I think SK has midnight madness again this year should be the Tuesday night on the 31st.

I expect OL play to be a strength. SK has two sophomore OL that are pushing the upperclassmen. Starting positions will have to be earned and the competition should lead to better line play this year no matter who starts.

 

SK played a lot of sophomores in skill positions last year and we took a lot of lumps. But those sophomores are now experienced juniors and that move, we hope, will pay dividends this year.

 

This program won 8+ games for several years in a row and is not on anybodies radar because of a rebuilding season last year. We even lost a few kids because their parents quickly lost faith after a single sub par season.

 

This coaching staff has proven that it can develop a championship QB in Chad Lawrence. We look to a return to form this year.

Can't let it go that a few kids decided that their academic and athletic futures were best served in another environment, the focus should be on who is on SK's roster and how they are going to be utilized. I personally look for SK to have a good year focus on the kids you have, not the ones you don't.

I expect OL play to be a strength. SK has two sophomore OL that are pushing the upperclassmen. Starting positions will have to be earned and the competition should lead to better line play this year no matter who starts.

 

SK played a lot of sophomores in skill positions last year and we took a lot of lumps. But those sophomores are now experienced juniors and that move, we hope, will pay dividends this year.

 

This program won 8+ games for several years in a row and is not on anybodies radar because of a rebuilding season last year. We even lost a few kids because their parents quickly lost faith after a single sub par season.

 

This coaching staff has proven that it can develop a championship QB in Chad Lawrence. We look to a return to form this year.

 

Dude, seriously. If you keep letting this transfer thing consume you the couch and ink blot test are right around the corner. Move on!

I'm all for playing a tougher schedule and I like that they are playing Scott County, but on week 10?

Is that really considered a tougher schedule for a 6A school though?

Is that really considered a tougher schedule for a 6A school though?

 

No, its not that tough a schedule. I assume you are referring to the absence of Cov Cath and Highlands on the SK schedule? Why should any public school program, with defined student body geographical boundaries, want to play schools that have no such limitations? When you don't have geographical constraints on where your athletes come from, then student body size is irrelevant!

 

Let us see just how essential a tough schedule is. We have the perfect conditions for such an evaluation. Ryle plays Colerain at home on a short week, followed by a game with LaSalle. Then Ryle and SK will play. Will Ryle be beat up after playing Colerain (like they were last year)? Will the early SK season schedule benefit the confidence of junior QB? How will losing to Colerain by a large margin impact Ryle's confidence?

No, its not that tough a schedule. I assume you are referring to the absence of Cov Cath and Highlands on the SK schedule? Why should any public school program, with defined student body geographical boundaries, want to play schools that have no such limitations? When you don't have geographical constraints on where your athletes come from, then student body size is irrelevant!

 

Let us see just how essential a tough schedule is. We have the perfect conditions for such an evaluation. Ryle plays Colerain at home on a short week, followed by a game with LaSalle. Then Ryle and SK will play. Will Ryle be beat up after playing Colerain (like they were last year)? Will the early SK season schedule benefit the confidence of junior QB? How will losing to Colerain by a large margin impact Ryle's confidence?

 

 

Colerain ... a public school program, with defined student body geographical boundaries, right? .... hmmmmmm

Colerain ... a public school program, with defined student body geographical boundaries, right? .... hmmmmmm

 

 

Colerain has an enrollment of about 2100. Ryle, Boone, Conner and SK are all around 1500 -1600. So instead of your football team being 18 deep, you now have a football team that's 24 deep. That is a profound difference. Larger enrollments in Ohio public schools allows them to be competitive with private and independent programs. So the effect of Ryle playing Colerain is much like playing a private program.

SK plays Anderson Ohio today 7 on 7.

Colerain has an enrollment of about 2100. Ryle, Boone, Conner and SK are all around 1500 -1600. So instead of your football team being 18 deep, you now have a football team that's 24 deep. That is a profound difference. Larger enrollments in Ohio public schools allows them to be competitive with private and independent programs. So the effect of

Ryle playing Colerain is much like playing a

private program.

 

You are like a broken record. Poor Simon Kenton, forced to try to patch together a football team out of the measley 1500 kids. As you have been told a hundred times, if losing two players at a D6 school causes such havok, maybe you need to look inwardly rather than out. Move on man, quit hijacking every thread.

Colerain has an enrollment of about 2100. Ryle, Boone, Conner and SK are all around 1500 -1600. So instead of your football team being 18 deep, you now have a football team that's 24 deep. That is a profound difference. Larger enrollments in Ohio public schools allows them to be competitive with private and independent programs. So the effect of Ryle playing Colerain is much like playing a private program.

 

Colerain has an enrollment of about 2100. Ryle, Boone, Conner and SK are all around 1500 -1600. So instead of your football team being 18 deep, you now have a football team that's 24 deep. That is a profound difference. Larger enrollments in Ohio public schools allows them to be competitive with private and independent programs. So the effect of Ryle playing Colerain is much like playing a private program.

 

So is it the strict geographical boundaries or enrollment that is most important? You seem to make both arguments here. You can't have it both ways.

No, its not that tough a schedule. I assume you are referring to the absence of Cov Cath and Highlands on the SK schedule? Why should any public school program, with defined student body geographical boundaries, want to play schools that have no such limitations? When you don't have geographical constraints on where your athletes come from, then student body size is irrelevant!

 

Let us see just how essential a tough schedule is. We have the perfect conditions for such an evaluation. Ryle plays Colerain at home on a short week, followed by a game with LaSalle. Then Ryle and SK will play. Will Ryle be beat up after playing Colerain (like they were last year)? Will the early SK season schedule benefit the confidence of junior QB? How will losing to Colerain by a large margin impact Ryle's confidence?

 

With the names and class sizes on their schedule it just doesn't seem like it's a tougher schedule than in the past as was alluded to. SK doesn't have a reputation for challenging themselves and it appears that will continue this year, no matter the excuses you want to use to explain that reluctance.

So is it the strict geographical boundaries or enrollment that is most important? You seem to make both arguments here. You can't have it both ways.

 

In the case of Ryle and Colerain, both are public schools and neither one is likely a D1 recruit magnet.

although I'm sure Colerain attracts some folks when there are relocation decisions to be made and Ryle may be getting there soon. So the transfer argument does not apply in the case of two public programs.

SK is only thinking about one game at a time.

With the names and class sizes on their schedule it just doesn't seem like it's a tougher schedule than in the past as was alluded to. SK doesn't have a reputation for challenging themselves and it appears that will continue this year, no matter the excuses you want to use to explain that reluctance.

 

Horse Puckey! SK played Scott who was the 6A runner up. They played Boone who was a 6A quarter finalist. They played New Cath who was 2A defending champion last year. Although I do agree with you that playing Beechwood does definitely water down the schedule.

 

Ryle won 2 games after playing Colerain last year. They looked bad against both Campbell County and in the playoff game against Boone, when they should have been peeking, they flat out could not move the ball.