And why wouldn't they be? By all accounts, BG is a great all around school. For what it is worth, I always root for ya against out of state opponents and large opponents, just not in the 5A playoffs.

 

I normally root for Christian County until they play BG. I have a ton of respect for their football and basketball programs. :thumb:

Those were some great answers, thank you.

CCH does have a probable D1 qb and a very quick and scat like rb. They have a bigger set of wr's but not super fast. Line is big and a few play both ways.

 

The D is good, not great and has only average speed. They have a bunch of guys though that really love to play, led by Butler who is being looked at by some very nice D 1 schools.

Coaching is imo much better than it has been previously and he definitely has them moving in right direction.

Others who follow Colonels a little more may disagree with some of this or know better but my 2 cents. Good luck to Purples and thanks for the insight.

Peev,

 

This is great stuff too. Appreciate your insight here. Good luck to the Colonels at Fern Creek. That will be a tough game!

Okay, this will be my sour grapes against BG. You have a great program, we all know that, but it is really hard to praise the coaches and program as being great due to the number of players on the team that weren't there initially as freshmen. Many have come as Upper class men even. Some are super stars and some are role players. It doesn't matter how or why they got there to me. Take this years team for instance: Caruthers (superstar) came from Owensboro as a sophomore, Pringle (superstar) came just this year from Tennesssee. Kenner (significant role player at BG, would have likely been superstar at CCHS) came from Christian County just this year as a junior. While he was only a role player at BG, he would have played both ways and been a 800+ yard dual threat out of backfield and as receiver for CC. How many others? Without this influx of talent each year, is the program or coaches really that great? Hard to say, but with that said, it would be a hard opportunity to pass up as a player.

 

By the way, great game. It is hard to say anything other than congrats because the better team won.

 

And why wouldn't they be? By all accounts, BG is a great all around school. For what it is worth, I always root for ya against out of state opponents and large opponents, just not in the 5A playoffs.

 

Colonel,

 

I can certainly understand where your coming from if you speak about Mr. Kenner. It would be like Jamale Carothers after his breakout Sophomore season decided to transfer to Christian County or Owensboro. That wouldn't sit well with many Purples fans and I don't expect it does in Christian County today.

 

Mr Kenner is a very good player who if playing on the other side Friday would have definitely had an impact on the game. That said, it was his and his parents choice to move to BG within the rules. That doesn't mean you have to like it though.

 

With BG, there is A LOT of "love em" or "hate em" and I realize that as many have repeatedly said they get preferential treatment and they may, but they also earn quite a bit of that as well.

 

I think Christian County is a terrific school and has a great program going now. I pull for you guys when you're not playing the Purple and Gold. In fact, I have gotten to know a certain Christian County Coach that I really admire and trade insight with. Best of luck going forward! You have plenty left in the cubbard!!!!

Okay, this will be my sour grapes against BG. You have a great program, we all know that, but it is really hard to praise the coaches and program as being great due to the number of players on the team that weren't there initially as freshmen. Many have come as Upper class men even. Some are super stars and some are role players. It doesn't matter how or why they got there to me. Take this years team for instance: Caruthers (superstar) came from Owensboro as a sophomore, Pringle (superstar) came just this year from Tennesssee. Kenner (significant role player at BG, would have likely been superstar at CCHS) came from Christian County just this year as a junior. While he was only a role player at BG, he would have played both ways and been a 800+ yard dual threat out of backfield and as receiver for CC. How many others? Without this influx of talent each year, is the program or coaches really that great? Hard to say, but with that said, it would be a hard opportunity to pass up as a player.

 

By the way, great game. It is hard to say anything other than congrats because the better team won.

 

This is such a stupid statement. I don't even know where to begin. In fact, I'm not. It doesn't even deserve a response.

Carothers has been in the BG school system since grade school.

This is such a stupid statement. I don't even know where to begin. In fact, I'm not. It doesn't even deserve a response.

What part is stupid? The part where I said it was sour grapes meaning that it isn't really a complaint so don't take it too serious? The part where I complimented BG as being a "great team"? Did you only focus on the statement that I question whether BG would be "as great" if the new players didn't show up randomly(apparently overblown after this conversation, so it isn't relevant and I was apparently misinformed). The part where I misspelled their names (by the way, sorry)? The part where I said Kenner would have likely played an even bigger role at Christian County? Or the part where I congratulated BG on winning a great game and said they were the better team? I really don't know which part you would consider "stupid" or inaccurate other than the part about transfers. The rest was meant to be complimentary.

Colonel,

 

I can certainly understand where your coming from if you speak about Mr. Kenner. It would be like Jamale Carothers after his breakout Sophomore season decided to transfer to Christian County or Owensboro. That wouldn't sit well with many Purples fans and I don't expect it does in Christian County today.

 

Mr Kenner is a very good player who if playing on the other side Friday would have definitely had an impact on the game. That said, it was his and his parents choice to move to BG within the rules. That doesn't mean you have to like it though.

 

With BG, there is A LOT of "love em" or "hate em" and I realize that as many have repeatedly said they get preferential treatment and they may, but they also earn quite a bit of that as well.

 

I think Christian County is a terrific school and has a great program going now. I pull for you guys when you're not playing the Purple and Gold. In fact, I have gotten to know a certain Christian County Coach that I really admire and trade insight with. Best of luck going forward! You have plenty left in the cubbard!!!!

Make no mistake, I (we) am very happy (and proud) for Kenner. He is from a great family and is a great kid. I hope he rides this to a great opportunity to continue playing in college if that is what he wishes. In no way did I mean any thing negative towards any of the kids or BG program. I have personally used BG as an example of what a high school program should desire to be. By the way, if BG gets special treatment, they have earned it.

Don't know what all the fuss is about. Bottom line is this. CC was a darn good team! With an Athletic secondary, great D/line, and good Lb's. But couldn't hold the Purples under 40pts either of the two times they played this year. Heck they put up 31 on X. This team is really special as I think Purples88 put it. Why that is really doesn't matter. Good luck Purples!

On a side note Juice (Carothers) is the real deal! Read about a back in Ohio approaching 4000yds, doesn't look half as impressive as this kid from BG! Ijs if you haven't had a chance to witness this, you need to!

Make no mistake, I (we) am very happy (and proud) for Kenner. He is from a great family and is a great kid. I hope he rides this to a great opportunity to continue playing in college if that is what he wishes. In no way did I mean any thing negative towards any of the kids or BG program. I have personally used BG as an example of what a high school program should desire to be. By the way, if BG gets special treatment, they have earned it.

 

You just skipped over the part where you totally made up the statement that Carothers was a transfer. You lose credibility with your audience at that point.