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  1. I haven't seen much on these teams in a while I was just wondering how spring football went and what is anticipated for the upcoming season? How was the reception for coach French at Boyle?
  2. I would think the Boyle job would be a good one. You may not win a state championship but should certainly be competitive in the region every year and it is a good system to work for. Nice kids, supportive system. any thoughts on this job?
  3. Forums are a lot of fun and can be a great time arguing about favorite teams rivals etc. However, something we forget and something I am guilty of, is that when you respond to a statement or question you fall prey to the misconception that you are in a conversation with another individual. And while you may make a comment in confidence to one person the reality is many others are a part of the conversation. Because we do not e-mail the same as we speak statements can and often are taken out of context or something meant as part of an open discussion becomes very personal. It is very easy to read something and fire off a quick reply without considering the consequences of your actions. If you were in a group you likely would have better self-control and keep your mouth shut. As demonstrated by this feeble attempt to explain myself I cannot acurately dialogue in this format and I do not want to be the cause of misinformation nor any other form of misunderstanding. Therefore I will not be posting in the future.
  4. BCPride06 Absolutely! I could not agree more. Chris Pardue is one of the top offensive coaches in this state and much of Chuck Smiths success is directly attributed to his offense. TOGETHER they built a powerful successful program. for whatever reason the program could not sustain itself. At least to this point. Maybe it is because Chris does not have a counterpart like chuck did or maybe, and this is what I believe, people were so sure things were going to fall apart that they made sure they did, consciously or unconcsiously. I really think Boyle should have a good team this season. I hope Henry Clay is overlooking them. No wait I hope they're not so we get their best punch, because Boyle will give them all they want tonight.
  5. purplepride92, the difference being that Chuck Smith took over one of the worst programs in the state in any class. I believe they won only one or two games in the previous 3 years. Chris Pardue took over a highly successful program and was asked to maintain a high level. Note that i said maintain a High Level not win state championships! I think that Rebel fans, myself included do not have unrealistic expectations but do expect the team to be competitive every friday night play Rebel Football which is very disciplined and physical and go until the whistle blows. It was mentioned by soneone that Boyle was competitive with BG until they had 3 turnovers. Chuck called those mental mistakes and were usually rare when he coached. I want to add that I do not believe all the problems are Chris Pardues I think some of the Assistant Coaches have hurt the program both in their coaching style and in their off field behavior. If and When Chris leaves I fully expect assitant coach(s) to be shown the door. IMO
  6. I really think that anyone at all close to the program new that whom ever followed Chuck was doomed to comparison and in all likelyhood going to have a short tenure. We all knew it however, it ws impossible not to give coach Pardue an oportunity to be the head coach because he earned that right by doing a great job for chuck. The reality is that very often the coach that follows in the footsteps of another very successful one fails. I think the school system has been very supportive of this staff but unfortunately the program did not sustain itself, as expected, and it will be time to move on.
  7. I am not in anyway implying that the Rebels could have maintained the high level of play they did during the streak. However, I have watched many, many Boyle football games and there is a far cry from the intensity, desire, attention to detail, and fun that existed during chucks tenure. Even during the early years chuck found a way to get young men often with less talent to play at a high level. I firmly believe that if chuck was still around this team would have been much more competitive than as of late. Of course the mentioned great athletes helped the cause but it takes 11 kids on the field to be successful and not all of them were great players. I also know in this time of political correctness we should look for the good in everything and ignore the negative but I guess I'm too old school for that and think the program has fallen too far to let it continue. I will conclude with one final thought. Just look at the atmosphere around the program, on the sideline and on the field and honestly ask yourself would this be happening if Chuck smith was still the head coach?
  8. I really do not want to hurt any feelings but the program would not be anywhere near the shape it is in right now. Yes, Boyle co. had some talented athletes but anyone who knows or played Boyle during Chucks era knows that his kids overachieved. He got more out of 165 lb. guard or slow wr. than anyone I have ever seen. Flat out he got kids to play together and overcome individual weaknesses and play like a machine. Boyle did not beat themselves. I can say with reasonable certainty that if things don't change dramatically this season changes will be made. Like I said I do not want to ruffle feathers, I personally like all the coaches however sometimes things get so broken that the only way to fix a problem is to clean house and start over. IMO
  9. I don't think anyone was making too much of the RB just curious as he is filling some extra special shoes. He worked hard for his yards! Yes the line was a little suspect but expect they will improve along the way. Mercer seems to have some depth at the lineman position which will also help the big boys. Additionally, it was a tad bit hot for the big guys. The kicker did a good job, I don't think he had to make one tackle last season. Russell co. could have easily added 14 points with those returns. This too can be fixed.
  10. How many yards did Yeast have? How bad is Hunter Robinson(SP?) hurt? Is it a long term injury or week to week?
  11. cold weather fan, I agree I think the Titans will continue to improve throughout the season. It would have been unfair to expect them to come out of the gate like last season. Sadly, however this will happen all season. I also agree that mercer seemed a little flat and that could be because of the opponent and the fact they expected to win. On the other hand it is the first game and one could also expect a team to be excited to play anybody. All in all it was a lopsided win and something to build on for next week. Should be interesting to see this team from Tn. The Titans should not expect to walk over these guys as they probably don't know much about them.
  12. Wow, I must have watched a different game because I thought Mercer looked pretty average against a weak opponent.
  13. I don't know anything about the team from Tn but I did not think Mercer looked very good Sat.
  14. Please correct me if I am wrong but I am hearing disturbing news that some of the issues that plagued last years team are starting to show their ugly heads already this season. I hate to hear this because I for one thought the Rebels would or could have a good season. How did others see the Madison cent. scrimmage?
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