ESL Classic 2019
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Thanks crusader. I’m not seeing any live link for ESL. If you find one please share.
If they follow through with what they said, I will. It shows on their Facebook page it will be in the local charter cable station.
Cool looking stadium, 90. How many does it seat?
Our grass looks the same way. We haven’t had much rain lately so the striping might not be as pronounced on Friday.
Nice....and I know it’s turf. Welcome to the bog next week. Hopefully we get 3-4” of rain and they can’t cut the grass.
EastSide wins 32-0 - blanking Trinity - first time since 2014.
Yet ...
“I thought we were very sloppy. We didn't execute on several different occasions,” East St. Louis coach Darren Sunkett said. “I counted 28 points on the board. We got inside the 5 three times and didn't get in, got inside the 20 once and didn't get in. That's something we're going to have to fix.”
Witherspoon shared Sunkett's assessment of Saturday night's performance.
“It was about discipline. The offensive line wore down early. You have to keep blocking and keep pushing until the last whistle,” Witherspoon said. “That's a lack of effort really. Some guys think the game is over. Everybody thinks the game is over and gets lazy until Coach gets on us.”
I bet we see a better effort in the effort department next week. Sorry Neuqua .
Yet ...
“I thought we were very sloppy. We didn't execute on several different occasions,” East St. Louis coach Darren Sunkett said. “I counted 28 points on the board. We got inside the 5 three times and didn't get in, got inside the 20 once and didn't get in. That's something we're going to have to fix.”
Witherspoon shared Sunkett's assessment of Saturday night's performance.
“It was about discipline. The offensive line wore down early. You have to keep blocking and keep pushing until the last whistle,” Witherspoon said. “That's a lack of effort really. Some guys think the game is over. Everybody thinks the game is over and gets lazy until Coach gets on us.”
I bet we see a better effort in the effort department next week. Sorry Neuqua .
Yeah so any more word on the police issues this year? That's been my biggest concern for everyone involved of that starts to get out there schools will stop coming...
This is a community event - folks have to just grow up! And no, no one wants to ha e their fans exposed to that - situation could get severe and bullets travel far.
This isn’t one of the best Neuqua teams in the last 10 years but they are talented and play extremely hard. They will keep it respectable. It just depends on how high they can get the grass on the field by Friday.
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These were school kids. From somewhere other than ESL. Police got under control. Fights happens everywhere with school age kids. But I think this is getting out of hand everywhere.
The Illinois vs Missouri Matchups were great football, but one thing to think about, and this is not a dig at anyone, not all fan bases travel well. In order for this event to continue to be a successful one, ESL has to insure that ticket sales will be high. For as good as Phillips is, their crowd was small. Same with HF last year. So there is a delicate balance of Great matchups and crowd participation that is considered when putting this event together.
Not ESL's fault bc of when the season started but keeping it on Labor Day weekend would be essential for Chicagoland football goers. A year later I can't remember how many, but I definitely remember an HF presence last year. I thought the later games had a pretty decent crowd.
The later games crowds are larger for a couple of reasons. One being the no rentry policy, and the other being getting a seat for the final game. Plus definite curiousity from the locals about some of the other teams. Again, I'm not trying to disrespect any fan base. HF did have a presence last year and every one we talked to, they enjoyed the experience. Just offering a little content to the conversation.