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Post by crimson5 on Oct 1, 2021 8:41:07 GMT -5
Flashes non-conference opponents.....
Upper Sandusky Carey Perkins Norwalk Shelby Sandusky Tiffin Columbian St. Paul Cardinal Stritch Bellevue Lucas Wynford
Not a slouch on the schedule (maybe Wynford), TC should lead the Lake Division, Bellevue and Sandusky will be formidable, Norwalk will be solid (Coach Gray), Perkins is kinda of an unknown, Upper and Carey have nice programs, Lucas always puts a good team on the floor, St. Paul always finds athletes, Shelby should be very solid even without Lantz and Pugh, and Cardinal Stritch is....well, they're Stritch.
Pretty good mix of bigger and smaller schools. Should be fun.
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Post by crimson5 on Sept 29, 2021 22:14:28 GMT -5
the only way i see willard beating edison is winning both offensive and defensive lines of scrimmages and if edison runs the ball down willard's throat with long drives and score on each posessions,then that give willard less posessions. willard will get some big plays. i can see willard getting 20 points but i can see the chargers score 40 points especially at home. Our line play is very inconsistent, they play well for a series or 2 but rarely put long stretches of good play together, they have the potential but have mental lapses / take plays off, I agree with Willard scoring in the 20's maybe 30, but stopping Edison running game will be a huge challenge, I'm afraid 30pts won't get it done.
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Post by crimson5 on Sept 28, 2021 22:17:20 GMT -5
sbclives,there was no need to say your comment sarcastic or not you learn to keep yourself your comments. if i said anything about your school avoiding to play another school cause of covid,you would be all over me.but you cannot have your cake and eat it too!!! and i dont know yoder so there!!! oh you are not to send me any personal messages anymore!!! Anyone with a bit of common sense knows he was being sarcastic. C'mon Smitty, lighten up. Even he knows Edison relishes the opportunity to play my Flashes.
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Post by crimson5 on Sept 24, 2021 21:49:41 GMT -5
Prediction of the week.... Huron ONLY wins by 17, Willard keeps it within 14 for most of the game. Huron is not as good as years past...but still much better than Willard. If the Flashes lose by 40+, then we need to dive deeper into WTF is going on? You were spot on for the 1st half. I’ll give you that. lol, was hoping we could keep it closer down the stretch, just not enough athletes wearing Crimson yet, game went pretty much like I thought, caught Huron off guard with Paxton playing QB in the 2nd qtr, but the Tigers adjusted well
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Post by crimson5 on Sept 24, 2021 21:11:40 GMT -5
Willard was competetive in the 1st half, Huron had some turnovers and Willard showed some improvement, ultimately Huron wore us down and made the right adjustments at half, they are a good team, Willard should have learned a few things tonight
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Post by crimson5 on Sept 23, 2021 9:36:58 GMT -5
Prediction of the week....
Huron ONLY wins by 17, Willard keeps it within 14 for most of the game. Huron is not as good as years past...but still much better than Willard. If the Flashes lose by 40+, then we need to dive deeper into WTF is going on?
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Post by crimson5 on Sept 18, 2021 19:05:58 GMT -5
Yes, SBCLIVES, your comment was uncalled for and demeaning to kids and a fan base that knows our program has a long ways to go. I know ur only 12 years old (atleast mentally), so go somewhere else with your adolescents.
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Post by crimson5 on Sept 3, 2021 7:13:34 GMT -5
Crimson5, who is playing QB? I thought Cole was the starter? I didn’t realize someone else was playing until you just posted that. Isaac Robinson has taken 95% of the snaps. He has a bright future. He's just needs another year to develop physically IMO. He's a sophomore and another year taking JV snaps on Saturday morning will serve him better than what he's going thru now....IMO.
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Post by crimson5 on Sept 3, 2021 7:02:15 GMT -5
If played, I think this game will be very telling. I certainly don't expect a victory, but would like to see the Flashes a little more competetive for a little longer in the game.....maybe a 2 TD game at halftime. I understand Speller is trying to build a "program", but that shouldn't mean you write off being competetive today at the expense of getting underclassmen ready for next year or the year after. We do have some pretty skilled underclassmen, don't get me wrong, but we should be playing kids at positions that give us the best chance of winning today....not next year or the year after. IMO, we are not doing that. Two games in and you’re already complaining about the new guy. There’s reason’s Willard loses and this is one of them. Clueless again redskin, like most of the time. Drawing the conclusion that a fan questions why our Senior 2nd string QB from last year (at 6'4", athletic, and a strong arm) is playing WR....when WR is a position we are fairly deep at....this is 1 reason why Willard loses? You are an idiot.
