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Post them here.

Union's kicking woes reminded me of a Tom Turner quote. A reporter at media day asked him if he had any kickers. He said,
“Yeah, I’ve got six of them, but none of them are worth a sh--.”

You know what’s missing from this thread? A stroll down memory lane…can we not get a new video produced before Saturday by those Union guys that made the last one? Liven things up a bit! 😂😂😂 They say the Internet is forever, where’s that video when we need it? 😂😂😂 Those were the good ole days! 
 

I give them a 1 in 8 chance.

No offense to James River but I think Graham's middle school would look phenomenal against them. 

Calpreps.  This game was a predicted 4 point to 5 point win for Graham over the past 3-4 weeks.  
Calpreps Today- Graham 21, Union 20, Graham with a 53% chance to win.  This means......the computers think its a toss up like most other people.  4 points is a toss up in my opinion, but a 1 point differential is basically the computer saying.....flip a coin, it's anyone's game and the game can't end in a tie and we have to pick somebody.
 

Graham needs to play action fake off their run game.  I don't like the go four wide, in a shot-gun on obvious passing downs look.  It limits screens, mis-direction and running options.  If the G-men do that, Union plays an outside leverage stance with the CB where they can look at the QB and just bail deep.  This is why they get picks....easy picks.  Offenses don't stress them with well-designed plays.  Flood their zone....run a tight end or slot straight down the seam, run a 7 yard out and then have Clements release in the flats under the out all on the same side.   Make the CB pick who he will cover.....get his eyes and thoughts on Clements and then see how disciplined he is.  If I were Graham, I'd pull up tape from the RV @ Union game from 2021 and watch RV destroy Union with tunnel screens for 120 yards and two TDs (Tony Palmer, if you are reading this, shoot me a message if you need more film on that.  Lol).  

Spot on.  Exactly right.
 

I have Graham winning this if it was at Mitchell Stadium as I think BSG is more of home field advantage than Mitchell.  In every game I've ever played or watched at Bullit, the home team has benefitted in the balance of calls.  I can't say that about Mitchell and I've played and watched many a game there as well.  In addition, I think the turf would have helped Graham more.  I know Union fans will argue Union has a lot of speed.  Graham has just as much, if not more.  And, importantly, they get the ball into their speed guy hands more than Union does their speed guys.  This all being said, I think its a toss-up at BSG, slight favor to Union.
I like Snake as a DC and you won't catch him un-aware twice in a season; however, if there is one thing I wish he would do a bit more of is play man/press against teams that will throw.  I think he has the athletes to do it.  I would most definitely show some of it to Union. I have serious doubts that Union's WRs have been adequately coached how to get off press.  They average around 160lbs so I think you can be physical with them.  You don't have to do it every snap......just show it enough to mess with play calling.  Show it and then bail.....show zone and then move up. Additionally, if you study Union's film you'll see they have a clear preference in the route tree.  That needs to be accounted for.  I'd spy the QB and then you have to trust the DL/LB to contain Chandler.  
Union has the luxury of knowing if they stop Clements they have a very high probability of winning.  

they have had lots of injuries and are on their third or fourth string QB.  Most of the players are underclassmen.  Just a tough situation for them.

No offense to James River but I think Graham's middle school would look phenomenal against them. 

That's bad news for Graham.  I hear Graham can't find a bus driver, driver shortage over this way, may have to go with a rookie bus driver and that is a huge disadvantage for Graham.  Also, I hear that Graham has requested to wear the all yellow at Bullitt Park - Graham has no chance.

Love this outlook. 

Likely the team with the most points at the end of this game wins 

I’ll go with Graham since we have home field disadvantage.  Any chance we can get this game moved to Bluefield???

It'll be very difficult for Graham to win at Bullitt.  I'll pick Union.  They are a very balanced team and I think their D-Line will be the difference. They are only giving up 9 points per contest.  I'll say 28-17.  
 

Grahams defensive ends will have to be the X factor IMO. 

Yeah, I still favor Union in that one, because of the better line play, we will see if Graham has improved enough, Obviously having Clements healthy will help.  Good luck to both. 

I really figured that Union would have more success running the ball. Seems like Tazewell’s run defense has improved drastically over the past few weeks 

Dogs! Trying to make it interesting

Kind of want Tazewell to win but also want another shot at Union

Princeton beat Bridgeport last year

Unbelievable, Princeton pulled it off. I had Parkersburg by 14 points. Princeton needed the Parkersburg upset over Hurricane in order to host tonight, then catches another break as Bridgeport beats the number one seed in AAA Cabell Midland by 3 touchdowns tonight, so Princeton is now hosting the WV AAA semifinals. Just crazy. And... I'm not so sure Bridgeport is an automatic win over them. Princeton might actually win the game and play for the damn WV AAA title.

Congratulations to Gate City for a really good season! They came to play and their QB was one of the best we’ve faced in my opinion. He fought hard all night long and is fast! GC won the first half but Graham dominated the second! Clements dug in and earned every yard he was able to get! Edwards , once again great showing! Defense played well  probably not the best. Both teams are going to be sore tomorrow! Great night of smash mouth football in pouring rain. So yes, you can actually play football in the rain! 😂 Graham needed a game like this!

Goodluck tonight to both teams.
 
Go G-Men!