Panthers Crawl Home with Tail Between Legs

In what was supposed to be the game of the week, potentially the game of the year, the Saints of St. Scholastica put an absolute beating on the Panthers of Greenville winning by a final score of 45-3. The Panthers (who by the way should be called the Tigers judging by their uniforms) came out flat and sloppy after a bye last week. After moving the ball effectively to start the game, their initial drive ended after Brendan Chambers heaved up a prayer to Mike LaValley, who happened to be wearing blue instead of white. Tyler Harper proceeded to lead the Saints to paydirt looking absolutely electric rushing for a 13 yard touchdown on 3rd and 12.

The rest of the game was more of the same for both teams. Greenville would move the ball effectively, picking up a few first downs before shooting themselves in the foot with a turnover. Greenville's 3 interceptions and 2 lost fumbles gave Scholastica opportunity after opportunity. And the Saints capitalized on nearly every one of those opportunities. The Saints balanced offensive attack proved to be too much for the Panthers. If it wasn't Tyler Harper it was Travis Nehowig or Jake Jensen. Their well-oiled offense finished with 263 yards on the ground and 90 through the air. Greenville was still able to accumulate 314 yards of total offense with Immanuel Gamble rushing for 135 yards. However, turnovers, stupid penalties, and their inability to pass the ball effectively held them to a mere 3 points.

Moving forward, the question becomes, who in the UMAC can challenge St. Scholastica this season? Greenville and Eureka were supposed to be two of the toughest challenges for the Saints and in the first two weeks the Saints have quickly dismantled both of those teams. Greenville certainly did not put forth their best effort today and no one would think the Scholastica is truly 42 points better than them, but if they cannot even put up a fight, what chance do the Martin Luther's and MacMurray's of the world have against this team? At this point, it appears that the only team with the ability to stop the Saints is themselves.