Bishop Hartley (6-1) At Ironton (5-2) At the Tank Stadium

[I-town-90]

oh and if playing schools up north is not scheduling up

thanks for making my point for me tl895. exactly what i pointed out several posts ago.
according to your statement here (and a LOT of others do it too) just playing a school "UP NORTH" is PERCEIVED as "playing up" . nothing could be further from the truth.
there are PLENTY of schools "up north" that little Symmes Valley could roll and not be considered to be playing "up" at all.

this is just a myth created by people like you'retigerbait and kantucky to help explain why you frequently (like this year) lose to the Alders and Hartleys. D4 is D4 and it ain't schedulig up.

Alder and Hartley may be better teams but the fact remains they are still just D4 just like ironton.

i didnt just mean this year.. how many schools along this river have even come close over the last 30 years to playing the strength of schedule and variety of teams ironton has played during that stretch? washington dc, cincy, coulmbus , toledo dayton. need i go on? trust me belfry ky would have smoked the soc a few years ago. and this year does south point, rock hill portsmouth west, valley the grove ANYBODY play a week in week out schedule this good?? and there is a difference between playing sorry d IV teams [ rock hill is bigger than ironton that would be playing up to you?] and playing good established programs. you need to spend time with knippswife and get some good therapy by the way who does YOUR team play?

I can tell you. His team is "playing up" against the mighty D3 Waverly Tigers. WOW. They are complaining on the Burg thread that they are not going to get any playoff points this week because their schedule. LOL. Good thing they didn't "schedule down" with little teams like Newark Catholic. How many points would the Burg get for beating Newark Catholic, Malvern, or St. John's?

[WestCoast11]

Key isnt just the only person we have to worry about they also have weapons at the fullback position (I think #45) and also they have to worry about #5 who is very fast and also their quarterback is an accurate passer too going to be an interesting game...GO TIGERS!!!

[YOU'RE TIGER BAIT]

i have not seen this anywhere yet. but i'd think if we do beat columbus bishop hartley. we may well have mathmatically already assured ourselves of a playoff spot.i bet it is close. but thats not what we want we wanna win out and remain number 1 in our region, and play at tanks memorial stadium again in week 11.

Yes we do, if we do have a playoff game at the Tank. I heard u were going to paint yourself and wear a TUTU !!!!!!!!!!!!!

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------don't know where you are getting your information, but i sold my tutu , at a rummage sale.

[I AM FORREST]

FORREST SAYS: I will take Hartley by 2 touchdowns, however I see the kittens putting up a great fight!!! To all the haters posting about kids on this site, you should be ashamed, I hope it is not an adult.

[hornet8088]

tigers win out i want to see a game at the tank and the playoffs will be the only way for me to do that.

[TigerTownKid]

FORREST SAYS: I will take Hartley by 2 touchdowns, however I see the kittens putting up a great fight!!! To all the haters posting about kids on this site, you should be ashamed, I hope it is not an adult.

Haven't seen what you're talking about, but I agree 200%.

[YOU'RE TIGER BAIT]

FORREST SAYS: I will take Hartley by 2 touchdowns, however I see the kittens putting up a great fight!!! To all the haters posting about kids on this site, you should be ashamed, I hope it is not an adult.

---------------------------------------------------------the kittens, and you're asking for civility on here. you are a grover. how many stinger did we pull out of dem hornets.

[TigerTownKid]

If we play like we can play, I'm convinced that we should win this game by 10 points. BUT that is why they play the games.

[zebra77]

interesting match-up, sounds like both like the power run game. Should come down to which teams line decides to play to the whistle.

[BubbleGumTiger]

FORREST SAYS: I will take Hartley by 2 touchdowns, however I see the kittens putting up a great fight!!! To all the haters posting about kids on this site, you should be ashamed, I hope it is not an adult.

Hey Forrest, where in the hell have you been hiding......how did it feel this morning working with an old man who turned 51 yesterday......

anyhow, the real reason I am talking at you is so I can get a reserved parking spot and a cooler full of Goebel when the Bees get a first round home game......and when the Tigers get a home game in the first round I would feel honored to have you and Rodney set with me in my reserved seats......

keep in touch and dont stay away so long.....I kinda miss you and if you see the Rastafarian Hornet tell him I miss him also.......

