St. Thomas COULD HAVE had a very fine FB team. I remember some absolutely brutal blacktop parking lot games! But we're going waaaay off thread here!

The sheet has been through a lot. Most often as a drop for painting. The sheet is making it's 3rd appearance. So far it's 3-0.:dancingpa

 

I stand corrected!! Private and Public education didn't help my math skillsand many other. The sheet is making it's 4th appearance and my next door neighbor is a CovCath grad. A fine gentleman I might add!!

I stand corrected!! Private and Public education didn't help my math skillsand many other. The sheet is making it's 4th appearance and my next door neighbor is a CovCath grad. A fine gentleman I might add!!

 

He must have gotten lost when he was looking to buy a house.

Highlands wins this game Saturday without a tremendous struggle. When you watch the game Saturday the most noticeable difference you'll see between the two teams is how long their respective plays take to develop. Speed is often talked about when you mention Highlands, but it's actually explosiveness at the snap of the ball. Perhaps some might see speed and explosiveness as being synonymous, but I really don’t. When I picked Highlands over St. X I explained how I thought it would happen. Besides “its senior day”, “it's a rivalry”, “it's at Cov. Cath”, “they hate other”, “pride”, I would love to hear from some Cov. Cath. folks how they're going to get it done on Saturday.

Fair enough hopefully.

Highlands wins this game Saturday without a tremendous struggle. When you watch the game Saturday the most noticeable difference you'll see between the two teams is how long their respective plays take to develop. Speed is often talked about when you mention Highlands, but it's actually explosiveness at the snap of the ball. Perhaps some might see speed and explosiveness as being synonymous, but I really don’t. When I picked Highlands over St. X I explained how I thought it would happen. Besides “its senior day”, “it's a rivalry”, “it's at Cov. Cath”, “they hate other”, “pride”, I would love to hear from some Cov. Cath. folks how they're going to get it done on Saturday.

Fair enough hopefully.

 

Well, let me try to speak for the others...or at least some of the others on this one.

 

Cov Cath is by all means the underdog in this situation, and rightly so. I don't think I need go any further into detail on that. I think that a Cov Cath win in this situation is unlikely at best. However, at the risk of sounding foolish, how is any team to have hopes of winning an upset (particularly one in a huge rivalry game like this, against an immensely talented team like Highlands) if they don't have the mindset that they truly can win? I think, personally at least, as a part of the Cov Cath community and fan base, that if I can't offer some honest faith in my team and give them my honest encouragement that they can win, I might as well go to the game and cheer for Highlands on Saturday. Cov Cath's motto is "With A Spirit That Will Not Die" for a reason. We are taught to believe and to never give up. Maybe, jimmyjr, that is what's coming through, in a way, when you have a hard time seeing past the "senior day", "rivalry", "at Cov Cath", and "pride" comments that you've attributed to us. That being said, yes, there is some truth to those points.

 

At the same time, Cov Cath has gone back to basics with this coaching staff. They aren't worried so much about the new offensive and defensive schemes brought in by the last two coaching administrations. They've been concentrating on coaching things like good blocking form and tackling form, running hard to the hole on offense, reading your keys and sticking with your man on defense. When Highlands explodes off of the line, Cov Cath needs to respond with good form, position, and foot-work. They're concentrating on keeping contain, and keeping their ends from getting hooked. Cov Cath's approach is to come at Highlands with good, solid football fundamentals, and to rely on the stamina and conditioning that they worked on in the off season to hold them through the game. Cov Cath will be coming in on Saturday with the attitude that hard work, good fundamentals, and never giving up will win them the game.

...how is any team to have hopes of winning an upset (particularly one in a huge rivalry game like this, against an immensely talented team like Highlands) if they don't have the mindset that they truly can win?

Nothing less should be expected from either team. :thumb:

 

Since we are on the subject, would Highlands 1992 defeat of CovCath be the Colonel's "worst" defeat? CovCath had defeated Moeller that season and handed the Bird's a loppsided loss in their first meeting.

 

Wasn't that the year when HHS fans got to Louisville only to find Adam McCormick on the front page of the program. Maybe '95. I don't remember what year but even the State officials thought CovCath was winning that year.

Wasn't that the year when HHS fans got to Louisville only to find Adam McCormick on the front page of the program. Maybe '95. I don't remember what year but even the State officials thought CovCath was winning that year.

 

That was 92

Highlands wins this one in a tough game for three quarters 41-21 over Covington Cath.

Highlands wins this game Saturday without a tremendous struggle. When you watch the game Saturday the most noticeable difference you'll see between the two teams is how long their respective plays take to develop. Speed is often talked about when you mention Highlands, but it's actually explosiveness at the snap of the ball. Perhaps some might see speed and explosiveness as being synonymous, but I really don’t. When I picked Highlands over St. X I explained how I thought it would happen. Besides “its senior day”, “it's a rivalry”, “it's at Cov. Cath”, “they hate other”, “pride”, I would love to hear from some Cov. Cath. folks how they're going to get it done on Saturday.

Fair enough hopefully.

 

Ssshhh......don't tell everyone!:sssh:

Well, let me try to speak for the others...or at least some of the others on this one.

