522Pirate wrote: Sat Nov 11, 2023 6:35 am
TigerBob wrote: Fri Nov 10, 2023 11:33 pm
mattash wrote: Fri Nov 10, 2023 9:39 pm
Thoughts? Can Burg pull off the upset?
We need to rally around Burg and Eastern
Sort of hard to pull the upset when you are favored. How on Earth did Prep beat them so bad the first time?
Not sure who has Burg favored…prep already has a win at Burg and is the higher seed…Fantastic 50 has prep by 11
Interested to see if we will stick with the power running game and just sprinkle in some passes as we did the second half of the first matchup. When we finally committed to it prep was having trouble defending it but that was the story of the first two meetings, with prep adjusting to it in the second half and we made no adjustments and couldn’t move the ball resulting in losses. I think we are much improved offensively with at least a threat of the pass and the defense, other than barnesville’s first drive, has been playing lights out. Should be a great game!
The game plan and play calling really haven’t changed week to week since that first HP game. That game really flipped a switch for this team and coaching staff I think. Having week 6 off as Oak Hill cancelled really helped get things in line. Play calling has a rhythm now, being okay with 1-3 yard gains to set stuff up for later in the game. Calling to Ruckers strengths. Settling in on Warren being the feature back. Undoubtedly the best OLine in the region, possibly in the division.
It’s been a total success compared to first half of the season.
Defense continues to be lights out. Allowing only 3 touchdowns in last 6 games including only 1 in the three playoff games. Really reminds you of the State Title team’s D.
Clean up the penalties and win the turnover battle, everything else will fall into place for the Pirates. Do those two things and we’ll see them in the State semis. If not, look for a repeat of Week 5.
