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Yes there are :thumb:

For me this is one of their strengths-patience. They have played on their heels several times this year, some due to injury, some due to their own mistakes, but they have yet to fall apart. Sometimes I feel Steelman (who is so competetive, but I love it) tries to force things to happen, but he is playing much smarter this year. So far this group of players has been pretty cool under pressure. Of course a State Championship is a whole new level of pressure.

I wasn't trying to underplay BG. I think they have a great team. The Colonels have played a more difficult schedule, and are highly favored to win tommorrow night. I haven't seen them play, but those are some impressive stats. 225 tackes for Flynn! It sounds like they are a very well balanced team, and the Purples will truly be put to the test. Obviously I hope the Purples win. They are a great bunch of kids who have worked very hard to make it back to the State Championship.

Those are some impressive stats for the Colonels. I sure hope we can hang with you guys.

BG has an excellent kicker as well, but he has not hit the distance of CC's kicker. Those are some impressive numbers. The cold will be a factor.

I believe everyone is healthy. I think they will like the cold weather better than the sauna they played in against X. But who wouldn't.

I would direct you to review the Massey Rankings, Lit Rankings and Cantrel Rankings. All had Covington ranked ahead of BG for most of the year. At least the last 4 or 5 weeks. I know that these are just tools to fuel discussion, but the current popular opinion on web sites is that Covington will win easily.

Covington Catholic and Highlands were ranked higher than BG in several polls through out the year. Right now the BP Poll certainly has CC as the heavy favorite.

Luckily for BG, no one listens to me either. All I am saying is BG has worked really hard to change and improve it's offense, and make the most of the plethora of athletes the team has been blessed with having this year. Now, I would love to state confidently that BG is going to win, but it sounds like they will have to play a near perfect game to do that. Haven't seen CC, but they read like an unbeatable team. Clearly they are the favorites. However if you think BG got to the State Championship riding the Hines-Hibbitt train, that is a slap to the many other talented players who have contributed this year. Now if the Hines-Hibbitt express is working...Whoo Whoo!

If CC thinks BG is going to live and breath with Avery Hibbitt, this game just got a whole lot easier.

you beat me to it. Bowling Green of old.

Actually, to be completely technical, Tinius has a scholarship offer from Western. Western is now a going to the Sunbelt conference as a D1A school. I believe WVU is also interested in Tinius. Tinius is an excellent soccer player. BG's boys soccer team won their state championship this year. In the shadows of Tinius is another soccer player, Matt Simpson, who can kick as well as Tinius. I don't know either's longest distances or records. CC's kicker's record is excellent. The very cold temps. expected for Friday will dilute the kicking game somewhat for both teams.

Stuart Hines is the only player with D1 A offers, somewhere around 10 I believe. Jackson, Hibbitt, Tinius and Beard have offers from some D1AA schools. Not that they shouldn't be proud and excited about their offers (very few high school players advance to the next level) but I think the story of BG having a lot of D1 players is overhyped. They have some talented senior and junior players, but clearly they are considered the underdogs next week. I don't know much about Covington Catholic. Do they have any players being recruited for the next level?

Congratulation Bowling Green Purples for making it back to the State Championships. A lot of hard work goes into getting there back to back years. Central played hard all 4 quarters, and never gave up. They do have some very good team speed, especially Huguley. I read to be prepared for a hostile environment, but that really wasn't the case. Lots of fans, both purple and yellow getting along; some really great food, ribs and polish sausage with onions, and a really exciting game with two teams that refused to quit. Looking forward to next Friday, but for now I'm going to enjoy their win. Go Purples!

After seeing both play, why do you think this will be the outcome? Who were the opponents you watched them play?