[Raiderforlife]

Another loss to a very good team. It's always interesting to walk around at halftime or after a game when your getting your a$&es kicked with turnovers at every turn and listen to parents. Always entertaining to hear sophomore parents talking about their kids should be on the field since the seniors can't do anything. Tread lightly parents, we haven't had an easy game yet, yes we have self imploded a lot, that said if you think because Tommy was a freshmen super star or JV wonder please don't assume that will translate to success on Friday night. There isn't anything comparable to Friday night and Saturday morning, the game is played at a much slower less physical level. If your boys were standing out on the field they would be seeing time in a Friday game. There is a reason you don't see big numbers of underclass men starting on Fridays, because very few are ready mentally or physically. It's really easy to think what has taken place is the full body of work, let this team play in district and I believe things will start getting better and salvage a season.

As a fan who wants the very best for every young man on the team I am often conflicted with wanting to see the good while having to acknowledge the bad. They did not loose to a very good team. They lost to an average and potentially below average Ohio team. The only truly good team was Scott. While it is good to see Cooper playing well they are not a good team they are average.

I am less worried about them winning than I am concerned about them being physically and mentally sound. The team does not look healthy. They have the defeated walk. They look as though they are always waiting on the other shoe to fall and if any adversity hits they checkout.

If things continue the way they are going the coaches will have to make some very tough decisions. Do you continue to play your upperclassmen in blow out games or do you start to prepare next years players to get them game experience? I understand that there is no easy or correct answer to that question but it must be asked and answered by the staff and the parents will just have to accept their decision. I think the parents need to take a giant step back and just support their kids as parents. After all if they had the qualifications and skills to be high school coaches they would be high school coaches.