GoUSFBulls.com Scrimmage Notes

[Brad]

The official site just put out a lot of info on the scrimmage last night.

Go there for notes and video

Excerpts:

Scrimmage Leftovers

The offense was impressive in the second scrimmage of camp.

Coach Leavitt and defensvie coordinator Joe Tresey were both complimentary of the offensive unit.

Part of the reason had to be that George Selvie did not participate in the scrimmage and Kion Wilson only played a handful of snaps, but then again, the offense was without Matt Grothe.

You can also add Tresey to the growing list of players and coaches raving about B.J. Daniels. Tresey said that facing Daniels is a "major concern." and that he "just things happen."

• Star of the Scrimmage: Freshman Lindsey Lamar

The Hillsborough high product is fun to watch and had one long run and several eye-catching juke moves. He made three guys miss early in the scrimmage and the "ooohs and ahhhs" were noticeable on both sidelines.

• Big Hitter: Theo Wilson

Jerome Murphy, who put a lick on Lamar, gets honorable mention on this day because it's not often a bigger hitter award goes to a wide receiver. Wilson earned the honor on Dontavia Bogan's TD catch, when he delivered two big blows on defensive backs. The hits freed up Bogan to score from at least 40 yards out. After Bogan trotted into the end zone, Wilson turned around and jumped into the arms of offensive lineman Chaz Hine.

• Fresh Faces: Aston Samuels and Demetris Murry

Aston Samuels and Demetris Murray both had strong evenings and scored during goal line work. Samuels, who's getting a lot of reps with the ones and twos has put together a strong camp and has shown off his elite speed on several big plays the last two weeks. Murray showed a good feel for finding holes and being patient in the run game. He also lowered his shoulder and barrelled into the end zone on a tough one-yard run.

• Another Fresh Face: Victor Marc

Freshman DB Victor Marc had another interception last night from the safety position. He's racked up three interceptions in the last couple days and is making a case to not be redshirted this fall.

Late Night

The scrimmage was delayed due to lightning in the area and that meant that it was just minutes shy of 11 p.m. when the coaches left the field. They still had film to break down, which ran until 1:30 a.m. The players have this morning off before a light practice this afternoon, but the staff was back at it for meeting at 8:30 a.m.

• Sideline Observations

Matt Grothe was a bystander last night and he admitted that is was painstaking to just watch, but it gave us a chance to pick his brain.

Grothe loves the new dimension that Lamar brings to the offense and thinks the Bulls will be even more explosive this fall. He thinks that Murrary is underrated and could be a workhorse for the Bulls in seasons to come.

The senior QB has been impressed by redshirt-freshman tight end Andreas Shields, who has pushed Ben Busbee and Andrew Ketchel for frontline reps. It will be interesting to see if experience or youth wins out at the position.Grothe is a good mentor for B.J. Daniels and Evan Landi, always offering an encouraging word and insight. On multiple occasions last night, he patted Landi on the back and congratulated him for effectively running the offense.

The Bulls are fortunate to have three very talented quarterbacks and Grothe is among many that believe all three are capable of leading USF to success this season.

[Guest]

"was painstaking to just watch"

I do not think it means what you think it means.

[Greg Auman]

Inconceivable!

[TheBullies]

"The action of taking pains" = Watching was an act of taking pain.

I think you're good.

[Guest]

"The action of taking pains" = Watching was an act of taking pain.

I think you're good.

Not to be "a pain".. but

Taking pains means: trouble, care, or effort taken to accomplish something <was at pains to reassure us>... which you could argue is what the people he is watching are doing...

But the "action" in your definition is "watching" not "taking"...

It's really not the big a deal... but if we want to be correct: It might have been "painful" for Grothe to watch instead of play.  But it was not "painstaking" to watch instead of play.