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Cooper lost Isaiah Johnson and Austin Alexander. Along with many more starters. They return Cam OHara, sure, but they have a lot to figure out before saying they are better than Bowling Green.  Besides, one thing that’s been consistent is that BG has always out coached Cooper. Even when Cooper had high end D1 talent. Not a single time did they play BG to a one score game in the 3 title games they played. In other words, it hasn’t been close.

That is not me bagging on Cooper. Every season is different. But to be the man you have to beat the man. Since 2011,  Bowling Green has won 8 state championships and have 9 appearances. They deserve the benefit of the doubt at #1  because they proven they consistently reload. Now if they stumble, of course you adjust accordingly. Let’s face it though,  Very few who have stepped up to challenge them have been able to do it. The burden of proof is on the rest of the class to prove they can get to the mountain top, but let’s call a spade a spade… it’s going to go through Bowling Green. Because it usually always does.

Very well it could go through Bowling green. All I know is I have seen the same starting QBs in the 5A state championship game back to back years, one of them returns and the other doesnt. 

Austin Alexander was a beast, but he was Ohara's third target. They return Maher whos a 1400yd rusher and had 25tds. Outside of Alexander whos impact isnt really shown in stats, the defense returns most of their studs as well. 

The last 2 titles, they had a top 5 QB in the state under center and a really good defense. The title in 2020, they had an ELITE defense. In 15/16 they had a great defense, A GREAT QB, and MR FOOTBALL. In 11-13, they had a great defense, great QBS, and another MR football. 


All Im saying is that this year they do not have the ELITE defense, thats evidence over the last few seasons. They will have a good defense, but its nothing like the teams of the past. They will have good QB, but hes not as dynamic as Bailey, Payne, or Hayes. They have a guy who is good enough to be a MR football candidate possibly, but he will have to show he can do it without a MR football candidate throwing him the ball. 
Theres 3 pieces of the puzzle to win a state championship, have a great defense, great QB, and a star athlete. Right now Bowling Green has one piece and Cooper has all of them. 

Like you said spade is a spade. They are gonna meet in 14 or 15 weeks anyways so we get 4 fun months of arguing over it.