Everything posted by BlueRaider
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Southwestern at Pulaski County Predictions/Updates
SW wins in a closer one than most think. Rivalry games are crazy and the Maroons can put some points up. SW-42 PC-28
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Lexington Christian Academy vs. Danville Predictions/Updates
Blowout quick. It's crazy that Danville is a top 5 team.
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Corbin or Boyle?
It always comes down to who makes plays in the big game. That being said, Corbin may have the talent, but Boyle has the experience. I'd take Boyle in a tight one but it wouldn't surprise me to go the other way.
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Bryan Station vs. Madison Central Predictions/Updates
I was very wrong about how good BS is. They are a solid football team. I think this will be a really good game. I'm going to take MC in a tight one thanks to Home advantage and their Defense.
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Kentucky at Georgia Predictions/Updates
I think the 22 point margin is a little too steep. This will be a defensive battle and I think any fan of the game of football will be excited to watch these two go at it. It's going to be a low scoring game that truthfully Georgia will probably win thanks to the experience in big games and the fact that it is at home for them... That being said, the optimist in me says UK finds a way! CATS 17-14!!!
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Owensboro at Graves County Predictions/Updates
Graves is out for revenge from last year and they've got the offense pumping on all cylinders to make it happen. Graves wins this one in a high scoring shootout.
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Oldham County at Bryan Station Predictions/Updates
I think Oldham County wins this one. I think Bryan Station is certainly better than normal and that the coaching staff obviously has them on the right track, but I have a hard time putting faith in Lexington Public School football programs outside of FD. This will be a telling game IMO. No disrespect to BS just skeptical. They played FD close but it was at the beginning of the year when teams make lots of mistakes. I'm looking forward to see the score of this one to see where both teams stand.
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If you had the power to tweak the RPI what would you do?
In a non-covid year I would think that the RPI would be pretty accurate except for teams that play a lot of out-of-state games. It still wouldn't be accurate for teams like Trinity and it would still rank them unrealistically low that they would need to find a way to account for, but aside from that I think the RPI isn't too bad. Covid Cancellations absolutely kill RPI's ability to be accurate.
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Corbin or Boyle?
I think I'll take Boyle simply because they have the experience of playing in the biggest games more in the last few years than Corbin does. Those kids know what it is to fight tooth and nail on Kroger Field to win the big game. I know Corbin has made some deep runs in the last few years as well, but not to the level that Boyle has. That being said... whoever makes the fewest mistakes will win because that's how good these two are. I think Boyle has the experience to make that happen, but it will be tight nonetheless. Boyle in a dog fight.
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Coaches having a great season
I know they just played each other, but both programs are doing well with new staffs: Oldham County and McBroom and Mad Central with Holcomb are both growing in the ranks of 6A. Ethan Atchley at Bullitt East has built a program when it wasn't much a few years ago. Bryan Walker at Bethlem is flying under the radar right now as one of the states leading offenses in 1A. They've had two impressive wins the last two weeks.
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Is there a shortage of Football Officials in NKY?
It's kind of like coaching... No one wants to do it anymore. Too many helicopter parents causing issues putting the blame on refs and coaches instead of holding their kids accountable. There has been a shortage all year and there have a few games every week on Thursdays and Saturdays to help make sure all games could be played. Tackett warned at the beginning of the year that if we did not start getting more officials and make the environment better for our officials, that we would start seeing games cancelled completely due to lack of referees.