Game of the Week 7: Minford (6-0) vs. Wheelersburg (6-0)

[BurgBalla]

To the people responding:

I never said we didn't have rivals. I never said this game wasn't a big game. As a matter of fact, I said I thought Minford is likely better this year. I think this is a huge game this year, and I hope Burg pulls through but I'm not sure either. We aren't the best we've ever been, and you guys are really good this year, on paper and on the field. We do have the advantage of being at home though.

All I am saying is the general attitude of Minford fans towards the Burg game is kind've degrading to your program. You treat this game like a superbowl, and if you win you act with no class and act like it's a huge deal. In turn, it makes you look bad, and it makes us look like a much better team than we even are. You need to learn to treat us like another game(and a big one if both teams are 6-0 etc), and if you do then maybe you will have a better chance of winning in the first place. Instead you make t-shirts(and don't tell me they aren't for the Burg, I see Beat the Burg t-shirts at these types of games every year.), and you make a huge deal just because of us being who we are. We should just be another team, but instead you hype it all up and then fall flat on your faces because of putting so much pressure on the kids playing the game.

I'm sorry, but no matter how much you want to put it, putting this much hype into this game year in and year out makes the team look bad and puts too much pressure on the kids playing the game. It also makes the fans look naive when you treat a game that has been dominated by one side as a huge rivalry. I'm just saying we need to treat this game like it is. It is a big game only because of the records and because of this year, not because of the history or a "rivalry," but simply because of having two great teams this particular year.

[A-Bomb]

this is the game of the year so far this season......both teams are extremely fast...the key will be turnovers.......typically wheelersburg runs over minford with ease.....times are changing though!!!.....last year burg won 21-15....but it could have gone either way.....this year.. im taking my falcons in a thriller!!!...

go red!!!

minford 27 wheelersburg 20

[jungle cat]

Disclaimer: ***Obviously I addressed this, but this is indeed one year when it is an exception and this is a big game. It just makes me laugh because of how opposing teams always view it as a huge rivalry game and make out special t-shirts and stuff when it is generally not even close to a big game to the Burg.***

How do people not kind've find the different perceptions of this game funny?

Burg fans: Big game, only because Minford is 6-0 and we want to win another championship.

Minford fans: This is the biggest game ever. This is our biggest rivalry, we are huge rivals and we are going to beat them. As a matter of fact, we will make specials shirts for this game just for the 'Burg.

Could you imagine if the Burg made a shirt for a game like Minford? Minford sits here and calls us a rivalry, and they have beaten us 4 times in almost 30 years. There is no rivalry. The main reason this is a huge game isn't because of a rivalry, but because Minford is actually good for a change this year.

Minford fans, get over it. You are just another team to us, yet you act like it's the superbowl every time you beat us. Grow up and treat this like the Burg does, just another game, and a big game if both teams are undefeated like they are this year.

I hope for a good game, and I don't know who will win. I think Minford seems better on paper, but most SOC teams end up failing to live up to potential when they play the Burg, probably because of the hype they put on the game.

It just makes me sick that all these teams treat every time they play the Burg as a huge deal and make a fool of themselves by making special t-shirts for a specific team year in and year out when most of them aren't even remotely our biggest rivals, or even rivals at all(If we more than double your win total in the history of the series, I doubt we think of you as huge rivals. Focus more on winning and improving your team overall and less about just beating the Burg, instead of making yourselves look foolish by pulling these antics every single year vs the Burg).

I totally understand what you’re saying (BurgBalla) it is kind of like painting your cars windows up black and orange going to a little league game with the Go Burg on it. Ha So I totally understand and know where your coming from. Oh by the way Beat the Burg.

[eddie]

reading on "the other site" some familiar faces coaching on the side lines in 2000 for the minford falcons now in 2007---- daniels, matiz, mcroberts, berry--minford
johnson--wheelersburg

[burggrad_2000]

I am a BURG fan all the way....