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Post by crimson5 on Sept 2, 2021 23:26:33 GMT -5
If played, I think this game will be very telling. I certainly don't expect a victory, but would like to see the Flashes a little more competetive for a little longer in the game.....maybe a 2 TD game at halftime. I understand Speller is trying to build a "program", but that shouldn't mean you write off being competetive today at the expense of getting underclassmen ready for next year or the year after. We do have some pretty skilled underclassmen, don't get me wrong, but we should be playing kids at positions that give us the best chance of winning today....not next year or the year after. IMO, we are not doing that.
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Post by crimson5 on Sept 1, 2021 18:15:37 GMT -5
Doubt they will play. Flashes for some reason having school without masks and amazed that the football team and the golf team have been hit and quarantined with Covid Football team is not quarantined. Boys are testing every morning before school, if they test negative they go to school and practice, if positive the individual is quarantined. As of now, game is still on.
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Post by crimson5 on Sept 1, 2021 9:14:02 GMT -5
Football numbers in rural America have been slowly dwindling for years. It will take a unique administration / coach to bring this program back from the abyss. COVID is certainly not helping with the pregame testing, early morning testing each day before school, losing huge, etc,. Right now (nor for about 2+ years) there isn't much for the boys to enjoy. Couple that with really questionable play calling and positioning assignments for a few of our best athletes and I'm not sure our roster numbers are gonna get better...nor our win/loss record.
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Post by crimson5 on Aug 13, 2021 19:27:55 GMT -5
Don’t get too excited flashes fans! Hearing a lot about a kid calling speller a b**** anyone else hear anything about it? Like most of your posts on here, you are uninformed, clueless and irresponsible. You would be wise to leave this alone.
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Post by crimson5 on Aug 8, 2021 9:29:07 GMT -5
Some notes: 1. This will be a competition for the regular season. In the first few weeks, I will be pick what I think are the 10 most competitive non-league games from the FC and N-10 (I'll try to go 5 and 5). Starting in week 4 when we go to conference games, it will be the four FC games and four N-10 games, plus the two best games in the immediate area. There will be a different pick'em for the playoffs. 2. Each correctly picked game is worth one point. Most correct picks at the end of the season is the champion. 3. Picks must be in by 7:00 pm on game day each week. Edited posts are allowed as long as the timestamp of the last edit is before the deadline.
Week 1 games: Tiffin Calvert at Mohawk - Thursday Carey at Hopewell-Loudon Buckeye Central at Crestline Wynford at Otsego Riverdale at Colonel Crawford
Lakota at Monroeville Crestview at Loudonville Oberlin at Plymouth Willard at South Central
Huron at St. Paul - Saturday
Mohawk Carey BC Otsego Riverdale Lakota Crestview Oberlin Willard Huron
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Post by crimson5 on Aug 7, 2021 19:57:43 GMT -5
Grades 9 thru 12, 41 young men.
Lakota scrimmage was yesterday. Offense looked better than years past. Didn't have starting RB due to tweaked ankle. Passing game looked good. Defense against the run looked good.
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Post by crimson5 on Jul 25, 2021 16:04:10 GMT -5
Bucyrus 7 on 7 yesterday. Willard went 2-3, beating Ontario and Cardington, losing to Bucyrus, Riverdale and Mansfield Sr. The lineman performed well in the Lineman Challenge as well.
Willard rotated 3 QB's throughout the day, Cole W., Trey P., and Isaac R. All 3 performed well at times and not so well at times. Team is still learning Speller's offensive which appears to very face pace and potentially very explosive. I think Cole at QB with Paxton and Cam Robinson at WR looked the best yesterday. Of course it was all passing so the other components of the offense weren't on display. Dario L. has really good hands as a RB as well.
Some of the lineman are absolutely huge and this may be more of a strength than a weakness.
They were competetive in all 5 games they played. I love the way Coach Speller interacts with the young men. Its very obvious he is in control and all players are very attentive when he speaks. He has a great mix of enthusiasm, praise, anger and frustration when addressing the team. He's a keeper.
I liked what I saw, alot. I like our schedule this year. An 0'fer - 10/11 is out of the question I think. I think the community will be surprised by the quality of product.
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Post by crimson5 on Jul 20, 2021 8:09:51 GMT -5
A few kids that hang with my son, and spend time soaking in my hot tub, have nothing but good things to say about Coach Speller. They are most impressed by his overall knowledge of the game and his ability to communicate his expectations to the team. Practices are very structured and are more geared right now at learning schemes rather than skill development. The boys are impressed, enjoying his leadership, and gaining confidence as each day goes by.
