[KColley]

I don’t see anything wrong with what was said.  It’s becoming apparent East Carter is going to destroy West Carter this year, no matter whether their players drive Mercedes to the game after eating Melini Cucina or walk hungry on dirt roads to the game after not eating for days.  I think it’s great that both programs have come up with competent coaches who have made them respectable the past few years.  West must be down this season, though.  It’s hard to keep any program going, particularly when you aren’t a school that gets transfers.  It speaks volumes that these programs have lifted their status enough in recent times to have 2 Russell fans arguing over their prospects.

Congratulations to Fleming, though.  I doubt they are financially advantaged.

You a Mercedes-driving dude, you walking to work or you in between the two?

All kidding aside, your points are true, except nobody on Fleming comes on here and puffs their chest out about how they dominate their opponent. 

I just hear a lot of noise out of Russell about how much better they think they are than other school systems and get tired of that because it’s not necessarily as enhanced as Russell people make it out to be, like towers that can’t be touched. There are great and not so great people in every school system and Russell has both just like anybody else.

Only noticeable difference I see at Russell is there’s a greater commitment to teacher’s salaries over the rest of the region which is great and I support that 100 percent. Girls soccer is fantastic at Russell year in and year out, as is tennis.

It is also a great school system in terms of education, nobody denies that and that is because of the teacher’s salaries as well as the area. 

I just know that East and West have overachieved in a lot of areas and deserve more respect for it from folks in Russell. Don’t think there’s anything wrong with that.

I have no problem with the outcome you all predicted. It’s your all’s opinion. I didn’t say anything about the Battle of the Barrel. I hope it’s a great game, both coaching staffs are the best in the area, but I’d pick East for sure based on scoring outcomes over the first two weeks and depth.