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" ... apparent lack of participation", I should have said. (Sorry, I can't immediately see how to edit a post. Perhaps there's a time limit.)

PNG has lots to take from the BU game - like learning from mistakes, although they sure looked sharp compared to the week before. WRT BU, when a high school kid lets a kickoff drop as though it was a punt, then that reflects on coaching IMO. Something is going on there, like someone else stated already somewhere on here, the BU band was small, just a few twirlers, and the dance/drill team consisted of 7 girls. The team numbers seemed small as well, based on just glancing across the field. Sad to see a lack of participation at a school that I was thinking has a pretty large enrollment.

The scrimmage was actually 2 days. On Thurs I think both teams had a turn at offense before it was called due to lightning and t-storm. Next day, Fri, both teams had perhaps 3 turns at offense. Both OLs were pretty big. LCM has a good sized RB. If I recall right, LCM had 1 score, which was early with their first offense, and PNG scored late with their back-up offense. Of course the QBs are not tackled in scrimmages, interceptions aren't returned, etc, the refs blow the whistle to protect everyone, no punt or kickoff returns, etc. On PNG's first offense, they ran Reed probably 6 or 7 times in a row - almost the same play, but both right and left - then he came out and was out for the rest of the scrimmage, IIRC. The entire bench got to play as far as I could tell. So, although it's hard to tell anything from a scrimmage, my perception was that in an actual game, PNG would have an advantage just based on bigger numbers, bench depth, etc., etc. How all of this relates to the upcoming WOS game 3 weeks later remains to be seen.

1. Yep. I remember seeing at least 1 play-action last Fri, for a TD, if I remember right. 2. Yep, again. Although the tackling improved in the 3rd qtr of the PAM game. 3. Prosperie was frustrated in the PAM game, with PAM's DB, and especially the Ref who kept his flag in his pocket. The Ref finally threw a flag for USC in the 4th Qtr, when helmets were coming off. Hopefully #19 and #84, after the BU game, will draw some attention away from Prosperie now.

Yes, I attended the PNG-BU game. I also attended the entire PNG-PAM game. And the PNG-LCM scrimmage, and been watching a few PNG practices (I'm retired, so why not?). My youngest grandson plays for PNG, but I'm fairly objective I think. The BU game got out of hand for BU, similar to (but not exactly the same as) the PAM game did for PNG. I'm not quoting exact numbers, but roughly PNG had almost 400 yards of offense, fairly close to what PAM had. In comparison BU had roughly 100 yards last Friday, to PNG's 400. I was pretty impressed with LCM at the scrimmage. PNG was pretty rough around the edges. But still PNG held their own individually. One play that LCM didn't fall for was PNG's screen pass attempt. PNG tried it again against PAM and PAM was sitting on it like Altuve and Tucker sitting on those fast balls yesterday, and #11's lob pass was disastrous, and came at a bad time. I was glad to see that the screen pass play was scrapped last Friday night, and I hope it stays that way. Anyway, just based on what I've seen of the LCM-WOS game, they appeared pretty evenly matched. So, if LCM and PNG were evenly matched, then PNG and WOS should be fairly evenly matched. And with PNG coming off of a big away win, and things hopefully beginning to gel, then I give an advantage to PNG, with everything else being equal, even at the WOS home field. Sorry for my earlier use of the word "should".

I saw a young lady cashier at the PN Market Basket with a line of music notes tattooed on her arm. "Please tell me that's not the PNG fight song", I said. As it turned out, it wasn't, but she was very amused at the thought. Anyway, I'm expecting PNG to win it. Of course, who knows? But I think that PNG should win.