Week 9: La Porte Bulldogs @ Crosby Cougars, Cougar Stadium, Friday, 10/24, 7 p.m.

[OlDawg]

La Porte (4-0, 6-1) travels to Cougar Stadium to take on a surging Crosby Cougar team (4-0, 4-3) that's coming off a 57-0 shellacking of Fort Bend Kempner. The Cougars have been steadily improving each week, and are executing very well in all 3 phases of the game. They feature a fairly balanced attack with a very strong, opportunistic defense, and dangerous special teams. Jr. QB Robison is having a solid year behind an OL that's been giving him enough time to make some plays downfield.

La Porte has become a team some may not recognize after line-up changes, and scheme additions. They are no longer simply a power run/misdirection team. They alternate QB's between Sr. Saenz, and Soph. Wells with solid passing game results. Teams that load the box to slow down the Bulldog rushing attack have paid the price by getting beat by an effective passing attack featuring TE Reynolds, WR's Smith and Godbolt-Carr, and RB's Simon and Ruffin out of the backfield. LP's defense has recorded a defensive TD in each of the last three games.

Will the Dawgs lock their jaws, and clamp down on the Cats, or will Cat Scratch Fever take the night?

[OlDawg]

La Porte will need to avoid looking ahead to the much anticipated Angleton rematch next week, and focus entirely on Crosby. Crosby is good enough--and motivated enough--to make them regret it if they make that mistake.

[Cougtalk]

Crosby is clearly the underdog in this one. 
 

we need all three phases to be in synch to win this one, we don't win a shootout we need to control the ball shrink the game get big plays if we are going to win this one. 
 

if we can take the top off the defense it might open up the run in reality that has to happen. 
 

one wrinkle is last year the coaching staff installed a ton of RPO versus La Porte last year so is there a wrinkle this year? 
 

it did not work last year but history is history right? 

[1970]

This will be a good game to watch. I'm leaning toward LaPorte, by a TD or two.  

[OlDawg]

I'll repost what I posted elsewhere.

LP has been using a Big Boy package with 2 extra OL at the split RB positions with Simon in Wildcat for short yardage. If you thought Simon was hard to stop in a regular set, well...lol

Many won't recognize the O now. It's multiple formation. Still run heavy with misdirection & Slot T. But, also Pistol, Power I and Spread. If you stack the box (which everyone has been trying) they'll change the formation now. They'll also do something unheard of for LP. They'll throw the ball on any down.

LP is averaging about 375 ypg rushing and 140 ypg passing with 33 rushing TD's and 10 passing TD's. So, more of a mix than past LP teams.

Simon still gets his. He had another 227 at 11.9 ypc & a TD again last week. He's averaging about 235 ypg with 20 TD's & over 1600 yards so far at 9.1 ypc. But, he's not the lone focal point now. Smith is commanding double teams at the WR spot, and still averaging almost 100 ypg. He picked up his 8th offer last week as a Soph. with Vanderbilt adding to Arizona State, UofH, Nebraska, TCU, Texas Tech, New Mexico, and UTSA.

LP has probably punted less than 10 times in the last 4 games total. I would say around 6-8 times. But, I'd have to review all the game film again to verify.

As typical with Berneathy & staff, they've adapted, modified, and improved as the season has progressed. They treat pre-district for what it is. A learning/teaching period. They don't look anything like what they did against PN-G in the last pre-district game.

[CCRed]

Crosby “BY AS MUCH AS THEY WANT”

[purple reign]

The game will be streamed on Texan Live.

[Darth Texas]

Crosby’s crawling back to strength. La Porte is full steam ahead. Perfect recipe for a classic night. If I wasn’t going to be watching MCM I’d be at this one. 

[AggiesAreWe]

LP at Crosby will be on Texan Live. Was just added a few minutes ago.

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[1970]

40 minutes ago, Darth Texas said:

Crosby’s crawling back to strength. La Porte is full steam ahead. Perfect recipe for a classic night. If I wasn’t going to be watching MCM I’d be at this one. 

Looks like this game will be on TL also, so I plan to check in, as well as on a few others, all depending on how MCM is going, (since I didn't get tickets for MCM this year).

I'm still leaning toward LP, but we'll see.  

[#COUGAR08]

Going to be an exciting game, debating on leaving Cameron early, to make it to the game.. We will see what happenes.

