[OutlawJoseyWales]

There can’t be any 3A team returning more than the bobcats. 4 seniors graduate that’s it. Got the entire backfield, 4 of the line, all receivers, and 8 defensive starters coming back. CAL loses the last pieces of what built the dynasty in hodge and cotton, but they will always reload. But some would say, me being the top of the list, the bobcats return one too many. This is a roster talented enough, especially with how players can transfer so easily now, to win a state title. But the man on the sidelines is not built for it this day and age. The days of his philosophy working are gone. There’s no power I teams in state this year, and probably wont ever be again. If there was a change in philosophy this roster could get them to kroger and maybe win it. With Mr. 51, they will get beat by a private school and then complain about how the other team has 4 guys who can throw it 100 yards and they get to ride charter buses, or whatever other dumb excuse his old mind can come up with.
I’ll forever be sick on how Bell County could’ve had 4 years of the spread offense with burnett, but now three years have went by and it’s been wasted. Or 2 years with thomas with spacing instead of a 11 man box. But i’ve already ranted on that one for 2 years. I know we got One more year of watching the most dynamic player in the area hand the ball off 40 times.
They will go undefeated in the regular season with a baby schedule, lose 4th round unless drastic changes are made.

-Sad bobcat fan

Realistically who is the great coach to follow someone like Dudley? Let’s be honest it happened several years back and we all know how that worked out and Bell had to go back and bring the legend back. Grass isn’t always greener on the other side! BTW Rock only lost 4 seniors as well and has every player back from a 2 loss season so while district might be favored by Bell it’s no given it’s why we play the game! Also with those 4 players rock lost only 3 were starters and one of the 3 only kicked FG and extra points. We lost a hard nose running back in Powell and a good defensive player in Creed Gabbard who played on the edges and would block on offense. Outside of them two we did lose a talented kicker and that is all. Rock has been ahead of schedule last two years and everything they accomplished wasn’t expected until next year and year after so with Lex Catholic moving to the west and Belfry dropping down to 2A I would argue Rock and Bell have the best chances of at least making it to Kroger next year.

Both have an opportunity….but not sure the best opportunity.  Bell will be Bell.   LC and Russell both will be deep as well.   LC is terribly hungry and Russell has reestablished itself as a contender for the next couple of seasons.    Unfortunately the RPI will play a role in who advances.  Travel , logistics, etc etc all will play a role in who advances.    So IMO….its WIDE OPEN.