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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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HJ

Massacre.

Well for the sake of the school maybe you should run for school board.

Well if you've lived their 50 years then you've seen first hand the blatant disrespect the coaches at Hardin get from year to year. And you may be on the front lines of the absolute zero community support. I'll give you a little hint. It's not the coach. And when your town blows through coaches like people change underwear...it causes the younger kids to have numerous different head coaches, expectations, accountability, coaching philosophy, strength program, offensive and defensive scheme....and so the cycle will continue. Every time you guys run off a coach the younger kids suffer because there isn't any consistency. It doesn't matter who coaches. Go through the list of applicants and pick the best one. After that...do what it takes to keep them around a while. If not...hey...y'all have been terrible for the better part of a century. Why change now.

I have a lot of contacts in the coaching community. I know more about it than you think.

No you're right. Hanging on to the ball is part of the game. But I know for a certainty that every year a team wins a state championship that may not be the best team. Teams that shouldn't win find a way to win all the time. That's the beauty of competition..knowing that it's possible to win. But here's what I expect from now on. When any single person says "we should've won" or "we could've won".. I expect everyone else to say "nope. That team was just better"

....I know what the score was... Are you slow or something? I KNOW HJ WON. I ALSO PICKED HJ TO WIN. I also know that the better team doesn't always win. The game could have just as easily gone the other way. It is possible to have control of the game and not win in the end. I was told that HJ couldn't keep Liberty from moving the ball...but they kept putting it on the ground. I don't know..I wasn't there. Doesn't matter.. Yes I know HJ won. We will never know what the results will be if they played again..because it won't happen. Like I said already. All we can do is speculate based on scores from the same opponent. Which doesn't always prove anything...but I'm betting that Liberty plays WOS a lot better than HJ did. smh...