I was going to insert a bunch of mayo lines from the announcers, but Will’s Monday Thoughts beat me to that one, so this week it’s nothing but straight football. In Charlotte, the Hokies were outmatched by a team that not only had more of its regular season roster and staff, but more guys retained at the spots that most benefit from experience. I think I was expecting a bigger margin of victory for the rowing Gophers, though on the other side of the coin, it wasn’t the demonstration of resilience from the Hokies I’d hoped for.
I’m not going to focus on scheme today. Instead, it’s a personnel look at the younger guys, not too different from what I ran in the aftermath of Maryland’s battery of JC Price’s undermanned squad a few years back. And with that youth in mind, let’s start with my favorite play of the night:
Punt receiver B22 is at the B-30 awaiting the punt as it makes its downward flight and his teammate B88 is three yards in front of him at the B-33. Down field to cover the kick, A44 legally blocks B88 into B22 just as the ball reaches him. The ball hits B22 in the shoulder and bounces away. Team A recovers at the B-25.
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