Is Minford always our "big" game??? NO...This is it is one of them since they have a good team this year. Every 5-10 year they seem to....yes i said it. BURG usually has a good team every year...I think we one of the few area teams that has a good team year over year. IF minford beats us they will make it a HUGE deal..Do we make it a BIG deal every year that we beat them??? NO. It seems that MOST(not all) schools make it a HUGE deal it they beat the BURG...WHY???? because we usually WIN!

Now....you will not see any TRUE BURG fan saying that we are gonna blow out Minford....Our teachers, and coaches always teach us good sportsmanship, no matter the outcome....

PIRATE PRIDE!!!

Hope for a injury free game on BOTH sides!

With that said....Good luck PIRATES!!!

Make it 7-0....

We are...The BURG!!!

[eddie]

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[jumpstart]

I see burg winning this one with no trouble

[burggrad_2000]

I see burg winning this one with no trouble

I hope your right...but we will see come Friday at Ed Miller Stadium.

Minford is going to come ready to play. They had a great game against Waverly.

The BURG is going to come ready to play as well...I kno that Coach W. will have the boys fired up and ready to play...

I dont know a lot about Minfords coach, but I bet he will have the Falcons ready to keep winning.

Good luck PIRATES!!

Go BURG Go

We are...The BURG!!!

[MinnyAckMack10]

Only thing I know is that minford comes to every game ready to play like its a rivalry; hell, they came into the Waverly game and played their butts off! even though many people picked them to lose.

Btw BurgGrad2000, how'd it feel to lose twice in one year to those stubborn falcons? sounds like you have some hard feelings. AND this will make the 4th team with a winning record in the last 8 years, 4th year in 8 years with a playoff team, and 2nd consecutively. ok ok 50% you may say, but its one hell of a turn around; Expect to keep hearing about those falcons.

You may wanna let loose of those horrid memories and think intelligently for once.

This game shouldn't and i dont see it being a blowout either way. As someone posted before they are pretty much evenly matched across the board. It'll come down to special teams, penalties, and playing smart hardnosed football. I feel its impossible to make a prediction at any point this week but I am sure as hell gonna root for my Falcons! GO RED!

[Teufelhunden]

Greetings Burg and Minford fans,
I would greatly appreciate it if someone could give me a call Friday after the game. I host a local radio show in Nelsonville on 107.7 FM. It is a call in show and even though I know you are not in our listening area, both teams get some airtime each week. We always have a discussion about the playoffs in division 5 region 19 which you are both obviously a very large part of. I wouldn't be surprised to see 3 teams from your league crack the top 8. It would be great if someone could give me a call and discuss the game a little. The fans in this area would appreciate it. I'm generally on air from 10:00 to midnight. Give me a call 740 753 2154, 753 3154 or 753 4154.

Thanks

[burggrad_2000]

Only thing I know is that minford comes to every game ready to play like its a rivalry; hell, they came into the Waverly game and played their butts off! even though many people picked them to lose.

Btw BurgGrad2000, how'd it feel to lose twice in one year to those stubborn falcons? sounds like you have some hard feelings. AND this will make the 4th team with a winning record in the last 8 years, 4th year in 8 years with a playoff team, and 2nd consecutively. ok ok 50% you may say, but its one hell of a turn around; Expect to keep hearing about those falcons.

You may wanna let loose of those horrid memories and think intelligently for once.

This game shouldn't and i dont see it being a blowout either way. As someone posted before they are pretty much evenly matched across the board. It'll come down to special teams, penalties, and playing smart hardnosed football. I feel its impossible to make a prediction at any point this week but I am sure as hell gonna root for my Falcons! GO RED!

Guess what MinnyAckMack10...no it didnt "hurt" me to loose to the Falcons twice in one year! They was the better ball team. Some win and some loose. The thing that bugs me and that the "Minford" fans keep talking about that year...do you hear us BURG fans talking about the other times that we BEAT you?????

And if u wanna live in the past we can sure do that, but do you really want to?..You cant live in the past, but you sure can learn from it! i was not talking about the "horrid memories"...ok...you guys beat us...wow...better put that in the record books.....

I respect the Faclons...they are a GREAT ball team. i wish them luck every game, except when they play us. As a matter of fact, they are one of the few teams that i can "cheer" for...

