I have wondered why they don't put Meadows over the center myself. If you watch some of the clips from the Spring game between these teams, the RBs just run right past him. I think he's a little too slow for DT. Maybe having him over center doesn't fit Graham's overall defensive strategy or something.
I guy that size over the center can cause issues with teams that pull linemen just by driving the center back into the backfield
I'm a little disappointed as I was expecting a little more action in this thread. I'm not sure how this one goes. Both teams have lost significant talent from last year and haven't really played anyone as a measuring stick so far this year.
Ridgeview missing one of there scrimmage games and having a week 2 bye makes them a bit of a mystery Central not so much they look like the same Central team of the last several years with some new wrinkles on offence.
IMHO Central will be tough to stop on the ground they have several solid backs making it tough to key on a single player, RV looks to have a more diverse offence than in years past and can put pressure on a Defense
I think Central has the advantage on Special Teams I think the Defense is a push and the Offences are on opposite ends of the football spectrum whoever wins will have a big win under there belt early in the season
Seems like a lot of people are sleeping on Central this year. Hope Ridgeview kicks their butt though but I don't see it happening
I don't know about that IMHO this Central team is probably better on both sides of the ball than the team that chewed up Union last season by 30+ points and was within 1 score of Abingdon this spring. I know Union is the darling going into the season but I am not sure how anyone sees them as the clear favorite to Central
That being said Ridgeview held Central to 2 TDs this spring (Both requiring drives of less than 10 yards due to Punting snafus) RV returns most of that D . I look for it to be a low scoring game as both D will be tough to move the ball against
I feel like Burton returns quite a bit of talent and they view this as a much bigger game. I may be wrong, but RV still has Abingdon, Wise and Union ahead. This is Burtons second biggest (or biggest) game all year, I think they'll be motivated to prove they're a legit threat in 1D. I'm not sure on RV, with the COVID stuff last year, I just didn't see them as much so I'm not sure what to expect. Then there's the Adkins void, teams don't usually lose a player of that caliber and improve.
But again I've been wrong over the years way more than I've been right so anyone actually listening to me, I question their sanity.
And now they will not be at Norton either due to quarantine.
Wonder if Ridgeview could slid into that Jamboree given that they lost there scrimmage. (I just want to see them play given how they lost so many games last season nothing is for sure)
If it's closer to the team Union played and RV didn't impress, it could be a long year (although the M7 as a whole isn't very good, an average RV team should be no worse than 3rd or 4th) but if it's closer to that much improved LCC team from last year, RV could have a say in who wins the M7.
Losing Adkins is a big blow, what are the expectations from the RV crowd coming into this year?
Losing Adkins was huge on both sides of the ball. I Think RV will be improved in the passing game I think on D they will be about like last year (I think they only lost 2 starters and got back there #2 tackler from 2019
I am not sure that the M7 has a clear fav but I think RV could be anywhere between 1-4 in the final standing
I'm sure they're no better than they were two years ago
Honestly I have no idea but from looking at 4 seasons it looks like they did beat Paintsville last season and there only 2 losses were to the same team the 2nd on in the state simi-finals.
No idea if this the closer to the team that went 0-5 to Union or the one that was in the state simi last season
Can someone please update how Ridgeview does tonight? Im interested in the how the oquinn kid does at qb and how the hill kid looks coming back form his injury. Also interested in the defense. I know the hill kid was very good as a freshman
I thought RV looked OK they moved the ball pretty well. QB looked good for the most part I only counted 3 bad passes with only 1 that made me cringe mixed with several passes hitting the receiver in stride, Several running backs saw action and ran well , Receivers looked like they blocked well and were able to get open, There were a few drops that were concerning but it looks like RV will be able to spread the ball around in the passing game. The Line looked better than expected they pass blocked well and while not road graders there were running lanes for the backs most of the time.
On D They look like they match up well with speed but might have a tougher time with a running Offence with a full house backfield of course being a scrimmage that may have wanted to play Base D and not load the box. I know very little about Letcher and only that PH has been a solid 1A team the last several years I felt like RV looked better than PH and even with LC as for the scoring I think total was vs LC (2 - 3 LC) and Vs PH (3-1 RV) I am looking forward to the Graham Benifit game next week to see how the kicking game plays out
True I think RV in 3 games have had 4 Different players catch TDs and 3 Different players Rush for TDs I hope it is a trend that will continue into the fall
I worry about RV being Rusty in that they have only played 1 football game since the end or February
If the 1st game counts for everyone Graham will finish with one loss and presumably be the #1 Seat in the SWD, Richlands/Tazewell would end up with 2 losses Richlands would have lost to A 1 loss Graham and a 2 Loss Tazewell, Tazewell would end up with a loss to 1 loss Graham and a 0 loss Riverhead.
