2022 EBC
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Whysoserious
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I think WB will rest it’s starters
Buckeye Elite
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Salem is going to come out early and fired up I’m sure, need to jump on WB early, not sure if they have the dudes this year to have the type of game they did last year but rivaliries are a different animal
Look like good picks to me.
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ShootNation
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No chance
Whysoserious
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I was kidding
The guys around DeShields are getting better every week so the team is getting better. I like WB over Salem 48-28. But it is an intense rivalry so anything can happen.
The other 2 games will be blowouts regardless of the rivalries.
Alliance over Marlington 42-7
Carrollton over Minerva 49-0
The other 2 games will be blowouts regardless of the rivalries.
Alliance over Marlington 42-7
Carrollton over Minerva 49-0
SadQuakerSam
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Hopefully I'm not sad late Friday night.
Go_Green
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I believe WB Salem play Saturday.
SadQuakerSam
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two nights of sadness, great.
HefferWarriors62
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A great QB matchup to end the season. Will the moment be too big for first year coach Tim Cooper. They have had an incredible season, they are the league champs. Will any of that matter if they lose this game? This rivalry game is that big. I expect a classic like last season.
Almost Prideful
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I expect every trick play the Quakers have in their playbook to be unveiled this weekend. Take care of the football, force turnovers, and lots of double reverse pass, flea flicker, hook and ladder, annexation of Puerto Rico, hidden ball, fake punts, etc. "Watch the fake!" will echo through the hills of Demascus.
Whysoserious
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My picks
Salem close- yes I’m a homer
Alliance big
Carrollton big
Salem plays (hopefully) a complete game, Ron Jon will pull out all the tricks better believe that. Quaker County let’s ride
Salem close- yes I’m a homer
Alliance big
Carrollton big
Salem plays (hopefully) a complete game, Ron Jon will pull out all the tricks better believe that. Quaker County let’s ride
Almost Prideful
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Quaker County sounds much better than Columbiana County. What is the best class Salem has coming up?
The Infidel
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3 things in life are certain.
1. Death
2. Taxes
3. Ron Johnson running reverse pass
1. Death
2. Taxes
3. Ron Johnson running reverse pass
Spread All Day
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Let’s ride
HefferWarriors62
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Death, Taxes, and and all the heffer moms, daughters, sisters, and cousins of West Branch ringing their cowbells in support of their family/lover wearing green
Bud Kilmer
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I Gotta Have More Cowbell!
Coach Johnson is 14-53 against opponents with winning records during his 11 years at Salem. (20%)
Coach Cooper is 4-1 against teams with winning records during this, his 1st season. (80%)
It appears as if your “big moment” concerns have been misplaced.
HefferWarriors62
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The two programs each coach took over were entirely different. Dan will be leading the herd on Saturday night. MOOOOOOOOORE COW BELL!Coach Johnson is 14-53 against opponents with winning records during his 11 years at Salem. (20%)
Coach Cooper is 4-1 against teams with winning records during this, his 1st season. (80%)
It appears as if your “big moment” concerns have been misplaced.
Salem was 23-8 in the 3 years prior to Coach Johnson arriving at Salem. (74%)
West branch was 23-11 in the 3 years prior to Coach Cooper becoming the head coach. (67%)
HefferWarriors62
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Salem had a long rich history of being a loser. West Branch has a long history of being a winner. Johnson took over a team that just joined the NBC and went 5-5 with their winningest class ever at the time. Salem won occasionally pre-Johnson. Now they expect to win.
HefferWarriors62
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That being said, I did hear Coach Cooper decided to have Moms night this week. They need to work on rooting the hog for when Salem starts biting ankles.
Salem was 47-56 in the decade prior to Johnson’s arrival. (46%)
Salem was 55-52 in his first decade as head coach. (51%)
ShootNation
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Across the four seasons prior to their hiring the schools were:
Salem:
2011: 4-5
2010: 8-3
2009: 9-3
2008: 0-10
Overall: 21-21
West Branch:
2021: 13-1
2020: 8-2
2019: 2-8
2018: 6-4
Overall: 29-15
If we go back and add in two more seasons you'll see:
Salem:
2007: 2-8
2006: 1-9
New Total: 24-38 (38%)
West Branch:
2017: 3-7
2016: 4-5
New Total: 36-27 (57%)
Now while these numbers already indicate that the West Branch situation was better to step into the thing they don't account for is the level of competition both teams played against in those years. Salem played inferior competition prior to Johnson's hire and struggled to get consistent wins. West Branch played in one of the most competitive conferences in the area and came away with wins. I don't think the two are truly comparable
HefferWarriors62
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They have 70-80 kids out this year. You could combine some years and not have that many. Both programs continue to be on the rise. Coach Johnson will be here for many more years.
Warriors1999
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ShootNation, were you at the Carrollton vs WB game? If so, WTH was Carrollton doing?
Warriors1999
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Comparing Johnson and Cooper is such a cherry-picked comparison. 11 years rebuilding a program and 1 year with a Regional Runner Up team? Doesn't seem right to compare. I am just an outsider looking in of the West Branch program, you are allowed to disagree.