BOX Football - Game 6 vs. UCF

Game 6- The Knights of Central Florida are coming to Stade BOX Left for a special Friday night game. Prime time national TV slot on an off night for college football can mean only one thing... the return of the BlackBOX uniforms!

It's a dark and stormy night in Dayton... Look out for the highlighted player Darin Baldwin from UCF... he had ONE TACKLE last week! Be very afraid!

1st quarter-
We get the ball first, and I'm just going to go ahead and call it right now... the rain will cause at least 2 fumbles tonight.
The first problem with the rain is not a fumble but a pass that just slips out of Nick's hand on 3rd and 8. Laura kicks a FG and the BOX leads 3-0.
Jay tries to intimidate Central Florida by making the tackle on the kick-off. It doesn't work. With relative ease they make their way down the field and take a 7-3 lead.
I'm remembering now that we barely escaped with a win against these guys last year. On top of that rememberence I notice that UCF has brought their band to the game. They're taking this very seriously.
Jandy drops what would have been a 30-yard completion. Nick immediately demotes him to "sit-in" wide receiver.
So far we're unable to stop them on the ground or in the air, otherwise things are going great. 93-yard TD drive for the Knights. 14-3.
Another dropped pass leads to another punt. The Monkey has instructed all receivers to start using stick-em.
Have no fear, I am here! Tight man coverage + press coverage audible + WR screen call = my 3rd TAINT in the last 2 games. 14-10 at the end of the 1st.

2nd quarter
I think the black uniforms may have backfired as I'm having trouble finding our defensive players on the field.
We still managed for force a punt, NO! It's a fake! And I come off the corner to stuff the upback and strip the ball! Ryan (not Ryno) scoops it up and runs it all the way back for the Touchdown! BOX 17-14.
Just to summarize, over the last 5+ quarters, our offense has scored 2 touchdowns and our defense has scored 6.
Next drive JC makes a leaping pick. The D is officially on fire.
The same can not be said for the offense as it's a 3 and out, but our other offense (the D) forces a punt after Mike Baum makes perhaps the first ever BOX 'big hit' that leads directly to an injury for the other team.  The UCF starting running back must be made of paper.
The next drive ends with a 40-yard FG by Laura. BOX 20 - UCF 14.
Look out, it's the double QB blitz. The QB panics as Joey and I close in and throws up a short pass right into Woodyard's hands. It's another BOX defensive TD! 27-14
Almost come up with another turnover, but the booth overrules the fumble.
UCF moves inside the 10 and looks like they're going in for a touchdown to end the half until Mike Baum makes a diving open field tackle, strips the ball, and recovers it all in one motion. Of course if he had taken the time to stand up before recovering the ball, he probably could have run it back for 6.
But if Mike had returned the fumble, then Werley wouldn't have gotten to take the next play 92-yards for a TD. Bob beats single coverage on a corner route and outruns everyone to the endzone. 34-14.
Crap, I got hurt diving at a guys ankles. The only positive of my injury, for the first time all year, I heard Brad Nessler say my name. He expects to see back in the game soon.
Another UCF fumble overturned by replay. And I've got hip bursitis which, if I understand correctly means the bursa sacks in my hip are inflamed. Who the hell is our team doctor?

3rd quarter-
Ray stops the opening drive of the 2nd half with an INT at our 1-yard line.
Old Lee Corso just rips PJ after he drops a pass over the middle (a linebacker drilled him just as the ball got there.)  This could be proof of that popular internet theory about how Lee Corso hates Phillipinos.
Bill steamrolls the QB for a sack after Katy tackles the RB on a play action screen pass.
UCF gives the BOX a taste of their own medicine after a pass bounces off of Tommy's hands straight to a UCF linebacker who breaks 2 tackles and runs in back for 6. 34-21.
The Knights get another INT and are in good field position, and then inexplicably punts on 4th and 1 from our 35. Touchback.
Yikes, there's Nick's 3rd INT on the last 3 drives.
But it doesn't matter as I intercept the next pass and take it to the endzone for my 4th TD in the last 2 games. I'm assuming now that I'll go into next week the favorite for the Heisman.
41-21 at the end of 3.

4th quarter-
We're 1-8 on 3rd down on the day and still lead by 20.
2-8 now, completion to Kaylor.
PJ dives under the offensive line and into the endzone. We're 1 for 1 on red zone trips! 48-21.
Coaches in the conference have been complimenting JC on his "great lateral movement."
Shalvi just about beheads a guy on 3rd and 9 to break up a potential 1st down.
Considering we have 48 points, Jay has done a lot of punting today.
Werley could have had another 90-yard TD catch, but he drops a ball that hits him right in the hands.
Game over man.


It's another comfortable win for the BOX and our high scoring defense. After falling behind 14-3 we outscore UCF 45-7 the rest of the way.

The Play of the Game is the fake punt-strip-touchdown return.
I was named Player of the Game from my 8 tackle (1 TFL), 2 INT, 1 FF, 2 TD afternoon.