Royal Uncle

Like I already said, sorry I offended your delicate sensibilities. I didn't mean to blow your mind.

No. No one can blame every loss or close game on the officiating. And of course the RH coach, if she feels as I do, can not afford to vocalize those feelings for fear of reprisal from the officiating crew. This discussion is going down hill. There are always going to be disagreements about close games. I didn't realize my comments would generate such disharmony amongst the ranks. Sorry!

Since my post from last night has been the subject of so many replies, and since the emotions of last night have had time to digest, let me clarify a few things. As stated in an earlier post, the refs are assigned to work the games. That elimanates RH, or any other school getting refs to work their home games they feel will give them an advantage. So the posts saying it is impossible to have a game called badly in your opponents favor on your home court don't hold water. The point was also raised that it wasn't the # of fouls, but the timing of the calls, and the players being called. For Fraley, or any other coach, to approach a game with the attitude that the only way to win is to hack on their opponents stars, get them upset, and cause them to get into foul trouble, is not ethical coaching. To use the advantage of having a larger bench to work in fresh legs is a sound philosophy. To have the attitude that the larger bench means more fouls to give is conceding the fact your team is outmatched. Rose Hill won what was a sound victory until the end when BC made their "comeback" against RH's bench. These two teams always play physical ball against each other. To expect this year to be any different was just wishful thinking on my part. I'm just glad no one got hurt in this hack-fest. The refs need to keep better control of the games so the fouling does not get out of control.

You are dead wrong. Troy Smith is one of three OSU QB's to have 3 wins against Michigan. To have the chance to get 4 wins, 2 in the same season, along w/ the Heisman would be a great accomplishment. We would welcome the chance to play U of M. As I mentioned in another thread, I think U of M is the best won loss team, and the second best team in the nation. I would welcome a rematch, on a neutral site, just to quiet all the nay sayers.

Be careful or he'll chuck a rock thru yer winder.

I have some rough #'s, but I, also, would like to see some official stats.

Sorry if I offended you, but since RH's program has come unto itself, the only way for them to get an evenly called game is to play outside of the 16th region. Rose Hill has tremendous talent. Their biggest weakness is the depth of the bench. Opposing teams know this. To get Queen, Terry, and Faulkner on the bench is the best chance for a W against the Royals. I wouldn't mind the fouls on RH if the calls went both ways. But I'm tired of seeing the RH girls get beat to death on one end of the court, and called for playing patty cake on the other.

Good job, refs! Way to keep it close!

Almost tip-off time. GO ROYALS! :dancingpa

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I believe ABC cancelled Dynasty several years ago. They lost in the ratings one night to an unranked show.

With the fouls being called like they were, and the shot clock situation at the end of the 1st half, I believe a little "home cooking" helped UNC. I would like to see a rematch at a neutral site. That would make for a better game.

I'll save my prediction for when we actually know who the Buckeyes will play, but everyone predicting a 2-3 touchdown victory by USC hasn't watched the same Ohio State team play this year that I've watched. Whoever makes it to the game, USC, U of FL, or U of M, they will have their hands full with the Buckeye offense, defense, and special teams. Tressell will have his men ready for whichever group of boys shows up.

I am not a UK or U of L fan, so I think I can be objective. As long as Rick Pitino is the coach at U of L, Tubby will get the recruits Pitino passes on. He may get the occassional standout that is intent on going to UK, but Tubby will always play 2nd fiddle to Rick Pitino. The only way this will ever change would be for UK to get a coach the caliber of Billy Donavon, someone w/ some KY ties that would garner the kind of respect Rick Pitino does.

Currently, Ohio State has had 98.25% of respondents think they would make these hypothetical playoffs. I'm curious as to how much hatred you would have to have for a program to not vote for, what is clearly, the best, most deserving team in college football. Pull your heads out of whatever body part they are hiding in, and vote on merit, not on personal feelings.

Coker has no control of his players. W/ last years bowl brawl and the FL INT incedent this year, it is clear his players don't respect their coach, school, game, or themselves. You would never see teams coached by Joe Paterno, Pete Carroll, Jim Tressel, or any number of coaches, including Bobby Knight (I know, wrong sport), act like the Miami players have acted for many years. They have a thug mentallity at Miami. Until that changes, nothing else will. Good luck to the next coach, he's gonna need it.

Boise State, if this playoff was real, would have to be considered. Regardless of your opinion of their competition, the fact remains they are are a D1 school that is undefeated.

Brady Quinn's performance and decisions in the first half have taken him out of consideration for the Heisman. Troy Smith was, IMO, already the clear choice. This game is just locking it up for him. I would still like to see ND pull this out, but the offense is going to have to step it up like the defense.

I would say they have a rather large following. At any RH home game, you can see cars in the parking lot from OH and WV, as well as KY. I even know of a local family that was relocated for work to Texas, that upon hearing that the Lady Royals made it to the final four, pulled an all nighter, and arrived in Bowling Green in time to watch the semi-final game. I would call that quite a loyal following.

Couldn't have said it better, myself. The only thing I would add to this, after seeing Rose Hill's schedule, would be the refusal of local schools to play RH at home. For the state runner-up to have only 4 home games is a disgrace, and shows a thorough lack of respect from almost all area high school AD's. Not only no respect, but maybe a little contempt mixed with a lot of jealousy.

Nice to see Rose Hill, Terry, and Queen get some respect state wide, even if they don't get it locally.

The difference between U of M and USC is that USC lost to nobody, and U of M lost to the best team in the country.

You guys that are hating on Michigan are not being realistic. I am a huge OHIO STATE fan, wish U of M would lose every game they play. But Michigan is the second best team in the nation, certainly the best 1 loss team. I've said it before, but w/ the thumping they put on Notre Dame, and the way they play the BUCKEYES, they earned a spot as the best 1 loss team. The thought of U 0f M winning a nat'l title makes me sick, but they are more deserving of a second loss than anyone else is.

The new BCS standings just came out, and Michigan retained their hold on 2nd place. With U of M holding on w/ a loss, could they drop in the standings when they don't even play?