Probably because they are giving out "T" shirts at the Shoney's on Fern Valley Road to the first kid that can run a 4.4 40 yard dash.

 

I know that if I was inclined to "cheat" and do all the illegal things which are attributed to the Rocks - that is certainly where I would go to engage in nefarious acts.

 

Just curious as to how many other schools mail out to Alumni a copy of the KHSAA Rules ??? Anyone ???? Let's hear from you as to which other Schools are proactive ?

There is no reason that Trinity, or St. X for that matter, shouldn’t be playing a schedule as challenging as the 2011-2012 Shamrock schedule. The advantages of the private schools in KY are obvious and anyone denying them is either blind or in a state of denial. Most of the teams on Trinity's brutal schedule benefit from the same advantages, so now let’s truly see how their “hard work” and "superior coaching" will pay off. Since the reasoning from their supporters has always been that T and X simply out work and out coach everyone else, if at the end of the regular season Trinity finishes 500 or less, will the Trinity faithful believe that those teams that beat them "out worked" or "out coached" them? If they finish 500 or less did they not work as hard in the off season as they have in the past or did Beatty and company forget how to coach? I don't think either will be the case, Trinity works hard and has a great coaching staff, but they will have played a schedule full of teams that are on the same level playing field as Trinity, thus making it difficult to replicate the same success at the regional level that they have experienced at the state level.

 

Spoken like a true admirer.

Spoken like a true admirer.

 

I do admire Trinity and their success, but I don't deny the advantages they have over the public schools.

 

Not that you care what I think, and maybe this is a topic for another forum, but I do believe that the structure of the public school system as a whole holds back it’s athletic programs. It's a socialist system that does not allow its athletic programs, or academic programs for that matter, to excel the way a good private school operating within a capitalist system does. Sorry, I watch too much Glenn Beck

I do admire Trinity and their success, but I don't deny the advantages they have over the public schools.

 

Not that you care what I think, and maybe this is a topic for another forum, but I do believe that the structure of the public school system as a whole holds back it’s athletic programs. It's a socialist system that does not allow its athletic programs, or academic programs for that matter, to excel the way a good private school operating within a capitalist system does. Sorry, I watch too much Glenn Beck

 

:lol: You should start that topic in the Hot Topics forum! I'd love to jump in, but it's not for this thread. Pretty Please?

I'm anxious to get CoachJ's take on this. He has always stated that Ballard would play Trinity for as long as he is the coach there as they need to beat the best to be the best. Perhaps he got a different set of orders from an administrator.

Obviously not hbf, but if you were a coach of a 6A team in Ky and you weren't scheduling Trinity because of the public/private issue or because you felt you could not beat Trinity, then I'd judge you even if I didn't know you. You are a very religious person and believe mightily in the word of the Bible for which I commend you. That is a judgment I have of you even though I don't know you.

 

I just don't think any team will improve enough to beat Trinity without playing them regularly. I could be wrong about that, but I don't think I am. This will anger you, but I also don't think that kids and coaches at every program work just as hard as kids and coaches at every other program. I'll acknowledge that for some programs there are valid reasons for that not happening. Some kids at rural schools can't get to summer practices as easily or at all because of the lack of transportation. Some kids in urban schools don't receive the parental support needed to push them to attend every practice. Some kids have to work summer jobs in order to help support the family, which causes them to miss practices and work outs. Some coaches have young kids and working spouses, which means they can't be in the coaching office almost every moment they are not teaching. Some coaches have very "understanding" spouses; some have not so "understanding" spouses and families.

 

There are many very valid reasons why some kids and some coaches don't work as hard as others. But at the end of the day, it happens that some kids and coaches don't work as hard on football as others. It's true not only in high school football but it's true in every other activity on this earth. I'll never forget a situation that happened to me when I was a young associate in a law firm. A mentoring partner of mine told me that if I wanted to be as successful as one of the senior partners of my firm, I had to be committed to the practice as he was. Pretty gutsy of me (or more likely stupid) when I responded "No thanks. The guy's wife left him because he was never at home and his kids were a mess because he never spent any time with them. That's not how I want my life to turn out". My point was clear: I had different priorities. He no doubt was a more successful lawyer than I was or am because he was more committed to it than I was. I never begrudged him for making more money than I did or having more power and influence in the firm than I did. And I certainly never claimed that I worked just as hard as he did, because I did not. Making huge amounts of money and having a lot of power simply was not my priority. It was his. Thus, when analyzing some standards used to judge success as a lawyer, he was no doubt more successful than I was/am.

 

With some kids and coaches, the priorities involving football are different than kids and coaches at other schools. I'm fine with that because winning football championships is not necessarily a top goal of a lot of kids growing up. What I'm not fine with is the thinking that kids and coaches at Trinity may not be more committed to winning in football than kids and coaches elsewhere; I'm not fine with the thinking that every kid at every program works just as hard as those at other programs. Some may, but some do not. And with football being the quintessential team sport, unless there are 40 plus players showing up at every conditioning session and at every practice, being totally dedicated and working all out at every one of those sessions and practices, that team simply will not beat the team that has that occurring.

