2017 Valpo Football Season

JD24 · August 24, 2017, 05:21:35 PM

Figured I'd put this as a placeholder for in season news that was not specific game related. At this point I'm confident that the game roster is pretty much set in stone, the scout team has been given their charges and the team is ready to go full bore into the season.

Go Crusaders!

usc4valpo · August 24, 2017, 07:48:22 PM

Who is attending the Drake game at the "Greatest City in the World"?

covufan · August 25, 2017, 10:11:16 AM

Quote from: usc4valpo on August 24, 2017, 07:48:22 PM
Who is attending the Drake game at the "Greatest City in the World"?

Why is the Drake game in Denver?

usc4valpo · August 25, 2017, 11:10:31 AM

valpofb16 · August 25, 2017, 01:28:45 PM

Offense:
Quarterback        GP
1   #9 Jimmy Seewald SO.   10
2   #14 Chris Duncan RSFR.   0
3   #4 Joe Mullen RSSO.     0
4   #13 Ryan Markoff FR.     0
5   #11 Trey Bilinski FR.     0
Runningback
1   #10 Jarrett Morgan SR.   30
2   #44 Kyle Cartales SO.     11
3   #32 Cody Boxrucker SO.   11
4   #21 Elias Earley RSSO.   3
5   #15 Doug Haugh FR.     0
H-Back
1   #40 Brannen Martin RSFR.   0
2   #16 Ryan Clarke SR.     24
Wide Receiver
1   #2 Griffin Norberg JR.     21
2   #3 Parker Fox RSSO.     11
3   #26 Donny Navarro FR.     0
4   #83 Brent Brimmage FR.     0
5   #85 TJ Weinzimmer FR. (NIC)   0
Wide Receiver
1   #30 Frank Catrine SR.     28
2   #12 JD Koehler RSSO.     3
3   #82 Deuce Larose FR.     0
4   #19 Trey Stablein FR.     0
Wide Receiver
1   #1 Jean Rene JR.     21
2   #23 Bailey Gessinger SO.     11
3   #86 Kevin Wright FR.     0
4   #33 Connor Beer FR.     0
Tight End
1   #84 Mason Sutter JR.   21
2   #97 Martin Petruf SO.   11
3   #16 Ryan Clarke SR.   24
4   #31 Alex Kluck FR.   0
5   #80 Brett Bittner FR.   0
Tackle
1   #75 Shannon Taliaferro JR   15
2   #76 Alex Cotton RSSO.   3
3   #71 Bryce Biggs RSFR.   0
Guard
1   #73 Tom Schofield JR.   20
2   #64 Sean Stephens RSFR.   0
3   #50 John Horan RSSO.   0
4   #78 Ronald Williams RSFR.   0
5   #66 Sam Vas FR.   0
Center
1   #65 Jack Jarnigan RSSO.   11
2   #61 Sean Pierce SO.   7
3   #69 Alex Helander RSSO.   1
4   #51 Nick Antonacci FR.   0
Guard
1   #67 Eric Rentschler JR.   16
2   #72 Solomon Kamara RSFR.   0
3   #70 Brady Sullivan RSSO.   1
4   #79 Thomas Walsh FR.   0
Tackle
1   #60 Andrew Lundberg RSSO.   10
2   #77 Terrence Roberts RSSO.   7
3   #74 James Zajac RSFR.   0
Total      307 GP

vu72 · August 25, 2017, 02:23:03 PM

So at most positions we have to go 3,4 or 5 deep before we get to a true freshman. I wonder where we were at last year, say, mid-season as far as how many true freshman were in the 2 deep?

JD24 · August 25, 2017, 03:14:24 PM

Quote from: vu72 on August 25, 2017, 02:23:03 PMSo at most positions we have to go 3,4 or 5 deep before we get to a true freshman. I wonder where we were at last year, say, mid-season as far as how many true freshman were in the 2 deep?

The offense had a fair amount of depth returning and should be less affected by defects and graduation. It looks like no true freshman on offense would travel to game one. Last year for the Drake game there were 3 true freshman within the 2 deep. Seewald, Cartales and Petruf. Cody Boxrucker also played enough to consider him part of the 2 deep. Gessinger was the KR.

I think the defense is more on the ropes at the start of the season.

JD24 · August 25, 2017, 03:51:17 PM

Thank you to valpofb16 for posting the depth chart.

