Purdue has indeed offered Mysta Moore (OL), Elijah Garnes (OL), Lance Byndon (DL), and Gavin Crawford (CB) Four players. Whether they were offered during their campus visit........?
The combined records of teams Wyoming has played this year is 77 - 81. 22 of those wins are from Taft (played them twice so counted them twice). DP has Wyoming schedule at 83 of 105. To be in the final four and still having a combined opponent win total under .500 says something. They are obviously a good team but it doesn’t look like they have really faced much adversity or have been tested this season.
Larry Johnson Best D Line Coach in the country!
I sure hope you’re right!
What/how much would you like to wager on that?
Taft (this year) is/was a lot like (a Division IV version of) the Pickerington Central teams of a couple of years ago-- very simple scheme, no imagination, doing basically one thing-- and trying to rely on superior athletes to just overwhelm their opponents. Taft was Pick Central-lite (circa 2016-2020)-- with similar quality of coaching, athletes, scheme, and execution...
Harrison is in Hamilton County but if you stand on some back porches with binoculars you can see Indiana from there.
Yep, good guy and very good coach. I’ve met his dad as well. Interesting guy to talk to about the Catholic Central days.
Anyone from Cincinnati would tell you Harrison is just as much a “Cincinnati area” team as Wyoming. Everything in Hamilton county is the Cincinnati suburbs.
You can see Kentucky from downtown Cincinnati.
I'm not sure what you've heard or whom you heard it from but Big Red's scheme is multitudes more complex and extensive than Taft's! Big Red will run several plays out of several different formations, with different personnel! What you thought you saw on film as one thing turns out to be something completely different that night! I'm not knocking Taft when I say this, because Taft is a very good football team, but Big Red is way better than Taft! And yes, Taft probably does have way more pure athletes than Big Red, but I'm willing to bet that Big Red's execute a lot better.
Big Red’s multiple offense makes them difficult to defend. As an example, they may line up in the “stick I” to convert a 3rd and 2 and then run 4-5 guys on the field and line up in a spread look. All while snapping the ball in around 20 seconds. You also can’t just key on one guy. They use 4-5 backs and while none of them are a CJ Hester they are all very capable. A mix of 230 lb bruisers and home run threats. Big Red will look to establish the run but if the Cowboys stack the box they will not hesitate to throw the ball. Just a lot to prepare for. Should be a great test for both teams.
I cant attend this weeks game but I hope to read the updates and opinons of both clubs. You are correct, great test for both teams and no matter the outcome, BEAT GLENVILLE!!
Two running backs "that weigh 230"-- in Division IV-- where offensive and defensive linemen often don't weigh that much? That's impressive... I'd be curious whether those two fellas would register a weight that high, if asked to step on a scale in their skivvies...
Well-- I stand corrected (I did mention that I hadn't seen Steubenville)-- in the past, most of the posts about Steubenville seemed to echo the kind of discussion that I used to see about Youngstown Cardinal Mooney (a few years back), and Kirtland and Chardon (and Clinton Massie) now-- that they are (nearly) an exclusively running team, that tries to impose its will on the other team through superior execution in the running game-- and almost NEVER throw a pass... Based on your post above (and RollRedBuckeye's as well), I guess that is not the Steubenville of today.
Mike was a fabulous athlete and a great QB and comes from a very respected family
The Big Red has always had a very good passing game. Yes, it is set up with play action but our yardage totals are very balanced. Obviously that depends on personnel. You have to have a kid that can throw the ball. Big Red has been blessed with very good play at the position over the years. We are no where near a run only team. Reno and staff do a very good job of simply taking what the defense gives them. Load the box and they’ll throw it a ton.
They are big strong kids whose size is as advertised. There will be 5 or 6 kids who carry the ball in pretty equal amounts. All with creating a change of pace between power running and speed. If Bozica carried it 25 times a game he would pile up the kid of stats that the kid from Wyoming has. He and Ostovich are truly punishing backs and Falks and Minnefield are the speed guys.
Wow, those are some eye opening hard hitting facts.
Steubenville does not have Taft's speed. Taft's ends/interior 7 were a big problem for Wyoming. 75% of Taft D line were 6'3+ with the other being about 250 lbs. 1/2 CB's were 6'3
FYI The defending D-4 state champions (Clinton Massie) "punched Wyoming in the mouth" first in their playoff game this year. They actually had a 73 yard scoring drive to start the game (BTW only Navy runs the triple option better than Massie). At which point, Wyoming rattled off 40 points in response. Wyoming has 23 seniors who have played together since they were in peewee. They have a record of something like 48 and 3. They have been to 3 out of the last 4 Division four finals. They will not be rattled! They are use to the spotlight. (BTW Taft would probably put a running clock on Hartley) IMHO.
