Keep in mind Blue is not having a typical Blue year. Take nothing away from Montini they are a great team but PC, LA and SR are all having let’s say “okay” seasons at best.
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I'm more inclined to agree with you now. They STILL haven't played anyone.
Was at the game last night in good football weather, cool no wind, slight mist to start the game. Thoughts on this game and other points: Loved the Celtic bag pipers who entered the field before the game. Great tradition on that call. PC took the lead 3-0 and after that it was all Montini. PC played hard even to the end of the game and stopped Montini at the goal line near the end of the game. Kudos to those kids who didn't quit despite the score. I was impressed with the PC running back who found some holes when it didn't look like any were there. Passing for PC was sporadic and PC had difficulty when in 3rd and long and couldn't connect on the passes in those situations. Some of those were the result of penalties which stopped PC from driving down the field.
Montini ran the ball very well and then ran the ball and then ran the ball. #24 Fendenzo (Illinois Recruit) is a threat anytime he gets the ball and has sprinter speed and uncatchable after he breaks through the 2nd level. I kept yelling run the ball throughout the whole game as it was just a matter of time until #24 broke one. He also had one long TD run called back due to a penalty. #11 QB had several nicely lofted passes which allowed his receivers to run under them, one for a long touchdown.
Happy to see that after getting up 2 scores Montini kept running the ball and eventually ate the game clock up. A lot of underclassmen playing for Montini bodes well for the future. What really surprised me was that the O and D lines this year are bigger than last year's Montini team.
Defense played fairly solid and has given up 46 points total this year, 27 of those points to Loyola. Some nice behind the scrimmage line tackles and solid tackling up the gut by #53 and #51 Bruscianelli, the middle linebackers.
Special teams so-so. Punting okay, Kickoffs so-so, one missed extra point. This will be to be tighten up going forward.
Montini ran the ball very well and then ran the ball and then ran the ball. #24 Fendenzo (Illinois Recruit) is a threat anytime he gets the ball and has sprinter speed and uncatchable after he breaks through the 2nd level. I kept yelling run the ball throughout the whole game as it was just a matter of time until #24 broke one. He also had one long TD run called back due to a penalty. #11 QB had several nicely lofted passes which allowed his receivers to run under them, one for a long touchdown.
Happy to see that after getting up 2 scores Montini kept running the ball and eventually ate the game clock up. A lot of underclassmen playing for Montini bodes well for the future. What really surprised me was that the O and D lines this year are bigger than last year's Montini team.
Defense played fairly solid and has given up 46 points total this year, 27 of those points to Loyola. Some nice behind the scrimmage line tackles and solid tackling up the gut by #53 and #51 Bruscianelli, the middle linebackers.
Special teams so-so. Punting okay, Kickoffs so-so, one missed extra point. This will be to be tighten up going forward.
Why do you say that? Is it because 8A always should beat 5A teams? What about 7A beating 3A teams etc.
Gene,
I think the key for the Broncos this year is their commitment to running the football and stopping the run.
Eventually the OL and Fedanzo wear down the defense and then breaks the big one. In the meantime they make the opponents defense work, control the time of possession and shorten the game against schools 2-3x their enrollment.
I think the key for the Broncos this year is their commitment to running the football and stopping the run.
Eventually the OL and Fedanzo wear down the defense and then breaks the big one. In the meantime they make the opponents defense work, control the time of possession and shorten the game against schools 2-3x their enrollment.
As I stated, stop PC run force them to pass then you win. PC way too predictable yesterday, was hoping for some razzle dazzale plays or something to keep Montini on their toes and guessing but nope. I thought PC just maybe could get their first win against LA in 9 years but seeing that LA spanked SR 33-3 today and witnessing PC inability to generate offense against good defenses I don’t see PC winning.
Actually kool aid still flowing Mr. Speed. I’m not writing PC off. They have been offensively stymied by two 8-0 teams who both will go deep in playoffs (BR and MCHS). Provi will still have a strong showing in playoffs. I don’t see that high level of defenses in the 6A lower bracket. PC defense still solid. Secondary is only question mark. PC shut down BR and MCHS in 2nd half of both games. BR up 20-0 at half and final was same score. Last night, 20-3 at half with a final of 27-3. PC just couldn’t generate any offense against these calibers of defenses. I believe that they won’t see another defense like BR and MCHS in the playoffs. LA will still be a hard defense to crack next week. Bottom line is if Provi is forced to throw then things can get dicey. Q3 started last night and he had same troubles Q2 has had effectively completing passes. If we had Q1 back those losses to BR and MCHS could have had different results. We have completely underutilized our WRs.
You guys must be smoking something ,Montini is the real deal ,no conference is as good as the blue,I don't see many schools wanted to join,lots of negative talk ,that's it.
How about my guy @justinblakeqb17 today!?!? 377 yards passing, 168 yards rushing and 8 total touchdowns, leading Iowa Central CC to a huge victory! Some FBS program is going to get themselves a steal this recruiting season!
