[Wildcat89]

Russell offered to split the gate if the games were played at Henry R. Evans stadium and Raceland refused. They have said they will not continue the series with Ashland unless it is home and home either. I think both Russell and Ashland should tell them its been nice knowing ya and see if they can find a better game to prepare them and make money off of. I don't them Rams could.

How is this for whining. I wouldn't play on 3/4 of a field. Yes Russell is too good for that. For that matter so is Raceland. Hopefully that is being rectified.

What a load of crap about Russell not having a big fullback. Russell has never had a traditional fullback. The Russell offense is predicated on reading the blocks and making the right cut. Even the fullback. Rice by the way is a pretty good one.

They way Jones has run the ball wouldn't you give him the Lions share of the carries? I know I would.

Until the Lewis County game I thought Russell was a lock in this game. After watching the defensive performance against the pass the other night I think Raceland has a chance. The Russell Secondary vs the Raceland recieving corp will decide who wins this game.

The series was stopped because these two schools hate each other and there were too many fights. That and Russell had plenty of options to fill their schedule with the Tri State Athletic Conference in the 70's, the OKAC in the 80s and early 90s, and the realignment by the KHSAA in the mid 90s that put Russell in an 8 team district. Plain and simple Russell didn't need this series then and they still don't.

I'm not saying that Russell needs a bigger full back but they better have some other plays besides running Jones the entire game against bigger teams. Against a bigger and stronger team like they faced in the Ironton game, you will need MORE! Russell came up with a total of 88 yards during this game. Unless you plan on your defense holding the opposing team to 87 yards, :dontthink, you better find a way to scratch out some more yards. I know that you are a McGlone lover and your bread and butter is the Wing T, but spreading the field out and going with a pro style offense shouldn't kill you. Drop the QB back into a shot gun and send more than 2 receivers out for a pass. I still to this day cannot figure out why McGlone/ Jones refuse to let the QB throw the ball to Davidson or DeHoff. (They are the tallest kids on the field and both have decent hands and can jump) But instead we throw it to Jesse White Reed. Who knows? I will never understand that one. This is a must when most if not all of the teams that you are facing are bigger than you.

You know you would? Guess that's why your on Lewis County's side and not on the Russell sidelines. :biggrin: