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Haven’t posted in awhile, but lucky enough to make it out to the game yesterday. Really impressed with how the guys represented the program. Offense looked improved, defense was great all day, and the specialists were very good for the 2nd week in a row. I think we’ll be fine with Rutgers, the one team that worries me is Army. We should learn more about them next week against SU.
With the guys we’ve got returning next year, along with the incoming 20’ recruits, the future is surely bright!

I would have to agree with the prior post that Kamish can’t hit The broad side of a barn. Have not seen the dodging and dishing mentioned in a previous post. Poitras not a versatile shooter also alarming. Still seeing middies running around and not contributing at all which makes Lindley and Olmstead have to work considerably harder than they should be. Wing play is also less than stellar. Millhouse is not living up to expectations and they need to look at changing things up here. McNulty is a beast and kudos to GK. Overall, middies are lackluster, no creation of slides or rotation of the defense to help out the attack. Team just seems to be lacking the chemistry and leadership of previous years.

I think we need to be a bit more understanding here. Kamish and Poitras are freshman. They have played 2 games against UVA and Hopkins (not exactly weak teams). Are we expecting these kids to take over the game?

I remember in 2018 that neither Lindley nor Olmstead put up much in terms of points in their first 2 games.
I think Lindley had zero points and I think Olmstead had 1 goal.

These new guys will settle in and will get better. They have some of the best coaches on the planet. Let’s not get upset yet.

For what it’s worth, Romar Dennis could not hit the broad side of barn either and that guy is amazing.

Olddog wrote: ↑Sun Feb 16, 2020 10:06 pm I think we need to be a bit more understanding here. Kamish and Poitras are freshman. They have played 2 games against UVA and Hopkins (not exactly weak teams). Are we expecting these kids to take over the game?

I remember in 2018 that neither Lindley nor Olmstead put up much in terms of points in their first 2 games.
I think Lindley had zero points and I think Olmstead had 1 goal.

These new guys will settle in and will get better. They have some of the best coaches on the planet. Let’s not get upset yet.

For what it’s worth, Romar Dennis could not hit the broad side of barn either and that guy is amazing.

Maybe I wasn't clear. I'm not criticizing either player. Poitras has been awesome so far. Kamish hasn't shot well but he doesn't look to me like he can't shoot. Just started in a slump. And he had a couple of decent dodges thrown in too. He's not Romar running past people at will, but it has been enough for the third attackman.

TheBigIguana wrote: ↑Sun Feb 16, 2020 10:12 pm

Olddog wrote: ↑Sun Feb 16, 2020 10:06 pm I think we need to be a bit more understanding here. Kamish and Poitras are freshman. They have played 2 games against UVA and Hopkins (not exactly weak teams). Are we expecting these kids to take over the game?

I remember in 2018 that neither Lindley nor Olmstead put up much in terms of points in their first 2 games.
I think Lindley had zero points and I think Olmstead had 1 goal.

These new guys will settle in and will get better. They have some of the best coaches on the planet. Let’s not get upset yet.

For what it’s worth, Romar Dennis could not hit the broad side of barn either and that guy is amazing.

Maybe I wasn't clear. I'm not criticizing either player. Poitras has been awesome so far. Kamish hasn't shot well but he doesn't look to me like he can't shoot. Just started in a slump. And he had a couple of decent dodges thrown in too. He's not Romar running past people at will, but it has been enough for the third attackman.

I was going to sit out this season and just read... but i feel i need to jump in and give my 2 cents

I saw him for the first time saturday. Ridley almost 4k attendance in subfreezing temps. Awesome

Attack, Kamish is struggling, yes he can dodge, but he is doing nothing with the dodge. 1 assist. As for only two games in college, i would also count Villinova, UMBC and Richmond... so we are at 5 games. And those scrimmages are for real. So he has game experience. Pridemore, seems to need to get his act together, could be a great attack. I would and like the idea of Poitras as an attack with Lindly and Olmstead. Just does not seem to be a middie. He could use those box skills more down low.

Middies, Besides Swindell and wigley it is a mess. Bateman, James, Seay, Cox Hueston and do nothing middies. THey dodge the ally and pass. their has to be 6 middies that can do that. As the season continues, teams will figure out that we are a 2 man offensive team.

GK and D, Amazing, doing all it takes to keep us in the game. EMO D is spectacular. They will win us games in the future.

