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.

 

It looks like you might be forgetting a little something. The other side of the ball is called defense. The Birds with their speed will overwhelm the Blue Colonels on the defensive side of the ball. The "Team from Ft. Thomas" will dominate CovCath defensively..I think it will be 35-14 Birds...GO BIRDS!!!:ylsuper:

It looks like you might be forgetting a little something. The other side of the ball is called defense. The Birds with their speed will overwhelm the Blue Colonels on the defensive side of the ball. The "Team from Ft. Thomas" will dominate CovCath defensively..I think it will be 35-14 Birds...GO BIRDS!!!:ylsuper:

Please don't insult me, have I insulted you? It may look like I forgot something, but you'd be wrong. You're score prediction is probably in line with most that really know both teams. I'm talking about offense. I'm counting on the LaSalle game meaning something. St. X and Elder scored less than 24 against LaSalle and CovCath put up 35. I think we can move the ball.

Please don't insult me, have I insulted you? It may look like I forgot something, but you'd be wrong. You're score prediction is probably in line with most that really know both teams. I'm talking about offense. I'm counting on the LaSalle game meaning something. St. X and Elder scored less than 24 against LaSalle and CovCath put up 35. I think we can move the ball.

 

I don't. I guess we will see tomorrow.

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.

 

LN: I understand the point that you and Wildcat are trying to make. I guess I should clarify a little better. I wasn't trying to implicate that Cov Cath's last two coaching staffs didn't coach the fundamentals. What I was trying to say is that the present coaching staff is without a doubt concentrating more on the fundamentals than the prior two.

 

I would have to agree with you that Highlands shares in the "pride" aspect (and so on), so I guess we'll have to see how those play out when pitted against each other tomorrow. Also, you make a very good point about the personality issues and poor coaching decisions that have been offered as rationalization for Cov Cath's poor performances against the Bluebirds in the last couple of years. I can definitely see that being cause for some additional motivation on the Highlands sidelines.

 

Anyway, as I said previously, Cov Cath is definitely going in tomorrow as the underdog and as an unlikely victor. They have their work cut out for them to say the least. I'm just doing my part to have a positive/winning attitude going in, and to rally behind my team.

LN: I understand the point that you and Wildcat are trying to make. I guess I should clarify a little better. I wasn't trying to implicate that Cov Cath's last two coaching staffs didn't coach the fundamentals. What I was trying to say is that the present coaching staff is without a doubt concentrating more on the fundamentals than the prior two.

 

I would have to agree with you that Highlands shares in the "pride" aspect (and so on), so I guess we'll have to see how those play out when pitted against each other tomorrow. Also, you make a very good point about the personality issues and poor coaching decisions that have been offered as rationalization for Cov Cath's poor performances against the Bluebirds in the last couple of years. I can definitely see that being cause for some additional motivation on the Highlands sidelines.

 

Anyway, as I said previously, Cov Cath is definitely going in tomorrow as the underdog and as an unlikely victor. They have their work cut out for them to say the least. I'm just doing my part to have a positive/winning attitude going in, and to rally behind my team.

 

I definitely understand the bolded part. Frankly, I'd be really disappointed in any CovCath fan that didn't have a positive/winning attitude and didn't rally behind his or her team. :thumb:

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What time is the game scheduled for tomorrow? I have heard both 1230 and 1.

1:00pm...although if you don't want to be parking a mile away, you might want to plan as if you're going to a 12:30 game.

And one more thing for the Bluebird fans - if I am not mistaken there is no tailgating allowed at Cov Cath. Could the CCH fans on here confirm that?

And one more thing for the Bluebird fans - if I am not mistaken there is no tailgating allowed at Cov Cath. Could the CCH fans on here confirm that?

 

Nice lot across the street where Cassidys once stood.

There was no write-up in the paper about today's game. The closest thing they had was a profile on Cov Cath's season.

I don't. I guess we will see tomorrow.

 

Nice. You are a loveable one. How about this: The team that scores the most points..wins! Yogi Berra

Nice. You are a loveable one. How about this: The team that scores the most points..wins! Yogi Berra

 

:thumb::thumb::thumb:

There was no write-up in the paper about today's game. The closest thing they had was a profile on Cov Cath's season.

 

I think if I were a fan of Conner and Ryle, I would be complaining about the lack of coverage of that game. That is arguably a higher profile game than Highlands/CovCath and there hasn't been one mention in the paper. The HHS and CCH game has now had articles of a sort written twice this week.

Nice lot across the street where Cassidys once stood.

 

You're correct. From what I understand about tailgating at Cov Cath, the ban came down from the Park Hills PD. That being said, the "Cassidy's" tailgaters could still potentially get shut down at the lot there since it's right at the Ft. Wright/Park Hills line. I'm not so sure of Ft. Wright's policies, as legally that lot is in Ft. Wright, but I think they have (sometimes) shut tailgating down in the past.

For those without access to a computer is the game going to be on the radio and what station?