 

Cov Cath is by all means the underdog in this situation, and rightly so. I don't think I need go any further into detail on that. I think that a Cov Cath win in this situation is unlikely at best. However, at the risk of sounding foolish, how is any team to have hopes of winning an upset (particularly one in a huge rivalry game like this, against an immensely talented team like Highlands) if they don't have the mindset that they truly can win? I think, personally at least, as a part of the Cov Cath community and fan base, that if I can't offer some honest faith in my team and give them my honest encouragement that they can win, I might as well go to the game and cheer for Highlands on Saturday. Cov Cath's motto is "With A Spirit That Will Not Die" for a reason. We are taught to believe and to never give up. Maybe, jimmyjr, that is what's coming through, in a way, when you have a hard time seeing past the "senior day", "rivalry", "at Cov Cath", and "pride" comments that you've attributed to us. That being said, yes, there is some truth to those points.

 

At the same time, Cov Cath has gone back to basics with this coaching staff. They aren't worried so much about the new offensive and defensive schemes brought in by the last two coaching administrations. They've been concentrating on coaching things like good blocking form and tackling form, running hard to the hole on offense, reading your keys and sticking with your man on defense. When Highlands explodes off of the line, Cov Cath needs to respond with good form, position, and foot-work. They're concentrating on keeping contain, and keeping their ends from getting hooked. Cov Cath's approach is to come at Highlands with good, solid football fundamentals, and to rely on the stamina and conditioning that they worked on in the off season to hold them through the game. Cov Cath will be coming in on Saturday with the attitude that hard work, good fundamentals, and never giving up will win them the game.

 

Every coaching staff at CCH since Rasso has coached fundamentals.

 

Highlands will win handily with their backup QB in place; CCH has beaten 4 teams that are NOT the best we've seen from these schools or even close to their best.

Ssshhh......don't tell everyone!:sssh:

 

I tried to give you some inside information. Apparently it wasn't enough as you are picking Cov. Cath. over Highlands. :ohbrother:

Well, let me try to speak for the others...or at least some of the others on this one.

 

Every coaching staff at CCH since Rasso has coached fundamentals.

 

Highlands will win handily with their backup QB in place; CCH has beaten 4 teams that are NOT the best we've seen from these schools or even close to their best.

 

I guess you're among the "some" that I referenced in my disclaimer.

Well, it's my job to know the teams CovCath plays and the numbers they put up. I've seen Highlands beat Ryle, Beechwood, Dixie and St. X. They are very good. The offensive numbers don't jump off the page like they have the past 2 seasons when comparing them to CovCath. We've played a very similar schedule with Highlands and the offensive numbers are very close. Add Michael Robinson and take away Will Bardo, and this games eaks closer and closer. The fact that CovCath is at home is worth a few points. This should be a great game.

I guess you're among the "some" that I referenced in my disclaimer.

 

If I may interject, Wildcat does raise a good point. You are saying, in my interpretation of your comments, that this year's team has a better chance of beating Highlands because the current coaches are stressing fundamentals, whereas the prior coaching staff did not. Frankly, I find that somewhat hard to believe. I'd think that any coach qualified enough to be hired as a coach at CovCath would understand the need to stress the fundamentals and would have done so. If not, then such is a very, very poor reflection on the administration at CovCath for allowing such coaches to be on staff. If that was the case, I'd be more mad at the administration than I'd be at the coaches. Furthermore, even if the CovCath kids are now once again being taught the fundamentals as you profess, they will be playing against Highlands kids that have been taught the fundamentals for every year they have been a part of the football program. Hard to make up that differential in one year.

 

I think that the CovCath kids will play hard because of "pride", "rivalry" and all the other things you mentioned. Of course, Highlands players have a lot of pride, understand the significance of the rivalry, etc also. And when it comes to stamina and conditioning, I'd think Highlands conditioning program is every bit the equal to CovCath's, so I don't see those factors giving CovCath any advantage in this game.

 

Bottom line is that if both teams play up to their talent potential and both teams come into the game focused, Highlands wins this game, probably fairly large. If CovCath has a chance in this game, it will not be because they have more pride, or place more significance in the rivalry, or are in better shape, or have been taught better fundamentals. In my opinion it will only happen if the Highlands players and coaches foolishly look past CovCath. While I have expressed some concern about that possibly happening given the X win and the national ranking stuff, I no longer have those concerns to be honest with you. I think the Birds are really focused on this game.

 

If any thing, I'm getting the sense that the Highlands players are really fired up and wanting to make a point. They've read on here for the last couple of years that the reason CovCath has been beaten so badly by Highlands recently is not because Highlands was that much better than CovCath as football players and as a team, but rather because of the poor coaching done by the CovCath coaches and because of "personality issues" involving some CovCath coaches. The Highlands players have taken that somewhat as an insult. So with CovCath supposedly now having coaches that teach fundamentals and with the CovCath players now again "believing", the Highlands players are out to prove a point that the big wins of the past were due to nothing other than Highlands was much better than CovCath in those years and they are much better than CovCath this year. I hope my assessment of the mentality of the Highlands players is correct. I think it is.