Father Ryan (TN) 38 Bowling Green 14

[DevilMayCare]

Final.

 

[Purple88]

Purples give effort but don’t have the answers tonight. 
Biggest problem is Jeremiah Lightfoot gets injured and doesn’t play second half. 
Father Ryan is a good team. And can’t give good teams short fields all night. 
Offensive Line needs to regroup. 
Keep fighting Purples. 

[PurplesFan]

First season in a LONG time that the statement, “Purples reload rather than rebuild” is NOT true.

Typically, reloading has come easy for the Purples but not this season. 

A couple of reasons for the rough year:

1. The offensive line has struggled more this season than any other in recent memory. I know some injuries have occurred and has forced them to scramble up the line but they have REALLY STRUGGLED. 

2. The offense has no identity. Because of the O-line struggle, the offensive play calling really doesn’t matter. RBs getting tackled AS SOON as they touch the ball, QB rarely has time to sit in pocket to throw the ball.

3. We are down this season on solid Wide Receivers. We have a QB that arguably has the strongest arm in recent history. The ball Deuce throws is beautiful. He has some zip to it and our guys have had quite a few drops so far this season. 
 

Although no unit in high-school football is perfect, there’s no real qualms or glaring weakness on defensive side of the ball.
 

Purples Special Teams usually grades out as an “A” due to technique and team speed. Realistically they are at a “C” level this season. Hard to admit but true. 
 

Ultimately, it comes down to this as Purples fans: We are spoiled! 6 out of 10 years state championship is a run that any team would take! Although this is a rebuild team rather than a reload team, it’s hard for us to accept.
 

With that said - the future is very bright! I see dominance coming down the track soon! Just not this year.
 

Hang in there Purple Nation. Our days are coming again, just not in the next 3 months!

PS: Deuce Bailey is going to be a National Recruit!  

 

[Tkinslow]

Guys, even the best public schools have a down year occasionally it’s just the nature of the beast if this is BG’s down year and they’re still formidable I would take it.

[Brown]

Lightfoot to offensive line?

[Volxtile]

As much as I want BG to win state every year, I’m not upset about a down year once or twice every 10 years.  The future should be very bright for the purples.

[The Flea Market]

They did not need to play a team this far away to get a win? They could have played Warren Central again?

[BillNye]

31 minutes ago, The Flea Market said:

They did not need to play a team this far away to get a win? They could have played Warren Central again?

?????????

[macdon]

Bad karma knocking down the stadium. 

[9068]

Really nice to hear fans on here not going crazy because their guys are struggling and not being as successful as usual. BG has a great tradition and always has good athletes. They will be back sooner than people think.

[The Flea Market]

Are they calling Wallace to get him to make a comeback?

[DragonFire]

15 hours ago, 9068 said:

Really nice to hear fans on here not going crazy because their guys are struggling and not being as successful as usual. BG has a great tradition and always has good athletes. They will be back sooner than people think.

I think people expect them back as soon as next season. It looks like .500 is a real possibility this year, as well as most losses since 2002. But you’d have to go back almost 40 years to find them playing .500 or worse two straight seasons. They’re gonna be fine.