I agree. Minford has talent coming up and should be pretty solid next year if the kids hit the weight room hard and put focus where it needs to be.28Buck wrote:Ironton will be an excellent team next year. I honestly do not know what they have coming up after though. Minford, imho, will be a very talented team for years to come. This year may be disappointing but coming up Minford will be very good.I've watched the current freshmen to 6th graders and every grade will complement each other. Honestly, Blackjack I do not know what you have seen but Minford's talent pool is anything but bare. I really wish Minford would at least entertain the thought of playing the Tigers but some things do not work out. I know we tried for Portsmouth but they wouldnt come to Minford to play.
As far as Ironton goes: Minford over the past 3 years (excluding this year) would have made a good game of it. I have watched Ironton play every year since 2006 and there was not a huge gap in talent between the schools. Burg plays Ironton every year and some years they win, some they lose. Not often is it a blowout like it was this year. I am not saying that Minford would beat Ironton each year that both schools are up in talent, but to be the best you have to beat the best. They are in the same region so a matchup would be likely in the event both teams would make the playoffs next year. Why not play during the regular season and then possibly have a rematch later? If Minford is going to win the region anytime soon the train has to go through Ironton anyway.......