Borro Gore has found his happy place.
The NSFL first round pick of the Yellowknife Wraiths is back in the DSFL with the the Portland Pythons, team he made a name with, and he couldn't be happier. Borro Gore is now what you might consider the "big man on campus", with nearly all of his former teammates moving on to the NSFL. In his situation, some people might feel left behind or insulted by the fact that he wasn't able to latch onto a professional team, especially after being drafted so highly, but not Borro Gore, who says he "couldn't be happier. I love this place, and we've got some unfinished business."
He seems to mean it when he says that, and it's showing on the field. Portland has yet to lose a game through 3 weeks this season. And if you count pre-season, the Pythons are 7-0. Borro Gore has been impressive this season, amassing 327 rushing yards in his first three games of the regular season. That's good enough for best in the league. Even considering the regular season was a bit of a "rocky" start for Gore.
"After that first game, my dude [Shawn Ariel] busted the Seawolves for about 150 yards. He had that big run to end the first quarter and we ended up going about 50/50 on carries that game. I was a little shocked, thinking I had more competition than I thought. I didn't know Shawn could run like that, but it was cool to watch. I wasn't upset or anything that he got a healthy workload, I think that's what our group is all about. We're going out there every game proving we're the baddest dudes on the field. He set the tone, I'm trying to keep the bar up the rest of the season."
When you hear Gore talk about that game, you might think he had a rough afternoon, when in fact he rushed for 96 yards on 19 carries, which put him over 5 yards per carry. The following game, Ariel and Gore put on another show, each rushing for over 100 yards, but Ariel had a slight edge in carries and had the only rushing touchdown of the game, but this time Gore had him beat on yards.
"I let him know I'm still the top dog," Gore said, laughing. "I'm just playing. Shawn knows I want to see him succeed. He's a good player, but I'm being honest when I tell you I think I'm the best back on this team..." Gore said again with a grin.
That game appeared to be all the coaching staff needed to see to move Gore back to the bell cow role, because in week 3, Gore received 23 carries to Ariel's 7 carries. Gore racked up 119 yards and 2 touchdowns in a dominant 24-10 victory over the Solar Bears. When asked what changed over the week as a reason for the bigger work load, Gore replied, "My confidence. First two weeks I was feeling good, but probably playing a little tentative. This is the first season I've played without guys like Dwayne Aaron, Austin Roenick, and Glenn McPoyal, so I didn't really know what to expect. I felt a lot of pressure though, that's for sure. Coach probably could see that, and so he made sure Ariel was ready to take on some work too. But after week 2, I felt like I could run through walls, man. I felt good out there, I came to film the next day excited as hell and probably a spring in my step. Didn't even feel sore. I think that sent a message to coach that I was ready to eat."
Moving forward, we should see more of Gore getting the lion's share of carries, but we also saw a dramatic shift in the overall offensive gameplan. The Pythons made a more concerted effort to throw the ball. When brought up to Gore, he couldn't help but smile again. "Just wait. We've got something cooking with my guy McCoy. Christ has been doing a good job, but McCoy is the truth and he's gunna show some things to the world pretty soon."
We're excited to see what's next, and you probably should be too.
The NSFL first round pick of the Yellowknife Wraiths is back in the DSFL with the the Portland Pythons, team he made a name with, and he couldn't be happier. Borro Gore is now what you might consider the "big man on campus", with nearly all of his former teammates moving on to the NSFL. In his situation, some people might feel left behind or insulted by the fact that he wasn't able to latch onto a professional team, especially after being drafted so highly, but not Borro Gore, who says he "couldn't be happier. I love this place, and we've got some unfinished business."
He seems to mean it when he says that, and it's showing on the field. Portland has yet to lose a game through 3 weeks this season. And if you count pre-season, the Pythons are 7-0. Borro Gore has been impressive this season, amassing 327 rushing yards in his first three games of the regular season. That's good enough for best in the league. Even considering the regular season was a bit of a "rocky" start for Gore.
"After that first game, my dude [Shawn Ariel] busted the Seawolves for about 150 yards. He had that big run to end the first quarter and we ended up going about 50/50 on carries that game. I was a little shocked, thinking I had more competition than I thought. I didn't know Shawn could run like that, but it was cool to watch. I wasn't upset or anything that he got a healthy workload, I think that's what our group is all about. We're going out there every game proving we're the baddest dudes on the field. He set the tone, I'm trying to keep the bar up the rest of the season."
When you hear Gore talk about that game, you might think he had a rough afternoon, when in fact he rushed for 96 yards on 19 carries, which put him over 5 yards per carry. The following game, Ariel and Gore put on another show, each rushing for over 100 yards, but Ariel had a slight edge in carries and had the only rushing touchdown of the game, but this time Gore had him beat on yards.
"I let him know I'm still the top dog," Gore said, laughing. "I'm just playing. Shawn knows I want to see him succeed. He's a good player, but I'm being honest when I tell you I think I'm the best back on this team..." Gore said again with a grin.
That game appeared to be all the coaching staff needed to see to move Gore back to the bell cow role, because in week 3, Gore received 23 carries to Ariel's 7 carries. Gore racked up 119 yards and 2 touchdowns in a dominant 24-10 victory over the Solar Bears. When asked what changed over the week as a reason for the bigger work load, Gore replied, "My confidence. First two weeks I was feeling good, but probably playing a little tentative. This is the first season I've played without guys like Dwayne Aaron, Austin Roenick, and Glenn McPoyal, so I didn't really know what to expect. I felt a lot of pressure though, that's for sure. Coach probably could see that, and so he made sure Ariel was ready to take on some work too. But after week 2, I felt like I could run through walls, man. I felt good out there, I came to film the next day excited as hell and probably a spring in my step. Didn't even feel sore. I think that sent a message to coach that I was ready to eat."
Moving forward, we should see more of Gore getting the lion's share of carries, but we also saw a dramatic shift in the overall offensive gameplan. The Pythons made a more concerted effort to throw the ball. When brought up to Gore, he couldn't help but smile again. "Just wait. We've got something cooking with my guy McCoy. Christ has been doing a good job, but McCoy is the truth and he's gunna show some things to the world pretty soon."
We're excited to see what's next, and you probably should be too.
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