@kwallacebg: MaxPreps has BGHS ranked #79 nationally and #1 in KY Bowling Green High School (KY) Football Rankings - MaxPreps.com

Who have you played, Coach? Last week it was the 13,087th team in the country, per MaxPreps Freeman Computer, where you get your #1 Ky ranking (MaxPreps lists 14,671 h/s teams in the US). Cantrall makes BG #2 behind Highlands. I haven't see this week's Litkenhous. Your #79 national ranking is tempered by your #97 in RivalsHigh100. Let's see how the season plays out. Don't get me wrong. I love BGHS, the school, the teams, the family support, the fans -- all have been kind when I've watched games there. But you need to schedule tougher programs than McCallie and St X to have something to brag on.. Highlands does too, for that matter, though they have a better schedule now than last year.

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I have seen both teams, in person, and have stats from their common opponent. I also saw the Lexington Catholic game versus BG where the Purples almost had a running clock. I think comparing the two game scores without actually seeing the games leaves a lot out of the "eye test".

 

Why BG?

Trinity and X not only had(have) no answer for Nefarious Fant and also Tisdale as a receiver, and broke contain on Hayes and Pillow many times. Tisdale had an 80 yard slant pass that got called back. T Dbs have shown improvement over the year from Ensworth to last week but BG's passing game is much better. To give a comparison to T fans, Fant is James Quick, Tisdale is Daylen Dawkins, and while I love(d) Travis Wright, he cannot run like Devin Hayes, giving another offensive option. With the game winding down, the BG offense ran the ball 7 straight times and ate up 4 minutes of clock and it was game over. The BG defense isn't as good as Ryan White and Jason Hatcher, but they are pretty good. St Xavier marched into the red zone 7 times against BG but came away with only 4 scores. What I saw was a defense that made plays when they had to.

 

In Trinity's favor:

X played BG coming off a very short week ( Sunday-Friday)

X played without McCormick and Purcell late in the game.

Reggie can make plays against anyone! Brooks can run well both inside and outside.

 

IMVHO, Trinity doubles Fant and holds him to 5 catches and 60 yards. Tisdale scores 4 times( 2 at Slot, 2 at RB) against single coverage and Hayes runs another one in as BG wins 35-28.

 

Brilliant analysis. Let's have BG and Trinity start scheduling each other again. BTW, I think you need to reconsider your comparisons of BG players to Quick and Dawkins but I can certainly respect your enthusiasm. The fact is that for the previous two years, Quick and Dawkins beat and a number of times destroyed the best competition in America. But I still like your breakdowns and reflections. BG, Highlands, Trinity, and other top KY teams need to play each other. Keep it in the Bluegrass. Trinity and BG have played five great games (all Trinity wins). Trinity's 39-28 win in 2007 was one of the top high school games I ever saw. One late deflected pass by Trinity was the difference in the game.

Who have you played, Coach? Last week it was the 13,087th team in the country, per MaxPreps Freeman Computer, where you get your #1 Ky ranking (MaxPreps lists 14,671 h/s teams in the US). Cantrall makes BG #2 behind Highlands. I haven't see this week's Litkenhous. Your #79 national ranking is tempered by your #97 in RivalsHigh100. Let's see how the season plays out. Don't get me wrong. I love BGHS, the school, the teams, the family support, the fans -- all have been kind when I've watched games there. But you need to schedule tougher programs than McCallie and St X to have something to brag on.. Highlands does too, for that matter, though they have a better schedule now than last year.

 

So you take his tweet as bragging and not publicizing the recognition to his followers?

The question is, can you support yours? I say no you can't. BG MAY very well be the best football team in KY this year...head and shoulders? Nope, THAT cannot be said.

 

I'm glad you asked. First, I spent a handful of years watching the current seniors as they were young Purples in high school, and with an offense that consist of Fant, Tisdale, Pillow, and the at time forgotten Dewalt; there is not a faster group of skill players in the state. While Devin Hayes may not get the recognition, he is a great QB who picked apart an X defense that T's QB had a decent game against.

 

BG for lack of a better word dominated X, while T and all the tough games they had played looked very average.

 

While the scores may have been the same, T did not dominate X, the way that BG did.

So you take his tweet as bragging and not publicizing the recognition to his followers?

 

If T doesn't do it, then it is the wrong thing to do.

 

If you don't have a regional schedule then your schedule is not "tough" enough, if you tweet about your school then it's bragging.

Could be a bit of a stretch...

It's a ridiculous stretch. The #1 debate has yet to be settled.

If T doesn't do it, then it is the wrong thing to do.

 

If you don't have a regional schedule then your schedule is not "tough" enough, if you tweet about your school then it's bragging.

 

 

 

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It's a ridiculous stretch. The #1 debate has yet to be settled.

 

It won't be. You think Highlands is best. There won't be anything that changes your mind. Some think Trinity is best. Nothing will change their mind. And so on. In all likelihood none of these teams will lose to a Kentucky team, so what's the smoking gun? Even if one does, I'm convinced the supporters of that viewpoint will magic their way out. In one of these threads someone even said that even if Trinity doesn't win 6A that doesn't mean they wouldn't win 5A. That says to me there is no set of circumstances where ground would be given.

It won't be. You think Highlands is best. There won't be anything that changes your mind. Some think Trinity is best. Nothing will change their mind. And so on. In all likelihood none of these teams will lose to a Kentucky team, so what's the smoking gun? Even if one does, I'm convinced the supporters of that viewpoint will magic their way out. In one of these threads someone even said that even if Trinity doesn't win 6A that doesn't mean they wouldn't win 5A. That says to me there is no set of circumstances where ground would be given.

I'll say that if we don't win state......and BG does...there is not argument whatsoever.

Struggled to dominate. T dominated the fourth quarter I give you that, but it was a see-saw game until the 4th.

as a fan...what was your mind set?

as a fan...what was your mind set?

 

At what point I time good sir? I thought we could win it until T got that 4th and 7 in the redone to go up 10 I believe.