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Post by ITCL Web Page on Sept 26, 2010 20:31:58 GMT -5
Of course the same question is our ITCL Opinion Poll question for the week, but lets here why you think the Indians or Devils will win.
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Post by 84grad31 on Sept 27, 2010 11:55:18 GMT -5
Tough one to call. Both team's competition to date has been fairly equal and both teams have put up similar points on offense. Could be an offensive shootout. I'm going with the Devils because 1) they are home and 2) they've been in alot of BIG games before. They've been tested. That being said, the score will likley be close unless one team gets a real advantage with turnovers. Good luck to all the players/coaches on both teams!
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Post by eaglefan1 on Sept 27, 2010 12:15:56 GMT -5
This is going to be a new challenge for Southern. I don't think they have faced a team that can spread the field like Reserve can with thier passing game so far this year. I'm sure Skrinjar will come up with something that will disrupt Reserves timing. I would'nt be suprised if you see alot of blitz packages to pressure the Reserve QB into quick throws. I think Southern's up for the challenge. Good to see the Southern and Sebring programs have success this year.
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Post by big60 on Sept 28, 2010 14:43:53 GMT -5
I think I will have to go with Southern in this game if it's true that three B.C. players were ejected in game with Sebring last week and will have to sit this one out.
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Post by The_Game on Sept 28, 2010 15:43:49 GMT -5
Will see where Southern stands.
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Post by slobberknocker on Sept 28, 2010 17:40:29 GMT -5
This is game 6 of a long season and the winner of this game will certainly have plenty momentum looking ahead to the final 4 games. I certainly don't think the winner will waltz on through the final 4 games without playing their best every Friday night. If Southern wins I would think their final four games will be tougher than Western Reserve. The Blue Devils have beaten two tough lower teir teams in Lowellville and Sebring. The Indians still have them games to play along with Leetonia and McDonald. Everyone in the league knows that McDonald is the champ and they are undefeated in the league also. I personally don't think that there is any team in the league that will be able to assume that they will win over Jackson Milton. I saw them play aginst Southern and I was very impressed. So I guess my point is, that this game Friday is a big game, but it is only one game and their are 4 tough ones left after this one
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Post by ITCL Web Page on Sept 28, 2010 19:13:37 GMT -5
I think I will have to go with Southern in this game if it's true that three B.C. players were ejected in game with Sebring last week and will have to sit this one out. According to our reporter who talked with Hake tonight, he said that they only have 1 player that is suspended. While the QB Clegg was cleared and should start Friday night.
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Post by slobberknocker on Sept 30, 2010 22:00:16 GMT -5
I think Southern will come out on top but it should be a very close game. Southern will get in their tight double wing offense and just grind it out. Western Reserve is going to spread Southern and let the ball fly. I look for Western Reserve to do what most teams have done to Southern and that is to stack the box and dare Southern to throw. I have had the oppurtunity to watch Southern twice this season and they have a big qb that has a very strong arm so look for Southern to air it out when the Devils take their running game away. Southern has some very nice athletes who can make plays for the Indians. My prediction is Southern 26 Western Reserve 24
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Post by Trojan1 on Sept 30, 2010 22:49:10 GMT -5
Just a heads up to Southern fans... WR can run the ball when needed. I bet they never would have guessed before last friday they would have to run mostly Power I formations to beat Sebring but they did.
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Post by guest1 on Oct 1, 2010 23:58:06 GMT -5
Honestly not even close.... The game wasnt even as close as the score 26-10... wr dominates the first quarter to a 14 point lead.... southern then looks like they will come back and make it a game but in the 2nd half WR puts it out of reach and WR plays 2nd string most of 4th quarter... southern scores a late TD... although southern has made great strides in their program and will get there they just arent there yet. My prayers also go out to the southern player who had to be carted off... I wish him a speedy recovery as we never want to see anything like that. Should be interesting to see WR vs McD to crown a champion... although anything can happen if things stay the way they are should be a great battle
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Post by slobberknocker on Oct 2, 2010 10:26:34 GMT -5
I ended up attending this game and I would agree that Western Reserve was the better team. Western Reserve's offense is so diverse that Southern's defense didn't have a clue as to what Reserve was going to do next. The Blue Devils will spread you out all over the field and they can run or pass very effectively and if you try to just stop one phase of their game the other phase will bite you in the butt. Southern did a decent job defending the pass but it opened up the running game and I would guess that Reserve averaged around 5-7 yards per carry. Southern's offense on the other hand never was able to really move the ball with their running game which is supposed to be their bread and butter. Southern's offense was good aginst some of the weaker teams in the league when they could move the ball on the ground,but against good teams with good defenses Southern will struggle. I don't understand some of the play calling, the Indians would get two running plays stuffed and then on 3rd and 10 or longer they would try to pass out of their bunched up formation,and it appears out of that formation their is only one reciever out in the pattern and their qb has very lettle time getting a pass off. I really want to see the Western Reserve and Mcdonald game because them two teams are the elite teams in the lower tier. Southern is still a long ways off from either of them two teams.
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Post by guest1 on Oct 2, 2010 11:57:56 GMT -5
I was a little dissapointed in WRs passing offense not that they needed one... but I am used to seeing the WR that would light up the scoreboard with their passing attack was never interesting to see them have such a nice ground game. Maybe this will be the year WR finally gets McDonald... I sure hope so...
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Post by guest on Oct 2, 2010 15:34:16 GMT -5
A very one sided game. Southern was stuffed defensively. Western Reserve played all out run defense and dared the pass and Southern couldn't answer until they went all wide. Reserve did NOT play any 2nd team players all game and if anyone has watched Reserve knows he doesn't play them often. Southerns defense played to stop the pass and opened the run. Reserve ran from the spread mostly And only went stack I in short yardage. Reserve McDonald will be the itcl lower tier top 2 with Southern sliding in 3rd.
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Post by guest1 on Oct 2, 2010 18:24:13 GMT -5
Didnt play any backups? Thats why the 2nd string QB was in to end the game? Must not have been paying all that much attention...
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Post by slobberknocker on Oct 3, 2010 9:44:02 GMT -5
There is still a lot of football left to play and I think Western Reserve is going to be in the fight of their lives to beat McDonald. McDonald is the defending champ and will not go away easily. I could see McDonald beating Reserve, but we all know its going to be a good game and either team is very capable of getting the victory. As long as Southern recovers and keeps on winning they will be one game behind either McDonald or Western Reserve. I guess best case senerio for Southern is McDonald wins over Western and the Indians keep on winning and that would create a potential huge game with McDonald the last game of the season. The key is how is anybody going to beat Western Reserve, it will be tough but it is possible.
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