Predicitons from the Dope Bucket

yea that was an understatement. Heck PV and GC`s 04 teams would beat this years teams by 45+... The region is down big time for Div 2 teams

I actually think overall the skill players are better now. Throw out Appy/PV from the 90's and take the rest of the LPD's skill players and todays players are better there. The line is where the drop off is, today's LPD lineman wouldn't touch the field 3 years ago little lone 10 years ago. It seems to me that since 98 we've been on a downward spiral barring the 03 GC Team and the 04 PV team. Honestly I have no clue about Norton, they are by far the best team this year in the LPD but they get rocked every year up at JMU and as of today have yet to win an outright LPD title since GC returned.

I agree with you at the moment to a degree PVFAN. The 01-02 Appy teams were pretty good, as well as GC and PV for the most part from 01-04. But as a whole, it is way down IMO.

You are definitely correct about the lineman. There is some size in there, but not as much, and no where near as quick off the ball.

Whoa man-do a little research before you say we ran off a baseball coach.

Far from that. The coach had problems with the school board, not JJK. Mack Shupe made the decision to leave JJK because the school board was not going to let him have things his way [img]/LDPforum/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/007.gif[/img]

Saunders was not ran off by JJK either. He "crossed the boss"-in particular WCSB's "Dirty" David Dowdy. JJK actually showed Saunders much more patience than alot of schools wuld have with the language and so forth.

That game was a lesson for all. JJK rolled into Clinchport with the attitude "It's Rye Cove". Rye Cove made them pay for it. That was a tough one to swallow-still is. I heard some folks from RC say as they were leaving the game this year "No way in hell we should have lost this one". I had to smile and say "Now you all know how we felt a few years ago"-very similar games. High-scoring, one got up and the other wouldn't give in.

I might agree. I didn't see this years, but I was there in 99 as I had came in for the night from E&H and went back late that night. JJK was up pretty nicely at the half but RC made a nice comeback, and when JJK didnt convert the 2 pt conversion in the first OT, I had a good feeling since RC had moved the ball well the whole second half.

We couldn't stop Mullins (think that was his name-Brad maybe?)-killed us. Much like Gilliam did you guys this year.

Brent. His brother Craig was also a halfback that they gave the ball 2 on the 2pt conversion with Brent lead blocking. Brent was a good DE also. He was better coming off the edge than at MLB where he played part of the junior and senior years.

Both great ballgames (2 of the best I have ever seen). Hated to see either team lose either one.

Hey Counts, if you recall, we both picked Wise and were laughed out of the forum almost.