D7 Region 27 2024

trimblefootball said:
Glad to see FC has some things to look forward too
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so, what I’ll say is they’ve already had three different instances of “if not this year, will there be an opportunity again” seasons since ‘06

- ‘07 (bad fortune; missed although they may have been of the best teams in the region)

- ‘15 (even worse fortune; missed and, although they wouldn’t have won in week 11 they were probably appearance worthy)

- ‘19 (ughhhhhhhhhhh; they clinched a spot in week 7, Drew P at that point had them most likely as the 5 or the 6 but they free-fell into the 8 slot in week 10. Ending up drawing dead with HP.)

All three of those years have a common denominator: nothing significant materialized. Nothing generally notable or anything that can point to as a tangible accomplishment. Playoff appearances under the old system (that ideally are wins) or a league title; those things can be useful to help a program’s long-term health (plus that of the sponsoring) that needs it in the worst way. They were windows to win (read: get something that the program can champion) that closed, what followed each of those years were consecutive seasons where the reasonable bar was 3-4 wins and anything short was solidifying the downward spiral that the program has fought like hell to stay out of for so long now.

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The other side to ^^this^^ is, after each of those years concluded, there was never any inkling that there would be another opportunity. Just like after this year. This isn’t to say that it _has_ to be league title or bust, or a week 12 appearance, in order to be a total success. But, at this point, it DOES have to be better than the last two years. There’s no point in wallowing about the speed at which the sand dwindles down hourglass, because the time to concern about how to fix that is long gone. At this point it’s about flipping it back over.

The time is nigh.
 
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The Dock said:
so, what I’ll say is they’ve already had three different instances of “if not this year, will there be an opportunity again” seasons since ‘06

- ‘07 (bad fortune; missed although they may have been of the best teams in the region)

- ‘15 (even worse fortune; missed and, although they wouldn’t have won in week 11 they were probably appearance worthy)

- ‘19 (ughhhhhhhhhhh; they clinched a spot in week 7, Drew P at that point had them most likely as the 5 or the 6 but they free-fell into the 8 slot in week 10. Ending up drawing dead with HP.)

All three of those years have a common denominator: nothing significant materialized. Nothing generally notable or anything that can point to as a tangible accomplishment. Playoff appearances under the old system (that ideally are wins) or a league title; those things can be useful to help a program’s long-term health (plus that of the sponsoring) that needs it in the worst way. They were windows to win (read: get something that the program can champion) that closed, what followed each of those years were consecutive seasons where the reasonable bar was 3-4 wins and anything short was solidifying the downward spiral that the program has fought like hell to stay out of for so long now.

— — —
The other side to ^^this^^ is, after each of those years concluded, there was never any inkling that there would be another opportunity. Just like after this year. This isn’t to say that it _has_ to be league title or bust, or a week 12 appearance, in order to be a total success. But, at this point, it DOES have to be better than the last two years. There’s no point in wallowing about the speed at which the sand dwindles down hourglass, because the time to concern about how to fix that is long gone. At this point it’s about flipping it back over.

The time is nigh.
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If Fisher can go 4-6, then I imagine it will be a sense of "okay, we made a playoff appearance. Can we win a league title and make it to week 12 now." Type of deal.

IIRC, you said before they showed aspirations of winning in the last 3 weeks last year. Can they carry that over and continue to win some games?

Another thing, is the participation numbers getting a bit higher? Are a few more kids coming out? Because I know Fisher doesn't have a lot of boys. And also, is the coaching starting to improve?
 
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trimblefootball said:
If Fisher can go 4-6, then I imagine it will be a sense of "okay, we made a playoff appearance. Can we win a league title and make it to week 12 now." Type of deal.
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trimblefootball said:
If Fisher can go 4-6, then I imagine it will be a sense of "okay, we made a playoff appearance. Can we win a league title and make it to week 12 now." Type of deal.
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I see where you’re going with this, but the difficulty is that opportunity to take the next step likely isn’t going to be there in ‘25 due to the raw volume of production, experience and numbers graduating by then. They’ll have a good corps of juniors for 2025, but it’s unknown what the composite outside of them even would look like.

Regardless of whether a playoff appearance carries the same prestige as it did pre-2021 expansion (different discussion for a different day), the landscape is sink-or-swim. Qualify? May as well be a feather in the cap at the end of the day. The school two blocks south on Rt 37 is afforded the opportunity to champion it, uncritically. The school with the white cross on the side, meanwhile, something has to show for it. “It” being the sum of all things the community values and takes pride in with regards to not just the school, but also its sponsored football program. Reputation and accomplishment matters in this world, unfortunately.
trimblefootball said:
IIRC, you said before they showed aspirations of winning in the last 3 weeks last year. Can they carry that over and continue to win some games.

Another thing, is the participation numbers getting a bit higher? Are a few more kids coming out, because I know Fisher doesn't have a lot of boys. And also, is the coaching starting to improve?
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As far as I know, the program basically has every boy in the building who isn’t already tied into soccer or running.

