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I agree, but I think at least two games have some entertainment value.Every single game is going to be a blowout
St Joe.s v Berlin should be closeEvery single game is going to be a blowout
I agree, Berlin has the best chance out of all the underdogs but I don't think they can go 4 quarters with St. Joes. I almost feel bad for Maloney. They're going to get destroyed. I'm hoping LL and M are not at the same time.I agree, but I think at least two games have some entertainment value.
Class LL -- Maybe NC hangs with Greenwich for a bit due to familiarity, Father vs. Son, etc., but Greenwich isn't going to let Pyne sit back there and pick them apart. Their defense is too good. Gavin Muir isn't the D1 recruit Pyne is, but he has been the best QB in the FCIAC this year, if not the state. This is one of two games worth the $10 admission just to see if NC can find a way to slow Greenwich down.
Class L -- Hand is easily the second best team (and defense) in the state. Pheonix Billings will be too much for Maloney to handle. On offense, Maloney doesn't score a lot of points against good teams, that's not a good thing against an aggressive, opportunistic Hand defense. Hand coasts and roots hard for Greenwich to stumble.
Class M -- To me, SJ and Berlin would be the second game worth the admission. I expect Berlin to play SJ tough early. Berlin has a bit of toughness to them and they easily handled the Bloomfield athletes in the regular season. However, Bloomfield is not SJ. SJ is well coached, battle tested, has a better QB, a more dynamic offense, a home run threat RB, and are not the undisciplined team Bloomfield is. SJ has faced much better teams then Berlin in their FCIAC slate. So, I expect SJ to pull away in this one. They have too many weapons for Berlin to deal with.
Class S -- H-K hasn't faced a team with the athletes and speed that Bloomfield has in the Pequot. Add in a turf field and this one has "blowout" written all over it. Bloomfield is bigger, faster, and stronger. They're prone to mistakes, but that won't hurt them in this match up. Bloomfield won't need Daron Bryden to throw much. They should ride Ky'juon Butler to the title. He will be a handful for the H-K defense. He's a good combo of power and speed on offense and a terror from his LB position on defense. He's fun to watch.
I wonder if we can convince him to play two sports...Good read....Didn’t know about Billings family connection to Meriden and UConn. It adds a little something to the game.
Jeff Jacobs: Meriden’s Billings family unleashes Hand QB on Maloney in L final
I wonder if we can convince him to play two sports...
They should ride Ky'juon Butler to the title. He will be a handful for the H-K defense. He's a good combo of power and speed on offense and a terror from his LB position on defense. He's fun to watch.
Do we know who’s recruiting Butler?
Do we know who’s recruiting Butler?
He's probably not a D1 recruit, unless it's the right situation. He's powerfully built at 5'8, 198. He runs well but he's not a burner. He's undersized for a college LB, and doesn't have the length to be a DB. I just like the way he plays on both sides of the ball. He's got a great motor and a heck of a stiff-arm. If UConn was interested, it's probably not as a scholarship player. They probably see him as a 3rd down back. He'll be a nice pick up for a D2 school. He seems like a great kid too. I wonder if he's a Supreme Athlete kid???Not a lot out there from a national recruiting site perspective that i can see but he and Wholley have connected on social media so there appears to be some awareness.
He's probably not a D1 recruit, unless it's the right situation. He's powerfully built at 5'8, 198. He runs well but he's not a burner. He's undersized for a college LB, and doesn't have the length to be a DB. I just like the way he plays on both sides of the ball. He's got a great motor and a heck of a stiff-arm. If UConn was interested, it's probably not as a scholarship player. They probably see him as a 3rd down back. He'll be a nice pick up for a D2 school. He seems like a great kid too. I wonder if he's a Supreme Athlete kid???
That would be an ideal spot for him to land. Coach Rossamondo does a great job recruit those types of kids and it's paid off for that program.I think he's good enough to play FCS football for an average team. I thought I heard CCSU was looking at him.
Who schedules these games at 10 am; Randy Edsall?
It would have been so stupid to play that game in Shelton. Should be a very good crowd.
I did not like it when they were all at one site. Way too early and late for games in what ends up being the middle of December sometimes. I don't get why they don't play at Municipal in Waterbury anymore. There was never an issue with parking, plenty of stands, great field. Relatively central location, easy access right off the highway.It was suppose to be two games in Shelton (10 & 2) and two in New Britain (10 & 2). West Haven is unavailable due to site construction eliminating tons of parking. Of course everyone wants it closer to their fan base.
The whole thing is a circus - should be 4 games - one location (CCSU for example).
Has the CASCIAC considered going back to 1 site for the title games, like the Rent or Yale Bowl?
The rent was a disaster for this reason. You just don't get the same atmosphere.Yale has expressed interest once the turf field is installed. Nice experience for the kids but rough optics of 5k in a 61k capacity stadium.
Yale has expressed interest once the new turf field is installed. Nice experience for the kids but rough optics of 5k in a 61k capacity stadium.
The rent was a disaster for this reason. You just don't get the same atmosphere.