Interesting St. X Stats

[bruin66]

St. X the in the 11 seasons since Glaser retired:

92-40 (69.7%)

31.2 offensive points per game

17.6 defensive points per game 

1 championship, 2 runner-ups, 4 semifinals appearances 

 

Glaser’s last 11 seasons:

125-27 (82.2%)

36.1 offensive points per game

13.2 defensive points per game 

2 championships, 3 runner-ups, 6 semifinals appearances 

 

Stats are from the KHSAA website. 

[MBKT]

1 hour ago, bruin66 said:

St. X the in the 11 seasons since Glaser retired:

92-40 (69.7%)

31.2 offensive points per game

17.6 defensive points per game 

1 championship, 2 runner-ups, 4 semifinals appearances 

 

Glaser’s last 11 seasons:

125-27 (82.2%)

36.1 offensive points per game

13.2 defensive points per game 

2 championships, 3 runner-ups, 6 semifinals appearances 

 

Stats are from the KHSAA website. 

Coach Glaser had an easier 6A landscape. Other than Trinity being above them, the Tigers handled the rest of 6A without much issue. Male and Coach Wolfe were not yet where they are today. FD in Lexington did not exist. Bryan Station, Manual and Bullitt East are much better now than they were then. 

[bruin66]

1 hour ago, MBKT said:

Coach Glaser had an easier 6A landscape. Other than Trinity being above them, the Tigers handled the rest of 6A without much issue. Male and Coach Wolfe were not yet where they are today. FD in Lexington did not exist. Bryan Station, Manual and Bullitt East are much better now than they were then. 

Agree about Frederick Douglas and Bullitt East. But Manual was WAY better then. 
 

I just think the overall level of play was way higher in the Glaser era. Plus, winning percentage was way higher. 

[Bear3]

2 hours ago, bruin66 said:

Agree about Frederick Douglas and Bullitt East. But Manual was WAY better then. 
 

I just think the overall level of play was way higher in the Glaser era. Plus, winning percentage was way higher. 

You tell 'em Coach Glaser!

[Unrivaled97]

11 hours ago, MBKT said:

Coach Glaser had an easier 6A landscape. Other than Trinity being above them, the Tigers handled the rest of 6A without much issue. Male and Coach Wolfe were not yet where they are today. FD in Lexington did not exist. Bryan Station, Manual and Bullitt East are much better now than they were then. 

I respect your opinion, but can't say I agree with it.  To say Male and Coach Wolfe were not where they are today would be discounting Male and Bob Redman, so Male was still Male even 20 years ago when they had players like Michael Bush & Doug Beaumont.  Also, agreed that Bryan Station was not as good as they have been recently and yes, Frederick Douglas didn't exist, but schools like Paul Dunbar were much better back then, than they are now.  Manual might not have been quite as competitive for a few years once Travis Prentice left, but schools like Butler & Fern Creek were.  You could even throw in a school like Seneca, that was able to beat Trinity back in 2003.  Finally, I know Ballard has had a good run the last few years, but I promise you that the Ballard teams 20 years ago with the likes of Earl Heyman, Flo Hardin & Devante Parker were every bit as good as the Ballard teams now.  All in all, I think the overall landscape of 6A football was a bit better 20 years ago when Glaser was coaching than it has been the last 11 years since he retired.

[Oldercoach]

Apples vs oranges.  6A football has been extremely competitive year-in, year-out.  The cream almost always rises to the top and the Big 3 have been on top more so than not.

[bruin66]

Before I did the research, I did not know what the results would be. I was just curious as to the state of the program since Glaser retired and the corresponding years before. Eleven years is a large enough sample size to draw a reasonable conclusion. 
 

The results speak for themselves. Offensive points per game are down, even though many (on this forum) criticized Glaser’s offense. Defensive points per game are up. Win percentage is significantly down.
 

Appearances in the 4th and 5th rounds of the playoffs are down as well, but some of that might be a function of the newer playoff bracketing system. 

 

[Falcon Pride]

All of what you stated may be true but under Coach Wallace the Tigers have strengthened their schedule by a LOT.

Its not really apples to apples.

Also, I’m not a StX alum or apologist. Just want to make sure people realize the differences.

[#RockNation]

The stats do not lie for Coach Glaser and his teams but we really took something away from them when Bob got to Trinity. They were still the hard-hitting, fundamentally sound team they were in his previous years but always seemed to lack the innovation and "clutch gene" in the fourth quarters needed to overcome.

Coach Wolford seemed to open it up more and really had some dynamic players in his offenses but he had to deal with Rondale and Co. after losing close games his first two years to Male and Trinity in 13/14. Coach Wallace seems an improvement and the Sivori/Carter team was tremendous, but the lack of an influx of young players and the development at the QB position has really stifled their efforts at maintaining the highest levels of football within the Commonwealth.

I will say, the 6A landscape is much better than in previous years due to the lack of COVID restrictions and kids returning to the classroom and vis-a-vis practice field. Also major facility upgrades at many schools (finally!) can't have hurt. 

[bruin66]

28 minutes ago, Falcon Pride said:

All of what you stated may be true but under Coach Wallace the Tigers have strengthened their schedule by a LOT.

Its not really apples to apples.

Also, I’m not a StX alum or apologist. Just want to make sure people realize the differences.

Not sure I agree about the upgraded schedule. Glaser’s last few years included Moeller, Cincinnati St. X, Dutch Fork South Carolina, Murphreesboro Riverdale, etc.

[VF111]

6 hours ago, bruin66 said:

Not sure I agree about the upgraded schedule. Glaser’s last few years included Moeller, Cincinnati St. X, Dutch Fork South Carolina, Murphreesboro Riverdale, etc.

Yeah... that's not a great comparison. Glaser may have scheduled those teams, but in his last three years, his St. X teams were:

0-6 v. Trinity

0-2 v. Bowling Green

0-2 v. Moller

0-1 v. Riverdale 

1-2 v. Cincy St. X

Honestly, this thread's premise is just strange. Who has questioned Glaser's place amongst the best ever to do it? I mean, as many have said, the wins and rings and stats speak for themselves. But, if X is holding on to the Glaser era, they're in trouble, 'cause the world moves on. T has moved on. Male has moved on. CAL has risen up. Programs that spend their time looking at their dusty trophies aren't going to put new ones in the case. 

X has one of the undisputed top 10 Head Coaches in KY FB History right now. Who has won a ring at X, has beat Trinity, and had 5 rings before X... and X people are talking about a coach from over a decade ago? 

That ain't good. 

[new fan]

Not sure this is "X people" talking or just people talking. 

 

[Tigerpride94]

Coach Glaser is an assistant basketball coach now and from going to many games it looks like he's having a great time doing it. I played under Glaser for 4 years and I can tell you he was a great motivator and he cared for his players. I was a 3rd string WR and I had to have surgery on my knee at the start of summer practice and to my surprise he called me the night before my surgery to say he wished me well. I wasn't expecting that since I wasn't a starter. I'm sure the basketball team is benefiting from his ability to motivate kids.

[#RockNation]

I like Wallace but he's not in my top 10 all time @theguru

[theguru]

2 minutes ago, #RockNation said:

I like Wallace but he's not in my top 10 all time @theguru

I am a little biased, Coach Wallace has always treated me like gold.