Coaching — they have the consummate dream coach leading the program. In every sense imaginable. I think of the (sincerely) illustrious history of head coaches in the program’s history (and other HC’s who are alums of the program), there’s zero doubt at the end of the day I’d take the current leadership of the program.

I only wish to see the stars align for the program’s state to meet his relentless commitment. “We hope for better things.”
 
The Dock said:
I see where you’re going with this, but the difficulty is that opportunity to take the next step likely isn’t going to be there in ‘25 due to the raw volume of production, experience and numbers graduating by then. They’ll have a good corps of juniors for 2025, but it’s unknown what the composite outside of them even would look like.

Regardless of whether a playoff appearance carries the same prestige as it did pre-2021 expansion (different discussion for a different day), the landscape is sink-or-swim. Qualify? May as well be a feather in the cap at the end of the day. The school two blocks south on Rt 37 is afforded the opportunity to champion it, uncritically. The school with the white cross on the side, meanwhile, something has to show for it. “It” being the sum of all things the community values and takes pride in with regards to not just the school, but also its sponsored football program. Reputation and accomplishment matters in this world, unfortunately.

As far as I know, the program basically has every boy in the building who isn’t already tied into soccer or running.

Coaching — they have the consummate dream coach leading the program. In every sense imaginable. I think of the (sincerely) illustrious history of head coaches in the program’s history (and other HC’s who are alums of the program), there’s zero doubt at the end of the day I’d take the current leadership of the program.

I only wish to see the stars align for the program’s state to meet his relentless commitment. “We hope for better things.”
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I really hope Fisher can get back to the early 2000s dominance they had.

I'm behind the Irish and hope they can get back to where they need to be very soon.
 
FirestoneFan said:
Very early predictions. Don't know anything about Federal Hocking. I would say the 1st 5 might switch around but I will say they are where they should be. Thoughts? Danville is a clear #1 with Newark Catholic next. River and Trimble are next best. After them it will be hotly contested as to who make the playoffs. This is a power ranking and not a projected Harbin ranking. Adjusted 7-30


1-Danville
2-Newark Catholic
3-Hannibal River
4-Trimble
5-Loudonville
6-Steubenville Catholic Central
7-Eastern (Beaver)
8-Shadyside
9-Portsmouth Notre Dame
10-Conotton Valley
11-Fairfield Christian Academy
12-South Gallia
13-Strasburg-Franklin
14-Miller
15-Ridgedale
16-Racine Southern
17-Sciotoville Community
18-Bridgeport
19-Symmes Valley
20-Frontier
21-Fisher Catholic
22-Federal Hocking
23-Tuscarawas Central Catholic
24-Beallsville
25-Franklin Furnace Green
26-Millersport
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Preseason (adjusted 8-9)

1-Danville
2-Newark Catholic
3-Hannibal River
4-Trimble
5-Steubenville Catholic Central
6-Loudonville
7-Eastern (Beaver)
8-Portsmouth Notre Dame
9-Fairfield Christian Academy
10-Conotton Valley
11-Shadyside
12-South Gallia
13-Strasburg-Franklin
14-Miller
15-Ridgedale
16-Racine Southern
17-Sciotoville Community
18-Bridgeport
19-Symmes Valley
20-Frontier
21-Fisher Catholic
21-Federal Hocking
23-Beallsville
24-Tuscarawas Central Catholic
25-Franklin Furnace Green
26-Millersport
 
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Can’t even finish a post before I accidentally hit send lol… would love to see them match up against Danville for the region
 
At the FC/Crooksville game

Fisher has decent size on the line it looks like. I counted 26 kids before the game started.

FC missed a big opportunity to score on a bad Crooksville snap on 4th down. Stopped around the 3 it looked like.

6-0 Ceramics nearing the end of the first.
 
trimblefootball said:
At the FC/Crooksville game

Fisher has decent size on the line it looks like. I counted 26 kids before the game started.

FC missed a big opportunity to score on a bad Crooksville snap on 4th down. Stopped around the 3 it looked like.

6-0 Ceramics nearing the end of the first.
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Read FC was held to minus 3 total yards
Wowser.
 
Trimble 38
Wellston 18
Huge win for the Cats, lots of computer points came from it too.

Mogadore 39
Newark Catholic 7
Green Wave fall to 0-4. When will the Green Wave get their first win?

Frontier 35
Shadyside 18
Tigers now 0-4 too. Can they pick up win #1 over Notre Dame next week?

Danville 20
Mount Gilead 8
@danville96 maybe you could give us some info from this?

River 48
Magnolia (WV) 20
Pilots get the first win of the year, maybe they can keep it on track?

Eastern Pike 70
Fayetteville 0
Eagles schedule is weak. 10-0 is very likely.

Historically, Shadyside and Newark Catholic have been the "heavy hitters" in the region. But with both 0-4 now, can these teams even dig themselves out of the hole they're in?

Now I think we're starting to see some separation in this region. I can name such and such team, but I'm not gonna do that yet. I feel like I'll miss someone. Things are gonna change from now to week 10.
 
trimblefootball said:
Frontier 35
Shadyside 18
Tigers now 0-4 too. Can they pick up win #1 over Notre Dame next week?
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