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Good game Neers, happy to see us throw the football a little bit tonight and if I may add, good job Hoover. I was extremely pleased to see our JV get some fourth quarter playing time. That is always a positive, however, knowing that we have a good football team it is very difficult to know how good we are until we play the mighty Phelps. (Yes that is sarcasm), seriously can anyone out there in Engineer land tell me any thing about Phelps, such as there mascot , record over the past oh, lets say 5 yrs . Is it to late for us to drop this game and try at the last minute to get another sacrificial lamb that is closer to home? Such as, maybe, Jackson or Wolfe county. After all a 70-0 game here would be a lot less expensive than a 80-0 game 3hrs from home. I'm really not trying to be difficult but how in the world did we end up with phelps. A fan that cares!!!

I was not impressed with the passing game. Too many players getting to our QB, and this was "Berea". It takes practice and hours of it to have a GOOD passing game which involves, blocking, route running and QB work (trust in this, I KNOW, for I have been there). I agree with you 43 on the Phelps deal. I would rather play Henry Clay, Clark Co, Madison Central, Scott Co, East or Wes Jessamine, Franklin Co, Rockastle Co, Danville, Boyle Co, see where I am going with this, not only is it above terrrible competition, you do see how good you are and what you need to work on. It is hard to feel accomplished when you don't play and beat good teams. On the Phelps issue Phelps may be if not the worst Football team statewide period. They have not been even close to average since Butch Jocklin a long time Pikeville assistant, left Pikeville, to go there. So, hope this helps with the Phelps question. As a football coach, player, or fan, I would much rather be playing Belfry or Pikeville in Pike County than "Phelps". A win is not a win as much as a moral victory is not a victory. Now, had we beat Breathitt, which we came close to doing, that would have been a good win. However, that caliber of competition helps you get better, win or lose.