Late 1990s offense
Posted: Thu Sep 28, 2023 6:59 pm
I ran into a former Towson State defensive player -- I'm guessing he was a LB or CB -- the other day.
When I told him I went to Lehigh, he told me how impressed he was playing LU -- in the late 1990s, when Towson was in the Patriot League and didn't always win, even with their stud QB Joe Lee.
The one thing he remembered specifically was just how brutal the week was before playing LU. He said he never had to prepare for any other team like Lehigh, because its offensive playbook was LOADED with complicated plays, formations -- you name it. And the defense had to know it all.
It looks like Dave Clawson and Andy Coen were OCs at the time.
Anyone know if LU had athletic scholarships back then?
The one thing this encounter reminded me was just how mentally tough our team was back then. They made few mistakes and executed, at least on offense, incredibly effectively and creatively.
That culture seems to be gone. How do we get it back?
When I told him I went to Lehigh, he told me how impressed he was playing LU -- in the late 1990s, when Towson was in the Patriot League and didn't always win, even with their stud QB Joe Lee.
The one thing he remembered specifically was just how brutal the week was before playing LU. He said he never had to prepare for any other team like Lehigh, because its offensive playbook was LOADED with complicated plays, formations -- you name it. And the defense had to know it all.
It looks like Dave Clawson and Andy Coen were OCs at the time.
Anyone know if LU had athletic scholarships back then?
The one thing this encounter reminded me was just how mentally tough our team was back then. They made few mistakes and executed, at least on offense, incredibly effectively and creatively.
That culture seems to be gone. How do we get it back?