FO unit Savio is doing a great job, mcnulty and middleton outstanding, our stm wing play needs some help
Rutgers will be interesting, coming of a loss and being pissed off... we could be in some trouble

laxbro11 wrote: ↑Mon Feb 17, 2020 7:30 am

TheBigIguana wrote: ↑Sun Feb 16, 2020 10:12 pm

Olddog wrote: ↑Sun Feb 16, 2020 10:06 pm I think we need to be a bit more understanding here. Kamish and Poitras are freshman. They have played 2 games against UVA and Hopkins (not exactly weak teams). Are we expecting these kids to take over the game?

I remember in 2018 that neither Lindley nor Olmstead put up much in terms of points in their first 2 games.
I think Lindley had zero points and I think Olmstead had 1 goal.

These new guys will settle in and will get better. They have some of the best coaches on the planet. Let’s not get upset yet.

For what it’s worth, Romar Dennis could not hit the broad side of barn either and that guy is amazing.

Maybe I wasn't clear. I'm not criticizing either player. Poitras has been awesome so far. Kamish hasn't shot well but he doesn't look to me like he can't shoot. Just started in a slump. And he had a couple of decent dodges thrown in too. He's not Romar running past people at will, but it has been enough for the third attackman.

I was going to sit out this season and just read... but i feel i need to jump in and give my 2 cents

I saw him for the first time saturday. Ridley almost 4k attendance in subfreezing temps. Awesome

Attack, Kamish is struggling, yes he can dodge, but he is doing nothing with the dodge. 1 assist. As for only two games in college, i would also count Villinova, UMBC and Richmond... so we are at 5 games. And those scrimmages are for real. So he has game experience. Pridemore, seems to need to get his act together, could be a great attack. I would and like the idea of Poitras as an attack with Lindly and Olmstead. Just does not seem to be a middie. He could use those box skills more down low.

Middies, Besides Swindell and wigley it is a mess. Bateman, James, Seay, Cox Hueston and do nothing middies. THey dodge the ally and pass. their has to be 6 middies that can do that. As the season continues, teams will figure out that we are a 2 man offensive team.

GK and D, Amazing, doing all it takes to keep us in the game. EMO D is spectacular. They will win us games in the future.

FO unit Savio is doing a great job, mcnulty and middleton outstanding, our stm wing play needs some help
Rutgers will be interesting, coming of a loss and being ticked off... we could be in some trouble

Literally the missing ingredient for the team (a dodging threat), but after two games (and no, scrimmages do not count), you and a few others here are ready to reverse course and try something entirely new (even though we beat a good JHU squad, and barely lost to UVA). lol. Let me help: Charlie, an excellent coach, won't reverse course; he sees what a kid like Kamish brings, a dodging threat. The ball will find the net of the goal and his teammates in no time flat. Jumping from Michigan HS lax to D1 college is a slight adjustment... Relax Hounds fans...the depth on this squad is amazing. Charlie has the tools he needs this year. Kamish is a part of that. Trussssss....

Also, as to Poitras, what a remarkable Canadian. I love his stick work, and don't care if he 'Tinney-left hands' every day of the week and twice on Sunday. Kid has game, plus good end to end speed...meaning, he'll see a ton of time at midfield for now.

As to Ross, my hunch is he down to his last at-bat. Another strike and I suspect that'll be all. Hoping for the best for the kid.

Our defense at full strength, imo, is the best in the country bar none. We have gone from an offensive juggernaut to a defensive one, in 12 short months.

Fans are electric! I love this team!!!!

Poitras is producing at midfield and their most effective scorer from that position. He eats up short sticks! We know Kamish is not really a feeder, he is a scorer very much like Olmstead and Lindley. He probably stop should shooting side arm and try and get his shots on cage. I think he might be 20 percent hitting cage this year. That Is not very good for attackmen. Peter I agree the Pridemore days should be over at this point. He needs to get himself on track and figure out some things. He is way to much of a distraction to the rest of the team and is not talented enough to deal with it. I wish him well but he needs to figure a lot of things out.

Loyola has a lot of middies that all look the same and are solid but not game-changers. No superstars but can move the ball and play within a system. I would say Poitras and Swindell are the only middies are are capable of scoring 1 or 2 in every game. It is going to be interesting to see who the close defenders are next week. On that side of the ball, I think they are in great shape. I would think they would learn towards the kids who are doing the right things on and off the field.

laxbro11 wrote: ↑Mon Feb 17, 2020 7:30 am

TheBigIguana wrote: ↑Sun Feb 16, 2020 10:12 pm

Olddog wrote: ↑Sun Feb 16, 2020 10:06 pm I think we need to be a bit more understanding here. Kamish and Poitras are freshman. They have played 2 games against UVA and Hopkins (not exactly weak teams). Are we expecting these kids to take over the game?

