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I did say Liberty was a better team than HJ...and that HJ happened to beat them when they played. I also said Liberty would give WOS a lot better game than HJ did. As it turns out..Liberty is getting the #2 seed in that district...making them in fact the better team. And I'm pretty certain 32-7 is a bit better performance than what HJ could muster.

Oh I know. I take back everything I've ever said about WOS with the slightest implication that they aren't the greatest high school football team to ever play the game. I just wish they could play 6A so they could win the most prestigious of state titles. Give up 270 yards of offense, force very few turnovers, and keep the ball out of their hands for 37 minutes. Why on Earth would anyone see any issue at all with that. I must be losing my mind.

I seriously couldn't care less if it was 32-7 or 100-0. Don't care. All I said was that I heard that this game was a lot closer than the score showed. I then gave a description of HOW it was closer than the score showed. I understand that WOS won and that's all that matters. I'm just saying that they gave up a couple hundred yards and there were 60 some odd plays that they weren't able to run an offensive play. There are several teams better than Liberty that WOS will play on their way thru the playoffs...and a better team probably won't only score 7. All I was saying.

Here's all I'm saying. They were able to keep the ball out of WOS hands for 60 plays..or whatever. There are a lot of teams better than Liberty. All I'm saying.

I know what the score was. I know WOS won. I know WOS is 9-0. I know WOS is the defending state champs. I know..I know..I know. What I want to know...is WHAT WAS THE TIME OF POSSESSION? Do you know what that means? It means that I want to know how many minutes Liberty was able to keep the ball away from the WOS offense. That is relevant information to the argument that I heard. That is the manner in which I mean they were exposed. Liberty found a weakness in WOS defense by being able to lean on them the whole game. That's all I'm saying.

Just curious. Putting in an offense that keeps the ball out of WOS's hands, racking up over 200 yards on the ground, and holding them to under 40 IS NOT a strategy for winning? So what should they have done? Business as usual and take the 60-0 loss like the rest of the district? No offense...but I was told that Liberty gave themselves the best possible chance to keep the score close as possible. Seems like a good idea to me.

I said to correct what is wrong. By the way...what was the time of possession for each team? If it's even as close to the lopsided numbers I heard...that is proof positive that WOS couldn't keep Liberty from moving the ball. What were the numbers?

Well...this should get some folks stirred up. Here goes. This is what I heard. I didn't see...I heard. From a pretty reliable source. Feel free to correct anything I've put. I heard that WOS was exposed last week. I was told that Liberty was able to move the ball at will and that the score was not an indicator at all as to how close the game actually was or could have been. I was told that going into halftime Liberty was driving the ball (not managing the clock well), but driving none the less. The story I got is that with a few seconds to go until halftime Liberty made a pass down to the 3-yard line that was picked off. However, before the WOS player hit the ground with the ball it was ripped away by a Liberty player. And that the Liberty player actually stood up with the ball on the 3-yard line...and actually got set to run a play but was whistled off and the ball given to WOS after a referee consultation. That could've potentially made the game 14-13 or at least tied going into half. Could have. Speculation only of course. So then...WOS gets the ball after half and scores very quickly. No question that WOS offense is impressive. I was told that Liberty wasn't able to stop WOS either. Making the game 19-7. Which could have been 19-14. Could have been... So then Liberty gets the ball back and is again driving. Eating away time. This drive is ended because of a personal foul penalty that happens on the Liberty sideline. Apparently, a trainer or player on the sideline did or said something to a WOS player after a tackle near the sideline. Either way...possession ending penalty. Had that drive continued the way it was going Liberty could have definitely scored again. Again...could have. Then, of course, I was told that WOS scored in the last 2 minutes of the game and Liberty had a bunch of subs in. Again...what I heard. I wasn't there but I was definitely intrigued as this was being explained to me. I had to ask several times to make sure I was getting the story correct. At least...this version of the story. Don't shoot the messenger. This is all secondhand info anyway. But according to my source...if Liberty had a few more athletic kids and been a little more disciplined they could/would have very well beaten WOS.

Meh...I took a chance on a couple trying to close a gap with the spots above me. Didn't pan out.

That's exactly what I said last week. No school, screwed up practice schedule, made a top 10 ranking,... I encountered absolute scrutiny. Whatever. I just said that Liberty was a better team, but lost the game. Apparently that's not possible

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Didn't I tell you. Might be surprised

32-7 final

I don't think they sacrificed the HJ game for this. I think there was a complete lack of focus. They just thought the HJ game was gonna be an easy win. I think.

They probably changed offenses to keep the ball away from WOS. And keep the score low. Seems like a good plan to me.

A week ago I said that even tho HJ beat Liberty, I felt Liberty was the better team. I also said Liberty would give WOS a better game. I was ridiculed. Well..I feel a lot better about those statements now. Looks to me like Liberty may end up with the 2nd seed. Which..you guessed it..makes them the better team.

0-10 season on the line. Go get em hornets

I know. Definite mistake Honestly there weren't a lot of better options. Trying not to pick the same exact games as the guys ahead of me. Otherwise no chance of making any ground

Took a chance on this one...hoping for an upset. No such luck. Knew BV would win but only way to leapfrog people in the pickems is to pick a few nobody else did.

What happened to the days of just shooting a politician when you don't like them.

Yeah well you know me. Straight from thought to fruition. No filter, no hesitation. lol

Iola is at a huge disadvantage playing these two the last two games of the season back to back. Had they been spread out, I'd think Iola wouldn't have a problem beating both of them. But the district schedule they got will make it tough.

You didn't put in the scenario if Liberty beats WOS... lol!! I'm sorry.. couldn't even type it with a straight face.

So you're thinking Iola will beat Evadale this week then HD next week? I'm not saying it won't happen.. But I believe that Iola may not quite as good as I (or anyone else) originally thought. I'm not saying they aren't good. I'm just saying that I was very surprised by both Evadale and HD this season. I think both are good enough to make it a very competitive game with Iola. Having said that...Iola has the too toughest games of the season back to back. That's tough. You may be surprised. I picked Iola to win today....but I wasn't very impressed that Iola only beat Colmesneil 40-12. I don't care what the circumstances were (barring ending the game early)...that's not very good in my opinion.

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