I really wish I had gotten to see Corey play before the title game. From everything I have heard he was spectacular!

I don't know if they're still on the website, but WPSD-TV in Paducah had webcasts of Lone Oak's three playoff games leading up to the finals. You could check those out and get a good idea of Robinson's ability ... a lot of BGP posters did during the playoffs.

I don't know if they're still on the website, but WPSD-TV in Paducah had webcasts of Lone Oak's three playoff games leading up to the finals. You could check those out and get a good idea of Robinson's ability ... a lot of BGP posters did during the playoffs.

 

That is where i saw him before the finals and he played extremely well. No panic in him when they were behind . Well deserved IMHO.:thumb:

Not sure. Honestly, I wasn't wowed in the state championship game. And Robinson, Fields and Guy were all two-way players.

 

What didn't you like about directing a 56 yard drive with 2:01 left in regulation and no timeouts against the best defense in Kentucky for a nationally ranked team in the State Championship? A drive that began with a 16 yard stike into the heart of the defense and ended with a 3 yard perfectly thrown ball in the face of a blitzing safety? Or directing an offense that scored 34 points (the most ever against St. X in the history of this storied rivalry) against the best defense in Kentucky?

 

Robinson not only got hammered on the offensive side in the finals, but if he did play defense, he was likewise a non-factor given Lex Cath's ability to score at will to achieve a running clock by the end of the 3rd quarter.

 

I witnessed the 4A final. It was embarrassing. Plain and simple.

What didn't you like about directing a 56 yard drive with 2:01 left in regulation and no timeouts against the best defense in Kentucky for a nationally ranked team in the State Championship? A drive that began with a 16 yard stike into the heart of the defense and ended with a 3 yard perfectly thrown ball in the face of a blitzing safety? Or directing an offense that scored 34 points (the most ever against St. X in the history of this storied rivalry) against the best defense in Kentucky?

 

Robinson not only got hammered on the offensive side in the finals, but if he did play defense, he was likewise a non-factor given Lex Cath's ability to score at will to achieve a running clock by the end of the 3rd quarter.

 

I witnessed the 4A final. It was embarrassing. Plain and simple.

I didn't say Stein wasn't any good ... I simply said I wasn't wowed by him. I didn't see a Mr. Football out there.

 

He did throw two interceptions in the game, one in the red zone on a poorly thrown ball.

 

Robinson's team was outmanned, plain and simple. I saw Tim Couch get hammered against Hopkinsville when he was a senior, but it was clear that he could play, even when he was essentially 1-against-11.

 

Not that I'm comparing Robinson to Couch by any means, but the kid is a heck of a high school quarterback.

 

And honestly, good two-way players are the backbone of most high school football teams. Trinity, by its sheer numbers, doesn't have to rely on that very often.

Of course you bring up the interceptions (that ended up not being the difference in the game). The difference in the game was each of the Rocks, including Stein, making the plays when it absolutely mattered the most.

 

There are some good two way players. But, Robinson didn't garner attention because of his play on defense and most of the two way players are known for their play on just one side of the ball. No doubt Robinson had a phenomenal season and he is very deserving of any awards he receives. Likewise, he did not wow anyone that I am aware of in the Championship game. But, the awards were won by his play in the season as a whole, not one game.

 

The Trinity faithful know what each of the kids meant to this year's team and that is more than enough honor and attention for any of them. Securing a place in the Trinity program's history by winning a state title means more to a Trinity player than anything else anyhow.

Of course you bring up the interceptions (that ended up not being the difference in the game). The difference in the game was each of the Rocks, including Stein, making the plays when it absolutely mattered the most.

 

There are some good two way players. But, Robinson didn't garner attention because of his play on defense and most of the two way players are known for their play on just one side of the ball. No doubt Robinson had a phenomenal season and he is very deserving of any awards he receives. Likewise, he did not wow anyone that I am aware of in the Championship game. But, the awards were won by his play in the season as a whole, not one game.

 

The Trinity faithful know what each of the kids meant to this year's team and that is more than enough honor and attention for any of them. Securing a place in the Trinity program's history by winning a state title means more to a Trinity player than anything else anyhow.

 

 

Everything doesnt have to be about Trinity:rolleyes:

Of course you bring up the interceptions (that ended up not being the difference in the game). The difference in the game was each of the Rocks, including Stein, making the plays when it absolutely mattered the most.

 

There are some good two way players. But, Robinson didn't garner attention because of his play on defense and most of the two way players are known for their play on just one side of the ball. No doubt Robinson had a phenomenal season and he is very deserving of any awards he receives. Likewise, he did not wow anyone that I am aware of in the Championship game. But, the awards were won by his play in the season as a whole, not one game.

 

The Trinity faithful know what each of the kids meant to this year's team and that is more than enough honor and attention for any of them. Securing a place in the Trinity program's history by winning a state title means more to a Trinity player than anything else anyhow.

 

Stein wasn't the best player on Trinity's team, let alone the best player in the state. Of course, I am not sure Robinson was either. His numbers simply garnered the award.

Robinson's number do deserve the award. If he had not gotten the award with numbers he had it would have been wrong. I am not saying he is the best player in the state. He scored a passing TD against Catholic's subs with 2 minutes to go to his best receiver that made a great play. He is however, very deserving because no other player stood out like him. He is a national record holder and that is good enough for the award. The fact that he got blown up by Catholic's defense or that their defense couldn't stop the Catholic O does not matter, he is a good player that made Catholic work harder to be as good as they were on that given day.

If I was ranking the top three high school players in the state, I'd go with Robinson, E.J. Fields and Winston Guy.

 

EJ Fields was not even the best player on his team.

EJ Fields was not even the best player on his team.

And who was? From what I hear, the Mayfield people were very impressed with Fields.

Stein wasn't the best player on Trinity's team, let alone the best player in the state. Of course, I am not sure Robinson was either. His numbers simply garnered the award.

No argument there.

 

From what I saw, Trinity's MVP was Sam Robey.

My top 3 players in the state, in no particular order, would be Corey Robinson, Corey Farris, and John Cole. I don't think very many people had the seasons they did this year.

No argument there.

 

From what I saw, Trinity's MVP was Sam Robey.

 

I would second that. He played an awesome game.

congrats!!!!

I never said or even implied that Stein was the best player on Trinity's team. He was the best QB at Trinity in 2007 and directed a record setting offense that surpassed the numbers set by 2 prior Kentucky Mr. Football award winners from Trinity High School.

I would think that the numbers he put up against the best competition in the state and winning a state title would be enough to at least be in the discussion and a place on the ballot.

 

With regard to Robey as your pick for Trinity's best player, why even compare players from the same team that don't play the same position? Could Stein have played the OL? No. Could Robey have broken Brian Brohm's records? No. Apples and oranges.

 

The real question is which player could a team not afford to lose in order to continue executing its game plan? The starting QB or a lineman?