I remember in 2018 that neither Lindley nor Olmstead put up much in terms of points in their first 2 games.
I think Lindley had zero points and I think Olmstead had 1 goal.

These new guys will settle in and will get better. They have some of the best coaches on the planet. Let’s not get upset yet.

For what it’s worth, Romar Dennis could not hit the broad side of barn either and that guy is amazing.

Maybe I wasn't clear. I'm not criticizing either player. Poitras has been awesome so far. Kamish hasn't shot well but he doesn't look to me like he can't shoot. Just started in a slump. And he had a couple of decent dodges thrown in too. He's not Romar running past people at will, but it has been enough for the third attackman.

I was going to sit out this season and just read... but i feel i need to jump in and give my 2 cents

I saw him for the first time saturday. Ridley almost 4k attendance in subfreezing temps. Awesome

Attack, Kamish is struggling, yes he can dodge, but he is doing nothing with the dodge. 1 assist. As for only two games in college, i would also count Villinova, UMBC and Richmond... so we are at 5 games. And those scrimmages are for real. So he has game experience. Pridemore, seems to need to get his act together, could be a great attack. I would and like the idea of Poitras as an attack with Lindly and Olmstead. Just does not seem to be a middie. He could use those box skills more down low.

Middies, Besides Swindell and wigley it is a mess. Bateman, James, Seay, Cox Hueston and do nothing middies. THey dodge the ally and pass. their has to be 6 middies that can do that. As the season continues, teams will figure out that we are a 2 man offensive team.

GK and D, Amazing, doing all it takes to keep us in the game. EMO D is spectacular. They will win us games in the future.

FO unit Savio is doing a great job, mcnulty and middleton outstanding, our stm wing play needs some help
Rutgers will be interesting, coming of a loss and being ticked off... we could be in some trouble

Once the offense settles Poitras is playing down low lot. But he has to run through the box so that there is at least 1 right handers on attack. Someone has to play point on fast breaks.

It's good that we have something to talk about with that 3rd attack position, but to be honest, I'm not putting this solely on Kamish or Pridemore or Rabas head. This is a team issue. And it's being handled as a team issue. Look at how the coaches are subbing it.

If we ran a traditional 3A 3M offense it would be concerning. But we don't. MVA already knows about our youth in that spot. That's why on offense he has been essentially running Lindley, Olmstead and 4 guys through the box. We are inverting middies a decent amount so that tells me have a lot of guys who are comfortable going from the wings and behind and we'll use that spot for a 4th "midfielder" who has a history of playing attack. Kamish, Pridemore and other "midfielders" will all get chances step up and excel on that wing until someone owns it a 'la Scanlan last year. Not the production of Scanlan, but the regular rotation and spot on the field that Scanlan held. That hole from the transfer is real. But it is not the end of the world. It's an opportunity for someone to grab a role.

It will be important for someone to step up, but I think it will take time and more game film to see who it is.

And I could be wrong, but it looked like Loyola was running a double-point fast break against Hopkins.

thatsmell wrote: ↑Mon Feb 17, 2020 9:42 am It's good that we have something to talk about with that 3rd attack position, but to be honest, I'm not putting this solely on Kamish or Pridemore or Rabas head. This is a team issue. And it's being handled as a team issue. Look at how the coaches are subbing it.

If we ran a traditional 3A 3M offense it would be concerning. But we don't. MVA already knows about our youth in that spot. That's why on offense he has been essentially running Lindley, Olmstead and 4 guys through the box. We are inverting middies a decent amount so that tells me have a lot of guys who are comfortable going from the wings and behind and we'll use that spot for a 4th "midfielder" who has a history of playing attack. Kamish, Pridemore and other "midfielders" will all get chances step up and excel on that wing until someone owns it a 'la Scanlan last year. Not the production of Scanlan, but the regular rotation and spot on the field that Scanlan held. That hole from the transfer is real. But it is not the end of the world. It's an opportunity for someone to grab a role.

It will be important for someone to step up, but I think it will take time and more game film to see who it is.

