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Post by biggtipp on Aug 28, 2007 8:53:50 GMT -5
I also noticed quite a few players from the state of Florida on Elon's roster. These Fla. kids are all over the place! Also the Southern Conference looks tough...cant honestly say I follow it but recognize all the teams. Watched App. St. win Nat'l Title
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Post by rezzusf on Aug 28, 2007 11:21:36 GMT -5
yea i went to high school with a kid that played for elon the last few seasons.
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Post by elonfirefighter on Aug 28, 2007 20:06:49 GMT -5
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Post by rezzusf on Aug 28, 2007 21:23:53 GMT -5
well good, cause mcnesse st gave us all we could handle for 3 qtrs of football.
the elon game will give us a good chance to get under the lights in front of the fans and have some fun. give the young guys some confidence before we head into auburn.
good luck to you guys the rest of the way.
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Post by rmallett on Aug 29, 2007 9:42:34 GMT -5
I can remember clearly just 10 short years ago when Elon put a 41-13 whupping on the Bulls in their first year and I was impressed with your team. I'm not hoping for you to repeat that outcome but I hope a big group of your fans can make the trip and enjoy a Labor Day weekend mini-vacation and the kickoff of the 2007 season. Hey, why not? No hurricane on horizon (so far at least). Good luck to all.
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Post by elon_phan on Aug 30, 2007 21:56:28 GMT -5
A few good veterans: Upperclassmen vow positive support for Elon By Bob Sutton / Times-News August 30, 2007 12:13 AM
ELON — Johnie Blackwell looked around an Elon University football practice this month and it hit him.
“I didn’t realize how many new guys we had at first,” Blackwell said Wednesday night. “And they’re strapping it up right next to me.”
Much has been made about Elon’s youth, with sophomores and freshmen dominating parts of the Phoenix’s two-deep depth chart.
But with a task as daunting as Elon’s opener Saturday night at South Florida, the Phoenix will need a degree of stability from upperclassmen such as Blackwell, a junior receiver.
“I think our big thing is mental,” said Daronce Daniels, a junior linebacker. “To make sure nobody goes out their psychologically beat. … These cats put their helmet on, put their pads on just like we do.”
These programs, on paper, aren’t necessarily operating in the same sphere.
A week after Elon ended a 5-6 season by losing by 37 points at home to The Citadel, the Bulls went into Morgantown, W.Va., and stunned West Virginia. For good measure, South Florida capped the 2006 season by taking down East Carolina in a bowl game.
So there’s no question the Phoenix wears the underdog label.
“They’re laughing at us,” junior defensive tackle Tim Happer said, referring to reports he has learned about from the South Florida camp. “They’re worried about Auburn next week.”
For the Phoenix, the concerns are internal.
Pete Lembo is about to embark on his second season as Elon’s coach. He acknowledges that the Phoenix isn’t exactly battle tested for its first game against a Division I-A opponent.
“There’s a lot of puppies (on our roster),” he said. “I think this is a closer-knit team.” Elon will need all the cohesiveness it can muster in this opener. That’s where leadership can come into play, Blackwell said.
“There’s going to be some adversity down there,” he said. “We’re not going to play the perfect game. It’s how we bounce back.”
Happer said the veterans on the team will play a role in how the Phoenix handles the situation.
“I’ve got to have a focused head. I can’t get down on myself as an older guy,” Happer said. “We have to talk them up. You really have to keep your head up.”
The closest Happer has come to dealing with South Florida is electronically. He has played college football video games against the Bulls. Saturday night it will be the real thing.
“Try to make as few mistakes as possible,” Happer said. “Just trust in the team. I trust in the corners that they’re going to cover for me and they’ll trust me that I’ll be getting to the quarterback.”
For the upperclassmen in particular, this is a unique opportunity. Daniels said he’s aware of that.
“I’ve been waiting for this since I realized we were going to play South Florida,” he said. “We’ve got to take it on full throttle.”
And that means the newcomers and freshmen are on board together.
“Some freshman come up and ask me things and I remember that was me just a couple of years ago,” Daniels said. “It’s a responsibility for me to help lead. Grab the bull by the horns.”
In this case, it won’t be easy against the South Florida Bulls.
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Post by sheriff on Aug 31, 2007 2:46:44 GMT -5
Leavitt will play the starters and the two deep (pretty interchangable) throughout the first half. If we are up by 35 early in the third quarter, you will see the third stringers come in. Typically, the guys that never see the field (I was one of them back in the day), will see about two or three series in the fourth quarter when the game is well in hand. Expect to see Grothe start at QB in the 3rd quarter if we are not up by more than 24. Once we have a 30-spot on you (or so I hope obviously), Matt will be done and Grant Gregory will come in. Anthony Severino will get 4th quarter snaps depending on how effective Gregory is.
Expect Matt not to throw more than 15 passes tops. We will be running between the tackles all night as we work on establishing a running back from our stable of backs.
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Post by sheriff on Aug 31, 2007 2:51:07 GMT -5
The comments by the Elon players remind me of my frosh season. We had jsut signed the deal to play Alabama our senior year... I kept telling the other freshmen players... we got Bama... we got Bama. Oh the days and the dreams. Good luck to your players. FWIW... the players aren't laughing. They realize the mismatch... but they also realize there is no time to slip up. It'll be a 55-6 ball game.
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