THE GOOD: UConn's...er...I mean Towson's new look offense
For years, it was very familiar to see Towson's offense step on the field with a lot of spread gun formations. This year, they're lining up in an I and smacking people in the mouth. Towson's offense doesn't have the flash that the Phil Albert Turf-Show had, it's a run and gun machine that collects first downs and controls the clock.
Towson ran on first down almost every drive. Freshman Tailback Tremane Dameron had a great game, with 84 yards on 21 carries and led the team in receptions with 7 catches for 61 yards.
The Tigers' new-found run game helped take some of the pressure of the two competing true freshman QB's Peter Athens and Tommy Chroninger. Chroninger is a hell-uva athlete, he even made a great play on special teams. Athens has a cannon. He threads the needle like no other. Through the entire first half, Towson was perfect on passes under 15 yards.
THE BAD: Pass Defense
How do you minimize the efforts of a defensive line that's as athletic is it is deep? How about you let them into the backfield, and dump off screen passes galore.
Towson's strongest defensive corps is easily the line. But the reads off of screen passes were not there Saturday night. Despite a good amount of over-pursuits by the front seven, the secondary has to address their soft coverage of running backs and average open field tackling.
Overall, Towson allowed 20 receptions for 295 yards and both Chanticleer touchdowns.
THE UGLY: The Officiating
Mr. Official, do NOT tell the band to stop playing when they're doing Sportscenter. I understand it's NCAA regulation, but you could have caused a riot last night.
I understand they had a lot of work to do last night, with both teams combining for 20 penalties.
Towson had a lot of procedural calls. This was something that Ambrose was very strict about during camp. Let's just say these guys will be in great shape next week, because they're conditioning schedule just got a lot more intense.
"I'm not a big fan of official evaluation, I will evaluate this game," Rob Ambrose at the press conference
OTHER NOTES AND THOUGHTS:
Great crowd and atmosphere all night. 7000+ in attendance.
Brady Smith recorded his first sack as a Tiger.
I was on the sidelines after Boyer missed a field goal opportunity pretty badly. Let's just say, Ambrose didn't have kind words after the botch.
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