And I could be wrong, but it looked like Loyola was running a double-point fast break against Hopkins.

can someone explains what running point, or running a double point?

I/m thinking of it in basketball terms for fast break scoring where the ball handler usually looks for the trailer that can shoot in rhythm, or dishes inside to a cutter for an easy layup/dunk.

houndace1 wrote: ↑Mon Feb 17, 2020 9:48 am

thatsmell wrote: ↑Mon Feb 17, 2020 9:42 am It's good that we have something to talk about with that 3rd attack position, but to be honest, I'm not putting this solely on Kamish or Pridemore or Rabas head. This is a team issue. And it's being handled as a team issue. Look at how the coaches are subbing it.

If we ran a traditional 3A 3M offense it would be concerning. But we don't. MVA already knows about our youth in that spot. That's why on offense he has been essentially running Lindley, Olmstead and 4 guys through the box. We are inverting middies a decent amount so that tells me have a lot of guys who are comfortable going from the wings and behind and we'll use that spot for a 4th "midfielder" who has a history of playing attack. Kamish, Pridemore and other "midfielders" will all get chances step up and excel on that wing until someone owns it a 'la Scanlan last year. Not the production of Scanlan, but the regular rotation and spot on the field that Scanlan held. That hole from the transfer is real. But it is not the end of the world. It's an opportunity for someone to grab a role.

It will be important for someone to step up, but I think it will take time and more game film to see who it is.

And I could be wrong, but it looked like Loyola was running a double-point fast break against Hopkins.

can someone explains what running point, or running a double point?

I/m thinking of it in basketball terms for fast break scoring where the ball handler usually looks for the trailer that can shoot in rhythm, or dishes inside to a cutter for an easy layup/dunk.

Since in lacrosse the attack and defense are already downfield on attack it's a bit different than basketball. The point man is set up higher on the field away from goal and usually the defense will slide from him to pick up the guy with the ball. So in a well run fast break the ball carrier will hit him and he will make the play from there.

As ThatSmell said, different set ups are possible but one thing that is usually true is someone will need to use their right hand to balance the field properly. Most teams prefer to make the righty the point man because most of the midfielders running the break will want to throw a right handed pass. It's easier to explain it all with pictures than words tbh but double point basically means there is an attackman on each wing and they can move it to either side depending on where the slide comes from.

houndace1 wrote: ↑Mon Feb 17, 2020 9:48 am

thatsmell wrote: ↑Mon Feb 17, 2020 9:42 am It's good that we have something to talk about with that 3rd attack position, but to be honest, I'm not putting this solely on Kamish or Pridemore or Rabas head. This is a team issue. And it's being handled as a team issue. Look at how the coaches are subbing it.

If we ran a traditional 3A 3M offense it would be concerning. But we don't. MVA already knows about our youth in that spot. That's why on offense he has been essentially running Lindley, Olmstead and 4 guys through the box. We are inverting middies a decent amount so that tells me have a lot of guys who are comfortable going from the wings and behind and we'll use that spot for a 4th "midfielder" who has a history of playing attack. Kamish, Pridemore and other "midfielders" will all get chances step up and excel on that wing until someone owns it a 'la Scanlan last year. Not the production of Scanlan, but the regular rotation and spot on the field that Scanlan held. That hole from the transfer is real. But it is not the end of the world. It's an opportunity for someone to grab a role.

It will be important for someone to step up, but I think it will take time and more game film to see who it is.

And I could be wrong, but it looked like Loyola was running a double-point fast break against Hopkins.

can someone explains what running point, or running a double point?

I/m thinking of it in basketball terms for fast break scoring where the ball handler usually looks for the trailer that can shoot in rhythm, or dishes inside to a cutter for an easy layup/dunk.

thatsmell will need to answer that because it's the first I have ever heard the term, but I can guess he means two attack are up top rather than two down low, which would cause the drill to look like a 3 top/1 low fast break?

You would need to spread the up top players a bit more than usual, however should this be what he is saying, it could have the effect of confusing a defense which would be used to the usual three man slide. The first defender should yell 'Point' to handle the incoming ball, hence 'double-point' if this is what he is referring to.

In all events, the man I like to see coming down on the fast break for the Hounds is not a middie, but Ryan McNulty!

thatsmell wrote: ↑Mon Feb 17, 2020 9:42 am It's good that we have something to talk about with that 3rd attack position, but to be honest, I'm not putting this solely on Kamish or Pridemore or Rabas head. This is a team issue. And it's being handled as a team issue. Look at how the coaches are subbing it.

