This game will go one of two ways. If Barker is given time to throw the ball vs. the blitzing AC team they should win by a couple scores...HOWEVER, if AC gets to Barker with their blitzing this game will turn on a dime. Conner fans are not going to want to hear this but Way is going to be limited because he WILL be double teamed the entire nite. This is the exact same thing they did to Morgan from Cooper, a few times during the game he was triple teamed, and was only able to real in couple of passes.

 

But here is the "be all end all". If Conner's defense does not step up and I mean REALLY step up they are in for a long nite. AC's running game is pretty darn good and #25 Ross Cox IS A PLAYER and he WILL get loose! Their QB #10, #1, #20, and #4 are serious weapons also. Conner tends to play by the motto "we will out score them" and in really, really big games they have struggled (i.e. FC last year and S.O. this year). At some point you have to play SOLID defense and for 4qtrs. This will NOT be an E-Z game for either team but if the Conner D finds a way to slow AC down they could come away with a win. If they don't, I can see AC winning by 2 or more scores. May the best team win.

Anderson by 7.

Why did Anderson struggle so much against Cooper in the first half?

7:00 or 7:30?

7:00 or 7:30?

 

I saw 7:30 somewhere but I'm not 100%

Its 7:30 I'll be there should be a good game. Anderson is a second half team have been every game I've seen them play this year.

You are right about AC being a second half team and that is frustrating. Looks to me like they cannot put a full game together. They better come to play the entire game.

Why did Anderson struggle so much against Cooper in the first half?

 

They flat out could not stop the passing over the middle of the field and the one time they tried to single cover Morgan he hit them for a score. From that point he was doubled all nite. Coopers D shut down the run and ACs passing was held in check. If Ludwig doesn't get hurt just before half Cooper wins this game easily.

7:30

Why did Anderson struggle so much against Cooper in the first half?

They had no answer for Cooper's passing game. They couldn't cover Cooper's WR's all night. When they would try and double Fussinger or Morgan that would leave Pauls or Henderson wide open. When they doubled Fussinger Morgan scored. Then they doubled Morgan which left Fussinger single covered and he scored on a 52 yard TD. Ludwig had 4 TD passes in the first half before he got hurt.

 

If Conner allows Drew to open it up they can be unstoppable. But the biggest concern with this game for Conner will be how they play defense. Conner has a tendency to blitz an awful lot. I just finished re-watching the Conner/Cooper game and Conner's weakness on defense was they seemed to blitz just about every down with their linebackers. When they do that it leaves their secondary exposed and if AC takes advantage of that it could hurt Conner.

 

Should be a good game. If it were at Conner I'd probably go to the game, but I'm not making the drive down south this week.

From today's Enquirer:

 

“Anderson County is a very sound football team,” coach Trosper said. “But they haven’t seen a lot of teams like us.”

From today's Enquirer:

 

“Anderson County is a very sound football team,” coach Trosper said. “But they haven’t seen a lot of teams like us.”

 

Hmm? :popcorn:

From today's Enquirer:

 

“Anderson County is a very sound football team,” coach Trosper said. “But they haven’t seen a lot of teams like us.”

I agree, I don't think they seen a team that can pass like Conner and last week was the first time all year they had to deal with a successful passing team. If Conner puts the ball in the air they would have no problem. Cooper played a spread offense with 3 WR's and 4 WR sets and AC had no answer for it.

 

If Conner plays conservative though, it could be a long night.

From today's Enquirer:

 

“Anderson County is a very sound football team,” coach Trosper said. “But they haven’t seen a lot of teams like us.”

 

That's seems to be Trosper's mentality, outscore them. AC is avg. 37 points per game so the same question should be, has Conner seen this type of offense from AC? Again, at some point to you have to play solid defense. Should be interesting but I will not be surprised by either team winning.

That's seems to be Trosper's mentality, outscore them. AC is avg. 37 points per game so the same question should be, has Conner seen this type of offense from AC? Again, at some point to you have to play solid defense. Should be interesting but I will not be surprised by either team winning.

What's so unique about AC's offense other than playing poor competition?