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2014 SEASON, WEEK 1 @ HAWAII

Posted on November 27, 2019 at 04:29 PM.

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IT'S FINALLY HERE! WEEK 1 OF THE 2014 SEASON, WHERE ALL THE BLOOD, SWEAT, AND TEARS OF THE SPRING GAME, WEIGHT ROOM VISITS, AND SUMMER AND FALL CAMP COME TO AN END ONLY TO CULMINATE INTO THE REGULAR SEASON AND ACTUAL FOOTBALL GAMES!

THIS TEAM HAS A LOT OF PROMISE AND IM EXCITED TO SEE EACH PLAYER IDENTIFY THEIR RESPECTIVE ROLES ON OFFENSE, DEFENSE, AND SPECIAL TEAMS.

SO LETS START THIS SEASON OFF RIGHT AND GET RIGHT INTO IT!

WEEK 1 GAME PLAN @ HAWAII:

WEEK 1 SERVED US 0 SUSPENSIONS, AND NO MORE ACADEMIC CHANGES FOR THOSE THAT ARE INELIGIBLE AS THE REPORT CARDS ARE NOT DUE IN UNTIL AFTER WEEK 4.

NOW HAWAII IS A COMMON FOE FROM THE PRIOR YEAR AS WE HAD PLAYED THEM AT HOME THE FIRST GAME OF THE REGULAR SEASON, 2013. ECU DOMINATED THE FIRST GAME 52-17. THIS MAY HAVE BEEN DUE TO JET-LAG FROM THE LONG TRIP FROM HAWAII ALL THE WAY TO THE EAST COAST, BUT I AM SURE WHATEVER THE REASON, HAWAII WANTS TO EVEN THE SERIES UP!

OF THEIR RETURNING STARTERS, COLE MCDONALD AT QB IS THE ONE WE ARE FOCUSING ON THIS REMATCH. OUR GOAL IS TO GET PRESSURE RIGHT IN HIS FACE AND MAKE HIM THROW INTO TIGHT WINDOWS. LAST GAME WE HAD OUR MOST SUCCESS WHEN WE PUSHED THE POCKET AND FORCED BAD THROWS. COLE WILL NOT LOOK TO SCRAMBLE FIRST SO WE WILL USE THAT TO OUR ADVANTAGE! WE WILL LOOK TO STOP THEIR HITCH ROUTES AND DRAW PLAYS. THEY LOSE THEIR TOP TWO WIDE RECEIVERS TO GRADUATION AND ALTHOUGH WE HAVE LOST SOME DB'S ALSO, I THINK WE CAN MAN UP AGAINST EACH OF THEIR OUTSIDE WEAPONS IN THE RUN N SHOOT OFFENSE.

DEFENSIVELY, THEIR STAR IS PENEI PAVIHI, AND WE NEED TO LOCATE HIM EVERY SNAP TO ENSURE HE DOES NOT SINGLE SINGLE-HANDEDLY RUIN OUR GAME PLAN. WE ARE BREAKING IN NEW OC'S AND DC'S BUT THE HEAD COACH REMAINS THE SAME. COACH FALK LOOKS TO TAKE A COMMANDING LEAD IN MATCHUPS AGAINST HC NICK ROLOVICH BY TRAVELING ACROSS THE STATES, DOMINATING, AND COMING HOME WITH A 1-0 RECORD!

WEEK 1 - @ HAWAII:

GETTING OFF THE PLANE AND ARRIVING AT ALOHA STADIUM, COACH FALK III WAS NOT SURE WHAT HIS TEAM WOULD HAVE IN STORE THIS SEASON AND HOW THEY WOULD BEGIN THEIR 2014 CAMPAIGN.

HOLTON HAS HAD STRUGGLES ON THE ROAD IN THE PAST, BUT CAME OUT GUNS A BLAZING THIS GAME AND LED AN OPENING DRIVE TOUCHDOWN AFTER A STOP ON DEFENSE TO TAKE A 7-0 LEAD. BLAKE PROEHL WOULD START HIS JUNIOR SEASON OFF STRONG WITH THE FIRST TWO TOUCHDOWNS OF THE GAME FINISHING WITH THREE TOTAL (2 RECEIVING AND 1 RUSHING). THE PIRATES WOULD TAKE A 14-7 LEAD INTO HALFTIME.

DEFENSIVELY, COACH FALK'S GAME PLAN WAS PERFECT IN FORCING COLE MCDONALD INTO SITUATIONS HE WAS NOT COMFORTABLE WITH, HOLDING THE HAWAII OFFENSE IN CHECK THROUGH THREE QUARTERS AND TAKING A 24-7 LEAD WITH ABOUT 7 MINUTES LEFT IN THE GAME. HAWAII WOULD THEN PUT TWO TOUCHDOWNS ON THE BOARD ON SOME REALLY GREAT OFFENSIVE PLAYS, HOWEVER ECU WOULD ALSO SCORE A TD OF THEIR OWN IN THE 4TH QUARTER WITH A SCORE OF 31-21 WITH 3 MINUTES LEFT IN THE 4TH. HAWAII ATTEMPTED THE ONSIDE KICK AND GOT IT!

HOWEVER, THE ECU DEFENSE WOULD NOT JUST GIVE UP, AND DANIEL CHARLES SACKED COLE ON A 3RD DOWN FORCING A 4TH AND 17. DANIEL WOULD STRAIN HIS ABDOMINALS ON THE PLAY AND WOULD NOT RETURN. THE 4TH DOWN STOP BY LAMARR SWAIN (JUCO SIGNEE THIS PAST OFF SEASON) WOULD SEAL THE VICTORY FOR THE PIRATES!

"IT FEELS GREAT TO START THE SEASON 1-0 AFTER A TOUGH ROAD GAME ALL THE WAY ACROSS THE COUNTRY, BUT WE CAN NOT RELISH TOO MUCH IN THE VICTORY AS AMERICAN CONFERENCE PLAY BEGINS NEXT WEEK AT HOME VS. SMU, AND THE PIRATES ARE EYEING A SPOT IN THE CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP THIS YEAR!" - COACH FALK III