Covington Catholic 73 Scott County 55 (Sweet 16 Championship)

March 24, 20188 yr

I'm giving you credit, like it or not. I remember when the CCH faithful took your prediction as an attempt by "an NCC guy" to hang an albatross around their neck. and with the two losses in regional finals in 2016 and 2017, I think there were some that felt the talent rich Colonels were not going to live up to the "greatest dynasty ever" prediction. With two state championships and another trip to the final 4 in the past 5 years, I am personally ready to proclaim (for whatever that's worth) the past 5 years as the best 5 year run in NKY history .... and I would argue, if I could, as a Bulldog myself that Holmes' stretches from 76-80 (4 regional championships, one state runner up) and 05-09 (a final four, runner up, and state championship) were in the conversation .. but CCH stands alone ... 5 year run/greatest 9th region dynasty ever? Yeah, I'm sold.

On the other hand, I'm not at all sold that Ruthsatz could coach Scott County to a hypothetical win over CCH, or coach Notre Dame girls to a regional title, suggested elsewhere in the thread. It always takes a little luck to get to the pinnacle, and I think CCH had a couple things go its way in 2014 and 2018 (specifically in the regional finals those years), and did not have things go their way in 2016 and 2017, even though I could make a strong argument CCH was more talented in all those years. My question would be .. has Ruthsatz won when he had a significantly less talented team, which is what he would have to do in the hypothetical Scott County v CCH matchup or at Notre Dame. And I am not diminishing him in any way ... unless you consider my saying I don't think he can ALWAYS coach his team to a win, regardless of the talent on his team to be "diminishing"....

All I know is NO NKY team has 2 State Titles in 5 years, with a Final Four to boot. This post is not outrageous...is it ACCURATE. Best 5 year run by a NKY team.