[johnnyd]

I think Wayne's defense is being WAY overhyped. Yes they have been lights out the last few weeks.

Anyone who analyzes this teams defense has to see that that overall yearly stats/stats per game are skewed by games against Southwestern, South Laurel, McCreary Central, Rockcastle Co. and Larue? These teams had horrendous offenses and even worse defenses this year.

The best offenses faced by Wayne this year would likely have to be Williamsburg and Corbin. Williamsburg is a passing team and by all accounts Wayne appears to be a ball hawking team. Corbin was a one trick pony, with very little deception in their offense and still made themselves look good against Wayne in the first matchup. They didn't appear to make the adjustments for the second meeting and Wayne was ready for what they were bringing. Corbin only looked so good early this season because of a very mediocre schedule.

The "big" wins that have been touted this year Bell, Central, PT. Whether it wants to be admitted or not, all had less than stellar offenses.

Centrals offense has been way down this year. Scroggins had tried so many pieces to find the right mix, including moving one of his defensive studs to RB (who had never played the position before) and knew his offense was a weak spot. 48 of their 311 points on the season came from the defense.

Bell Co. was slightly above average this year. They averaged 22 points a game and barely beat a very over rated and over performing Corbin team. The drop off in competition level late in the season paired with the return of a key defensive coach helped salvage a defense that was starting to look pretty vulnerable early in the season.

Paducah Tilghman was probably the best, well rounded team Wayne faced this year. They were very balanced and liked to throw the ball. I can't say a ton about this game because all I have to go on is there was some kind of controversy surrounding PT and not having a key player and that they crumbled under the weight of their mistakes.

The point of all of this is to debunk the myth that Wayne is some defensive juggernaut. They are not. They do have a group of ball hawks with Alan Brown and Jason Perkins with 7 ints each accounting for 2/3 of their 21 Ints. The int's will be useless against Belfry because you won't likely get one.

Belfry fans will tell you straight up two things. Early in the year our young defense was a very scary thing for us. We watched as the pieces were adjusted to get us were we are now. Our secondary has looked suspect at times (CAK, PCC - 1st game, Bourbon) but has been just good enough. The second is that our offense has not put together an entire game all season long. They have just been good enough to overcome their mistakes. One example is finding themselves 1st and Goal from the 16 after being 1st and goal from the 1. Another is turnovers, both of BoCo's scoring drives came off Belfry turnovers.

We are by no means perfect, we know we could lose this game by 1 point or 20. We also however are realistic about our opponent, Guffey could be Tebow 2.0 and carry his team to victory, Wayne could be the perfect storm and dominate on every aspect of the game, or they could be a product of their schedule that makes a really good team look like an amazing one.

So your telling me that Sheldon Clark, Jackson County, Southwestern (yes the same team Belfry played), Pike Central didnt affect Belfry's statistics this year either? If Pike Central played Bell or Corbin, I'm picking either to desmantle them. I dont really understand why everyone is looking to discredit Wayne. Who really cares who is better on either side of the ball? It's not going to matter Friday who they played or who's schedule is better its going to come down to the players on the field. Largely its going to come down to turnovers, injuries, penalties and field position. Why do you guys want to get on here and tear down what a bunch of kids accomplished? I don't see Wayne County's fans doing that to your team. I see from your explaination that every key win of Wayne's was a freak of nature. Corbin, Bell, Central and PT were all smoke and mirrors and we have no shot against Mighty Belfry. Maybe your right, maybe your not but I'm not going to get on here and analyze your games, pick all the things that I find to discredit your team and call them a myth. No sir, I have more respect for your team and any team for that matter. I understand that Belfry is the statis elite for football in this state but you need to remember that other teams work just as hard to be successful as you guys do, Don't rain on others parade's just to make yourself feel better about your team. Like I said who cares...make your prediction and go on. Don't try to discredit the success of someone else.