OlDawg

I feel it every morning.

I thought you were a little late putting this up. 😜 Did you realize this year will be the 20th anniversary of our first meeting? LP leads the series 8-6, and 3-1 in the PO’s.

Looking at schedules and records, I jumped the gun on being able to really nail down probable PO teams. The best I can do is say that--if PAM wins at LP--they should have a PO spot locked up as they could finish no worse than 5-3. As others with knowledge have mentioned, PAM vs. LP has historically been a very hard game to pick. LP leads the overall series 8-6, and 3-1 in the PO's. Out of the remaining games, I'd say that BU has the toughest remaining schedule followed by NC, and then RSS. All 3 still have to play PAM & LP. BU has to play at LP. Even Ball isn't totally eliminated if they run the table. There will probably be at least one logjam. It's entirely possible--if I'm looking at it right--that 4 teams could all finish with identical district records. If so, I have no clue how a 4-way tiebreak would work. Not sure if I've ever seen one, and I'm in my mid 60's...🤔

Looking at how the two teams have played common opponents in back-to-back weeks, the spreads aren’t much different. But, I’m thinking it’s going to come down to who controls the pace/tempo the best. This year, PAM would probably prefer a clock control, lower scoring game. This year, LP would probably prefer a higher scoring game where PAM has to play catch-up. I believe the Dawgs are getting some folks back from injury. Not all, because at least one OL I know of is out for the year. Has been since game 1 I think. Computers will probably pick PAM bigly. I will pick LP.

La Porte has won a lot of games through the decades with a strong running game, good special teams play, and defense. You guys know that better than many. Our situations are somewhat reversed this year in Bizarro World. But—like y’all knew the O would be the weaker part of the team this year—LP knew the D would be ours. You just play the hand you’re dealt, and keep working on the rest, and hope to improve. One thing about LP since Berneathy’s been back, LP has—generally—slowly improved as the season has progressed. He schedules tough tests to learn. Not necessarily win. Last year’s PO collapse was an outlier. That was an epic collapse in the second half and an embarrassment. But—to give Weiss credit—their passing attack hit directly on LP’s weakness. Once they got on a roll with momentum, they rode it. Talented club.

PAM's Special Teams provided that win almost as much as the D IMHO. They constantly gave PAM great field position, and made BWB work the field. Those hidden yards added up. Bruins had issues on special teams. A definite difference.

Young man is definitely a track star with speed to burn.

Without the INT, and Richard's long TD the next play, this may have been a different ballgame. PAM was able to pin their ears back and apply pressure knowing BWB would need to pass. This game was much closer than 21-7. The Bruins actually controlled the LOS for much of the game.

I’m going to try and look at scenarios today/tomorrow. Off the top of my head, Lufkin is looking good for PO spot as they hold tie break over RSS in a head-to-head. If it becomes a 3-way, things could get iffy based on points. RSS is okay, but still have to play PAM, LP, and BU. BU is the real wildcard right now. But, I’ll dig deeper with remaining schedules and try to put something out. Most likely, it will change every week with the parity and remaining schedules. Can you help get tiebreaker info from Ghost? I don’t have any direct connections to anyone at LP.

They’re going to make a lot of schools drop their contracts & start streaming via school YouTube accounts. Personally, I prefer that anyway. Bias and all. Makes it fun. Plus, the commentators actually know the teams and individual players better.

!score 21-28 FINAL

Good, tough rivalry game.

Great INT

Strange play call on 4th & 17…

Any updates from anyone?