Grove Bowl: Initial Thoughts and Stats That May Be Accurate

by Juco All-American on Apr 18, 2009 4:32 PM EDT

There's more to come, but these are some initial reactions as well as quick stats.

I didn't keep stats for the fourth quarter because I don't care how many tackles Trey Tripp had.

Passing:
Jevan - 11/15 - 251 yards, 3 TDs
Stanley - 4/6 - 14 yds
Tapp - 2/6 - 70 yds
Moore - 2/3 - 43 yds

Rushing:
Bolden - 4 carries, 72 yds, TD
Eason - 3 carries, 13 yards TD
Thomas - 5 carries, 62 yards TD
Sterling - 3 carries, 12 yards
Tapp - 1 carry, 8 yards
McCluster - 1 carry, 20 yds
Enrique - 2 carries, 12 yds

Receiving:
Shay - 3 recs, 35 yards, TD
Bolden - 1 rec, 2 yards
McCluster - 2 recs, 34 yards, TD
Hartman - 1 rec, 20 yards
Summers - 2 recs, 110 yds, TD
E. Davis - 2 recs, -3 yards
Andrew Harris - 1 rec, 50 yards
Lionel 1 rec, 50 yards
Contartesi - 3 recs, 67 yards

Defense:
Ingram - 3 tackles
Antonio Turner - 3 sacks, FF

I have other D stats, but none stand out.

I admit to have missed several plays, and there were several that I just didn't record. Sorry. I'll let you all read the rest of this report for free.

Quick hits:

Jevan is good. Don't worry. We're solid.
Nathan Stanley is good. He had a beautiful throw that was just out of bounds to Andrew Harris.
Andrew Harris is going to contribute.
Brandon Bolden is amazing. He only played one drive but dominated the offense on the drive.
Cordera Eason is probably our fourth best back.
The Shay/Jevan timing is still incredible. Shay's TD was on a fade stop. Great play.
The defensive line dominated the offensive line on most plays. Craig Drummond is going to be a star when he gets his shot. Also, Antonio Turner is good. If he ever gets to play, there shouldn't be too much of a drop off.
The starting linebackers only played a few plays. The backups are actually better than I expected. Lamar Brumfield has gotten significantly faster.
Jerrell Powe commands a double team every play and still moves the line.
Bradley Sowell has a good bit of work to do.

That's it for now. I'm going to watch the replay and look at a bit more that I may have missed.

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We have a player named Trey Tripp????

So he’s white, right? Like whiter than white people like us.

Trey Tripp.

That name is like the most anglo of saxon titles ever bestowed. I bet that dude was a gladiator during rush. He must defecate deck shoes.

Trey Tripp.

I bet he was born with Croakies on.

by Godfrey on Apr 18, 2009 5:54 PM EDT reply actions

Pretty much, yeah…

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by -David on Apr 19, 2009 1:10 PM EDT reply actions

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I put oooooon. I put on for tennessee.

by -David on Apr 19, 2009 1:11 PM EDT reply actions

Thoughts on RedBlue

Drummond is OK for a freshman. He played about like an average scholarship freshman DE would do. John Jerry may have taught him a few lessons on Saturday considering he spent more time on his back than David Carr. Just warning that he is no Marcus Tillman or Lockett, at least not yet. We have to be realistic that every new recruit isn’t necessarily going to be a star right away.

There will be a drop off when Antonio Turner rotates in. Granted that Antonio will be the best player on the field on Thursday practices (in shorts), understand what an O-line goes up against every week in the SEC; they aren’t worried about Antonio.

I hope I’m wrong, but Devin Thomas will be a waste of talent. All he does is continue to do right and perform well and gets tossed in the back of the mix, even when the other RB’s are in a rut. Its a shame. No one can say size is an issue, Dexter is our best player. The coaches will try to justify by putting him in motion in the “Rebel” formation.

Enrique wants to be taller than Bradley Sowell, just an observation from his running style.

Finally, too bad Richie Contartesi isn’t 6’3".

by Deckercising on Apr 20, 2009 12:29 AM EDT reply actions

You're probably right about most that you said...

I will say that I was significantly impressed with Drummond. Performing against our first string O-line, he did pretty well considering he has 14 total practices of college football.

To say there won’t be a drop-off when Antonio Turner enters is silly. I don’t know why I wrote that. He had 3 sacks, but I think that’s mostly just a fluke.

I think the coaches are starting to realize that Devin Thomas is good enough to get significant time. I would guess he’ll get three or four touches a game this season then replaces Eason’s carries next year.

Enrique does run way too high.

Agreed.

by Juco All-American on Apr 20, 2009 9:47 AM EDT up reply actions