This years group is not the most talented Mayfields ever had, but, they have a very workmanlike attitude and listen to whats being coached...In 2002, the 15-0 championship team, had spells where they would take plays off and had alot of not so positive attitudes on the team, who liked to showboat a little..they were workmanlike and got the job done because they were talented and could afford too..then in 2003, the bad attitudes were still there except the talent wasn't and they were very penalty prone, albeit, they were young...then in 2004, although there record wasn't the greatest, the bad seeds seemed to have been gone, they played hard every play, listened to the coaches and you could more easily root for em because they played like the name on there shirt meant something. Now all those freshman and sophs from 03 and 04 are jrs and srs now..the leadership and "team" effort are prevalent with this bunch..I guess thats my thoughts of this team..This and bringing the pride back to cardinal football..

Best I can tell, and from what I'm told, your assessment of the 2002 and 2005 teams are way off.

Just watched the Tigers Thanksgiving practice . . . beautiful, cold morning . . . team loose, focused, and energetic . . . this should be a classic.

Mayfield just got done with practice and the Cards looked ready to go. Maybe 15 to 20 people watching practice today. Glad they came out.

Best I can tell, and from what I'm told, your assessment of the 2002 and 2005 teams are way off.

 

Why is that? I think I'm pretty right on..if you watched the 02 team play, you would know that they were pretty cocky and did take alot of plays off..They didn't always play with alot of enthusiasm and they did have some players, i won't mention names, who were not very team oriented..they were a sr dominated team that year and were very good, but, chemistry wasn't there strong suit, although late in the year, they picked it up....The 04 team was very young, but, were always giving it all they had every play and the nucleus of that team is still there and thats carried over to this year...just my opinion and how i see this bunch.....

Why is that? I think I'm pretty right on..if you watched the 02 team play, you would know that they were pretty cocky and did take alot of plays off..They didn't always play with alot of enthusiasm and they did have some players, i won't mention names, who were not very team oriented..they were a sr dominated team that year and were very good, but, chemistry wasn't there strong suit, although late in the year, they picked it up....The 04 team was very young, but, were always giving it all they had every play and the nucleus of that team is still there and thats carried over to this year...just my opinion and how i see this bunch.....

 

I do believe that this years team is more focused and ready than the 02 team was, but I am not sure by how much. Kids will be kids, and it is a little dishearting during the season when they aren't paying attention, makes you think they don't care, but I have been really impressed in these last couple of games, those kids have been appearing to be ready for each and every play, they know that this is it, win or go home!!

 

GO CARDS!!

B'town 35

M'field 13

Feeling my Muse tonight!

 

The turkey is gone, the dishes in sink,

I've eaten a ton, had too much to drink;

The guests have departed, and I'm by the fire,

Dreaming tomorrow B-Town will go one step higher.

The Cards run the ball, they "run it right at 'em,"

But the D-Line serves up RB's so Melvin can bat 'em;

On offense Calhoun is just one step too quick,

He pitches to Kwasi, he throws it to Dick.

The Cards keep it close, they've been here before,

and its a while before B-Town can consistently score.

But in the 3rd Qtr the Birds look a bit rattled,

They're starting to find out why Bardstown has battled.

The D holds again, and on 4th down force a kick,

and as it goes off, the Cards faithful feel sick.

The punt stayed in bounds! It missed by 3 paces!

Calhoun fields it cleanly, he's off to the races.

The score is disheartening, it breaks Mayfield's back.

They are forced to turn to their passing attack,

and, while good, its just not their style,

Its hard to make 1st downs on 3rd and a mile.

In the end, 15 seniors have their reward -

A game hard fought, a win on the board.

I awake from my brief slumber, the game's not yet here

But the visions will help me to sleep with good cheer.

Mayfield BGPers cry foul; they claim I am cocky,

that I'm boastful and proud like Jeremy Shockey.

None of the above, I reply, its just my thing -

a vision of Bardstown and a championship ring.

 

GO TIGERS!

Feeling my Muse tonight!

 

The turkey is gone, the dishes in sink,

I've eaten a ton, had too much to drink;

The guests have departed, and I'm by the fire,

Dreaming tomorrow B-Town will go one step higher.

The Cards run the ball, they "run it right at 'em,"

But the D-Line serves up RB's so Melvin can bat 'em;

On offense Calhoun is just one step too quick,

He pitches to Kwasi, he throws it to Dick.

The Cards keep it close, they've been here before,

and its a while before B-Town can consistently score.

But in the 3rd Qtr the Birds look a bit rattled,

They're starting to find out why Bardstown has battled.

The D holds again, and on 4th down force a kick,

and as it goes off, the Cards faithful feel sick.

The punt stayed in bounds! It missed by 3 paces!

Calhoun fields it cleanly, he's off to the races.

The score is disheartening, it breaks Mayfield's back.

They are forced to turn to their passing attack,

and, while good, its just not their style,

Its hard to make 1st downs on 3rd and a mile.