Without seeing the defensive depth chart, a look at the same Drake game 2 deep from halfway through last year reveals 9 players from the 2 deep gone including 5 or 6 starters mainly in the back 7. That doesn't include Tristan who I'm not sure is ready to go. Let's hope he is because I thought he and Doepke were to two best DL last year.

valpofb16 · August 25, 2017, 05:04:00 PM

Defensive Tackle      GP
1   #99 Jakob Trumpower RSSO.   10
2   #93 Jamess Reed SO.   10
3   #42 Jake Iery JR.   5
4   #90 Isaac Velasco FR.   0
5   #58 David Mason FR.   0
Defensive Tackle
1   #56 Tristan De La Rosa SR.   32
2   #54 Jesse Studyvin JR.   12
3   #97 Jeremiah Olojo FR.   0
4   #91 Jordan Goebel RSFR.   0
5   #92 Drew Gerdys FR.   0
6   #62 Nathan Orlandini FR.   0
Defensive End
1   #95 Murphy Osmond SO.   10
2   #34 Jay Slone RSSR.   20
3   #44 Connor Sperling RSFR.   0
4   #96 Cameron Germain FR.   0
Rush
1   #18 Mike Wheeler JR.   16
2   #33 Gowan Baldwin JR.   17
3   #89 Cade Bishop FR.   0
4   #46 Josh Baker   0
Snake
1   #9 Tyler Newkirk SO.   8
2   #36 Austin Petrie SO.   8
3   #6 Logan Pfizenmayer FR.   0
4   #38 Joey Poloskey FR.   0

Mike
1   #49 Nick Turner JR.   19
2   #43 John Regan SR.   12
3   #47 Matthew Messler RSSO.   2
4   #35 Gavin Twigg FR.   0
Will
1   #24 Drew Snouffer JR.   20
2   #37 Laddie Skarecky FR.   0
3   #39 Jack Buckley SO.   5
4   #30 Cole VanSetters FR.   0
Field Cornerback
1   #17 Brandon Riley SR.   22
2   #2 Stacey Jones FR.   0
3   #14 Cam Kelly FR.   0
4   #41 Henry Hebda FR.   0
Free Safety
1   #4 JJ Nunes RSSR.   23
2   #20 Jamari Booker SO.   10
3   #22 Tramone Duncan FR.   0
Strong Safety
1   #28 Joey Diaz-Martinez FR.   21
2   #25 Dilan Scargle FR.   0
3   #29 Julian Benavides FR.   0
Boundary Corner
1   #5 Jalin Leandre JR.   16
2   #19 Bryce Leach FR.   0
3   #45 David Hebda FR.   0
Total      298GP

VULB#62 · August 28, 2017, 11:38:25 AM

Here is the official release and YouTube of the 2017 Season Preview.

http://www.valpoathletics.com/football/news/2017-18/17519/valpo-football-season-preview/#.WaRCKa2ZMo8

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WMEICry6WLI

usc4valpo · August 28, 2017, 01:32:11 PM

I still think 5-6 is reasonable to expect.

valpofb16 · August 28, 2017, 09:20:35 PM

After Season Preview here is where we stand
   Offense
QB   1. #9 Jimmy Seewald SO. 6-5 220
   2. #14 Chris Duncan RSFR. 6-4 190
   3. #4 Joe Mullen RSSO. 6-4 215   or   #11 Trey Bilinski FR. 6-2 215   or   #13 Ryan Markoff FR. 6-2 190
RB   1. #10 Jarrett Morgan SR. 5-11 195
   2. #44 Kyle Cartales SO. 6-2 220
   3. #32 Cody Boxrucker SO. 6-0 200   or   #21 Elias Earley RSSO. 5-6 175
   4. #15 Doug Haugh FR. 6-1 205
FB   1. #40 Brannen Martin RSFR. 6-1 230
TE   1. #84 Mason Sutter JR. 6-5 240
   2. #16 Ryan Clarke SR. 6-5 245
   3. #87 Martin Petruf 6-5 220
   4. #31 Alex Kluck FR. 6-5 220   or   #80 Brett Bittner 6-5 205
WR   1. #30 Frank Catrine SR. 6-0 210
   2 #82 Deuce Larose FR. 6-0 205   or   #3 Parker Fox RSSO. 5-11 175
WR   1. #2 Griffin Norberg JR. 6-3 225
   2. #12 JD Koehler RSSO. 6-0 210
WR   #1 Jean Rene JR. 5-10 180 (INJ)
   2. #23 Bailey Gessinger SO. 5-10 165   or    #26 Donny Navarro FR. 5-9 180
Recievers Not Mentioned   #19 Trey Stablein FR. 5-11 160      #85 TJ Weinzimmer FR. 6-2 170
   #33 Connor Beer FR. 5-9 155      #86 Kevin Wright FR. 5-11 170
   #83 Brent Brimmage FR 5-11 180
Offensive Tackle   1. #75 Shannon Taliaferro JR. 6-1 295   or   #76 Alex Cotton RSSO. 6-4 280
Guard   1. #73 Tom Schofield JR. 6-3 285
     2. #72 Solomon Kamara RSFR. 6-2 295
Center   1. #65 Jack Jarnigan RSSO. 6-2 285
     2. #66 Sam Vas FR. 6-0 305
Guard    1. #67 Eric Rentschler JR. 6-2 285
     2. #70 Brady Sullivan RSSO. 6-4 280
Offensive Tackle   1. #60 Andrew Lundber 6-5 275
     2. #77 Terrance Roberts RSSO. 6-5 335
O-Line Not Mentioned   #50 John Horan RSSO. 6-2 315      #51 Nick Antonacci FR. 5-11 255
     #61 Sean Pierce SO. 6-4 310      #64 Sean Stephens RSFR. 6-2 305
     #69 Alex Helander RSSO. 6-1 270      #71 Bryce Biggs RSFR. 6-4 240
     #74 James Zajac RSFR. 6-6 270      #78 Ronald Williams RSFR. 6-1 365
     #79 Thomas Walsh FR. 6-3 315