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Post by crimson5 on Jun 24, 2021 9:38:48 GMT -5
For a guy that calls people by name for saying something similar you have a lot of nerve. Why not wish him the best like you have with br? Instead you say something like that? Don’t be so biased. If it’s ok for one certainly it should be ok for another. So if transferring your kid out of Willard is a "classy" move by a parent, is transferring into Willard looked at the same way? Asking for a friend. like I said, as easy as "See Spot Run".
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Post by crimson5 on Jun 23, 2021 9:01:33 GMT -5
VERNA WILLIAMS AND HARLOW STAPF AWARDS These awards were established by Harlow Stapf and Verna Williams with the idea of encouraging athletes to excel in athletics and in helping build better citizens, and to give recognition for outstanding achievement. The basis of selection is as follows: 1. The individual must be a senior. 2. The individual must have earned at least two (2) athletic letters in a varsity sport. 3. The individual must have a grade point average at the close of the 7th semester of at least a 2.5 on a 4.0 scale. 4. The individual must have exemplified the highest type of citizenship and sportsmanship. 5. The individual must possess a spirit of loyalty to his school and teammates. 6. The individual must be an outstanding athlete in a particular sport. So, no one at this meeting talks about whether or not kids in the running are good students or great athletes? How does the voting work? Do they just throw a bunch of names up on the board and they vote or do they pair it down to a select few and then just vote? Do all coaches get a bio on the kids or is it whomever is the loudest cheerleader gets the most votes? I'm really curious how this process works. No, that's not what your curious about. You've always been as easy to read as "See Spot Run". (I'm not gonna Google that for you.)
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Post by crimson5 on Jun 23, 2021 8:44:09 GMT -5
Explain the criteria, please. If you know how it works, please explain it to me. Don't say I'm uninformed and then you're not able to explain the process. A few keystrokes...if that is the case copy and paste the criteria because you will be amazed at what it states. IMO, JR was more deserving and if it played a part in them leaving, their decision and good for them. VERNA WILLIAMS AND HARLOW STAPF AWARDS These awards were established by Harlow Stapf and Verna Williams with the idea of encouraging athletes to excel in athletics and in helping build better citizens, and to give recognition for outstanding achievement. The basis of selection is as follows: 1. The individual must be a senior. 2. The individual must have earned at least two (2) athletic letters in a varsity sport. 3. The individual must have a grade point average at the close of the 7th semester of at least a 2.5 on a 4.0 scale. 4. The individual must have exemplified the highest type of citizenship and sportsmanship. 5. The individual must possess a spirit of loyalty to his school and teammates. 6. The individual must be an outstanding athlete in a particular sport. Line items #3 and #6 are the difference. BTW...I'm not amazed.
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Post by crimson5 on Jun 23, 2021 8:40:25 GMT -5
Saying JR "earned that Harlow" implies that AA didn't. I dont know who voted and could care less. As a past Harlow Staff award winner, I know the criteria......as would you with a few strokes of the keyboard. Both kids are great, and have extremely bright futures. Regardless, the Norwalk open enrollment is puzzling. Explain the criteria, please. If you know how it works, please explain it to me. Don't say I'm uninformed and then you're not able to explain the process. A few keystrokes...if that is the case copy and paste the criteria because you will be amazed at what it states. IMO, JR was more deserving and if it played a part in them leaving, their decision and good for them. VERNA WILLIAMS AND HARLOW STAPF AWARDS These awards were established by Harlow Stapf and Verna Williams with the idea of encouraging athletes to excel in athletics and in helping build better citizens, and to give recognition for outstanding achievement. The basis of selection is as follows: 1. The individual must be a senior. 2. The individual must have earned at least two (2) athletic letters in a varsity sport. 3. The individual must have a grade point average at the close of the 7th semester of at least a 2.5 on a 4.0 scale. 4. The individual must have exemplified the highest type of citizenship and sportsmanship. 5. The individual must possess a spirit of loyalty to his school and teammates. 6. The individual must be an outstanding athlete in a particular sport.
