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You would lose that bet. Russell's practices are not that tough. It is more about preparation for an opponent. Conditioning is done in the off season. Not that Coach McGlone is soft but he does not like to wear out his team by having them beat up on themselves in practice.

If you beat up on yourselves in practice, then it is definately more fun to beat up on others on Friday nights. And it does not hurt as bad either once you get used to it. A good example is last year Russell and Breathitt, Russell was stronger, bigger, more numbers, etc., but the outcome was in favor of Breathitt. They beat on each other throughout the week, 3 days anyway. Ol' country boys have to learn the hard way, and I feel the hard way still works.