[yabbadabbadoo]

oh and if playing schools up north is not scheduling up

thanks for making my point for me tl895. exactly what i pointed out several posts ago.
according to your statement here (and a LOT of others do it too) just playing a school "UP NORTH" is PERCEIVED as "playing up" . nothing could be further from the truth.
there are PLENTY of schools "up north" that little Symmes Valley could roll and not be considered to be playing "up" at all.

this is just a myth created by people like you'retigerbait and kantucky to help explain why you frequently (like this year) lose to the Alders and Hartleys. D4 is D4 and it ain't schedulig up.

Alder and Hartley may be better teams but the fact remains they are still just D4 just like ironton.

i didnt just mean this year.. how many schools along this river have even come close over the last 30 years to playing the strength of schedule and variety of teams ironton has played during that stretch? washington dc, cincy, coulmbus , toledo dayton. need i go on? trust me belfry ky would have smoked the soc a few years ago. and this year does south point, rock hill portsmouth west, valley the grove ANYBODY play a week in week out schedule this good?? and there is a difference between playing sorry d IV teams [ rock hill is bigger than ironton that would be playing up to you?] and playing good established programs. you need to spend time with knippswife and get some good therapy by the way who does YOUR team play?

Burg has played a pretty good variety of out of the area teams over the last 20 years and not all of them in the playoffs. They've played the likes of Columbus Bishop Ready, Col. Academy, West Jefferson, Martin's Ferry, Versailles, Coldwater, Kenton, Johnson Central, KY, Cabel Midland, St. Clairsville, Newark Catholic, Warren JFK, Dayton Bellbrook, Dayton Jefferson, Brookville, Nelsonville York, New Richmond, Casstown Miami East and a few more that escape me at the moment.


Back in the day, Burg had to play these out of the area teams because most of the teams around here, outside of there league opponents, ...ie, Coal Grove, Fairland, Chesapeake, Greenup Co. Symmes Valley wouldn't play the Burg. When you have to travel 4 hours to play and you have more travel time in the actual game time, soemthing is not right with that picture, but like with Ironton, when you put a consistent winner on the field year in and out, other schools get tired of getting beat by you, so they drop you. Ie.... Coal Grove with the Burg. Those two haven't met up since about 1997 and I think that was in the playoffs. That at one time was a premier game around here. Lucas got tired of getting beat by the Burg, so he dropped them. Same with Jackson, Burg used to play them every year in football. Then when they couldn't compete with Burg anymore, they dropped them.

I would have to say Burg's schedule over the years might not have been as strong as Ironton's, but is sure darn close.

[Charley Hustle]

The Tribune's evaluation of the game and Coach Lutz

[footballfanatic1]

at one time was a premier game around here. Lucas got tired of getting beat by the Burg, so he dropped them. Same with Jackson, Burg used to play them every year in football. Then when they couldn't compete with Burg anymore, they dropped them.

just wondering what is the Burgs all time record agianst Jackson?

[I-town-90]

Burg has played a pretty good variety of out of the area teams over the last 20 years and not all of them in the playoffs. They've played the likes of Columbus Bishop Ready, Col. Academy, West Jefferson, Martin's Ferry, Versailles, Coldwater, Kenton, Johnson Central, KY, Cabel Midland, St. Clairsville, Newark Catholic, Warren JFK, Dayton Bellbrook, Dayton Jefferson, Brookville, Nelsonville York, New Richmond, Casstown Miami East and a few more that escape me at the moment.


Back in the day, Burg had to play these out of the area teams because most of the teams around here, outside of there league opponents, ...ie, Coal Grove, Fairland, Chesapeake, Greenup Co. Symmes Valley wouldn't play the Burg. When you have to travel 4 hours to play and you have more travel time in the actual game time, soemthing is not right with that picture, but like with Ironton, when you put a consistent winner on the field year in and out, other schools get tired of getting beat by you, so they drop you. Ie.... Coal Grove with the Burg. Those two haven't met up since about 1997 and I think that was in the playoffs. That at one time was a premier game around here. Lucas got tired of getting beat by the Burg, so he dropped them. Same with Jackson, Burg used to play them every year in football. Then when they couldn't compete with Burg anymore, they dropped them.

