[Leonidas]

Two years ago, when Russell shut out Belfry at Cam , some of these same questions were being asked by some of the Pirate faithful about Coach Haywood. I think there was even a thread on here about wanting Haywood to retire. Since that game, the Pirates have won 26 out of 27 games. For the fan bases of teams like these, it's hard to take losses like last night. Switch coaching staffs and I think the Pirates still win this game big. 300 win coaches are few and far between and we witnessed 2 on the same field last night.

Best post of the entire thread!

I thought about posting this myself, and probably would have had Coach Haywood been on the receiving end of this treatment, but I hoped it would die down.

This year Belfry had the horses and Russell didn't. And as the series has went during the 2000s, that has usually been the theme. In '04 Belfry had better football players, '05 was probably the most evenly matched but Belfry made some killer mistakes early in a game that was a tale of two halves, '06 Russell clearly had the better team, and in '08 the Pirates had the bug guns.

Too much blame can be placed on a coach when parents and fans think with their hearts instead of there heads. I think that both coaches get the most they can out of the talent given to them each year, and that in truth is probably the best sign of a productive coach.

It hurts win you lose, and feels great when you win, but at some point everybody has their turn at both.