LongTimeReader

The Rocks... by a lot.

The Tigers have leaned on the running game against Bowling Green and Male. In their lose to Owensboro, the Tiger offense put the ball in the air a lot and I don't think that's the formula for this year's team. If they can have some success running the ball, I think they can hang with the Panthers. If they struggle and abandon the run it will be a long night in The Pit for the Tigers. The Tiger defense has played well early, and the Elder QB will be a big test for that side of the ball.

Didn't look like a traditional Male team. Little size and not much team speed. Will be interesting to see the direction the program goes over the next few years. Penalties, like many said is what kept the Tigers from putting up more points. But other than that not much to complain about. Go Tigers!

The first thing that comes to mind is special teams when JCPS cancels afternoon practices. Which X has done a good job of, especially on their punt block.

Always tough to go into Boyle and get a win.

From what I have heard, the WR was a starter, but the DB that quit was not.

Don't turn the ball over, improve on pre snap penalties, win special teams and X should find a way to win a close one. X - 17 BG - 7

Owensboro appears to be a trendy week 1 pick, but while St. X's offense may still be figuring themselves out, I think the defense, especially the DL will give the OL of the Red Devils a lot of problems. That will be where the game is won. Believe the Tigers will leave Rash Stadium 1-0. St. X - 23 Owensboro - 7

The jersey themselves do appear to much tighter, which is good because the previous sets of green and gold looked too big. I do wish there was a bit more design to them but overall look solid. It always seems like knee pads are enforced strictly the first few weeks and then officials have other rule items to worry about.

I’m glad these two teams play twice on the freshman level. It may be worth it if they played twice on the JV level too.

Is IMG allowed to participate or are they still excluded to participate? I don't think KY has enough teams to make this idea worth it in the Commonwealth.

A lot of energy for those morning practices based off of social media. As stated above, having a defensive head coach usually means a bit more emphasis on the run game, so we'll see how that goes during summer practices.

2005 and 2007 teams unfortunately are right behind the 2008 team. Some really good teams and players were coming through St. X during this time, but they just came up a little short of the ultimate goal.

I know two of those loses they probably should not have lost late in the season… one to CAL and one to North Oldham. Lost to Male early, I think in KOB and then to Ballard at home. I think this group of X seniors have been waiting for this time of year after the way the last two years have finished and I think will hit a different gear this week. The seniors have experienced a lot of high school basketball and should be able to stay in the moment, similar to the first quarter of today’s game. They didn’t seem rattled, they just played and guys made plays to keep them inching forward to close the gap.

What has impressed me the most about Jeremiah over the last month or so is that he has been able to do so much for the team. There were games where he carried the team scoring, but then during the last few games he didn't have to scoring but he was able to play great defense and do other things on the court to help his team win. This team will go as he goes today.

Chief Cameron will be the X factor for St. X. If he can control the tempo and take care of the ball, I think the Tigers win a close one. If this becomes a track meet, then I think Cov Cath wins by double digits. This year's version of the Tiger basketball I don't think is a team that can keep pace with Cov Cath in terms of high-volume scoring. Should be a fun one and a great way to start the tournament.

Don’t see this one being any different than the first two meetings. Close and will come down to the final seconds. Should be a lot of fun and whoever advances will have definitely earned it.

This has been a tough job over the years, but he appears to know the culture with his previous stops in Warren County. Good luck to him.

With the exception of double 00, this team is not fun to watch. Pope was able to overcome last year's lack of talent with shooting, but this can't shoot consistently enough to overcome their issues. Even if everyone was healthy, I'm still not sure how good this team would actually be and if they would be any more consistent. For me, all indications point to year three being the final year of the Pope Era. It was fun thinking a former captain of a national championship team would be able to do the same with his old team, but he just doesn't have the "it" factor to get the team to that point. Whoever becomes the new AD hopefully will have a list of possible replacements when they are hired.

The locker room was lost in 2024? I had never heard that mentioned.

How long does it take to replace turf?

Coach Klein has done a good job building on the success of the program the last couple of years. I was curious if they would take a dip, but so far, they're getting better.

There were some rising seniors who played key roles for the Tigers last year, there just isn't very much depth in that particular class, there are just pieces. The rising juniors and sophomores will be counted on to fill in significant roles next year. It's nice to add competition, but I agree, if a transfer is just handed a starting spot at any position for any school it's not a great look. There is going to be a learning curve for anyone coming from a 1A school into a top 6A program. I'm not sure who the first three opponents are for Hazard, but X will open up with Owensboro, Bowling Green, and Male. So, we'll find out pretty quick how he adjusts.

Looks like a good addition on paper for the Tigers; we'll see how it all plays out coming from Hazard to Louisville.

Was there internal talk he would step down?