2024 season Game 1: Valpo

[PantherAlum09]

We had a lot of fun at the game yesterday. It was great to get back up to the dome and have my daughter experience it for the first time.

The running game looked great, but I honestly wasn't that worried about that aspect of the team. Pesek-Hickson is a load and Tye Edwards has good breakaway speed.

I think the O-line looked ok for the most part. It probably won't be their best game but they accomplished what they needed to.

I thought the defense looked really solid overall. They gave up one big play to Valpo, but were otherwise very solid. I'm a little worried about the lack of size in the middle. I would love to have a dude like Brinkman clogging up the middle for us. Hopefully we make up for that with quickness.

We gave up one big return on a kickoff and will need to clean that up. I'm sure the coaching staff wasn't thrilled with that one.

I thought Dunne looked ok. He made a few really impressive throws, but he also almost coulda, woulda, shoulda gotten picked two or three times. He made a few really questionable reads, but he also hasn't seen game action in a long time. I wouldn't have hated to see one of the other qb's in the 2nd half just to get a look at how they read the defense.

I think there is a lot of talent on this team, but it's a tough road ahead. Hopefully they continue to develop and really figure out who they are. GO CATS!

[FOTY]

I wouldn't have hated to see one of the other qb's in the 2nd half just to get a look at how they read the defense.

That was our thought as well. Yes, Dunne needed some real game action, but after the first half/3 quarters we thought it was enough. We thought #2 needed real game play as well - one never knows when he’ll be needed. Then Dunne came up limping in his last play confirming our thought. Hoping it’s nothing and won’t impact him going forward.

[PantherAlum09]

That was our thought as well. Yes, Dunne needed some real game action, but after the first half/3 quarters we thought it was enough. We thought #2 needed real game play as well - one never knows when he’ll be needed. Then Dunne came up limping in his last play confirming our thought. Hoping it’s nothing and won’t impact him going forward.

Yeah, probably shouldn't do RPO's and run our qb up the middle when we are up 30 points with a couple minutes left lol.

[Blue42]

Running game looked great with both TE and APH.

Perhaps not as noticeable given his reps were late 2nd half...I thought Bey-Buie looked real good. Looked quicker and more agile than last year.

Also caught in today's presser than Naran Butin...the WR 9...is playing some OLB.

Got a hand injury and won't be able to catch for a while so Farley moved him to OLB to get him on the field.