In the end, 15 seniors have their reward -

A game hard fought, a win on the board.

I awake from my brief slumber, the game's not yet here

But the visions will help me to sleep with good cheer.

Mayfield BGPers cry foul; they claim I am cocky,

that I'm boastful and proud like Jeremy Shockey.

None of the above, I reply, its just my thing -

a vision of Bardstown and a championship ring.

 

GO TIGERS!

From a Nelson Co. fan to a Bardstown Fan:

Go Tigers!!! :flame: :flame: :flame:

I like Mayfield's odds friday night. Control the line of scrimmage, no turnovers and this game will be ours. Bardstown looked very one diminsional to me what little I saw of them. Sweep left, sweep right and a few belly plays. No kicking game what so ever. Not much of a passing game. Nice defense it seemed. I like Mayfield 26 - 12.

Feeling my Muse tonight!

 

The turkey is gone, the dishes in sink,

I've eaten a ton, had too much to drink;

The guests have departed, and I'm by the fire,

Dreaming tomorrow B-Town will go one step higher.

The Cards run the ball, they "run it right at 'em,"

But the D-Line serves up RB's so Melvin can bat 'em;

On offense Calhoun is just one step too quick,

He pitches to Kwasi, he throws it to Dick.

The Cards keep it close, they've been here before,

and its a while before B-Town can consistently score.

But in the 3rd Qtr the Birds look a bit rattled,

They're starting to find out why Bardstown has battled.

The D holds again, and on 4th down force a kick,

and as it goes off, the Cards faithful feel sick.

The punt stayed in bounds! It missed by 3 paces!

Calhoun fields it cleanly, he's off to the races.

The score is disheartening, it breaks Mayfield's back.

They are forced to turn to their passing attack,

and, while good, its just not their style,

Its hard to make 1st downs on 3rd and a mile.

In the end, 15 seniors have their reward -

A game hard fought, a win on the board.

I awake from my brief slumber, the game's not yet here

But the visions will help me to sleep with good cheer.

Mayfield BGPers cry foul; they claim I am cocky,

that I'm boastful and proud like Jeremy Shockey.

None of the above, I reply, its just my thing -

a vision of Bardstown and a championship ring.

 

GO TIGERS!

 

Hearsay, your a poet and didn't know it, that was pretty good :lol: :lol:

How long did that take you? I'm still laughing but it caused me to have a nightmare :scared: :lol:

Feeling my Muse tonight!

 

The turkey is gone, the dishes in sink,

I've eaten a ton, had too much to drink;

The guests have departed, and I'm by the fire,

Dreaming tomorrow B-Town will go one step higher.

The Cards run the ball, they "run it right at 'em,"

But the D-Line serves up RB's so Melvin can bat 'em;

On offense Calhoun is just one step too quick,

He pitches to Kwasi, he throws it to Dick.

The Cards keep it close, they've been here before,

and its a while before B-Town can consistently score.

But in the 3rd Qtr the Birds look a bit rattled,

They're starting to find out why Bardstown has battled.

The D holds again, and on 4th down force a kick,

and as it goes off, the Cards faithful feel sick.

The punt stayed in bounds! It missed by 3 paces!

Calhoun fields it cleanly, he's off to the races.

The score is disheartening, it breaks Mayfield's back.

They are forced to turn to their passing attack,

and, while good, its just not their style,

Its hard to make 1st downs on 3rd and a mile.

In the end, 15 seniors have their reward -

A game hard fought, a win on the board.

I awake from my brief slumber, the game's not yet here

But the visions will help me to sleep with good cheer.

Mayfield BGPers cry foul; they claim I am cocky,

that I'm boastful and proud like Jeremy Shockey.

None of the above, I reply, its just my thing -

a vision of Bardstown and a championship ring.

 

GO TIGERS!

 

 

As a journalism major I will say nice poem...very clever...but alas it is too bad for Tiger Fans that this poem will turn into fiction....Cards relish underdog role and play for their 8th state title next Saturday at PJCS...

Weather forecast for tonight...Partly cloudy temperatures in the low to mid 30's

Feeling my Muse tonight!

 

The turkey is gone, the dishes in sink,

I've eaten a ton, had too much to drink;

The guests have departed, and I'm by the fire,

Dreaming tomorrow B-Town will go one step higher.

The Cards run the ball, they "run it right at 'em,"

But the D-Line serves up RB's so Melvin can bat 'em;

On offense Calhoun is just one step too quick,

He pitches to Kwasi, he throws it to Dick.

The Cards keep it close, they've been here before,

and its a while before B-Town can consistently score.

But in the 3rd Qtr the Birds look a bit rattled,

They're starting to find out why Bardstown has battled.

The D holds again, and on 4th down force a kick,

and as it goes off, the Cards faithful feel sick.

The punt stayed in bounds! It missed by 3 paces!

Calhoun fields it cleanly, he's off to the races.

The score is disheartening, it breaks Mayfield's back.

