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I think this year's Jay Cutler is the Rowe kid at the University of Nevada, Jeff Rowe, I think it is. 6'5" 225lbs can run and throw, to me, this kid is the best pure pro-ready q.b. in the country right now. Woodson has made great strides but he's waaaaay back in the pack right now. I think Brohm will need one more year again after missing much of the season, but he will be sitting pretty next season for some big time post season awards if he comes back. Quinn will be the glamour draft pick no doubt and Carson Palmer's little brother will get a lot of strong looks out of UTEP due to his size and pedigree. He's too prone to the int, but in the right system at the next level, he could turn into a nice prospect. I also think Drew Stanton of MSU will have a very good pro career once he gets away from John L. He's got as much talent as any qb in the country.

I think San Diego State is D1...

 

I'm not sure if those are the same schools or not. Pretty sure Marshall Faulk went to San Diego State. For some reason, I think Brett is playing D1-AA, which is similar to WKU.

San Diego State is in the Mountain West Conference and it is D1. The University of San Diego is a "non scholarship" D1AA program that plays in the same conference as Dayton, Morehead, etc. They're building a pretty strong program under Jim Harbaugh and it's one of the prettiest college settings you'll ever see.

What a great, great story! Just goes to show not to give up in this sport.

I don't know who is going to win this game, but I can't help from thinking that home field advantage will play a huge part in it. I do know this, it will be one of those snot knockers of a game.

Trinity didn't lose any RBs from last years team except due to graduation. The Rocks had a LB decide to leave the team for personal reasons that involved a move. Whats the word on the junior to be O-lineman that left the Tigers?

Rock-is the Switzer kid still around for T? Can't remember if he graduated or not. If he's still playing, I'm assuming he's a senior this year? Is he getting any looks if he's still there? If not, where did he go?

thanks

A few years back, the last time the girls team won the state prior to these past 2 years, the boys 8th grade team use to scrimmage them quite a bit. Now this was LexCath's boys 8th grade team and they would beat the girls pretty bad. I'm talking 25-30 points bad. That girls team was not quite up to par as this team maybe, but they were still pretty dang good. We thought it would help the boys more than the girls, but it just the other way around. That boys team was pretty talented to say the least, but, never the less, they were just 8th graders.

doubt if it's on the paper's web site, so I quote;

"CovCath has the cleverest, best choreographed student fans in the Sweet 16. They should give tips to UK's E-Rupp-tion Zone on how to entertain a crowd and support their team."

Why do you keep coming up with excuses. They have 6 out of 7. Do YOU KNOW THESE KIDS PERSONALY, NO. It is a fact that their team of stars went elsewhere in middle school, how do you know why they went to LCH. That is what gets me. Private schoolers will not admit anything. If a kid went on the news who went to LC or T or X and said I went there because of sports and they paid my way. You guys would still say, well it only happened because of this or that and it was an isolated incident. We are talking about a school that just got punished for paying players and most of their stars are not catholic or did not go to a catholic middle school, or travel many miles just to go there. OF COURSE IT IS BECAUSE OF JUST HOW GREAT LC IS, IT IS BECAUSE THEY HAVE GREAT DISCIPLINE AND ACADEMICS AND WHY WOULD THEY GO TO THE HORRIBLE PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOL IN THE PUBLIC SYSTEM THAT WAS GOOD ENOUGHT FOR THEM FOR THE 1ST 8 YEARS. If Parents think that public system is that bad, why do they wait untill 8th grade to make the switch, I guess the public system is ok untill 8th but watch out in high school. I know you guys are going to come on here and say well I know a kid that lost his Mom and could not go to grade school but worked 40 hours a week to save to go to LC AND HE DOES NOT PLAY SPORTS what about that. But were not talking about kids that dont play sports are we. We are talking about kids that do play sports. I could go on but wont. SO LET THE SPIN BEGIN.

BR- you're right! You deserve to hear how it really went down with these girls at LC. A few years ago, LC sent out about 24 scouts around the state- Big Willy, Slimy Sammy and Halfcourt Hank just to name a few. Well, they had these large duffle bags just full of nike products, cash and scholarship papers. Their only job was to find the best girl basketball players around the state and get them to LC. Well, after they gave them all of this stuff, the girls were all brought to the school, where they met with the coaches in this back, private room we have there- no windows, dark lighting and all and then the deal was made. They were told if they all came to LC, it would be free, they could win and dominate the state and all sign college basketball scholarships. Well, all of that happened and now you know the rest of the story.

My son just graduated from West Point.

HHSDad- congrats! You must be very, very proud of him. If you head out to AFA, look at staying at the Cheyenne Mountain Resort- it's very cool.

By the way, have you've seen "Codebreakers" yet on ESPN?

Doss is not listed on the roster so I assume he is not playing, correct?

there are no freshman listed on their roster. Doss started for the J.V. team at corner and I'm pretty sure he dressed for a couple of varsity games this year. There is one listed as a freshman, but it's a mistake, he's actually a junior.

Congrats to Drew. By the way, Tanner Doss, who was backup to Justin Burke and brother to Wyoming backup qb Jacob Doss last year, is also at the AFA. He probably will be a defensive back though.

That's right, kd. According to my sources, Doss hosted Ellison while on his visit to AF. Glad it worked out for this young man to attend the Academy- from what I know about it, it's a tough, grueling first couple of months. I do know the awards outweigh the risks though. If a young man or woman graduates from AF or one of the other Service Academies, they're in pretty good shape for the rest of their lives.