Good Luck PIRATES!

We are...The BURG!!!

[MinnyAckMack10]

it seems you for got to notice this statement

AND this will make the 4th team with a winning record in the last 8 years, 4th year in 8 years with a playoff team, and 2nd consecutively. ok ok 50% you may say, but its one hell of a turn around

No comment on that, eh?

[MinnyAckMack10]

With that said, burg is defending champs until they get knocked off.

[SPAMONY]

I think that these teams mirror each other quite a bit, I have seen both of these teams play and I was stunned at how each and every position is evenly matched...I could see this game going to OT, and I could also see a rematch in the playoffs a very real possibility.

I agree. Could be just like in 2000, when they met early in the season and then in wk 1 of the playoffs. The winner of this game will take over the top spot in the region, with the loser more than likely needing to win out to make it. After this game, Burg will have NW at home and then two tough games on the road in Waverly and West. Minford will have West, NW and Valley left on the schedule. The sched definetley favors the Falcons.

This could also end up being a 3 team championship with West, Minford and the Burg. Lot of scenarios there that could possibly happen.

both teams would get in at 8-2

[falcon1]

IF minford beats us they will make it a HUGE deal..[/quote]Now....you will not see any TRUE BURG fan saying that we are gonna blow out Minford....Our teachers, and coaches always teach us good sportsmanship, no matter the outcome....


Well, when you beat some one who always wins, I think it`s a big Victory!

Truthfully, Wheelersburg is SOCII cream of the crop, untill someone wins more than one year.

I am a Falcon Fan Thru & Thru ! But, I believe we are bulding on more than just one year. Only time will tell !

[burggrad_2000]

I have pleanty to say...where would you like for me to start?


This thread is about the CURRENT players....08-08 school year.

Not last year or the '00 year...and to clear it up...i graduated in 2000, so it was the '99 football season...and taht score was 62-21...so i was not on the team that got beat twice by Minford...so i really dont have any "bad" memories...

and yes..until a team(s) can keep beating the BURG year in AND year out we will be the "team" to beat...

27 SOC II Championships...working on 28!

Good luck to BOTH teams for a injury free game...

and a Good Luck to the PIRATES! put another "W" on the bored.

We are...The BURG!!!!

[burggrad_2000]

IF minford beats us they will make it a HUGE deal..

Now....you will not see any TRUE BURG fan saying that we are gonna blow out Minford....Our teachers, and coaches always teach us good sportsmanship, no matter the outcome....


Well, when you beat some one who always wins, I think it`s a big Victory!

Truthfully, Wheelersburg is SOCII cream of the crop, untill someone wins more than one year.

I am a Falcon Fan Thru & Thru ! But, I believe we are bulding on more than just one year. Only time will tell ![/quote]

I agree Redman...when we beat Ironton 2 years in a row it was a Big Victory!

i also agree the Minford is growing and wil be just as good next year.
Like I have said...I like Minford and wish them luck EVERY week, till they play BURG!

Good Luck PIRATES!!!!

We are...The BURG!!!!

[MinnyAckMack10]

Well well, you're the one who brought up minford only having a good team once every 10 years and now you don't wanna discuss it? tsktsk.

[burggrad_2000]

Well well, you're the one who brought up minford only having a good team once every 10 years and now you don't wanna discuss it? tsktsk.

Like i said...i have a lot to talk about...where do u wanna go with it...

Here is the last 10 years and scores.

98 59-0 BURG
99 62-21 BURG
00 14-24 and 0-28 Minford
01 21-7 BURG
02 43-21 BURG
03 0-10 Minford
04 56-7 BURG
05 41-0 BURG
06 26-0 BURG
07 21-15 BURG

Good luck PIRATES....make it 5 wins in a row!

We are...The BURG!!!!

[falcon1]

burggrad_2000 I hope you understood what I was saying ! I`m not sturing trouble!

But, I hope when we step of the bus Friday nite at the Stadium, we don`t get a personal fowl flag right away ! lol

Here`s hoping to a great game, injury free, and A FALCON VICTORY !

Falconism
We Believe !