Did Dayton put the 2nd team in at all? 56-0 seems like over kill. I'm happy that the Greendevils are winning but lets not forget not to long ago we(Devils) were on the otherside...

By no means did Dayton run the score up.

 

We seem to be incapable of stopping series of offensive runs. First and ten hasn't been much of a challenge for most of our opponents, and Brossart's O-Line is being blown off of the line backwards. Our backs simply have no where to run, thereby giving our opponent's offense the football 80% of the time.

 

At present we are a team made up of boys who are playing football - rather than football players. Until that turns around and we can gain some competitiveness on the O and D line, we are doomed for these lopsided scores.

 

Coach Bill Klopp made a statement on our Bellevue braodcast that sticks with me, he said: "These coaches know that they are going to have to play Brossart for a lot of years, and they know what's in store for them down the road."

 

I believe this to be true. We have five feeder grade schools (around 100 potential male Mustangs per class) in our system. The challenge will be getting some of the skilled players to wear Mustang green. Right now, we are probably not a viable alternative BUT when some of those players with family ties to our schools begin to come our way, we will gain some respectability and be on our way.

 

Brossart plays basketball in Division II - we moved out of Division I in the 1996-97 season and have been a top contender in DII ever since. I'd expect that when the day comes that the Mustangs achieve their full potential we will move into Class AA, but not before.

I'm not sure either because the state doesn't list the male enrollment. For Track purposes there are only 5 schools listed larger than Brossart and Beechwood is significantly behind Brossart. Which means if 1A and 2A both go to 37-38 teams they would be right on the bubble. But that is using co-ed data.

 

Their schedule is fine for now. The district games will always be difficult.

 

I used the football numbers and estimated BB's!!

I'm not sure either because the state doesn't list the male enrollment. For Track purposes there are only 5 schools listed larger than Brossart and Beechwood is significantly behind Brossart. Which means if 1A and 2A both go to 37-38 teams they would be right on the bubble. But that is using co-ed data.

 

Their schedule is fine for now. The district games will always be difficult.

 

 

Looking at the new three class track numbers BB is listed at a two year average of 404, with 34 class 1 schools larger than them all the way up to Shelby Valley at 594. Beechwood was listed significantly smaller at 318.5, but seeing the football number (boys) of 170something must have some extra boys? Probably stud football players??

Beechwood beat Brossart 76 -6. Was that running up the score? Brossart is just a VERY inexperienced football team, and despite their best efforts, good teams are going to score a lot of points on them.

Beechwood beat Brossart 76 -6. Was that running up the score? Brossart is just a VERY inexperienced football team, and despite their best efforts, good teams are going to score a lot of points on them.

That was very diplomatic!

Beechwood beat Brossart 76 -6. Was that running up the score? Brossart is just a VERY inexperienced football team, and despite their best efforts, good teams are going to score a lot of points on them.

 

If Beechwood did not pull their starters then Yes that would IMO be running up the score. I didn't get to see the Beechwood or Dayton game so that is why I asked.

I also understand that a "very inexperienced team" will have these growing pains and hope that other teams remember that they are a "very inexperienced team" and look for ways not to run the score up.

If Beechwood did not pull their starters then Yes that would IMO be running up the score. I didn't get to see the Beechwood or Dayton game so that is why I asked.

I also understand that a "very inexperienced team" will have these growing pains and hope that other teams remember that they are a "very inexperienced team" and look for ways not to run the score up.

 

The Beechies pulled their starters mid-first half, and played their 2nd and 3rd strings liberally for most of the last three quarters. They also scored at least 3 TD's on interceptions returned for TD's if I remember correctly. It was 69-0 at the half, so they didn't exactly push it further in the 2nd half either. As bad as it was, I'm not sure how you hold the score down short of telling your kids not to try; and nobody wins in that situation.

 

I can only recall one of the lopsided games this year where the winning team's starters were still playing deep into the fourth quarter; so all in all teams have played it pretty straight up with the fledgling Mustangs. You've heard no complaints on here from any BB faithful about teams running up the score. Every sane fan knew it would be a long year, and that it will take a few years to start to become competitive with established programs that have long traditions and very active youth programs!! To think otherwise is just unrealistic, and once again my thanks to the current players & coaches as they pave the way for what's sure to be better times in the future!!!! :thumb:

Coach Bill Klopp made a statement on our Bellevue braodcast that sticks with me, he said: "These coaches know that they are going to have to play Brossart for a lot of years, and they know what's in store for them down the road."

 

I believe this to be true. We have five feeder grade schools (around 100 potential male Mustangs per class) in our system. The challenge will be getting some of the skilled players to wear Mustang green. Right now, we are probably not a viable alternative BUT when some of those players with family ties to our schools begin to come our way, we will gain some respectability and be on our way.

 

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I'll slightly disagree in that what will put Brossart on the way isn't being a viable alternative. That might help but that isn't the main source.

 

The main source to getting better in football is to get the kids wearing soccer cleats to wear football cleats, to get the kids wearing a baseball cap to wear a helmet too, to get the kids running up and down the court shooting jumpers in October to be running from sideline to sideline making tackles in October.

 

In other words, the talent is there already it just needs to add football to the mix. Sure it will hurt the other school sports, but football is it in NKY.

I'll slightly disagree in that what will put Brossart on the way isn't being a viable alternative. That might help but that isn't the main source.

 

The main source to getting better in football is to get the kids wearing soccer cleats to wear football cleats, to get the kids wearing a baseball cap to wear a helmet too, to get the kids running up and down the court shooting jumpers in October to be running from sideline to sideline making tackles in October.

 

In other words, the talent is there already it just needs to add football to the mix. Sure it will hurt the other school sports, but football is it in NKY.

 

There's no doubt that you've hit on something here and that will be an ongoing challenge. Obviously Brossart has had success in most sports far beyond their size and classification, so the athletes must be wandering around the halls. One problem the current team has is timing, as the Mustangs have just had two of the most athleticly gifted classes in school history graduate in '05 and '07. Had football started a few years ago those classes could have provided some serious football players!! Not to say the cupboard is bare, but certainly not as full as recent years.

 

BB has always had a rich tradition of athletes participating in multiple sports, and good cooperation between the coaching staffs. They will as you say, need to start convincing some of these kids to include football in their schedules!! It will come, and it will help as some of the incoming younger kids may have some youth football experience. The hoops and baseball programs in particluar will need to start providing some football players, and undoubtably soccer may suffer along the way. Time will tell, but I would suspect it won't take forever; and football may soon be a popular option for Brossart athletes!!