wobycat wrote: ↑Mon Oct 30, 2023 9:47 amYes they are.BuckeyeBlood wrote: ↑Mon Oct 30, 2023 9:39 amAre they though? They’ll beat Portsmouth and have a good chance of losing to Barnesville, won’t beat HP or Ironton. Burg fans are very naive. Always think they’re a state championship caliber team. This team just isn’t that good.
No they wontPinwheel wrote: ↑Mon Oct 30, 2023 12:41 pmwobycat wrote: ↑Mon Oct 30, 2023 9:47 amYes they are.BuckeyeBlood wrote: ↑Mon Oct 30, 2023 9:39 am
Are they though? They’ll beat Portsmouth and have a good chance of losing to Barnesville, won’t beat HP or Ironton. Burg fans are very naive. Always think they’re a state championship caliber team. This team just isn’t that good.
NO THEY ARE NOT!!
They will struggle Friday night
Take of dem
Not all Burg fans are naive. I’ve never said this Burg team would win the state or even the region. At best, Burg is the third best team in the region. HP and IHS are definitely better, and could argue for one to two other teams. That said, if Burg plays clean and gets some breaks, they have a shot at region. No chance at state without massive luck.BuckeyeBlood wrote: ↑Mon Oct 30, 2023 9:39 amAre they though? They’ll beat Portsmouth and have a good chance of losing to Barnesville, won’t beat HP or Ironton. Burg fans are very naive. Always think they’re a state championship caliber team. This team just isn’t that good.
Agree about Burg’s defense, Trojans will definitely have to work harder this week. Not sure if Fairlands defense was that bad all year or Portsmouth’s run game was just on Friday night. Unofficially I believe the Dragons gave up over 470 yards rushing and 7 rushing TD’s. LolRBH23 wrote: ↑Mon Oct 30, 2023 1:02 pmNot all Burg fans are naive. I’ve never said this Burg team would win the state or even the region. At best, Burg is the third best team in the region. HP and IHS are definitely better, and could argue for one to two other teams. That said, if Burg plays clean and gets some breaks, they have a shot at region. No chance at state without massive luck.BuckeyeBlood wrote: ↑Mon Oct 30, 2023 9:39 amAre they though? They’ll beat Portsmouth and have a good chance of losing to Barnesville, won’t beat HP or Ironton. Burg fans are very naive. Always think they’re a state championship caliber team. This team just isn’t that good.
With regards to Portsmouth, P-town will need to get some breaks and win in a shootout. Burg D is legit and will be much tougher than Fairland’s D.
It's not about being naive. It's very logical and practical assessment. Burg is a regional contender, earlier in the year they weren't but like most years Burg is playing very well at the end of the season. Burg's defense has been there but now the offense is moving the ball, Rucker has been great and the coaches are putting him in successful situations.RBH23 wrote: ↑Mon Oct 30, 2023 1:02 pmNot all Burg fans are naive. I’ve never said this Burg team would win the state or even the region. At best, Burg is the third best team in the region. HP and IHS are definitely better, and could argue for one to two other teams. That said, if Burg plays clean and gets some breaks, they have a shot at region. No chance at state without massive luck.BuckeyeBlood wrote: ↑Mon Oct 30, 2023 9:39 amAre they though? They’ll beat Portsmouth and have a good chance of losing to Barnesville, won’t beat HP or Ironton. Burg fans are very naive. Always think they’re a state championship caliber team. This team just isn’t that good.
With regards to Portsmouth, P-town will need to get some breaks and win in a shootout. Burg D is legit and will be much tougher than Fairland’s D.
D has quit giving up big plays, you are correct qb has played really well last 3-4 games. 25 running much harder than he did early in the yr has also made a huge differencewobycat wrote: ↑Mon Oct 30, 2023 1:26 pmIt's not about being naive. It's very logical and practical assessment. Burg is a regional contender, earlier in the year they weren't but like most years Burg is playing very well at the end of the season. Burg's defense has been there but now the offense is moving the ball, Rucker has been great and the coaches are putting him in successful situations.RBH23 wrote: ↑Mon Oct 30, 2023 1:02 pmNot all Burg fans are naive. I’ve never said this Burg team would win the state or even the region. At best, Burg is the third best team in the region. HP and IHS are definitely better, and could argue for one to two other teams. That said, if Burg plays clean and gets some breaks, they have a shot at region. No chance at state without massive luck.BuckeyeBlood wrote: ↑Mon Oct 30, 2023 9:39 am
Are they though? They’ll beat Portsmouth and have a good chance of losing to Barnesville, won’t beat HP or Ironton. Burg fans are very naive. Always think they’re a state championship caliber team. This team just isn’t that good.
With regards to Portsmouth, P-town will need to get some breaks and win in a shootout. Burg D is legit and will be much tougher than Fairland’s D.
