St. Thomas Aquinas vs Upper Arlington

[yont sum iss?]

Is Gainesville going to win the state title this year?

[the.one.the.only]

Originally Posted by yont sum iss?

Is Gainesville going to win the state title this year?

I really think so. Hell they should, as much as I hate to say it. If they don't, I think their fans need to look first and foremost at their head coach. All I'm going to say is if Bob Christmas had the talent Coach Miller has at Gville, NH would have a few state titles by now.

[yont sum iss?]

They sure seem to have the skill position guys. Sims, Jones, and A.J. Johnson

[the.one.the.only]

Originally Posted by yont sum iss?

They sure seem to have the skill position guys. Sims, Jones, and A.J. Johnson

They got that DB from Buford too. And the Sprague kid from NH transferred as well. Needless to say, they're stacked.

[yont sum iss?]

Yeah, I remember when Kendrick Lewis moved there from Louisiana. They said because of Hurricane Katrina. They beat us 10-6 that year. I still say T.J. Pitts was the most impressive guy that I ever played against though. I didn't really play though, I was just a Freshman when he was a Senior at NH.

[the.one.the.only]

Originally Posted by yont sum iss?

Yeah, I remember when Kendrick Lewis moved there from Louisiana. They said because of Hurricane Katrina. They beat us 10-6 that year. I still say T.J. Pitts was the most impressive guy that I ever played against though. I didn't really play though, I was just a Freshman when he was a Senior at NH.

Oh definitely, TJ was amazing. He wasn't the smartest kid though, which I guess is why he went to Memphis. Who knows why we haven't really heard about him since he got up there, I figured he would've started his sophomore year. Never could get on top of the depth chart, I guess. He's a RS senior now, I'm hoping to see him blow up this year.

[Montrell Hardy]

Upper Arlington is terrible. I dont know why Herbstreit matched those two programs up. In fact there aren't many good programs at all in Central Ohio. The best is probably Columbus DeSales and they are a Division III school.

They should have matched Aquinas up with a real Ohio team like Cincinnati Elder, Colerain or St Xavier.

[Montrell Hardy]

Add another USA Today Super 25 team to the list of fallen to an Ohio team over the weekend.

#4 Cincinnati Elder 49
#10 East St. Louis, IL 28

[The Breakerboy]

Originally Posted by Montrell Hardy

Upper Arlington is terrible. I dont know why Herbstreit matched those two programs up. In fact there aren't many good programs at all in Central Ohio. The best is probably Columbus DeSales and they are a Division III school.

They should have matched Aquinas up with a real Ohio team like Cincinnati Elder, Colerain or St Xavier.

It really wouldn't matter who they matched them up with dude. Most teams in the country would have a time trying to beat that team. I really would like to see Glenville matched up with one of the south Florida team. Would make for a good game.

[Montrell Hardy]

Originally Posted by Lockdown1

It really wouldn't matter who they matched them up with dude. Most teams in the country would have a time trying to beat that team. I really would like to see Glenville matched up with one of the south Florida team. Would make for a good game.

I'm not saying they would have beaten them. I'm saying they would have given them a much better game. Upper Arlington is not a good Ohio program anymore. They haven't been in almost a decade.

Aquinas played Cincinnati Elder last year and beat them 35-24 in a very good game.

A much better game than the 52-7 joke or whatever it was this past weekend. My main point was this was a terrible matchup for the Herbstreit. I imagine it wont last much longer without the Cincinnati teams playing.

Glenville is not a well coached or well disciplined team. They have great individual talent but they underachieve every year. They have never gotten further than the state semifinals in Ohio and I think they've only made it that far one time.

[utmba93]

I know Ohio State fans think football begins and ends in Columbus (in spite of tremendous and ever-increasing evidence opposing that view), but I didn't know Ohio HS fans felt the same way about HS football.

After that beat down by STA, Ohio should demand better representation. On the national scene, it looked like more evidence of what has been proven time and again by college football beat downs.

Ohio overrates itself in a near delusional way.

[Montrell Hardy]

Originally Posted by utmba93

I know Ohio State fans think football begins and ends in Columbus (in spite of tremendous and ever-increasing evidence opposing that view), but I didn't know Ohio HS fans felt the same way about HS football.

After that beat down by STA, Ohio should demand better representation. On the national scene, it looked like more evidence of what has been proven time and again by college football beat downs.

Ohio overrates itself in a near delusional way.

Ohio High School football is good but only because of the Cincinnati and Cleveland areas.

Columbus area football is not very good at all. They'll field a good team from time to time but none are upper echelon Ohio programs.

And some of the old powers like Massillon and Canton McKinley, the old Arkon schools will never be what they once were because the areas are simply dying. Towns in that area of Ohio were all founded on Industry and they never adapted to anything else or any other way of life. If there is a "dying" state in the midwest I'd say it is Ohio.

[utmba93]

Originally Posted by Montrell Hardy

Ohio High School football is good but only because of the Cincinnati and Cleveland areas.

Columbus area football is not very good at all. They'll field a good team from time to time but none are upper echelon Ohio programs.

And some of the old powers like Massillon and Canton McKinley, the old Arkon schools will never be what they once were because the areas are simply dying. Towns in that area of Ohio were all founded on Industry and they never adapted to anything else or any other way of life. If there is a "dying" state in the midwest I'd say it is Ohio.

I'd agree that STI (St Ignatius) versus STA would have been a lot better, but still, those Florida boys can play football.

Doesn't Columbus have some decent youth baseball teams, though?

[Montrell Hardy]

Originally Posted by utmba93

I'd agree that STI (St Ignatius) versus STA would have been a lot better, but still, those Florida boys can play football.

Doesn't Columbus have some decent youth baseball teams, though?

I really dont follow baseball all that much, but I'd be inclined to say Cincinnati probably has the best baseball programs.

Looking at the big school state titles in baseball in Ohio...

Cincinnati Elder has 12
Cincinnati Western Hills has 6
Cincinnati Moeller has 5

Those are 23 state titles right there in the big school division in about a 60 year period and I know other Cincinnati teams have won the big school titles before as well. My guess is Cincinnati schools have won at least around 50% of the baseball state titles.

[utmba93]

Originally Posted by Montrell Hardy

I really dont follow baseball all that much, but I'd be inclined to say Cincinnati probably has the best baseball programs.

Looking at the big school state titles in baseball in Ohio...

Cincinnati Elder has 12
Cincinnati Western Hills has 6
Cincinnati Moeller has 5

Those are 23 state titles right there in the big school division in about a 60 year period and I know other Cincinnati teams have won the big school titles before as well. My guess is Cincinnati schools have won at least around 50% of the baseball state titles.

I'm starting to feel sorry for Columbus. Surely they have something... Home of Sloopy?