Speaking of Ashland's players and coaches seeing this coming...that made me wonder...do you think Ashland's players and coaches are thinking they can win games against the Northern Kentucky teams in the playoffs this year?....

 

I can only guess Ryan, but, I would be surprised if this Ashland squad looks at anything other than getting better and their next opponent. Confidence is growing though.

Graybeard, do you have an injury report on the Cats? Are they all pretty healthy?

 

Graybeard may have additional information, but Kyle Wessell may very well be out for the season. It was almost one year to the date of last weeks game that Kyle sustained a season ending knee injury...although this is not that same knee, it looks to be the same type of injury.

 

Kyle is an outstanding young man and I especially hate to hear this news considering this is his senior year.

Graybeard may have additional information, but Kyle Wessell may very well be out for the season. It was almost one year to the date of last weeks game that Kyle sustained a season ending knee injury...although this is not that same knee, it looks to be the same type of injury.

 

Kyle is an outstanding young man and I especially hate to hear this news considering this is his senior year.

Man, I truly hate to hear that. Here's to him having a full and speedy recovery.

Wow. You're sharp as a tack aren't you? Devastating wit.

 

Man your good at this^^^ Everyone should be as educated and have the wit of someone like you. Russell gets beat by 54 points. And fans arn't used to that. So we say things that arn't up to your standards! Chill a little! We're just feeling what we thought was your pain! Russell has always had tough smart and talented players. It's just hard for some of us to realize this happened to a Russell team. To a rival!

Man your good at this^^^ Everyone should be as educated and have the wit of someone like you. Russell gets beat by 54 points. And fans arn't used to that. So we say things that arn't up to your standards! Chill a little! We're just feeling what we thought was your pain! Russell has always had tough smart and talented players. It's just hard for some of us to realize this happened to a Russell team. To a rival!

Yes, it's evident not everyone is equal when it comes to education and wit!

 

Yet, you'll not find any Russell posters blaming unfair late scores by behemoths from Ashland. We got manhandled by a better team. You know the feeling?

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Yes, it's evident not everyone is equal when it comes to education and wit!

 

Yet, you'll not find any Russell posters blaming unfair late scores by behemoths from Ashland. We got manhandled by a better team. You know the feeling?

 

We got spanked by a better Tomcat team! I don't think anyone cried about Ashland running up the score!:deadhorse:

Yes, it's evident not everyone is equal when it comes to education and wit!

 

Yet, you'll not find any Russell posters blaming unfair late scores by behemoths from Ashland. We got manhandled by a better team. You know the feeling?

 

We got beat by a better team. No doubt about it. And nothing was unfair about what they did. All with in the rules of the game. It was a sportsmanship matter. Thats all.

Just wondering, I've heard a lot of people saying something like "enjoy this while you can Tomcats cause the likes of Ironton, Johnson Central and Highlands are waiting for you down the road" (of course that was a paraphrased compilation of posts). I've also heard that Ashland has "so many weapons" (that's not a paraphrase). Since Ashland plays Ironton this Friday and Johnson Central in three weeks if you're the coach when are you going to get these guys some work?

 

It's really a hard spot to be in, the players want to compete and the team needs to be developed. If it's a sportsmanship matter I'm sure apologies should be offered. If I'm missing something here forgive me. How do you all deal with this down your way?

Just wondering, I've heard a lot of people saying something like "enjoy this while you can Tomcats cause the likes of Ironton, Johnson Central and Highlands are waiting for you down the road" (of course that was a paraphrased compilation of posts). I've also heard that Ashland has "so many weapons" (that's not a paraphrase). Since Ashland plays Ironton this Friday and Johnson Central in three weeks if you're the coach when are you going to get these guys some work?

 

It's really a hard spot to be in, the players want to compete and the team needs to be developed. If it's a sportsmanship matter I'm sure apologies should be offered. If I'm missing something here forgive me. How do you all deal with this down your way?

If you're referring to folks being upset that you kept starters in, good grief, I don't think that one series in the 2nd half is too bad. Sure the game was out of reach, but like you said, gotta get these kids some work. I don't think Russell feels that you've crossed the line with starters in. And for what it's worth, I also don't think you'll have that issue this week. Good luck to the Cats across the river.

If you're referring to folks being upset that you kept starters in, good grief, I don't think that one series in the 2nd half is too bad. Sure the game was out of reach, but like you said, gotta get these kids some work. I don't think Russell feels that you've crossed the line with starters in. And for what it's worth, I also don't think you'll have that issue this week. Good luck to the Cats across the river.

 

Thanks for the insight Doc. IMO When Ashland straps it on against Ironton this week they will be glad for every 'rep' so far this year. Should be a good game to watch!

Yes, it's evident not everyone is equal when it comes to education and wit!

 

Yet, you'll not find any Russell posters blaming unfair late scores by behemoths from Ashland. We got manhandled by a better team. You know the feeling?

 

You may wany to check out post #5 para 2.:idunno:

If you're referring to folks being upset that you kept starters in, good grief, I don't think that one series in the 2nd half is too bad. Sure the game was out of reach, but like you said, gotta get these kids some work. I don't think Russell feels that you've crossed the line with starters in. And for what it's worth, I also don't think you'll have that issue this week. Good luck to the Cats across the river.

 

There are lots of coaches that leave there 1st team in at the start of the 3rd qtr in a blowout. It's just more repitions and practice , so they are used to getting fired up for the second half. Usually , they take out the starters and put in lots of subs after that ,so they are not trying to run up the score. Make sense ?

Ashland did not bring out the JV for the entire 2nd half. In fact, the starting offense played the 1st series of the 2nd half with what was already a 40 point lead. They also inexplicably went for 2 on the final TD of the game??? I'm not sure what exactly they were trying to prove there. Whatever the case, though, I realize it's Russell's responsibility to stop them and they didn't do it.

 

Let me clarify again what I was trying to say. Admittedly, I was a bit frustrated at the fact that Russell couldn't compete with Ashland in any way, shape, or form. To be honest, Ashland could have pulled the starters out in the 2nd quarter and been just fine in cruising to a victory. It did surprise me that we didn't see an entire 2nd half of younger players for Ashland. However, I realize the younger players for Ashland are possibly even better than the older players for Ashland. I certainly wouldn't have wanted to see Malik Massey get any more touches. :-) As for the final 2-point conversion, Ashland had already been working on their kicking game by trying a few extra points, so that also suprised me when they decided to go for 2 again on the last TD of the game. I've watched Russell football for many years and am used to Coach McGlone "taking it easy" on other teams almost to a fault. That being said, though, I wanted to make sure you saw my final comment where I admitted that it really was Russell's responsibility to stop them anyway. Maybe it was Ashland teaching Russell a lesson on how you really need to prepare for a football season and game. I hope it was learned.

I watched the jv game last night. Don't expect Russell to compete well with Ashland for the next few seasons.