Being that I do not know, do the Burg and Portsmouth compete or schedule each other in all the other sports, boys and girls, or is football the only one ?RBH23 wrote: ↑Sun Oct 29, 2023 10:58 pmAgree that Portsmouth and Burg should play every year. Not sure why Portsmouth dropped Burg, but they wan’t to avoid playing Burg so badly that they gave up a home game against Burg for a 2.5+ hour bus ride north to play.VetteMan wrote: ↑Sun Oct 29, 2023 6:37 pm I also agree that these two schools should be playing each other each and every year. I'm also glad that the Trojans beat the Dragons and qualified for the playoffs. From what I've read on here, the Trojans had a lot of success in running the ball in this game. I'm not sure that that necessarily equates to being able to have that type of success in running the ball against the Pirates. Should be a great crowd and hopefully a very good ballgame. I would have to give the edge to the Burg in this one. Hope both teams have an injury free game.
I believe they play in other sports.VetteMan wrote: ↑Mon Oct 30, 2023 2:19 pmBeing that I do not know, do the Burg and Portsmouth compete or schedule each other in all the other sports, boys and girls, or is football the only one ?RBH23 wrote: ↑Sun Oct 29, 2023 10:58 pmAgree that Portsmouth and Burg should play every year. Not sure why Portsmouth dropped Burg, but they wan’t to avoid playing Burg so badly that they gave up a home game against Burg for a 2.5+ hour bus ride north to play.VetteMan wrote: ↑Sun Oct 29, 2023 6:37 pm I also agree that these two schools should be playing each other each and every year. I'm also glad that the Trojans beat the Dragons and qualified for the playoffs. From what I've read on here, the Trojans had a lot of success in running the ball in this game. I'm not sure that that necessarily equates to being able to have that type of success in running the ball against the Pirates. Should be a great crowd and hopefully a very good ballgame. I would have to give the edge to the Burg in this one. Hope both teams have an injury free game.
Trojan Explosion wrote: ↑Fri Oct 27, 2023 10:31 pm Trojans are back baby!
Portsmouth ability moving the ball on the ground will be some difficulty for the Pirates
Lets go!!!!!!!! Trojan Nation sink that ship. They can't run from us now
I'll ask one more question. I'm not trying to throw shade at either program, but no doubt football would be the biggest money maker probably of all the other sports combined. Was football not being as competitive as some one hope, or was there another reason as to why they stopped playing each other ?
Meant to say "as some would hope".VetteMan wrote: ↑Mon Oct 30, 2023 3:11 pmI'll ask one more question. I'm not trying to throw shade at either program, but no doubt football would be the biggest money maker probably of all the other sports combined. Was football not being as competitive as some one hope, or was there another reason as to why they stopped playing each other ?
I do not know the actual reason this game quit being played. Now could it be because it was severely one sided in favor of the Burg? Sure, the last Portsmouth win came back in 2007. Woodward is 9-0 against Portsmouth. Could it have something to do with Portsmouth feeling some type of way about Burg gaining kids they lost? Possibly, I only know of 2 Lowery & Lattimore, suppose there could be more. Myself having played in this rivalry I loved Burg week, even being on the losing side of things. Gate & atmosphere were always top notch. For Portsmouth you may have been taking a beat down some years but playing up in competition only helps. I feel like playing these good Ironton teams has helped not only Portsmouth but the whole OVC. I hope this game gets put back on the schedule. Won’t be next year but they could possibly meet in the playoffs next year?VetteMan wrote: ↑Mon Oct 30, 2023 3:17 pmMeant to say "as some would hope".VetteMan wrote: ↑Mon Oct 30, 2023 3:11 pmI'll ask one more question. I'm not trying to throw shade at either program, but no doubt football would be the biggest money maker probably of all the other sports combined. Was football not being as competitive as some one hope, or was there another reason as to why they stopped playing each other ?
I really don’t know. The move didn’t make much sense at the time because Portsmouth dropped Burg in a year when they would be hosting the game. And instead Portsmouth took an away game to fill the opening against a team north of Columbus.VetteMan wrote: ↑Mon Oct 30, 2023 3:17 pmMeant to say "as some would hope".VetteMan wrote: ↑Mon Oct 30, 2023 3:11 pmI'll ask one more question. I'm not trying to throw shade at either program, but no doubt football would be the biggest money maker probably of all the other sports combined. Was football not being as competitive as some one hope, or was there another reason as to why they stopped playing each other ?
That's the story my family and I were told also, basically said it was a waste of time playing us.RealTrojan wrote: ↑Mon Oct 30, 2023 3:00 pm From what I've been told, it was actually the other way around, Burg dropped Portsmouth. With hopes of scheduling other schools for playoff points.
Only thing is I don’t think we’re heavily favored.