BleedGopher
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Ethan Beckman for PL is 6'5, 325 and moves pretty well. Set the school record for squat this summer as an incoming Sophomore. He's close with Greg Johnson, and a big Gopher fan.I went to the EP at Prior Lake game last night, won by EP 28-14.. There were some big L people on both teams, but in particular PL, with two 300 lb+ guys anchoring the center of their line. It was a slugfest. EP's center, Sather, had his hands full in the first half but in the second half you can see why he's such a great wrestler. EP ran right up the middle behind Sather and his two guards both of whom go 6'5"/270. Next weeks game vs Shakopee at EP should be a good one.
Maple grove blew a 17-0 lead last week against Champlin and blew a 20-0 lead last night before defense and specials made a couple big plays to seal the win.Wayzata drops to 0-3 with a loss against Shakopee.
Minnetonka up big on Edina.
EP beats Prior Lake.
Maple Grove wins big against Centennial.
The Westonka vs Big Lake game today is being played at the unusual time of 5:00 PM due to Rosh Hashanah.This week partly due to officials. However, some schools/conferences/districts in the past also move games for the Jewish holiday, Rosh Hashanah, which happens to be this Friday/tomorrow.
I was there as well; seemed like EP was going to have a typical EP shove it down your throat performance when they got up 14-0, but credit to PL for tying it up. Then the usual EP 4-5 yards a play drive to take the lead, followed by the D stop & that was that.I went to the EP at Prior Lake game last night, won by EP 28-14.. There were some big L people on both teams, but in particular PL, with two 300 lb+ guys anchoring the center of their line. It was a slugfest. EP's center, Sather, had his hands full in the first half but in the second half you can see why he's such a great wrestler. EP ran right up the middle behind Sather and his two guards both of whom go 6'5"/270. Next weeks game vs Shakopee at EP should be a good one.
From what I know, dumb mistakes.Wow, I didn’t think it possible for a school like Wayzata to have a down year. Wonder what the story is
The story is they playedWow, I didn’t think it possible for a school like Wayzata to have a down year. Wonder what the story is
Wayzata was terrible for years before their current coach came in had success almost immediately.Wow, I didn’t think it possible for a school like Wayzata to have a down year. Wonder what the story is
I could see the service academies try something like this, since the triple option has been legislated out of existence (which sucks).Steve Hamilton has done an incredible job at Elk River, in Georgia, and Michigan. Part of his success has been his ability to implement the Power T offense and get student-athletes to buy into a non-passing offense.
Not to hijack this thread, but could a D1 program implement the Power T and have sustainable success?
NoSteve Hamilton has done an incredible job at Elk River, in Georgia, and Michigan. Part of his success has been his ability to implement the Power T offense and get student-athletes to buy into a non-passing offense.
Not to hijack this thread, but could a D1 program implement the Power T and have sustainable success?
This article explains it. The NCAA banned below the waist blocks which are a staple of the triple option.@disco wait, what?? (Triple option legislated out of existence)
I very briefly tuned into Army/UTSA to see Army go up 14-0 in the first quarter, and they were running a kind of "shotgun option" thing. The TV broadcast was talking about the new OC who came from DII.
(Army did win the game, but the final score was only 37-29 !)
I think it would be very hard at the power 5 level. You'd have to get talent that would want to play in that system. And I can't imagine an offense like that would be great for getting players to the NFL.Steve Hamilton has done an incredible job at Elk River, in Georgia, and Michigan. Part of his success has been his ability to implement the Power T offense and get student-athletes to buy into a non-passing offense.
Not to hijack this thread, but could a D1 program implement the Power T and have sustainable success?
Yep. I think it could work at the lower D1 levels. It would probably be hard to defend too because no one ever sees it.Re: PowerT at a high level.
I’ve had this thought for some time. It’s a half-baked thought and probably would be a disaster.
But
So you look at the world of rugby, and you see there’s a lot of success in that sport in the Pacific Islands realm of the world.
What if Hawaii football tried to make itself like that, with a bunch of those dudes??
Just punish the other team on offense.
I think you could win games with it. It would be very hard to win 11-12 games with it.Re: PowerT at a high level.
I’ve had this thought for some time. It’s a half-baked thought and probably would be a disaster.
But
So you look at the world of rugby, and you see there’s a lot of success in that sport in the Pacific Islands realm of the world.
What if Hawaii football tried to make itself like that, with a bunch of those dudes??
Just punish the other team on offense.
That's why I suggested the academies. They will always have the smallest recruiting pool, hence running oddball offenses all these years.I think it would be very hard at the power 5 level. You'd have to get talent that would want to play in that system. And I can't imagine an offense like that would be great for getting players to the NFL.
If anything, it could be really fun to watch. I love weird, alternative offensive schemes.Re: PowerT at a high level.
I’ve had this thought for some time. It’s a half-baked thought and probably would be a disaster.
But
So you look at the world of rugby, and you see there’s a lot of success in that sport in the Pacific Islands realm of the world.
What if Hawaii football tried to make itself like that, with a bunch of those dudes??
Just punish the other team on offense.
I think 5A did the same thing. Mankato West is playing an all section schedule with the remaining games against metro teams. Great change for them. They had to play some really bad teams in the Big 9 conference every year. Their trip to Andover in week 2 was the first time West has traveled to the metro for a regular season game since 1995. Their starters should get to play all 4 quarters in most games this season which will help come playoff time.6A changed up the scheduling this year to play mostly section play with 1-2 cross over games. It's great for rivalries at the varsity level but causing issues at the lower levels. Not all 6A schools have the same levels of teams and schools are scrambling a bit to find opponents for JV, 10A, 10B, 9A, and 9B games. Some 5A schools have more teams than 6A teams.
This is not a new issue caused by this years schedule and this has been the case for the past few seasons. Particularly post Covid6A changed up the scheduling this year to play mostly section play with 1-2 cross over games. It's great for rivalries at the varsity level but causing issues at the lower levels. Not all 6A schools have the same levels of teams and schools are scrambling a bit to find opponents for JV, 10A, 10B, 9A, and 9B games. Some 5A schools have more teams than 6A teams.
Yes, because clearly school building decisions should be based entirely on how many boys go out for football. Have you been sniffing glue?If you have that many teams, it means you should split the school.