[Real Badman]

East ridge also had Jacob and Caleb skeens(went to Pikeville) last year, also had Michael fields and hylton who transferred to valley. They also had a couple older line man who graduated. Valley returned everyone, every skill player and every D starter. Lost one lineman that was replaced by 2 better ones this year. That's a pretty good comparison. I'm not gonna get much more into this thread; just giving some facts and opinions.

That sounds fair. Assuming East Ridge would lose because they lost to Hurley was a silly argument is the point I made. You noted the loss of talent due to some transfers and player graduation. That sounds like a legit argument. I'm sure the kids at East Ridge aren't hurting too bad since they've posted identical numbers during the first two weeks of the 2013 and 2014 seasons. The victor of this game will depend upon the men in the trenches.