The Cougars travel to Eureka, Illinois on Saturday to play the Red Devils of Eureka College. While in previous years this game may not have drawn too much attention, this year it is different. The Cougars enter the game tied for the best record in the conference at 2-2 overall and 1-0 in conference. This game means a lot for the Cougars. When they win it will mark the first time they have had more than 2 wins in a season since 1992. Eureka enters the game with the 2nd longest losing streak in Division III football. Their last win was against the Cougars.
Good Luck Cougars!!!
Friday, September 28, 2007
Sunday, September 23, 2007
Cougars vs Eagles
Waking up at 6:00 am on a Saturday...maddening. Starbucks not having the cinnamon bagel I really enjoy...sub-standard. Recruits showing up late for our presentation causing me to miss our pre-game meeting...exasperating. Beating the Eagles of Benedictine...one of the best wins of my young coaching career.
If I have not told you this before, we as coaches and a team absolutely loathe Benedictine University. Not only do we often compete for the same recruits year in and year out, but we often hear that they bad mouth us as coaches and a staff. Plus, this was the first conference game of the season and we are now off to a great start. With upcoming competitions verse Eureka College and MacMurray College, the Cougars have a great opportunity to start 3-0 in conference play.
Congrats to Mike Marotta who got his first collegiate start at Quarterback and led the Cougar offense on 3 scoring drives. One of those drives has been called the best drive many people have seen in a long time from a Concordia football team. Congrats to Justin Peacock who made his first start as a Cougar and had 20 carries for the team. While he did not make any huge runs, he was a defensive coordinator's dream. He was a great ball control runner taking time off the clock. Congrats to the eight freshman that started on defense and the many other players that helped contribute to holding the Eagles to 10 points. Finally, congrats to the entire Cougar Football team. By avoiding the loss the kept the program from going 100 games under .500 in conference play.
If I have not told you this before, we as coaches and a team absolutely loathe Benedictine University. Not only do we often compete for the same recruits year in and year out, but we often hear that they bad mouth us as coaches and a staff. Plus, this was the first conference game of the season and we are now off to a great start. With upcoming competitions verse Eureka College and MacMurray College, the Cougars have a great opportunity to start 3-0 in conference play.
Congrats to Mike Marotta who got his first collegiate start at Quarterback and led the Cougar offense on 3 scoring drives. One of those drives has been called the best drive many people have seen in a long time from a Concordia football team. Congrats to Justin Peacock who made his first start as a Cougar and had 20 carries for the team. While he did not make any huge runs, he was a defensive coordinator's dream. He was a great ball control runner taking time off the clock. Congrats to the eight freshman that started on defense and the many other players that helped contribute to holding the Eagles to 10 points. Finally, congrats to the entire Cougar Football team. By avoiding the loss the kept the program from going 100 games under .500 in conference play.
Friday, September 14, 2007
The Season of Fall
I just want to state that I love FALL! Beautiful weather, Packers in first place, Brewers in contention for a play-off birth (first in 25 years). Simply wonderful.
Monday, September 10, 2007
Depressing
In our game the other day, the University of Chicago ran a total of 72 offensive plays against us. In 64 of those plays they gained a total of 210 yards and 0 touchdowns. In the 8 remaining plays, they gained 235 yards and 6 touchdowns.
Fire that Defensive Coordinator!!! Maybe he can get a job at Michigan though.
Fire that Defensive Coordinator!!! Maybe he can get a job at Michigan though.
Sunday, September 9, 2007
1-1
The Cougars had their home opener on Saturday afternoon. The good Lord had blessed us with a beautiful day. Going into the game I was a little worried and nervous, but once we hit the field for warm-ups I was comfortable. Plus I was very happy when I saw the offensive formations the Maroons of the University of Chicago. I was confident we were well prepared for what they were going to run.
We won the coin toss and choose to defer till the second half. U of Chicago decided to return the kick from us. Perfect, I love going on defense first. Ummm...... that did not work out to well. We played relatively well, but there were about 5 or 6 plays that hurt us defensively. The offense had no response to their veteran defense. It was not a fun afternoon.
The good news is that we still have another game coming up. We start work on Monday for our game against Rose-Hulman Institute.
Go Cougars and Packers!!!!
We won the coin toss and choose to defer till the second half. U of Chicago decided to return the kick from us. Perfect, I love going on defense first. Ummm...... that did not work out to well. We played relatively well, but there were about 5 or 6 plays that hurt us defensively. The offense had no response to their veteran defense. It was not a fun afternoon.
The good news is that we still have another game coming up. We start work on Monday for our game against Rose-Hulman Institute.
Go Cougars and Packers!!!!
Sunday, September 2, 2007
1-0
Unlike the University of Michigan, the Cougars won on Saturday 33-14. We traveled to Carlinville, Illinois on Friday night to play the Beavers of Blackburn College. Honestly, I was a little nervous going into the game, but once we got on the field and the National Anthem played I realized it was just another football game.
The Beavers took the lead with 1 second left in the first quarter on a 1 yard touchdown run. The Cougars came back with two touchdowns in the second quarter to take a halftime lead of 13-7. A turnover by the Cougars on the 22 yard-line gave the Beavers a short field, which led to another touchdown. With the Cougars down for the second time in the game, they showed some great heart. The offense scored 20 unanswered points and the defense forced some three and outs.
We had a lot of freshman step-up and play well. Freshman Inside Linebacker Mike Kelly led the team with 10 tackles (5 solo, 5 assist) and one sack. Three-and-a-half of those tackles were for a loss on the play. Freshman Running Back Kyhree Copeland lead the offense with 185 net rushing yards on 20 carries. He had one touchdown run of 44 yards. Kyhree also had 3 catches for 48 yards.
Overall we held the Beavers to 143 yards of total offense while piling up 458 yards.
Next week the Cougars return home for the first of three consecutive home games against the University of Chicago.
GO COUGARS!!!
The Beavers took the lead with 1 second left in the first quarter on a 1 yard touchdown run. The Cougars came back with two touchdowns in the second quarter to take a halftime lead of 13-7. A turnover by the Cougars on the 22 yard-line gave the Beavers a short field, which led to another touchdown. With the Cougars down for the second time in the game, they showed some great heart. The offense scored 20 unanswered points and the defense forced some three and outs.
We had a lot of freshman step-up and play well. Freshman Inside Linebacker Mike Kelly led the team with 10 tackles (5 solo, 5 assist) and one sack. Three-and-a-half of those tackles were for a loss on the play. Freshman Running Back Kyhree Copeland lead the offense with 185 net rushing yards on 20 carries. He had one touchdown run of 44 yards. Kyhree also had 3 catches for 48 yards.
Overall we held the Beavers to 143 yards of total offense while piling up 458 yards.
Next week the Cougars return home for the first of three consecutive home games against the University of Chicago.
GO COUGARS!!!
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