[cobra67]

Does noone believe in actually discussing football anymore?

Goodness gracious, we have Belfry fans claiming to be God-like, we have Pikeville fans giving grammar lessons, we have Valley fans trying to turn this entire discussion into bulletin board material for their team by pushing the issue on the whole "God" thing... ENOUGH!

Let's try this the way it is supposed to be:

Keys To Victory
BELFRY
- Hold onto the football... the easiest way to let Valley into this game is to give the a short field and momentum at home.

- Playing in the past.... point blank Valley has never been within 3 TD's of Belfry, even in the Pirate's "down years"... the worst thing that belfry can do is think this will be just another SV team, I said it earlier and will say it again, from watching this SV team this may be the best team the Wildcats have ever had.

- Do the dang thing...... If Belfry plays focused football and execute their offense they should have no issues. The Pirate's must take a workman's approach and look to turn every posession into a 12 play drive that just deoralizes a team's confidence.

-Burn em.... Realistically, the only way Valley will shut down Belfry's offense is to either have the Pirate's beat themselves with fumbles, or to sell out to stop the run (aka 9 or 10 in the box, play the safety as a LB). Belfry needs to capitalize on this by setting up the option and the play action pass, and when these options present themselves they need to go for the juggular.



SHELBY VALLEY
- Ride the wave.... Mometum is the single biggest key to Valley's success. The Wildcats have got to come out with reckless abandon, and look to increase their momentum progressively throughout the game. This menas on offense they have to convert 3rd downs, they have to execute their assignments perfectly, and they have to take calculated strikes down the field to try to find the big play. Defensively they have got to create fumbles and put doubt in the Pirates' heads.

- Mistake free... if Valley turns the ball over more than twice they have no chance...PERIOD. If they miss blocking assignments Belfry will eat their QB alive.If they miss tackles or miss defensive assingments Belfry will bust long plasy and destory what momentum they build.

- Balance... No offense SV fans, but SV has no chance of beating Belfry is they run the ball every play. Additionally, if they go the air more than 3/4 of the time they also will get beat. Belfry is too fundamentally sound and Haywood si too good of a coach. The Wildcats have got to maintaina run/pass balance and hurt Belfry with playaction. Setting up in the shotgun will get them nowhere, neither will running out of the wsihbone.

Finally!! A very good observative post .Good Job EKU. Now take care of business Pirates.