-Coach Brian Casey
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Talk about taking advantage of an oppurtunity!!! Go Justin!
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-Coach Brian Casey
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Talk about taking advantage of an oppurtunity!!! Go Justin!
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I'm a Montini guy and readily admit this is a down year in the Blue. Friday will tell a story. Hang with BR and this team could make a really impressive run in the playoffs.
Blah blah blah, said from the get go Montini can and will compete year in year out in Blue. Some sandbagging was going on by our Bronco friends.....
Montini can't be held responsible for the Blue not holding up their end of the bargain. Far be it for me to defend Montini, remember I was pushing for them to be in the Blue initially (with MC there of course) and I was a skeptic. But I am one to accept the results as they come.
Facts just the facts, Montini a good solid team, yes. SR same as last years 9-2 team, not even close. LA, same as last years finals team, not even close. PC, same as last years semi-finals team, not even close. Once again, taking nothing away from the Broncos but it would have been a different first year journey if they faced the Blue teams from last year. No excuses just the facts. Montini will go far in 5A and potentially win it. Game vs BR will be a great one. BR by 3.
Actually, what you just posted is opinion. Not fact.
From a distance, it looks very convenient for the long-time Blue members to suggest the Blue is down this year....that's why Montini is so competitive. I'm calling BS on that. There are years where Montini teams would struggle in the Blue. But, more times than not, they would be very competitive, just as they are this year.
PC Dad, everything you say may be true. What is also true is that there weren't any complaints from Montini, or the Montini contingent on this board about moving up to the Blue.
Speaking for myself I felt that Montini would make the best of it, take its lumps, hope to get 5 wins, and get into the playoffs. They would be the better team for having played in the Blue.
Great conversations gents! After week 9, in a short 7 days, the CCL Blue won’t exist as it is or ever has been. New divisions and new rivalries can begin in August of 2019 (of course existing rivalries will never go away).
Pjjp, not sure what I stated cannot be anything but facts but I guess that is your opinion also. Just by these teams graduating seniors last year makes them all factually different.
Pjjp, not sure what I stated cannot be anything but facts but I guess that is your opinion also. Just by these teams graduating seniors last year makes them all factually different.
Said it last year and will say it till the cows come home. Last year we had two good running backs who averaged 4-5 yards a carry. Last year's team was expected to do much better than the end result. We would go up by two scores and then start passing instead of running the ball to eat up the clock which happened at Marmion (loss) and DeKalb (playoff loss). The defense hurt us last year in not being able to stop the run as effectively as they have done this year.
Bigger and better linemen on both the O and D lines for Montini is the big difference as well as a lot of underclass kids got chances to play last year and have that experience has really helped this team. I think that as you said earlier this year that Coaches Bu and Casey have committed to the run and the results show it. The passing offense this year is good and better than last year with the ability to hit the longer passes.
Interesting to hear how the Blue in CCL is not that good or down this year. I have seen Montini's freshmen and Soph teams play these same Blue teams for the last 5 years and surprise, surprise they have 9 times out of ten played those games close or won outright. Quite frankly, Montini, IMO is not getting enough credit for the strength of its entire program (Frosh thru Varsity) Seems to me but I could be wrong that a lot of folks are envious of the Montini's football dominance for the past 10 years or so. Hence the success factor of basically a 4a school into a 6A class which some folks felt would eventually hurt the programs ability to win a state championship.
Oh, I get the good team 8-0 record compliment but you know the Blue is down this year. Hell, Mt. Carmel IMO would beat all the teams in the Blue that Montini beat this year too. Could it be that a 5A team beating 8a, 7a, etc teams is not supposed to happen therefore these other teams are mediocre. Loyola in my opinion is not a mediocre team and I look to see them do well in the playoffs. Nobody says that the 8-0 record of LWE is mediocre because the opponents are so-so and rightfully so. Hell, again, Montini would have beaten some of the teams the Beast did too. Oh, I forgot a 5a team is not supposed to beat an 8A team. Tell that to Naz another success factored team and IC which will be success factored shortly. Just venting about some of the comments on the board. I am not crowing about this years team as there is a lot of football to play and they certainly could stumble this year maybe even this upcoming Friday, but then again I could fall back on the fact that an 8A BR should beat a 4A success factored team as that is the way it is supposed to happen. LOL
These teams graduate seniors every year. Loyola is almost always senior-dominated. They reload each year. I have no idea what was up with Loyola in the middle of the year, but they seem to have gotten it together. Rita is clearly down this year. Rice is way up. Provi had some key injuries, but has its usual good defense. If the Blue is down, as you suggest, their playoff results will bear that out. That would be factual evidence of the Blue being down. Let's see how Rice, Loyola and Provi fare in the playoffs before we definitively declare them down.
