[Westside]

Strange game.  I guess due to fall break the crowd was small and didn't provide much juice.  Had a scrimmage atomsphere.  The team even wore the old uniforms it typically wears in scrimmages.  Magoffin shows up with like 28 players, walks on and off the field like they're going to a picnic.  (Their coach may have been good once; he is not good now.)  Refs phone it in (something I've never seen: Barnett loses his helmet, and instead of going off the field he waves off the refs like "Nah, I'm good" and the refs are like "Sure Aden, whatever man.")

If this LC team ever puts together a complete game, look out.  But I'm not sure they can.  Like DB Cooper, I'm not sure what's off, but the common denominator is lack of focus.  Offensively, they've been plagued by pre-snap penalties all year.  They sometimes have trouble making easy pitch-and-catch plays.  They hold, a lot.  Defensively, they've played well 90% of the time.  But a couple times each game, they decide they're just not gonna tackle a runner or cover a receiver.  Part of the problem is they're relying on 4-5 freshmen on both sides of the ball.  I'm not blaming those guys for all the mistakes, but the team is, collectively, immature.  They've got good players in the senior class, but they lack the one guy who will jerk a knot in somebody's tail if they get out of line.

Next week will be another snooze fest.  Hopefully Boyd and Mason will get their attention going into playoffs.

I'm curious as to why you feel that way.