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Date: Seotember 14th, 2024 3:30 PM

Opponent: Morgan St.  (1-1)

Site: Peden Stadium

TV/Webcast: ESPN+

Radio: The Varsity Network App (free) 

Morgan St. statistics, roster and media guide

The Morgan State Bears have been playing Football since 1898. Between 1929 and 1959, Coach Hurt led them to 14 CIAA Championship Titles. This included a 54 game win streak and 11 seasons undefeated, including a year where nobody was able to score on them. From 1960 to 1973, Coach Banks "coached the Bears to a 31-game winning streak, three unbeaten regular seasons, four CIAA titles, a MEAC championship, and four bowl games. Twice during his tenure, Morgan led the nation in total defense." NFL Alumni include Leroy Kelly and Willie Lanier. Since 1974, only two coaches have had winning seasons at Morgan State; in fact, the program had 23 straight losing seasons, until Coach Hill-Eley arrived in 2002 and the program went 7 - 5 in his first year there. He would be followed by Coach Hull in 2014. Hull's "first team would also finish with a 7–5 record, would win a share of the MEAC championship and played in the NCAA Division I FCS Playoffs where they would lose to Richmond in the first round." It should be noted that "Fifty three former Morgan players have gone on to play professional football. Thirty nine players went to the NFL, eight to the CFL, three to the WFL and one each to the AAFC, the Arena Football League and the AIFA. At least one player has gone to the NFL every decade since 1950 from Morgan State." Sounds like they have had a great tradition and have been a proving ground for some future Pros.

I watched half time and pregame on you tube so my viewing angles were limited.

No question there were issues with the lines and some formations.

The 110 has had since August 15 to work on pregame and this show.

No excuse for a top band not to have straight lines and have the drill down pat.

I'm a drum corps fan.

The 110 uses symmetrical drill which is not as complicated as the asymmetrical
drill most drum corps use.

Was surprised the pre game drill was as crooked as it was.

I'd like to have majority of starters out by mid 3rd quarter. Would love to see former Cologne Crocodile Duncan Brune get some touches.

I agree with this desire, as it appears Poulas has some real potential with his reported skill set and his size. I will, unfortunately, not be able to see Poulas in person as I will be at my wife's high school reunion in Bexley, which also falls on her birthday. I'm not allowed to mention the number associated with either, but I can tell you that I robbed the cradle! ;-)

 

We have opened at -29.5 on Fan Duel.

https://www.vegasinsider.com/college-football/odds/las-vegas /

You are 100% correct Maddog13!

Definitely need to hit up the portal for trombones, piccolos, and maybe a chime.

It's down to 24.5.

Jackson High School which is less than half the size of a Westerville or a Dublin has 180 band members. Johnstown which is 1/3 the size has 195 band members. And OHIO has over 800 high schools.

Injuries could be a real issue for this game despite the opponent not being a D1 team.





71 BOBCAT

Do they compete? If they compete, I get it. I was in the band at Princeton and they're still the only band in the Greater Miami Conference that does not compete, and I'm glad it was that way. We had band camp, but once school started, our practices were contained to the 50 minute band class block during the day. Any time I go to another school's game, their bands always seem like they're off in their own world. I may be in the minority here, but I always view marching band as a complementary piece to the overall football game, even when I was in one. I never viewed it as "our turn!" when it was halftime, and I don't get the sense anyone else in our band did either. We did basic drill, played songs people know and like, and played a ton of stand tunes. Basically a student section with instruments. I just can't get into those bands that use the entire second quarter to "warm up", take five minutes to set up their percussion pits, march in amoeba blobs, and play songs no one really likes.