Montini? By the looks of things, I would expect them to walk through the 5A playoff field. And, if I understand the make up of their team correctly, they are primarily comprised of sophs and juniors this year. The immediate future seems to bode well for the Broncos in the new conference and beyond.
Good young man too. Respectful and great teammate. Happy for him as he is an heck of a athlete, Can still see him running down the sidelines in the Championship game against Crete for the TD. And he didn't even play QB till his senior year. Big time upside on his future if he continues to play.
Gents, we are talking the same here. Montini great team, yes no dispute regardless of current state of CCL Blue. But as stated 4 times now, compared to past CCL Blue years, the caliber of play from SR, PC and LA is down. Fact.
It’s funny that most posters loose the fact that there are true diehards of schools who do know just about everything about their football team. We can all have opinions from a far, but if you don’t see a team every week and every play, you can’t dismiss the facts some posters maybe throwing out there to prove the worth of their team. Things like coaching, play calling and specifics about game in and game out things, can’t be refuted unless you’ve been there. You CAN offer a opinion, but a person that goes to every game, can state facts. It’s funny to sit here and watch posters argue about facts. Nothing wrong with it because that’s what a forum is. But understand, you might be a little off on your opinions, stacked up against facts. Just my opinion of course
Hey Jchill
I get what your trying to say but be careful about saying if you go to every game you have the facts.
I am just pointing out their are times that fans/spectators go to the game and think they know or have the facts but in reality they don’t know squat.
I agree with this statement but in a different way. It's not your father's or uncles caliber CCL Blue conference of years past.
As of recent years how many CCL blue teams have won state titles over the past 7-8 years?? I think it's been down for a while.
It's no longer your father's or uncles CCL Blue conference.
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QUOTE="Wassup13, post: 174410, member: 228"]I agree with this statement but in a different way. It's not your father's or uncles caliber CCL Blue conference of years past.
As of recent years how many CCL blue teams have won state titles over the past 7-8 years?? I think it's been down for a while.
It's no longer your father's or uncles CCL Blue conference.[/QUOTE]
Wassup
I agree and I believe a few here would agree. Still the conference as a whole is still pretty good. I actually would like LWE to be in it.
As of recent years how many CCL blue teams have won state titles over the past 7-8 years?? I think it's been down for a while.
It's no longer your father's or uncles CCL Blue conference.[/QUOTE]
Wassup
I agree and I believe a few here would agree. Still the conference as a whole is still pretty good. I actually would like LWE to be in it.
Corey
Yes it's still very good but it's not like when those Providence and Mt Carmel teams won all those state titles going way back.
Yes it's still very good but it's not like when those Providence and Mt Carmel teams won all those state titles going way back.
Hey Corey, your response to my post would be accurate if it was a unknowledgable football fan like my wife. But everyone on here that is an active poster knows football. Please, your telling me if you went to every game of your team and I saw one or two, I know more about your team? I would be foolish to say I know more. I might have a different opinion on the games me and you saw, but over all you know more. Let’s not be nieve. My post wasn’t to anyone ether in particular.
Jchill....not sure who your post is directed at...but I'll tell you the motivation for my posts in this thread. I've been on this board for a number of years. There are many CCL Blue fans who think the sun rises and sets on the CCL Blue. Then, little 5A Montini comes into the conference and kicks some CCL Blue ***. It can't be that Montini is good, right? It has to be that the CCL Blue is down. We can't give Montini the credit that they are due.
IMO, the Blue is down a bit. As I said above, Rita is clearly down. Provi isn't very good. And I have no idea what to make of Loyola. Let's see how the Blue does in the playoffs. I think Montini will breeze through 5A. Rice has a bad playoff history, so we shall see with them. Loyola is a wild card this year.
IMO, the Blue is down a bit. As I said above, Rita is clearly down. Provi isn't very good. And I have no idea what to make of Loyola. Let's see how the Blue does in the playoffs. I think Montini will breeze through 5A. Rice has a bad playoff history, so we shall see with them. Loyola is a wild card this year.
Let’s agree the Blue is down a bit. No Toni is good. Montini would struggle in 8A but still be competitive.
Thanks
I want to see what happens with the playoffs.
I mean come on,.... EVERYONE can’t be down!!! Or everyone can be down but SOMEONE has to WIN the playoff games.
I keep hearing everyone is down. I hear the WSS guys saying they down and all will be out by 2nd round, DVC guys saying DVC down, CCL Blue guys saying the Blue is down. Everyone can’t lose in the first round.
I mean come on,.... EVERYONE can’t be down!!! Or everyone can be down but SOMEONE has to WIN the playoff games.
I keep hearing everyone is down. I hear the WSS guys saying they down and all will be out by 2nd round, DVC guys saying DVC down, CCL Blue guys saying the Blue is down. Everyone can’t lose in the first round.
One last point, and I have no clue why I’m even wasting my time saying this but, Montini is not 8-0 and not 3-0 in Blue against last years SR, LA and PC. Montini is good for the love of God and I’ve said that like 5 times now.