[Frogtownbuckeye]

Neutral fan here. Never been to the Tank and figured tonight would make a good first time. What an amazing atmosphere for football. Wow. Just Wow. I sat on the home side and was just blown away. Best high school football experience you can have. I really was excited to see this Tomcat juggernaut id been hearing about.
But ......As far as the game. Well it was complete domination. It wasnt even close. Ironton physically beat ashland to the point i felt bad for them. Really. Irontons line was in the backfield all nite long. Someone mentioned the penalties.... Well ill say this Ashland could have been called for alot more. There lineman were grabbing at jerseys all nite trying to block the ironton rushers. EVERY penalty i saw was correct. When you run back 20 yards to throw a pass AND you HOLD your going to have some costly penalties. I really think Hunter didnt want to get up toward the end. He was taking shot after shot. It was that bad. Irontons gameplan against the spread offense was probably the best ive ever witnessed. They destroyed it.

Irontons offense is a machine. That offense is basic..hard core..here we come.. now stop us. Its beautiful to watch the discipline they play with. I was very impressed. Executed to perfection every play. Hard runners, fast runners they had them all. Ashlands line was blown off the ball 5 yards every play.

After hearing all the talk all week this was not what i expected. But i came away with a new appreciation for ironton and the way the play the game. The old Coach with his T formation just schooled Coach Hart and his fancy spread offense. Ive always said its more bout execution than what your running. Case in point.

As an Ironton fan I'm very happy to hear about your positive experience last night at The Tank. Coach Lutz has built his winning tradition on execution and last night everything was clicking. I've never seen Ironton play so well against a spread offense, especially one as talented as Ashland's. This year will be different due to the size and speed of our defensive front and the extreme speed in our secondary. Thanks for all of the kind words!