different year, same story...

OK from what I get, CW, HD,DR,CJ,J.Campbell,VH, S. Baker, J. McKnight, D.radovich,W.Harris, K.Thomas and assorted others are hurt...will we be able to field a team vs. Idaho?

Both Goodman and Havili looked solid at fullback and made big gains on short passes. That's a dimension that was missing last year.

Stafon Johnson, Allen Bradford, Chauncey Washington all looked excellent. Johnson and Bradford both made cuts/cutbacks that were quick and all three ran with speed and power. The freshman hesitation wasn't there.

Ausberry, Ronald Johnson, Hazelton all looked very good, with Carswell showing well with the 2nd team. Fred Davis, though on the field, looked like he was taking the night off - dropped passes, hit in the back once.

1st team defensive front 7 played lights out. There was no running room for the 2nd's, and they consistently got pressure on the QB. Some excellent plays in the D backfield too.

1st offensive line dominated. They could be as good as we've had in the last few years.

Pass plays were 2x1 over run, perhaps to give the receivers some experience? Zone blocking/run to daylight works when the backs make quick decisions and take the gaps that they're given, as they did tonight. How about a power game though? Pull a guard and punch a hole with a leading fullback. No shotgun. How much of the playbook was used? The play calling looked plain vanilla. Whoever was running the 2nd team offense wasn't helping - slow playcalling and 4x1 pass over run. Perhaps that was a function of how dominating the 1st's D line was.

Hard to tell how seriously they took special teams, but Vincent Joseph showed flashes in two punt returns - +17, +26, and Daniel Harper was +35 on a kickoff return - both against 1st team. Reed was disappointing against 2nd team with 5 or 6 chances and only one +11. On the other hand, kicking looked very good except for when the 2nd's blocked a 1st's punt and scored.

18,000 - most of the seats on the south side of the Coliseum were filled from goal line to goal line. About 50-60% looked to be older (30+) alumni, the rest younger families and a some student-aged mixed in. Nice crowd. Great band. Fun evening.

great info, thanks '73!

One dig: 30 and above is an "Older crowd"? pretty strict definition of "older" hehehe

Sot let me get this right Scott...Washington has a new injury, Green (possibly hasn’t been cleared by the NCAA), CJ is dinged up, McKnight is still nursing an injury, Dennis is hurt, and Tyler will likely red shirt. So why did Moody transfer again (sarcasm)? Right now we have Johnson, Bradford and Reed as our healthy/eligible running backs?

I hope Washington’s injury is minor...because as I said before...I have never been a Washington guy, but he has really worked hard physically (losing 24 pounds) and academically to be the starter...and has looked great in the practices and scrimmages.

Hopefully Green will be cleared by the NCAA because it would be a shame not to be able to watch this guy run people over this year.

PS - SC73Tom, Thanks for the update!

SC73Tom,

Great post.

Even if I'm "older alumni" now.

I turn older in January. *Sigh*