valpofb16 · August 28, 2017, 09:21:01 PM

Defensive End   1. #34 Jay Slone RSSR. 6-3 215
   2. #54 Jesse Studyvin JR. 6-4 270
Defensive Tackle   1. #99 Jakob Trumpower RSSO. 6-4 260
   2.#91 Jordan Goebel RSFR. 6-3 265
Nose Tackle   1. #56 Tristan De LaRosa SR. 6-1 305 (INJ)
   2. #93 James Reed SO. 6-1 300
   3. #97 Jeremiah Olojo FR. 6-4 280   or   #62 Nathan Orlandini FR. 6-0 255
D-Line Not Mentioned   #42 Jake Iery JR. 6-2 250      #44 Connor Sperling RSFR. 6-2 245
   #58 David Mason III FR. 5-7 270      #92 Drew Gerdys FR. 6-3 260
   #95 Murphy Osmond SO. 6-5 230      #96 Cameron Germain 6-245 FR.
OLB   1. #18 Mike Wheeler JR. 6-3 220
   2. #46 Josh Baker FR. 6-1 225
   3. #33 Gowan Baldwin JR. 6-3 240
ILB   1.#24 Drew Snouffer JR. 6-0 230
   2. #43 John Regan SR. 6-0 215   or   #37 Laddie Skarecky FR. 6-0 210
ILB   1. #49 Nick Turner JR. 6-1 225
   2. #47 Matthew Messler RSSO. 6-0 230   or   #9 Tyler Newkirk SO. 6-1 200   or   #6 Logan Pfizenmayer FR. 6-2 210
OLB   1. #36 Austin Petrie SO. 5-10 220
   2. #35 Gavin Twigg FR. 6-1 215   or   #38 Joey Poloskey FR. 6-2 180
Linebackers Not Mentioned   #39 Jack Buckey SO. 6-1 210 (INJ)      #89 Cade Bishop FR. 6-1 225
Cornerback   1. #5 Jalin Leandre JR. 6-0 190
   2. #25 Dilan Scargle FR. 5-11 190
Safety   1. #4 JJ Nunes RSSR. 5-10 195
   2. #20 Jamari Booker SO. 6-0 185
Safety    1. #28 Josmar Diaz-Martinez JR. 5-11 180
   2. #15 Isaac Lane RSSO. 5-10 195 (INJ)(OFY)
   3. #22 Tramone Duncan FR. 5-11 200   or   #29 Julian Benavides FR. 6-0 185
Cornerback   1. #17 Brandon Riley SR. 5-10 150
   2. #14 Cam Kelly FR. 5-11 175
DBs not Mentioned   #19 Bryce Leach FR. 6-2 180      #41 Henry Hebda FR. 6-0 160
   #45 David Hebda FR. 6-0 160

VULB#62 · August 28, 2017, 09:34:50 PM

Good round up 16!

On paper the size and height would be prety comparable to any PFL squad. The questions are about comparable speed and skill. Let's hope those two criteria mesh as well. As jd24 has said, this is an indicator year; next year is the real deal. From there on we should be annually competitive.

JD24 · August 29, 2017, 09:45:15 AM

PFL opponent Stetson news and it is very sad:

QuoteDELAND — A sophomore from Georgia collapsed and died during football practice at a Florida university.

Stetson University officials said in a statement that 19-year-old Nicholas Adam Blakely collapsed during a Monday evening practice. The accounting major from Lawrenceville, Georgia, was the sidelines when he complained of not feeling well. He collapsed and was taken to Florida Hospital Deland, where he died.

The statement said Coach Roger Hughes broke the news to his team and counselors are on hand to help them deal with their loss.

Blakely was a defensive back who was redshirted last season and never played in a college football game. The team was preparing for its season opener at Sacred Heart University on Saturday in Connecticut.

He attended Archer High School, which is northeast of Atlanta.

VULB#62 · August 29, 2017, 10:54:33 AM

Sad indeed. Thoughts and prayers go out to his family.

VULB#62 · September 21, 2017, 10:05:56 AM

Didn't think this fit in a game thread so I popped it in here. Pretty impressive and a direct reflection of how our young QB has matured.

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VULB#62 · October 15, 2017, 10:46:24 PM

Just an opponent update. The Griz are 3-1 in the Big Sky and 5-2 overall. They clobbered U North Dakota this weekend. I like to think our good performance had a lot to do with wakening them up. I was asking where was that Valpo team that played UMT tough going into the Marist game. Got that answer yesterday