If we ran a traditional 3A 3M offense it would be concerning. But we don't. MVA already knows about our youth in that spot. That's why on offense he has been essentially running Lindley, Olmstead and 4 guys through the box. We are inverting middies a decent amount so that tells me have a lot of guys who are comfortable going from the wings and behind and we'll use that spot for a 4th "midfielder" who has a history of playing attack. Kamish, Pridemore and other "midfielders" will all get chances step up and excel on that wing until someone owns it a 'la Scanlan last year. Not the production of Scanlan, but the regular rotation and spot on the field that Scanlan held. That hole from the transfer is real. But it is not the end of the world. It's an opportunity for someone to grab a role.

It will be important for someone to step up, but I think it will take time and more game film to see who it is.

And I could be wrong, but it looked like Loyola was running a double-point fast break against Hopkins.

Boy, would I like to see Jack Raba step up...this kid has real skill. I thought prior to the season that he'd be the 3rd attackman, or at least see the field a great deal.

In a lax fast break the attackers set up in different formations to spread out the defense and distribute the ball.

The most common or "universal" is an "L" formation break with the "point guy" at the top right-handed side of the box. The other two attackman then set up on either pipe of the goal. The point man is the QB who can shoot, or pass to either guy on the pipe. Often the starter of that "tick tac toe" passing sequence people love...

There are also "Flat breaks" where the attackmen stay in a flat line parallel with the goal line extended...until the point defenseman commits. Then the attackman that is left open finds the space and distributes accordingly.

You can also run breaks with a "double point" where the "L" formation is still used, but it is mirrored. Essentially you use both your lefty and righty attackmen (at different times) to run point (top right or top left) depending on where the attackmen are on the field when the bnreak starts, OR the middie bringing the ball down in transition. It's trying to get a left or right handed attacker to pass the ball back to the transition middie's strong hand, in stride. If you have a significant number of middies who can shoot, you can run those to try and get the ball back to your middie shooters and give them a better, quicker release. But that is pretty complex lax. It also relies very much on the players really knowing eachother, diagnosing and thinking. SO not very common at all. It's also rare that the point man goes back to the midfielder bringing the ball down the field, so IMO, not worth the time for many to install.

There are also "slow breaks" that usually are 6v5 or 5v4 where attackmen can play on the wings/at GLE and try to catch the opponent sleeping, being lazy, or after a GB scrum, or subbing poorly...

Here's a good primer that walks you through a basic fast break and the looks:

Peter Brown wrote: ↑Mon Feb 17, 2020 10:03 am

thatsmell wrote: ↑Mon Feb 17, 2020 9:42 am It's good that we have something to talk about with that 3rd attack position, but to be honest, I'm not putting this solely on Kamish or Pridemore or Rabas head. This is a team issue. And it's being handled as a team issue. Look at how the coaches are subbing it.

If we ran a traditional 3A 3M offense it would be concerning. But we don't. MVA already knows about our youth in that spot. That's why on offense he has been essentially running Lindley, Olmstead and 4 guys through the box. We are inverting middies a decent amount so that tells me have a lot of guys who are comfortable going from the wings and behind and we'll use that spot for a 4th "midfielder" who has a history of playing attack. Kamish, Pridemore and other "midfielders" will all get chances step up and excel on that wing until someone owns it a 'la Scanlan last year. Not the production of Scanlan, but the regular rotation and spot on the field that Scanlan held. That hole from the transfer is real. But it is not the end of the world. It's an opportunity for someone to grab a role.

It will be important for someone to step up, but I think it will take time and more game film to see who it is.

And I could be wrong, but it looked like Loyola was running a double-point fast break against Hopkins.

Boy, would I like to see Jack Raba step up...this kid has real skill. I thought prior to the season that he'd be the 3rd attackman, or at least see the field a great deal.

Seems like Raba and others have been buried. It looks like raba is three deep. There are others that don’t seem to be given an opportunity especially at the middle level.

loyola11 wrote: ↑Mon Feb 17, 2020 3:58 pm

Peter Brown wrote: ↑Mon Feb 17, 2020 10:03 am

thatsmell wrote: ↑Mon Feb 17, 2020 9:42 am It's good that we have something to talk about with that 3rd attack position, but to be honest, I'm not putting this solely on Kamish or Pridemore or Rabas head. This is a team issue. And it's being handled as a team issue. Look at how the coaches are subbing it.

