With that many returning starters I think I will consider Bw the preseason favorite at #1. No I am not sand bagging, Mf lost a lot in the way of their QB and line though I suspect the line will be fine but no way to replace the play lost at QB.

^ I hear you TP, but how it looks on paper means nothing. Beechwood's current players have a lot to prove on the varsity level. Freshman success means nothing on the varsity level. All it means is you have talent. Not to be too harsh, but the way the season ended last year puts that team as the least successful Beechwood team in the last 8 years. That isn't opinion, that is fact. I like this year's team a lot. I hope they are putting in the work right now because this is when championships are won.

^ I hear you TP, but how it looks on paper means nothing. Beechwood's current players have a lot to prove on the varsity level. Freshman success means nothing on the varsity level. All it means is you have talent. Not to be too harsh, but the way the season ended last year puts that team as the least successful Beechwood team in the last 8 years. That isn't opinion, that is fact. I like this year's team a lot. I hope they are putting in the work right now because this is when championships are won.

 

I 100% agree with you word for word, our success of late has made that off season work a lot more fun and has a lot more kids putting in a lot of extra work. It is tougher coming off tuff years but those who buy in can make the difference

Their biggest losses from last year are Everett who played LB, Shover who was a CB/WR, and Miracle who played Center. Everyone else is back, and Talley will be recovered from the season ending knee injury he suffered in the first scrimmage of the year. His presence at LB this year will be huge.

As for who may opt out for baseball....I would be shocked if any of the three mentioned opted out of football to fully concentrate on baseball. The one I would be least shocked to see give up on football would be Stringer. He is a great talent, but it looked as though he was playing not to get hurt last year. If he doesn't return Studer and Talley will be more than up to the task to carry the ball.

 

You Beechwood guys are tough. Maybe it's true that transfer students are held to a much higher standard? I have a connection there, play a little baseball with the football kids, so i got out to a couple games, the one at UC and vs Holmes. Kid virtually won the game at UC with a huge KO return and a TD catch while your prized QB couldn't throw it in the ocean, and played so hurt vs Holmes he should not have even been out there. Played hurt almost all year. I guess at BW that is soft. I just looked up the stats, kid had 750 yards rushing and 14 TDs. That's not bad for a sophomore that I have seen many BW fans on here call an underachiever, soft, and now playing not to get hurt. Mind you, all this was while running behind an OL that didn't have a clue, and an offense in general that had no clue what it wanted to be. If I am that kid, I hang em up.

I am excited about the Tigers. I think they have the pieces in place to have a great season. I do expect this team to be a serious threat for a title. They have a lot of starters back and they have good depth to help cover for those injuries that happen to every football team. It should be a fun year for Tiger fans.

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You Beechwood guys are tough. Maybe it's true that transfer students are held to a much higher standard? I have a connection there, play a little baseball with the football kids, so i got out to a couple games, the one at UC and vs Holmes. Kid virtually won the game at UC with a huge KO return and a TD catch while your prized QB couldn't throw it in the ocean, and played so hurt vs Holmes he should not have even been out there. Played hurt almost all year. I guess at BW that is soft. I just looked up the stats, kid had 750 yards rushing and 14 TDs. That's not bad for a sophomore that I have seen many BW fans on here call an underachiever, soft, and now playing not to get hurt. Mind you, all this was while running behind an OL that didn't have a clue, and an offense in general that had no clue what it wanted to be. If I am that kid, I hang em up.

Never said the kid was soft, just my opinion that at times he looked to be playing not to get hurt, big difference. You are absolutely correct in saying he had a huge part in the win vs. Lima at UC, and you are also correct the young QB went 0 for his first 10 or 11 passes, but he did hit Stringer with the big TD toss. I would say that most all of the young sophs from last year were somewhat exposed on the varsity level, they realized it was a game with much greater strength and speed, but they will adjust. The O line was young and finding their way, but they did show improvement over the course of the year and will show that much more improvement from last year to this, personally I think their O line this year will be their strongest group. As for holding transfer kids to a higher standard, I could not disagree more, every kid in that locker room is held to an unbelievably high standard, no matter where you are from, I think it is more a correlation between how dominant he was at the Freshmen level and the numbers didn't transfer his sophomore year. The kid is a player and I feel confident he will show that this year with another year of maturity. One last thing, I will agree that BW offense last year struggled to find an identity, but I look for that identity to be much clearer this year.

I know if I was a D1 commit I wouldn't take a chance of screwing that up..

 

I can see your point, that commitment isn't worth anything until their is ink on the paper, a lot of things can happen in the next two years, I like the idea of kids enjoying their high school experience.

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You Beechwood guys are tough. Maybe it's true that transfer students are held to a much higher standard? I have a connection there, play a little baseball with the football kids, so i got out to a couple games, the one at UC and vs Holmes. Kid virtually won the game at UC with a huge KO return and a TD catch while your prized QB couldn't throw it in the ocean, and played so hurt vs Holmes he should not have even been out there. Played hurt almost all year. I guess at BW that is soft. I just looked up the stats, kid had 750 yards rushing and 14 TDs. That's not bad for a sophomore that I have seen many BW fans on here call an underachiever, soft, and now playing not to get hurt. Mind you, all this was while running behind an OL that didn't have a clue, and an offense in general that had no clue what it wanted to be. If I am that kid, I hang em up.

One last point, I'm not a BW guy, don't have a dog in the fight, just someone who has paid attention to the program since the Yeagle days.

Simple answer, yes

 

If my boy had opportunities in baseball, no way would I allow him to play for that group. No way! Not one thing to gain!

I think these boys will continiue to play, they are young, have not "signed" to these schools because of their age...a lot can change over the course of two years....with the ability to compete for State titiles in a couple of sports...coupled with the desire to WIN and play for each other can lead to major decision changes when sucsess is realized. Some of these kids may be set to realize thier full potential in football over the next couple years.....

If my boy had opportunities in baseball, no way would I allow him to play for that group. No way! Not one thing to gain!

Refreshing to hear you wouldn't allow your son a say in the matter, also what exactly do you mean by that group? Is the BW football team that bad in your opinion?

Beechwood really didn't lost a whole lot. I honestly have them as my preseason favorite to win the 1A this year.

Beechwood really didn't lost a whole lot. I honestly have them as my preseason favorite to win the 1A this year.

 

I do too based on that returning talent. The issue with Bw is going to be coaching which has let the Tigers down in recent years.

Refreshing to hear you wouldn't allow your son a say in the matter, also what exactly do you mean by that group? Is the BW football team that bad in your opinion?

 

Interesting that you find that 'refreshing'.

Beechwood really didn't lost a whole lot. I honestly have them as my preseason favorite to win the 1A this year.

I got a different team in mind.