As for football, the Acadamies do things a little differently. They are not limited to the amount of football recruits they can bring in- so they could have well over a 100 kids coming in as freshman- which some will attend the prep schools and the others will mostly play J.V. football for their first year. It's quite an honor for any Freshman to dress, much less play. Usually after the first full season, they will "cut" the kids who don't offer much to the programs and get the team down to a manageble size for winter workouts and spring ball- then do it all over again next year.

I would add that they have some of the best facilities you'll ever see. If you get a chance to see any of the Service Academies, do it.

A part of me wants to come on here and say "BG was terrible" from what I saw last Saturday. They had size, but I sure didn't see any speed, I thought they were undisciplined and they sure didn't take care of the ball on Saturday for such a huge game. I also thought there q.b.'s were very limited in their abilities. There's also part of me that wants to say that LexCath exposed every, and I mean EVERY, weakness they had. Something no other team in the west did or could do. Along with the fact that BG just did not face any good football teams, with the exception of St.X early on. There's also a part of me that wants to remember a ball game back in 1999 that BG was clearly a top ranked, very respected team, with a boat load of talent and a stud middle line backer named Reynolds. LexCath beat them that night as bad or worse than last Sat. So, part of me wants to say some teams just have another team's number. As of right now, LexCath just has BG's number. So, therefore, a part of me says that the LexCath coaching staff just had a better plan to win the state championship this past Sat.

A part of me wants to agree with the "wheels coming off theory", but BG had plenty of chances early on to stop LexCath from blowing the game wide open just like they did- i.e., taking care of the football. Part of me wishes Coach Wallace would let Coach Bishop install some sort of passing game and start looking for a dual threat q.b. so this doesn't happen to BG again which has led me to thinking so much about this ballgame. I like BG and have a great amount of respect for the history of their program, but they got BLASTED by a very good LexCath team in the state championships. So, part of me wants to say that.

I remember a game way back in 2000 during the second round of the 2A playoffs when LexCath had to travel all the way up to Flatwoods and take on a very rough, tough, down right ornery Russell team. It was cold, rainy, muddy, sloppy field, hostile, packed crowd and they were playing a very, very good football team with an outstanding coaching staff who was also trying to take a big step that year for their football team. That game came down to a last second, 4th down pass in overtime to win it, 26-20, for LexCath and to march on with a battle with Boyle County in one of the best high schools games ever. Boyle-18, LexCath-16.

The fact that the 2005 finals were dominated by one set of teams is clear evidence that we need seperate playoffs in Kentucky. When one group of teams wins such a disproportionate number of championships, it's time to act decisively! This inequity has gone unchecked for too long.

 

Therefore, the KHSAA should be compelled to immediately set up two -- seperate but equal -- championship tournaments in each of the four classes. One division will be set aside for East Ky teams. The other will consist only of West Ky teams.

 

This arrangement will level the playing field for the West Ky teams. It will give them a fair chance to bring home a state championship trophy of their very own to love and care for.

 

The 2005 sweep by East bracket teams must never be repeated! Let's ban together and "Give the west a rest!"

 

 

 

 

Well...what did you think I was talking about?

BF- that would never fly and here's why; what about the schools in the far west who get kids from the northern part of town or county? or if your school is in the eastern part of the western county, do you still get to play in the western part of the state bracket? I just think it's not fair for these schools who are totally in the west to have all of these advantages, what's next- a seperate playoff for the other schools in the west?

 

I do think that either of these teams could beat Boyle County’s 2004 squad.

LexCath beat Boyle Co. in 2004, 43-42.

In this regard, even if every private school offered a full scholarship to every private school student (which I assure you is quite impossible) where is the incentive? What makes a private school so much more desirable than a comparable public school that this makes for an uneven playing field?

FB- along your lines of thinking, this is what I've been trying to get explained to me from the public school supporters. Why, I mean WHY, does a young man or young lady, who has attended public school for the first 8 years of their lives, grown up with all of their public school friends all of a sudden just up and want to leave all of this to attend a private/parochial school? Even if they were offered a "scholarship" of any kind, what is the reasoning for this. Is their that much difference in the educations, the people, what? I know all of the obvious reasons, my kids all attended a parochial school, but they never would have thought about leaving to attend another school, especially for sports. Is it parents ego's, or the kids ego's? I just don't understand the reasoning behind it.

I'll ask again, then...how is eliminating the private schools from post-season play going to change even one tiny thing about how well a school is doing in football?

That's a great question RM and I don't have the answer, but just think of all of those players/parents and how strong their "self esteem" will be. :devil:

Originally posted by Oldbird

 

In the second round of the playoffs Cov. Cath lost to Lexington Catholic at Lexington Catholic by 1.

 

actually it was 2, 29-27- but who's counting, huh?:jump: anyway, good point!

Originally posted by oneijoe

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He made the assertion Breathitt had the third best offense in the state, regardless of class. I saw no refutation of that assertion. If Hoptown scored 16 and PT scored 22 on Mayfield, then why is EKU's belief hard to swallow?? Do you really believe these two teams' offense was anywhere close Breathitt Co.'s??

Having the state's 3rd best offense playing against teams such as Fleming Co., Knott County Central, Hazard, Powell Co., Estill Co. etc... doesn't constitute much in alot of pollsters minds, IMO. It's hard to gain much respect against a schedule like. I'm not saying they weren't talented, but let's compare apples to apples.

noone!