RamCat

Gonna be a tough one for the Rams. The young and inexperienced players for the Rams are going to have to grow up real fast if they want to win this one. LCA is a very good football team and their key players have been starting varsity for 4 years now. Alot of experience on the LCA side. Raceland is going to have to keep the LCA offense off the field by sticking to the running game and trying to make it a defensive game. No chance for the Rams if this turns into an offensive shoot out. I like the way the Rams D has been playing so Im not going to completely write them off friday night for an upset. Hayden has never impressed me in all the games I have seen him play. He is no doubt a good ball player, but he has never "wowed" me and I hope the Rams keep it that way this friday. On the other hand, the QB for LCA has shown me alot, he is a playmaker and a tough match up for any D. Rams just have to show LCA right off the bat that they arent intimidated and they are in Lexington to win, not to keep it close but to win! Get ready for a battle Rams.

Prediction:

Raceland 20

LCA 38

Congrats on the win rams! My prediction was pretty close. Really glad to see this team grind one out and pull through some adversity. Keep playing hard and putting the team first. Also congrats to Coach Hoof and the rest of the staff.

Great job on the R!! I would like to see Dennis and Greg Grizzle get together on doin that R! Those two guys could probably figure out how to paint a team portrait on the 50yd line !!

I think the wet field will benefit the rams tonight. I look for the Barr kid to have a nice game grinding it out in the mud. I think he has a chance to get alot of carries tonight with the wet weather. Good luck raceland! If you guys can't get pumped up for this one then we got some problems. Raceland v. Fairview is guaranteed to be a wild one! Go rams!!

I think its gonna be hard for the eagles to come into Ram Stadium and pull out a win. I think as far as talent goes its a pretty even match but I have to give the edge to the Raceland coaching staff. Nothing against Fairview's coaches, I think they have a solid coaching staff but IMO Coach Maynard and Hoof have the advantage. Not to many coaches around here can put together a defensive scheme like Coach Maynard. I think its gonna to be a low scoring chess match type game. Raceland wins it in a tough one.

Rams 13

Eagles 8

Rams win it 24-13

I dont think Raceland will have as much success throwing the ball deep down field like they did against Nicholas County due to the speed Paris normally possesses in the secondary. Rams are going to have to pound the ball on the Paris defense a little before they can start slinging it deep. Paris is always dangerous due to their athleticism and speed. Raceland has to put this game away early and make a statement to Paris in the 1st half. You cant let them hang around in the second half like they did Nicholas County last week because Paris has big play ability. Rams are improving and hopefully will get a big piece of the puzzle back this week in Barr. Good Luck Rams!

The weather might give the Rams a few problems on offense so not as much scoring tonight as most would think, but Rams still win easy.

Rams 28

Nicholas 6

Rams 20

Raiders 16

Go RAMS

Keep Farley at QB and Raceland will have a chance.

I know a former Raceland QB that was really interested in joining the coaching staff and working with the ram's quarterbacks this season. Not taking anything away from Coach Vanderhoof because IMO he does an excellent job with the ram's offense and the quarterbacks. But I think the two junior QB's could have really learned alot from someone that has in-game experience not only at the high school level but at the college level as well. According to some of the Raceland school officials the school said they didnt have the "funds" to bring in another coach. IMO it would be worth throwing together a few dollars to bring in a former all-state and record holding QB to help out. I think Farley does alot of things well and has alot of talent but I really do think he would benefit from having a personal QB coach. Some aspects about playing the position are hard to grasp unless you were actually under center, and the experience would rub off on the Rams qb's. Once again not taking anything away from the Rams coaching staff but I know that the added experience would be a great asset to the current and future Raceland QBs.

To me the downside would be that he has no head coaching experience at the varsity level. Greenup needs someone to come in that has alot of experience and knows how to turn a program around. They do not need a first time head coach in there trying to learn on the fly.

Exactly, this is totaly not true.

I dunno Coupon, I have heard from some very good sources that Rister transfering to Raceland is pretty much a done deal. Seems like the Musketeers just keep losing their good athletes to the Rams....puts a little more fire into the county rivalry!