They are forced to turn to their passing attack,

and, while good, its just not their style,

Its hard to make 1st downs on 3rd and a mile.

In the end, 15 seniors have their reward -

A game hard fought, a win on the board.

I awake from my brief slumber, the game's not yet here

But the visions will help me to sleep with good cheer.

Mayfield BGPers cry foul; they claim I am cocky,

that I'm boastful and proud like Jeremy Shockey.

None of the above, I reply, its just my thing -

a vision of Bardstown and a championship ring.

 

GO TIGERS!

 

The ending:

 

After Calhoun celebrates the run back,

the Cardinals, now desperate, go on the attack,

down by a score with little time to go,

Shelton connects on a long pass to get them out of a hole,

on 1st and 10 at about midfield,

the Tigers find thenselves back on the heals,

Rust finds a hole for another 12 yards,

then Hatchell 9 more, is it in the Cards?

The clocks running down, so Shelton spikes it down,

on 2nd and 10 he finds Freddie Brown,

who hauls in it in and gets out of bounds.

as the fans hearts are beginning to pound,

So much at stake here in the substate,

a trip to papa johns sure would be great,

its 1st and goal at the Tiger 4.

but, only 1:00 remains for a season no more,

One team will be happy, another'll be sad,

but what a great game War memorial just had,

After 2 stops the balls on the 2,

20 seconds left, what will Coach do,

he gives it Rust, whos stopped just shy,

so they use the final timeout, before the last try,

on 4th and 1 and everyone screaming,

Hatchell goes off right side and now Joe's a beaming,

with the cards down 1, they decide to go for 2,

a very gutsy call, and everyone knew,

The Tigers burn there final timeout,

to plan a strategy to keep the cards out.

the Cards line up with the fans on there feet,

they put it in on a quarterback sneak.

Great game by both sides, no need to feel bad,

respect by both sides were certainly had..

The ending:

 

After Calhoun celebrates the run back,

the Cardinals, now desperate, go on the attack,

down by a score with little time to go,

Shelton connects on a long pass to get them out of a hole,

on 1st and 10 at about midfield,

the Tigers find thenselves back on the heals,

Rust finds a hole for another 12 yards,

then Hatchell 9 more, is it in the Cards?

The clocks running down, so Shelton spikes it down,

on 2nd and 10 he finds Freddie Brown,

who hauls in it in and gets out of bounds.

as the fans hearts are beginning to pound,

So much at stake here in the substate,

a trip to papa johns sure would be great,

its 1st and goal at the Tiger 4.

but, only 1:00 remains for a season no more,

One team will be happy, another'll be sad,

but what a great game War memorial just had,

After 2 stops the balls on the 2,

20 seconds left, what will Coach do,

he gives it Rust, whos stopped just shy,

so they use the final timeout, before the last try,

on 4th and 1 and everyone screaming,

Hatchell goes off right side and now Joe's a beaming,

with the cards down 1, they decide to go for 2,

a very gutsy call, and everyone knew,

The Tigers burn there final timeout,

to plan a strategy to keep the cards out.

the Cards line up with the fans on there feet,

they put it in on a quarterback sneak.

Great game by both sides, no need to feel bad,

respect by both sides were certainly had..

 

Awesome.

 

Everyone loves these Dick Vermeil endings these days . . .

 

Well, I'm off. Will stop in Benton for some BBQ, and then on to see the team and later to War Memrorial. Don't expect to return until after 2 p.m. or so . . . I'll post if I'm not too exhausted or crushed. Good luck to both sides.

 

GO TIGERS!

The ending:

 

After Calhoun celebrates the run back,

the Cardinals, now desperate, go on the attack,

down by a score with little time to go,

Shelton connects on a long pass to get them out of a hole,

on 1st and 10 at about midfield,

the Tigers find thenselves back on the heals,

Rust finds a hole for another 12 yards,

then Hatchell 9 more, is it in the Cards?

The clocks running down, so Shelton spikes it down,

on 2nd and 10 he finds Freddie Brown,

who hauls in it in and gets out of bounds.

as the fans hearts are beginning to pound,

So much at stake here in the substate,

a trip to papa johns sure would be great,

its 1st and goal at the Tiger 4.

but, only 1:00 remains for a season no more,

One team will be happy, another'll be sad,

but what a great game War memorial just had,

After 2 stops the balls on the 2,

20 seconds left, what will Coach do,

he gives it Rust, whos stopped just shy,

so they use the final timeout, before the last try,

on 4th and 1 and everyone screaming,

Hatchell goes off right side and now Joe's a beaming,

with the cards down 1, they decide to go for 2,

a very gutsy call, and everyone knew,

The Tigers burn there final timeout,

to plan a strategy to keep the cards out.

the Cards line up with the fans on there feet,

they put it in on a quarterback sneak.

Great game by both sides, no need to feel bad,

respect by both sides were certainly had..

 

 

jack too is a poet and didnt know it and rymes everytime

 

Now that was also very funny and more to my like Great job guys :dancingpa