It is going to be another long football season. I have a bright spot in watching Drake win games and my son compete for his opportunity to play. They won their first non-conference game in a long long time last night, defeating a solid Eastern Washington Team on the red Roos Field. The win is a huge step forward for a team that was (and in some cases still is) seen as a lucky shoe-in for the fcs tourney by being the best of a league of bad teams. However, this year only Marist, St. Thomas, and Valparaiso have taken losses through this two week old season. The other 8 teams are undefeated. St. Thomas was the school who was supposed to challenge and still could. The Tommies took losses to Sioux Falls and Northern Iowa thus far this season.
Desert Vista losing has become an expectation, but I expect a win this week–one of 4 expected wins for the season. I think the boy will look good after being knocked out of the game this past week with an elbow injury. He recovered quickly, and probably could have finished the game had it ever been in contention. It wasn’t but it will be this week against an 0-2 Valley Vista that has given up 98 points while scoring 12. We’ve surrendered 97 but scored 57, keeping it close against the backups. The key will be blocking Bentler and Villa, who have racked up the most tackles consistently over the two losses.
That’s ten. More to say but tommorrow.