I hear that the transfer beat out another GOOD local catcher on one of the traveling teams out there, does anyone know anything about this? I really think the RAMS will be OK this year, we have a lot of talent coming back but will the coaches be able to pull it all together with Drew being gone and another FOOTBALL coach replacing him? I think that Coach Hoof needs to start accepting some of the Local help that has been offered to him so we could maybe be able to compete!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!I know for a fact Steve Darby is ready to help and I feel thats what we need along with what we already have in place, I really cant see why we cant take the BASEBALL team seriously! I would really like to see what would happen if we did!Once again I think Greenup will be the team to beat, I LOVE the way GREG LOGAN puts forth all his efforts and resources to work for GREENUP, that just goes to show what happens when people step up to the plate! We have the same effort but it is all towards FOOTBALL!

Raceland does take baseball seriously. Its just the simple fact that baseball is a non-revenue sport, always has been, always will be. Football brings in the fans and the money, therefore it will always be paid more attention to by the administration. Not saying I 100% agree with it but its the truth. Raceland is a football school. You mention Greenup putting forth all efforts to help their baseball program and alot of that has to do with the fact that GC has a coach that does not teach, does not coach another sport, and has the time to solely concentrate on baseball. Coach Hoof is a two sport head coach and has to balance time between both sports even in the offseasons. I would like to see the Rams hire a good assistant coach, personally I would like to see Bob Trimble help out with the baseball team.

Who is Brian Meenach? Whats his experience?

Do you have any idea of some of the possible candidates that have put in applications?

Ashland in a close one.

Raceland's offense will be in good hands, Farley has the ability to be a top QB in Class A before he graduates.

Looked good to me...congrats to Robby Logan of Raceland, 1st team O-line!

Congrats to the Rams and Coach Hoof.

Bench, the backup at Raceland is an average QB at best in a QB friendly system. Rister is a legitimate lower level D1 prospect. Don't take my word for it. Ask any high school coach in the area that have seen both play. Raceland would get an upgrade at QB even over this years QB. No desrespect, just fact not an opinion. You will see. Mason was just in a bad spot as a sophmore. He was behind the best athlete in the 16th region.

Nothing against the kid but he is no where near a D-1 caliber QB. He's a good athlete but lower-level D-1, come on now, lets be realistic. I have personally seen him play and have also had the oppurtunity to coach him at a camp in Owensboro this past summer and he is not that type of player. A good, solid and productive football player, yes, very much so. But a division one QB, you are way off base my friend. However I do hope that he comes to Raceland and helps out our program because like I said, the kid can play and would add another athlete into the mix for the Rams offense. As for the QB situation at Raceland, personally I'm biased towards Tyler Farley because I've had the oppurtunity to watch the kid grow up and mature as a QB and I think he will do very well in Raceland's system but I'm sure Rister would be welcomed with open arms by the Ram players and coaching staff and will have the oppurtunity to compete for playing time.

Can we get some of the names that have put in for the job?

Running the spread doesn't mean that you stop running. If anything it helps create more natural running lanes. The hard part for the backs will be getting used to getting the ball w/out all of their momentum going forward. NewCath runs the spread, but has passed the ball about 28 times the whole run through the playoffs. The term "spread" applies more to the formations of more than 2 receivers and a prominant use of the shotgun. It's very general and broad. There are many different offensive philosophies under the heading.

Exactly right. Running the spread does not always mean you are going to be a pass oriented team. It creates mismatches and running lanes that you dont get with a power set offense, like the wing T or the I. Look at what Florida does with their offense. It's very much a "spread" offense but in 90% of their games they are running the ball much more then they pass the ball. But if the Tomcats want to put the ball in the air a little more, I dont see a problem with it because IMO the Hunter kid has a ton of potential and has the capibility of becoming a very good QB. It will be interesting to see what type of spread Ashland goes to. Will it be more like what WVU and Texas run with the zone read and option or will it be more like Texas Tech with more of the passing approach.

I just dont understand why he would even start the program up if he was just going to leave after two seasons. Also there was no meeting with any of the players to tell them his choice. An email was sent out to the team notifying them that he would not be returning in January. IMO thats not the proper way to leave a program, he could have atleast had the class to tell the players to their faces. I understand coaching at EKU is a better position and thats fine but atleast leave KCU with some class.

After just two seasons with the football program, Dane Damron resigned today as head football coach for the knights.

Congrats to Robby Logan of Raceland for making 2nd team D-line. Also Bret Denton for making honorable mention. Both are outstanding football players and have very bright futures ahead of them.

Its going to take a while for the Rams to get things rollin'...

Beechwood 34

Hazard 17