I would have to say Burg's schedule over the years might not have been as strong as Ironton's, but is sure darn close.

I wasn't stating that the Burg doesn't play anyone, as much as I was pointing out the lunacy of remarks made about "scheduling up", D3 schools vs D4 on the schedule, etc. And the fact that all schools are created equal evidently in each division. The best one is the "talent pool". If you think the "talent pool" is the same at some of the private Catholic schools than it is at Symmes Valley then I have some beach front property in Arizona I would like to sell you.

[Football Crazy # 1]

Burg has played a pretty good variety of out of the area teams over the last 20 years and not all of them in the playoffs. They've played the likes of Columbus Bishop Ready, Col. Academy, West Jefferson, Martin's Ferry, Versailles, Coldwater, Kenton, Johnson Central, KY, Cabel Midland, St. Clairsville, Newark Catholic, Warren JFK, Dayton Bellbrook, Dayton Jefferson, Brookville, Nelsonville York, New Richmond, Casstown Miami East and a few more that escape me at the moment.


Back in the day, Burg had to play these out of the area teams because most of the teams around here, outside of there league opponents, ...ie, Coal Grove, Fairland, Chesapeake, Greenup Co. Symmes Valley wouldn't play the Burg. When you have to travel 4 hours to play and you have more travel time in the actual game time, soemthing is not right with that picture, but like with Ironton, when you put a consistent winner on the field year in and out, other schools get tired of getting beat by you, so they drop you. Ie.... Coal Grove with the Burg. Those two haven't met up since about 1997 and I think that was in the playoffs. That at one time was a premier game around here. Lucas got tired of getting beat by the Burg, so he dropped them. Same with Jackson, Burg used to play them every year in football. Then when they couldn't compete with Burg anymore, they dropped them.

I would have to say Burg's schedule over the years might not have been as strong as Ironton's, but is sure darn close.

I wasn't stating that the Burg doesn't play anyone, as much as I was pointing out the lunacy of remarks made about "scheduling up", D3 schools vs D4 on the schedule, etc. And the fact that all schools are created equal evidently in each division. The best one is the "talent pool". If you think the "talent pool" is the same at some of the private Catholic schools than it is at Symmes Valley then I have some beach front property in Arizona I would like to sell you.

I agree 100% the same talent pool? Come on there is much more talent in the North part of the state due to the size of the towns around the schools.

[tk421]

With all this talk about scheduling up and down and divisions, it looks like to me that Hartley according to some on this thread has been scheduling down this year. Of the 7 games they played, 3 have been against a lower division, with one being a division 6 school. Their last 3 games are against 2 division 5 schools, plus Ironton.

I have no idea how good these teams are, but if people are going to give Ironton crap about not scheduling "up" because Hartley is in the same division, then Hartley should get crap for scheduling down.

[AHM]

With all this talk about scheduling up and down and divisions, it looks like to me that Hartley according to some on this thread has been scheduling down this year. Of the 7 games they played, 3 have been against a lower division, with one being a division 6 school. Their last 3 games are against 2 division 5 schools, plus Ironton.

I have no idea how good these teams are, but if people are going to give Ironton crap about not scheduling "up" because Hartley is in the same division, then Hartley should get crap for scheduling down.

I dont think anyone from Hartley is on here? They dont seem to have a pressence on the Huddle or on here. It doesnt seem like they are the type of team that does a lot of talking.

[bad breath]

I would like to see a big win for the Tigers. How long has it been since they've lost 3 in a row? I just don't see them losing this week.

[Leo Byrd]

I would like to see a big win for the Tigers. How long has it been since they've lost 3 in a row? I just don't see them losing this week.

2007

Portsmouth 41.............Tigers 18
Zanesville 45.............Tigers 22
Logan 53.............Tigers 14

[fuzzhead]

Could be the first of two meetings between these two. I gotta go with Ironton here. I expect them to come out with the same fire they had when everyone doubted them against Ashland.