Who is worth the Most Rider points (Losing to AA 4 -2 team or a 1A 6-0 team?)
So what happens IF Graham beats Tazewell but loses next week to Richlands?
Doom
If the 1st game counts for everyone Graham will finish with one loss and presumably be the #1 Seat in the SWD, Richlands/Tazewell would end up with 2 losses Richlands would have lost to A 1 loss Graham and a 2 Loss Tazewell, Tazewell would end up with a loss to 1 loss Graham and a 0 loss Riverhead.
Who is worth the Most Rider points (Losing to AA -2 team or a 1A 6-0 team?)
I appreciate that analysis immensely. I’m not sure that a 3-way split in the SWD is the likeliest outcome. I think it’s more likely that either Graham or Tazewell end up at 5-0 and the other ends up at 4-1 (with Richlands at 3-2). Especially with the Battle cancellations, that has huge ramifications in the district standings if Power Points are indeed the standard.
With that many 1 loss teams I am not sure the Battle game would not end up counting as a forfeit as it not only hurts RV and Central but Union in loss of possible rider points
Personally if there are that many 1 loss teams i would not mind seeing the region let in 6 teams 2 teams get a bi 1st Game on Wed 2nd game the following Monday then Championship Saturday (Because drawing teams from a hat is a smack in the face for whoever is left out)
Abingdon has a solid team but I don't see them as world beaters I think this is a great game for Union this week as a loss does not hurt them and they can see where they are at for the last 2 games of the season and possible playoff run
Union vs Battle: Is Battle for real? or will Union keep rolling (The winner of this game will still be undefeated with half the season in the books) Battle having 2 weeks to get ready for this game should be helpful but I think Union will be to much for Battle
Central vs Gate City - Central should be favored but I can see the Gate City Offence giving Centrals Pass D some issues, I think Central wins but it may be closer than they would like
Abingdon vs Lee - Lee could very well end up hitting the halfway point in the season without scoring a single point, Abingdon should win this one BIG
I think his point is that the M7 doesn’t have any OoD games, and they all play a class 3 team in Abingdon that brings more points to the M7 teams. No SWD team was able to get a Class 3 school, so they are automatically behind in points through no fault of their own.
So to make it even, what I and several others have been told from reliable sources is that the Abingdon games wouldn’t count and the SWD OoD games wouldn’t count so that way all 12 Class 2 teams have 5 Class 2 opponents to do the power points off of. Making it an even slate.
If Battle does not make up there games with RV and Central something just as nasty will happen
1) Both Central and RV would end up dividing there power points total by 4 instead of 5
2) John Battle will divide there's by 3 (Which strangely enough will all be Home Games)
3) All other opponents will miss out on at least 2 and up to 4 rider points because because no one would be winning those games
Honestly I think that they will make up the games baring future outbreaks but who knows
10 days could open them up to early next week (Assuming Friday or Saturday) day 1 they could play Monday or Tuesday vs Ridgeview and do it again vs Central later in the year.
I don't disagree there but is the inability to run the ball even with a kid as talented as Adkins not worrisome? The QB can improve and eventually hit those throws but not being able to sustain a running attack is a bigger issue IMO. The special teams gaffes can be fixed too, as can the penalties, but losing at the LOS is something that's hard to fix.
RV won't see but two more teams in conference that can push them, the bottom of the M7 is very bad, but can you guys right the ship and figure out a way to run the ball against better teams? The QB completing the open looks is gonna help loosen up a defense but every team is gonna be focused on Adkins. I doubt they are willing to abandon the run stopping scheme even if RV can hit the 2-3 deep balls.
Adkins did ok I think 81 yards on 16 carry vs a solid d selling out to stop the run.
Rv can do 1 of 2 things
1) run Adkins 30 times a game odds are good he will break one at some point
2) hit some passes and get the extra defenders out of the box
Last year we did option 1 this year option 2
No need to hit the panic button at qb but the passing game needs to get better
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The question is wheather the seating for the 8 will be a cross bracket or 100% powerpoints