Park1221

LOL....I seriously didn't start this so it could be spun into an X thread. I started it to get a sense from Rock fans, and others in the know, how good this 08 team is going to be. It's been a long time since X ran the table, it's not an easy achievement. I honestly believe that T has the talent to do it this year.

Can the Shamrocks go undefeated in 08?

Soph. Daylen Hall, Lou. St.X, should see a lot of action in the defensive secondary. He's a hitter, excellent speed.

Not positive, it's usually on a Saturday morning a week or two before the Frosh opener which this year is Aug. 30th at Moeller. I'm guessing it will be either Aug. 16 or Aug. 23.

The Baby Bengals will find out what they're made of when they scrimmage the JV's here in a couple weeks. If they stay within 2 TD's they'll be fine. 4 or more TD's could spell problems.

Sounds like a reversal of last year's freshmen class.

Does anyone have info on how the incoming Rocks and Tigers look?

I agree.

Andy Murray....middle linebacker at THS...3 year starter at FB for UK.

Brock Messina.....

Jack was a beast....threw gas at your knee caps all day long.

Central may be better this year....Tilghman better be as well if they hope to knock of the Yellowjackets in the Ville.

PRP does have one of their baseballers returning to the gridirion in Taylor Banks. Taylor I believe was an All district linebacker in football and on the All Tournament team at Applebees.

Any thoughts on how good the Panthers will be this year? I know they return some talented varsity players and fielded very good JV and freshman teams. With a new coach could this be the year PRP joins Male and Manual as serious contenders?

That would be quite the ball control offense...But seriously, have they moved Daylen Hall to RB?

X has proven they're capable of beating Trinity in the regular season, just not when it counts the most December. That doesn't mean X hasn't "manned up" or come prepared to play. They we were beaten by the better team those nights in December. By "better", I mean Trinity made one or two more plays that made the difference in the outcome. This year, both teams should be fairly even. I give the advantage to T in the regular season meeting...with X pulling the upset in the playoffs.

X returns no starting linebackers and only 1 defensive linemen in Trevor Foy. We do return some experience in the secondary with DJ Hall, Galbrieth and Kamber. Our offense should be efficient, but to use a cliche, defense wins championships.

Who would that be, Jamar Stoner?

Bio, Very insightful...you're almost on the money. As an X parent/fan, I agree that X's line play has been a bit better than T's in the regular season due to the 2 way linemen T puts on the field. By playoff time, T's guys are conditioned and seasoned to go 4 quarters. I disagree with your criticism of Glaser....X has had their oppurtunties, didn't capitalize, didn't finish, didn't execute...etc, but it wasn't because of coaching. You can Monday morning quaterback 05 and 07 to death but the bottom line is that the Rock players made plays at crunch time when we didn't. Kick a field goal, fake a PAT, don't audible, give it to Duece, etc....who knows what happens if different calls came in from the booth. We weren't outfoxxed, just outplayed at crucial times. That's football. Male and Manual will be very tough this year IMO...that being said if X loses to either it will mean X wasn't prepared to play. That will on the coaches because X has too much talent to lose to either. Against T, the talent is roughly equal with T having maybe a couple more marquee players in Superman, Jordan and Messina. Looking forward to it.

If you're talking about Scott Green the Male grad, UK pitcher... I'll quote Forrest Gump--"We're no relation,Sir."

Can anyone project the O-line this year? I know Seth Harvey and Zane Karrer will probably earn starting spots. Who else will fill out the line? Saw big Drew Nelson the other day, he's a mountain of a man-child and was wondering if he might get a tackle spot.

Mr. Cobble is a player...UK landed a really good one.

Not a big deal, but the radio guys keep saying Zach Osbourne is going to Arkansas and that Zach Cox is going to UT....it's the other way around.

http://khsaa.ezstream.com/play/index.cfm?fuseaction=embstay&id=FA2380FAE This is a link for the radio webcast of the game.

Thanks for posting the link...great, great story!