Don't think either is necessarily indicative of coast cutting.