 

Bless you, you are obviously committed to the Bible and study it a lot. I've got zero problem admitting that you are more committed to the Good Book than I am. Knowing scripture is a huge priority of your's. It is not a high priority of mine. You thus know it much better than I do. I know how to read; I know how to think. I could learn scripture just as well as you do. But to you it's a much greater priority than it is for me. Thus I have no problem saying you are better at knowing and understanding scripture because you work at knowing it and understanding scripture much harder than I do.

 

Not every person works as hard as every other person to know and understand scripture and those that work harder at it know it better; not every lawyer works as hard as every other lawyer to be a successful lawyer and those that work harder at it are more successful; and not every player and coach works as hard as other players and coaches to win state championships and those that work harder win more state championships.

 

You may think the "need to work harder" was a disgraceful comment to say about your's son's team, but if you told me I needed to work harder to learn and understand the Good Book to know it as well as you do, I'd have to agree with you.

 

LN, I love your short and sweet posts! :laugh::laugh:

Probably because they are giving out "T" shirts at the Shoney's on Fern Valley Road to the first kid that can run a 4.4 40 yard dash.

 

I don't care who you are that is down right funny! :laugh::laugh::laugh::laugh:

Some love on Rivals

 

 

The school released an incredibly ambitious schedule Friday - with six out-of-state opponents and three games against some of the best teams Kentucky has to offer. Should it get through these games unscathed, it will be able to make a strong case for a national title. "We're excited about this schedule," Trinity athletic director Dennis Lampley said in a press release. "It provides our team with top-notch competition, which only makes everyone work harder."

 

 

You know what I love most? It's the quote from Coach Lampley that shows we don't just spout the "work harder", we seek it.

 

The schedule, from top to bottom, could be as tough as any in the nation. And that's just what Trinity wants.

October 14th might be a "Down". :idunno:

 

Possibly. That game is against Male. Are they expected to have a solid team returning?

With this schedule, could be a "who is out this week" season. I pray (literally), that is not the case.

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2011 TRINITY FOOTBALL SCHEDULE

 

Aug. 12 Ft. Thomas Highlands [scrimmage] Trinity’s Marshall Stadium 7:30 p.m.

Aug. 19 at Brentwood Academy (TN) Nashville, Tennessee 8:00 p.m.

Aug. 26 Montgomery Bell Academy (TN) Trinity’s Marshall Stadium 8:00 p.m.

Sept. 9 at Elder (OH) Cincinnati, Ohio 7:30 p.m.

Sept. 16 at St. Xavier (OH) Cincinnati, Ohio 7:30 p.m.

Sept. 23 Indianapolis Cathedral (IN) Trinity’s Marshall Stadium 7:30 p.m.

Sept. 30 vs. St. Xavier Papa John’s Cardinal Stadium 8:00 p.m.

Oct. 7 Manual Trinity’s Marshall Stadium 7:30 p.m.

Oct. 14 at Male Male’s Maxwell Field 7:30 p.m.

Oct. 21 BYE

Oct. 28 Moeller (OH) Trinity’s Marshall Stadium 7:30 p.m.

 

Their schedule is brutal. 3 GCL South teams. Give credit where credit is due.

 

My guess is they go 7-2 with the 2 losses coming from St X (OH), Elder, Brentwood, or MBA. If they can manage 3 wins out of those 4 games then they go 8-1. No reason they the Rocks shouldn't win the rest of those games. And let me same I think there is a real chance they could go 9-0.

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2011 TRINITY FOOTBALL SCHEDULE

 

Aug. 12 Ft. Thomas Highlands [scrimmage] Trinity’s Marshall Stadium 7:30 p.m.

Aug. 19 at Brentwood Academy (TN) Nashville, Tennessee 8:00 p.m.

Aug. 26 Montgomery Bell Academy (TN) Trinity’s Marshall Stadium 8:00 p.m.

Sept. 9 at Elder (OH) Cincinnati, Ohio 7:30 p.m.

Sept. 16 at St. Xavier (OH) Cincinnati, Ohio 7:30 p.m.

Sept. 23 Indianapolis Cathedral (IN) Trinity’s Marshall Stadium 7:30 p.m.

Sept. 30 vs. St. Xavier Papa John’s Cardinal Stadium 8:00 p.m.

Oct. 7 Manual Trinity’s Marshall Stadium 7:30 p.m.

Oct. 14 at Male Male’s Maxwell Field 7:30 p.m.

Oct. 21 BYE

Oct. 28 Moeller (OH) Trinity’s Marshall Stadium 7:30 p.m.

 

Their schedule is brutal. 3 GCL South teams. Give credit where credit is due.

 

Looks like 0-11!

Looks like 0-11!

 

Not to be rude, but you don't see even 1 win on that schedule for Trinity?