[Hoot Gibson]

I know you are going through a tough time, OSH, given all of the bum predictions that you made in the Politics forum, seeing that we are on the cusp of a red tsunami of an election, but why don't you return to that forum with your targeted insults? Letcher County Central's line is big and mobile and they have some good athletes in skill positions. Corbin will definitely be favored over LCC at home but they are too good not to take seriously. Pikeville will not be playing Corbin again, nor will they be playing Johnson Central. The Panthers have nothing to do with this thread.

I don’t think anyone here isn’t taking them seriously. But if we say anything about corbin, or the players, you take it to the extreme like you just did earlier with a sarcastic response like “No one can compete with the talent they have, LCC and Johnson central don’t have the luxury of talent like that” and crap like that. You said JC had the best backfield you seen this year. What if someone responded with “Well the rest of us might as well give up since they are light years ahead if everyone else” on every single thing someone says about them? Comments about Corbin aren’t personal attacks on the eagles or slighting them in anyway. But you take it like they are almost personal, so you invite post like the above. Why not let people compliment kids they are proud of. No one said anything about LCC or Johnson central talent, outside of you. You can’t pick a fight with someone and then get mad when they respond the same type of post.

Lighten up, Francis. When fans start talking about who they will be playing in the semifinals and championship game before their first round playoff game has kicked off, then they can expect to take some ribbing - especially after what happened following similar posts last season. I am pretty sure that LCC has Corbin's full attention after the games last night.

BTW, I am glad that you took time to watch some of LCC's games. I think that most people take early season games and scrimmages way to seriously and try to read too much into comparative scores. LCC relied too much on one or two offensive players in the past. It is hard to believe that Jonas Little was not starting at running back before he took over at quarterback this season. LCC would have been much more difficult to defend the previous two seasons if they had been putting the ball in his hands more. LCC had a very good quarterback when JC played them previously, but their offense depended too much on him.

I’m not mad or angry. But you kinda have to agree. But that’s that.

I’ve watched them play Perry, hazard, breathitt, Harlan, and one more I think. They are still kinda doing the same thing with relying on just a few players, although probably more than you were referring to last year I’m assuming. They started letting another bigger kid run a little bit towards
The end. Short yard situations. But it’s pretty much been little and the other running backs show. But it’s working for them so I don’t blame them. little has an arm. Accuracy to me anyways is a little iffy. Some throws are great deep, and then some short to medium throws are very risky. And yes their Lines are big. And they Pull and trap a lot. But me personally, I think our past games have prepared us for them. We’ve played Big strong lines, and small quick ones. If we blow them out I’d be surprised. But I’d also be in the clouds too because the are a good team. 

This is the first matchup between the 2. I was under the impression that LCC was an air raid team but looking at their stats, looks more like a 70-30 run team based on yardage.

I said for two weeks that this is a sneaky game for Corbin. I don’t think our boys will overlook Letcher though. If Corbin plays their game, it’ll probably be pretty lopsided in their favor but any slip up and Letcher will sneak up and ruin your dreams.

Yea they almost line up like a spread offense. Sometimes they’ll do a variation of a pistol with shotgun and a big back somewhere right behind one of the tackles. I’m sure I don’t have to tell people, they do it to spread everyone out so their QB can find a hole. And he does a good job staying behind blockers. Also when they do that run option he holds on til the last minute. You almost have to treat them like an option team, have a guy going for the QB no matter what, one for the Rb, etc. They do a good job of passing out of the backfield which kinda worries me, but they arent super fast. Lot of WR’s going underneath the other or wheel routes

I like LCC but I don’t see them hanging with Corbin. They are too one-dimensional on offense and Corbin will focus on stopping Little with pretty good success. Also LCC defense isn’t real good. Not to mention they lost to 1A Hazard in another stunning rebuke to all the class snobs out there.

Corbin 38
LCC 14

Class snobberism is alive and well. Only someone who adheres to snobbermetrics would think that Pikeville couldn't compete with the best teams in 4A.

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Class snobberism is alive and well. Only someone who adheres to snobbermetrics would think that Pikeville couldn't compete with the best teams in 4A. No way would they "lose comfortably" to the best that 4A has to offer. To use a statistical term, Pikeville is an outlier, as far as 1A teams are concerned. They are 4A quality playing with a 1A designation, imo.  

I know you are going through a tough time, OSH, given all of the bum predictions that you made in the Politics forum, seeing that we are on the cusp of a red tsunami of an election, but why don't you return to that forum with your targeted insults? Letcher County Central's line is big and mobile and they have some good athletes in skill positions. Corbin will definitely be favored over LCC at home but they are too good not to take seriously. Pikeville will not be playing Corbin again, nor will they be playing Johnson Central. The Panthers have nothing to do with this thread.

Actually, I couldn't be having a better time. Politics was just my playground and you were my merry-go-round. It was all fun, back in the day, until it was no challenge getting a rise out of you anymore. I was hoping uncover, or maybe even pry a sense of humor from you until I realized there was none there.  Today, I find talking football is more enjoyable. You ran off all the others to liked to talk on that forum.  It is a boring, desolate place now.  Enjoy watching Johnson Central. They have two more games remaining before their season ends in Corbin in two weeks. I'm sure me and the other Hounds on here will be happy to provide the Eagles with some lovely parting gifts before leaving Corbin.

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Does anyone know if this is the first matchup between the two? Went back this morning and couldn’t find anything. But unlike Bull I didn’t have my coffee

I seem to remember us playing Whitesburg in a playoff game but I don't think we'ved played LCC.

Unless I’ve past it over. I think this might be the first matchup.

It will be the first game between Corbin and LCC, according to KHSAA. 

Johnson Central has now played the Cougars 7 times in 4 years. I hope that the series will continue, whether or not reclassification puts the teams in different districts next season. LCC is a program on the rise and continuing the series would be mutually beneficial, IMO.