The Pacific Boxers are not a bad program. This is the 2nd year of Pacific bring back football and they are laying the foundation to a solid football program. The Pacific players are well coached and they have good schemes but right now they lack the depth of talent and experience it takes to be a player in a rather competitive NWC. The Boxers are still without a win since rebooting the program but have been competitive in multiples games towards the end of last season and at the start of 2011. Pacific missed some prime opportunities to cash in that 1st win and I'm sure right now it has to be weighing on the program to be 0 for 14 and are now in the heart of their 2011 schedule. I do think there is a win left on their schedule (Puget Sound) but that win isn't going to come this weekend. Not against this dynamic and fast Linfield team.
Get To Know A Wildcat
#23 Dominique Forrest, Sophomore, Linebacker
Favorite Place in Mac to Eat: Rib Slayer and Wendy's
Favorite Movie: Top 3 in no particular order: Shooter, Blow and Despicable Me.
Favorite Music: J. Cole, Wale, Drake.. plus many more. There is a lot of good music out there.
Favorite TV Show: Rob Dyrdeks Fantasy Factory
Favorite Pro Football team: Broncos, Tebow is the man!
Class I Most Look Forward to: Football 201
Mac or Pc: Mac is better, I rep the PC though
Cpu Homepage: Google
Twitter or Facebook: Facebook all day
Xbox, PS3, or WII: XBOX
Which LB has the fastest 40: Mike Nardoni, that kid can move!
Your Favorite Part About Playing at Linfield is: If someone spent one day with this team, they could see how close we are collectively. Guys on this team are with you on and off the field, the brotherhood we have here is pretty strong.
Post Linfield aspirations; Hopefully I can take the things I learn at Linfield with me and apply them to my job life, become wealthy and be able to support my own family and then in later years filter my little Domos through the Linfield program.
Wildcat11's Keys To Victory:
Play with purpose: The 'Cats need to come out and play as if a Whitwater or Saint Thomas was lining up against them this weekend. You only get so many chances to play in a college football game so this is the payoff for all of that hard work during the winter, spring, and summer. Play to the best of your ability, do your job the best you can, and have fun doing it.
Continued the balance attack: Pacific gives up a boat load of yardage on the ground (228 ypg) and have done a respectable job in allowing 160 yards in the air. Linfield's offense needs to control this game with their now established balanced attack. I would love to see a 50/50 split between the run and pass at the end of the day.
Keep Pacific Quarterbacks in the pocket: T.C. Campbell is the primary starter for Pacific and has done a very nice job. T.C. is completing passes at a 61% completion rate but is most dangerous extending the play while scrambling out of the pocket. Campbell isn't looking to run the ball very much but buy time for his receivers to find open spots. Linfield needs to keep Campbell's activity restricted in the pocket. Look for P.J. Minaya to get some extended action as well.
Secure the Football:While the Boxer defense is giving up 39 points per game the one area they've done a very nice job in is forcing fumbles. While the 'Cats need to be aggressive with the ball let's not get sloppy and give Pacific life with turnovers.
Suffocate the Boxers on 3rd and 4th down attempts: I mentioned this on Monday but the 'Cats defense has been lights out on 3rd and 4th down over the past two weeks. 1 of 26 conversion attempts on 3rd and 4th down combined vs Willamette and UPS. Now, asking Linfield to continue this pace is a ridiculous request but let's see if the 'Cats can keep the Boxers in the teens on 3rd and 4th down this Saturday.
Lock up Fukumoto: Jordan Fukumoto is a heck of a football player. The Sophomore wide receiver has game breaking speed and the 'Cats 1st team defense found out the hard way last year as Fukumoto took a bubble screen on the Boxers 2nd play from scrimmage 79 yard to the house. Fukumoto is the big play man for Pacific this year and a lot of that damage has come off of deep posts routes. This is another opportunity for the 'Cats secondary to take a big number WR and take them out of the game.
Overall:
'Cats by 30+ If Linfield comes to Forest Grove with the hammer and puts forth the effort and execution it will be All 'Cats, All Day. Pacific is going to be a good team sooner, rather than later, but the promise of a winning team down the road isn't going to help the Boxers this Saturday.
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