[OlDawg]

1 hour ago, CCRed said:

Crosby “BY AS MUCH AS THEY WANT”

According to DCTF computer, Crosby by 27. They may want to reboot.

[CCRed]

1 hour ago, OlDawg said:

According to DCTF computer, Crosby by 27. They may want to reboot.

They know what’s up ! 😁

[OlDawg]

6 minutes ago, CCRed said:

They know what’s up ! 😁

Matt said it was a typo. It was supposed to be LP by 12. If it's that close, y'all will be able to play with 12-5A a lot better than last year--here or there. If La Porte isn't looking ahead, I don't think it will be that close. But, anything can happen. We'll see. I'm just glad it will be streamed now. I can't get my better half to the games any more, and I can't leave her alone for that long.

[OlDawg]

La Porte Comparisons with Same Opponents-

Last year through 7 games: 241 points for, 170 points against

This year through 7 games: 319 points for, 164 points against

La Porte vs. Crosby Last Season:
LP 52  Crosby 6

[OlDawg]

The best stats I could find for Crosby with same opponents as last year:

Last year through 7 games: 198 points for, 98 points against

This year through 7 games: 268 points for, 130 points against

This year Crosby averages about 132 ypg rushing, and 203 ypg passing

The Cougars are definitely scoring, and moving the ball better this year than last. Watching them through the year, the improvement is noticeable.

[Cougar14.2]

Well if you were looking at a stat like margin of victory, in district play against three of the same four teams LP’s is 39.75ppg while Crosby’s is 43.5ppg. That may lead one to believe the game would be closer than I personally think it will?  
 

A couple things I think are positive for Crosby in this year’s matchup are that LP runs what would call “standard” offensive sets a lot higher percentage of the time and Crosby being able to throw it a lot more competently. Crosby doesn’t throw it at a high percentage, which I think will be our detriment against LP, but we make a lot of plays in the passing game. If Crosby can force a couple turnovers and have our QB play clean we may be able to score enough points to make it interesting? 
 

In general I think the score in this game was bad last year because our coach isn’t very good but specifically because we couldn’t offensively coordinate first downs. We’ll see if 3/4 of the way through year three if we can offensively coordinate a respectable  attack against solid competition with a bunch on the line?

[purple reign]

Massey ratings predict La Porte 37, Crosby 28.

[AggiesAreWe]

DCTF has La Porte as a 12 point favorite

[OlDawg]

3 hours ago, Cougar14.2 said:

Well if you were looking at a stat like margin of victory, in district play against three of the same four teams LP’s is 39.75ppg while Crosby’s is 43.5ppg. That may lead one to believe the game would be closer than I personally think it will?  
 

A couple things I think are positive for Crosby in this year’s matchup are that LP runs what would call “standard” offensive sets a lot higher percentage of the time and Crosby being able to throw it a lot more competently. Crosby doesn’t throw it at a high percentage, which I think will be our detriment against LP, but we make a lot of plays in the passing game. If Crosby can force a couple turnovers and have our QB play clean we may be able to score enough points to make it interesting? 
 

In general I think the score in this game was bad last year because our coach isn’t very good but specifically because we couldn’t offensively coordinate first downs. We’ll see if 3/4 of the way through year three if we can offensively coordinate a respectable  attack against solid competition with a bunch on the line?

Yep. LP hasn’t played Pasadena yet like y’all and Angleton to pad stats more.

To give y’all credit though, you’ve actually played a tough team in Iowa Colony. Angleton’s only played against 1 team with a winning record all year, and that was New Caney Porter…the team LP just blew away playing their backups in the 2nd quarter. It’s entirely possible—and probable—Angleton will be a 1 or 2 seed for PO’s and only have played one team all year that finishes over .500 before the PO’s.

Since LP’s early loss to PN-G, people have decided LP isn’t as good as last year. Similar to NS & SOC. Funny thing is, LP is actually scoring more, giving up less, and are more balanced as an offense. They’ve also been able to play backups quite a bit. This whole year has been geared for a slow progression towards the PO’s.

I don’t expect a score like last year in our game. But, I do see about a 3 score difference at least. But, that’s more from improvement on y’all’s end than a drop off from LP. Y’all almost had Angleton last year, and I’m not counting y’all out of that game this year.

I think Willis is doing okay at Crosby. He has y’all moving in the right direction.