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Post by crimson5 on Jun 23, 2021 8:23:58 GMT -5
Huh, popularity contest"? If that were the case, then AA wouldn't have received the award. He earned it as well. READ the criteria for the award! Nowhere does it say "number of varsity letters", nor "good student". Sometimes you amaze me with your uninformed opinions. I agree, the family is pretty darn good people. JR is as standup as they come. Losing BR is not ideal. We'll be successful without him. I wish him the best as well. Anyway you slice it....the decision for him to open enroll is puzzling. The process is not broken. Sorry, I will step aside and let you explain how the process works since you are the informed one. So, explain how the voting works and why it is not a biased process so I can better understand it and be more informed going forward? JR is the first athlete to receive and start all 4 years in Willard history (first ever to anyone's knowledge). Saying JR "earned that Harlow" implies that AA didn't. I dont know who voted and could care less. As a past Harlow Staff award winner, I know the criteria......as would you with a few strokes of the keyboard. Both kids are great, and have extremely bright futures. Regardless, the Norwalk open enrollment is puzzling.
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Post by crimson5 on Jun 23, 2021 7:24:44 GMT -5
Yea, I can agree with this post. Nonetheless, its still a puzzling move. Family name is historically associated with Willard Athletics, family on the school board...leading the athletics committee. I'm hearing this past years Harlow Staff Award decision aided in the parent's decision making.....unreal if true. 12 Varsity letters and a starter all 4 years in each sport, standup kid in the community and good student (he earned that Harlow). Tell me that process isn't broken (popularity contest). Ben is probably one of the best athletes in 9-12 right now and losing him is a blow to multiple programs. Good family and hardest working kids around. Wishing them all the best. Huh, popularity contest"? If that were the case, then AA wouldn't have received the award. He earned it as well. READ the criteria for the award! Nowhere does it say "number of varsity letters", nor "good student". Sometimes you amaze me with your uninformed opinions. I agree, the family is pretty darn good people. JR is as standup as they come. Losing BR is not ideal. We'll be successful without him. I wish him the best as well. Anyway you slice it....the decision for him to open enroll is puzzling. The process is not broken.
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Post by crimson5 on Jun 22, 2021 19:48:33 GMT -5
I had heard a Willard kid transferred to Norwalk, but wasn't sure if source was reliable. I'm thinking this kid is for Football as well? If so, if you combined both sports, then presumed logic is Norwalk>Willard. Yea, I can agree with this post. Nonetheless, its still a puzzling move. Family name is historically associated with Willard Athletics, family on the school board...leading the athletics committee. I'm hearing this past years Harlow Staff Award decision aided in the parent's decision making.....unreal if true.
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Post by crimson5 on Jun 22, 2021 15:08:38 GMT -5
Watched the boys beat Avon yesterday by 4. They look like they have potential. Paxton, Weiss, Dawson, C. Robinson, Slone, I. Robinson, and Weirs made up the Varsity Roster. Isaac Robinson was a surprise for me. He played solid, good minutes.
The lost to Holy Name by 11 yesterday. Then this morning they lost to Riverside by 10 or so, then beat Norwalk badly by 21.
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Post by crimson5 on Jun 22, 2021 13:54:30 GMT -5
Slone is with the varsity at battle for the bay. Rotharr transferred to Norwalk he was suited up for them yesterday at the tournament Tell me your kidding? Not kidding at all. Best of luck to him....Norwalk basketball < Willard basketball over the next 4 years....not sure I understand the logic on this.
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Post by crimson5 on Jun 9, 2021 8:40:58 GMT -5
Heard it wasn't pretty. Got beat badly by Western Reserve, played Crawford tough but lost that one also. Interested in seeing how Joe handles the bigs this off-season. Other than Weiss, nobody has earned any minutes. Cole will have to be the man in the middle, and he will. Slone, Johnson, and Rothaar will have to prove themselves in scrimmages, open gyms etc. Sounds like Slone might be leading the group thru the first week.
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Post by crimson5 on Jun 8, 2021 22:33:41 GMT -5
Heard it wasn't pretty. Got beat badly by Western Reserve, played Crawford tough but lost that one also.
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Post by crimson5 on Jun 7, 2021 18:27:18 GMT -5
Scrimmage at Crawford tomorrow.
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Post by crimson5 on Jun 1, 2021 17:54:49 GMT -5
I'm really interested to see what the new coach can do this year. I'm not expecting miracles, but much improvement from last year should be an easy accomplishment. The skill positions should be a real strength. A 6'4" athletic QB with a nice arm, the SBC's leader in rushing yards from 2020, the SBC's leading WR in yardage and catches with 4.6 speed returns, alot of underclassmen saw major field time last year, this should be a great foundation to put points on the scoreboard. The defense is a big concern, as well as the offensive line. I'm optimistic, but realistic at the same time. Maybe 2 or 3 wins but just being competitive will be a step in the right direction.
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