If we ran a traditional 3A 3M offense it would be concerning. But we don't. MVA already knows about our youth in that spot. That's why on offense he has been essentially running Lindley, Olmstead and 4 guys through the box. We are inverting middies a decent amount so that tells me have a lot of guys who are comfortable going from the wings and behind and we'll use that spot for a 4th "midfielder" who has a history of playing attack. Kamish, Pridemore and other "midfielders" will all get chances step up and excel on that wing until someone owns it a 'la Scanlan last year. Not the production of Scanlan, but the regular rotation and spot on the field that Scanlan held. That hole from the transfer is real. But it is not the end of the world. It's an opportunity for someone to grab a role.

It will be important for someone to step up, but I think it will take time and more game film to see who it is.

And I could be wrong, but it looked like Loyola was running a double-point fast break against Hopkins.

Boy, would I like to see Jack Raba step up...this kid has real skill. I thought prior to the season that he'd be the 3rd attackman, or at least see the field a great deal.

Seems like Raba and others have been buried. It looks like raba is three deep. There are others that don’t seem to be given an opportunity especially at the middle level.

Raba is very good. I post this video with some hesitation because it is the typical solo high school glory human highlight reel with almost zero assist or off ball moving, just one dude juking a defender then scoring on a hapless high school goalie. Still, you can get the sense that the kid has size, speed, and a shot.

https://vimeo.com/280634423

Raba is very good. I post this video with some hesitation because it is the typical solo high school glory human highlight reel with almost zero assist or off ball moving, just one dude juking a defender then scoring on a hapless high school goalie. Still, you can get the sense that the kid has size, speed, and a shot.

https://vimeo.com/280634423

Actually, not too many "hapless" high school goalies in that tape. The goalie at Daniel Hand, who figures prominently in the tape, was 2X All-State in Connecticut, led his team to two state championship games (here are the Lax.com highlights from the 2017 game, when he was a sophomore: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gH3F35lptyw), and is currently at Quinnipiac. And the Hand pole he is matched against could play at almost any D1 program, he is choosing to play football at an Ivy next year. The Fairfield Prep goalie who makes several appearances in the tape is currently at Middlebury, and led his team to four SCC championships and deep runs in the state tournament in the toughest class.

Raba was an excellent high school player, he had his way against some of the best poles (and goalies) in Connecticut - and, obviously learned the game from a pretty darn good coach right in his own home. He will contribute at some point at Loyola, pretty sure about that.

I am surprised Raba hasn’t gotten an opportunity! I agree he was buried at some point. He looked great in fall and he seems to be a very good feeder with excellent IQ. Maybe he is injured!

loyolapride2015 wrote: ↑Mon Feb 17, 2020 8:31 pm I am surprised Raba hasn’t gotten an opportunity! I agree he was buried at some point. He looked great in fall and he seems to be a very good feeder with excellent IQ. Maybe he is injured!

We are now posting high school high light tapes? COme guys, i am sure all players on the squad have a highlight tapes. The question is why is he not playing? is it that Kamish is better? I dont think so. Van must see something in him or Rabba is lacking something. We are not at practice, we do not see.

IMO Van arsdale is still trying to figure things out, Raba may still get his shot.

Same with Middies, i know that we are not sold on a solid second line yet, and that may change as the season progresses.

I just want to say, because no TV announcer will, that Loyola's defense is by far the best defensive squad in the country (I'm not even talking about our LSM's and SSDM's, who are also the best in the country). Not only is our close defense the best, but it runs 6 men deep, all equally deserving of a starting role, making any game-to-game adjustment fun as the coaches figure out best schemes. The UVA game was a first game schematic test; we did okay, but if we see them again, we'll shut down that attack.

I'm praying we see Penn State this year. I'd love to shut down O'Keefe and Ament.

This team continues to be dramatically underrated. Quint has them at #12...unreal. The Hounds would be considered betting line favorites over: UNC, Army, Notre Dame, Yale, Penn, and Cuse, all siting above them. I'd like to put Duke behind us as well, but we know there's some funky magic spell that the Blue Devils uni's have on our boys, so until we break that spell, Duke remains ahead of us.

The only teams I'd currenlty have above us (besides the aforementioned Duke and their uni hex) are MD, PSU, and UVA, and we will beat all of them by the time our offense kicks into high gear with the regular season.