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This one is tough to call. I’m thinking Port Arthur. On the one hand, Crosby has played much tougher competition and has a lot of recent big-game experience. On the other hand, PAM has key positions staffed with elite next-level talent and I’m pretty sure they have more returning starters. In a close game, I’ll go with the team that is more stabilized in terms of identity and time together, and that’s PAM. I’m thinking a one-score game.

The defense is still more exciting than the RB - I don’t mean our defense will be world beaters this year after just two games. I mean the fact that they can, at a minimum, wrap up and make a basic tackle in the open field is the impressive part. The way we played last year, ANY offense could run all over us. The RB part is exciting too, but if we can just make some tackles we’ve got a chance. And you’re right that BU gave us some favors last night. They made enough mistakes last night I’d be really worried as a BU fan. But there have been years, including last year, where even those mistakes would still have us getting run all over the field unable to get anything but fingers on people.

Seriously

About time ! We look like we have a real defense finally

So far it’s looking like the best defense png has shown in a very long time. Hopefully it keeps up

I said “unless” - nothing happened. There were a lot of dumb mistakes by both teams, so I was facetiously referencing that. But both played well at times. BU seemed more discombobulated most of the time, than PNG. A lot to work on for both. PNG had 6 or 7 botched snaps, give or take a couple. Bu never got really aggressive on offense, and couldn’t hold onto the ball. PNG looked good on defense, and the offense started to gel as the gam wore on.

PNG wins 21-17

5 seconds left, png has the ball. This is going to be ballgame PNG unless something really stupid happens

Bu fumbles. pnG ball, 2:57 left

PNG went for it on 4th and 1, but had probably the 7th botched snap tonight. BU ball

TD BU on blown coverage. PNG 21-17

TD PNG, crazy good catch by Bergeron

Rivers for BU is a really good defender

Trahan is finding all kinds of room. PNG is almost exclusively running the ball. It’s working

To clarify, the field goal I mentioned got undone by a roughing the kicker penalty, then PNG scored a touchdown. So 14-10 png at the end of the third

PNG scores. 14-10, :58 left in 3rd. Trahan finding a groove

Right after kicking field goal, PNG kicker gets flattened by defender. Refs give PNG first down on roughing the kicker. Someone who knows the rules better than me would have to explain. I figured it would be tacked on the kickoff.

Field goal. 10-10 all

PNG knocking on the door. On the 9 yard line

6:16 left 3rd

Field goal United. BUT 10, PNG 7

United knocking on the door again. The middle of the line is opening up pretty well for them

Halftime, Tied 7-7

Png’s defense is tackling better than they have in years

PNG’s Trahan has 20-yard TD run, United 7-PNG 7