[KentuckyHillBilly5321]

:please: That's what everyone said of OC and looked what happened. I won't go as far as saying Russell would win but I can about guarantee the the score would be closer. Russell can throw the ball if needed. Think Newport. But no-one has stopped the run this year so why stray away from what's working.


EDIT: At newport the tying drive was 5-6 for over 80 yards on consecutive plays. with the final play being a ~6 yard TD run.

Come on, Midee. If you want to make comparisons with Newport--HOW BAD DID NCC BEAT THEM AGAIN? If I recall correctly--it was VERY bad. Russell beat them because of a missed extra point. With NCC, it was never in doubt--and it could have been a whole lot worse.

Keep in mind--NCC was as good at stopping the run as anyone. And to compare them with OC isn't even in the same galaxy. NCC has a lot more size and a lot more speed. Plus, they could play defense. OC may have been the worst defensive team that I have seen in the finals in the past 5 years.

So, Russell could pass when it had to? Interesting. I am sure that Mayfield thought the exact same thing and so did Somerset and so did LCA. And none of them were successful. If Russell were forced into a situation where they had to throw--it would have been even more ugly. Like 50-0 ugly. Russell is a running team. That does not mean that they can "pass when they needed to".

Now, am I saying that Russell would have no chance . . . . No. But the team that I saw play in the 2A state championship could not have done it. And they couldn't have come close. In the middle of the season, I think that NCC could have been beat. But by the time they played in the state championship--they had everything rolling in the right direction