Week 3: WC at Willard

The best part of Friday night for me was the burrito at Q'doba before the game.

Why?

After 2 solid opponents and watching WC come to life in the clutch it was hard to get too excited watching them roll over a comparably weak Willard team.

The Good:
- WC came out throwing. A 45-yard pass from Patrick to Boo Rodgers and a 19-yard pass to Austin Daniel put WC in the end zone for the first time after just those 2 plays. Patrick added a second passing touchdown later in the 1st quarter. It felt like they passed a lot, but according to Globe stats they only attempted 6, connecting on 4 of them for the 2 TDs and 98 yards.
- The defense got to see an option offense - the first of the season against the new 3-5 stack defense. You could tell they were still figuring some things out as Willard actually racked up a fair number of yards.
- Everyone got to play (that was dressed out).
- 1O and 1D were done before half-time.

The Bad:
- Smallest visitors seating area I've ever seen. To Willard's credit, they cleared out 1/3 of their home seating for the sea of red, which WC quickly filled to 80% capacity (thus making it the most full section of the home side).
- No real test. To me, this wasn't a game the Cards were ever really challenged in. I hope they don't come out terribly flat next week.

Next week, at Ozark. Good news: Q'doba is on the way. We'll see how the game goes. Carthage beat Ozark down week 1. I suspect they're a lot better than Willard, but I'm not expecting a challenge the likes of Rogers.