Anything?

They scrimmaged until about 2:30 so they had a nice 3 hour game. Ashland's defense looked much better than it did at any point throughout last season, so I came away impressed with that. Their biggest problem was on the O-Line. They either got sacked or had to throw the ball away at least 6 or 7 times. If they can improve on that then they will have a good team. Campbell looked good on D as well, and they threw the ball well towards the end of the game. I look for them to have a strong season this year. Their screens got to the Tomcats, so that will be a big part of their game plan, as it has been in the past.

They scrimmaged until about 2:30 so they had a nice 3 hour game. Ashland's defense looked much better than it did at any point throughout last season, so I came away impressed with that. Their biggest problem was on the O-Line. They either got sacked or had to throw the ball away at least 6 or 7 times. If they can improve on that then they will have a good team. Campbell looked good on D as well, and they threw the ball well towards the end of the game. I look for them to have a strong season this year. Their screens got to the Tomcats, so that will be a big part of their game plan, as it has been in the past.

 

Good to hear the Camels defense looked good as that may be their biggest concern. Was there any scoring or who won?

They scrimmaged until about 2:30 so they had a nice 3 hour game. Ashland's defense looked much better than it did at any point throughout last season, so I came away impressed with that. Their biggest problem was on the O-Line. They either got sacked or had to throw the ball away at least 6 or 7 times. If they can improve on that then they will have a good team. Campbell looked good on D as well, and they threw the ball well towards the end of the game. I look for them to have a strong season this year. Their screens got to the Tomcats, so that will be a big part of their game plan, as it has been in the past.

 

 

I thought Ashland's o-line was supposed to be one of their strengths this year.

I thought Ashland's o-line was supposed to be one of their strengths this year.

If the OL doesn't come along, it will spell doom for Ashland, that is why they were not better last season.

If the OL doesn't come along, it will spell doom for Ashland, that is why they were not better last season.

 

 

I agree.

How about a scoring recap on the scrimmage?

Camels won by a count of 3 to 1:

 

Ashland-- 1 Rushing TD (1 Yd)

Campbell -- 3 Receiving TDs (C.J. Neyman, Nate Geiman, and Cory Hodge). One other long TD caught by Tony Bishop was called back due to an Illegal Procedure call.

I had heard from a very reliable source at the game that Campbell dominated this game. Is this true or did Ashland hold their own. I'm hoping Ashland makes big strides from last year in which I thought they were better than their record indicated with a very tough schedule. I 'm not sure what they lost but I know there have been issues with Carter. Did he play today? I forgot to ask my friend?

Camels won by a count of 3 to 1:

 

Ashland-- 1 Rushing TD (1 Yd)

Campbell -- 3 Receiving TDs (C.J. Neyman, Nate Geiman, and Cory Hodge). One other long TD caught by Tony Bishop was called back due to an Illegal Procedure call.

 

Thanks for the details.

IMO, I would not say that the Camels dominated. Both offenses started slow out of the gate. The Camels "D" did play very well throughout with very good gang tackling. Zach Koeninger played a monster game (#97 in the scrimmage).

 

The Camel QBs (Eshman and Kramer) got better as the contest heated up. Both had solid performances.

 

Both teams had their fair share of missed blocks, missed tackles, false starts, etc. (the ususal early season kinda stuff).

 

Overall, I believe that both Ashland and CC learned a great deal about their respective teams from this contest.

Carter did not play in this game, and neither did starting tackle JC Thompson, who was out with a minor shoulder injury.

How did the Camel running backs look (Rose and Johnson). This should be a a very good 1-2 punch. Did anyone step up on the receiving corps, which will the the Camels biggest challenge to fill holes from the last two years? And finally, did either of the QB's take the lead on the #1 spot?

How did the Camel running backs look (Rose and Johnson). This should be a a very good 1-2 punch. Did anyone step up on the receiving corps, which will the the Camels biggest challenge to fill holes from the last two years? And finally, did either of the QB's take the lead on the #1 spot?

I can't remenber FB # maybe33 or 34 but he was a scrapper and digged for every yard, I liked him tough. Was #9 and # 7 QBS--- guys with me said #7 was in there the whole time, I thought #9 started, he's a little bigger played most of first part of scrimmage and did a good job, #7 had a smaller frame but seemed to be more agile and seemed to have more success at stepping up in pocket and missing defense hitting him, and making play, but by then the #s of the Camels had already taken its toll on the speed of the Tomcat defense. I dont think #7 played at the first part of scrimmage and if he did im sorry and I might give the edge for better game at QB to him.

 

The camels have the luxury of two fine QBs and look to have a good core of receivers who took some pretty good shots and held on to the ball and missed a few that should have been caught, and with practice will be caught. I like the camel offense nice crossing routes with receivers and not afraid to get hit after catching football. The Camels were a well disciplined football team and showed it on football field.#97 Has to one of the captains on that swarming d-fense that communicated together as a unit ,i also like the defensive secondary of this football team lots of different schemes and packages and communicated to one another loudly and where the football is at. Good luck to the Camels on a fine football season.:thumb:Wished the Tomcats could get 70-75 players out for football, it takes a special young man to play the game of football and I salute and respect every single one of them.

Edited August 18, 200818 yr by Ram
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I thought it was a good scrimmage. The Tomcat D looked strong at first and for about half the scrimmage - but faded as the day wore on. Maybe the Camel passing game started working better and picked us apart. Or maybe it was their superior numbers taking a toll. Our offense really never got going. The O-line was not as good as I expected - and the backfield didn’t look decisive when given time. I think the Tomcats showed better than last season, but still need work.

 

I’m sure the Tomcat coaches will break down the film see plenty of things that need attention.

 

Good luck to Campbell Co. this year!