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Post by GHS 1999 on Sept 18, 2016 10:03:04 GMT -5
On to week 5 already. Jonathan Alder travels to Galion for 1 final meeting before leaving the MOAC. The Puoneers have won both meetings and will most likely win this one by a large margin as well as Galion is both really inexperienced and has numerous injuries to deal with. Thoughts on this one.....
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Post by galiontiger on Sept 18, 2016 10:30:22 GMT -5
Yeeeaahhhh! Is this a reply?
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Post by japioneers on Sept 18, 2016 11:40:23 GMT -5
Over the past two seasons, we have averaged 34 points per game and our opponents have averaged 14. That's what I am going with this week. Alder 34 Galion 14.
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Post by usa70pp on Sept 18, 2016 14:48:49 GMT -5
View Galion as if they were Fairbanks.
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Post by galiontiger on Sept 18, 2016 15:38:27 GMT -5
I'm gonna say 52-3.
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Post by moacfootballfan on Sept 18, 2016 17:43:22 GMT -5
I predict galions jv will be more competitive against JA's jv than galions varsity is against JA's varsity.
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Post by galiontiger on Sept 18, 2016 17:52:46 GMT -5
I predict you are very right.
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Post by moacfootballfan on Sept 18, 2016 18:51:03 GMT -5
Its kinda sad when you feel like the season is over so early. Like I said before, we will pull one out sometime this season. But i highly doubt it will happen this week.
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Post by galiontiger on Sept 18, 2016 20:06:10 GMT -5
If it happens next week, I'll be shocked. We do play well at home though. Maybe rehab goes well this week, and my son tries to go on it. I highly doubt it will be this week, but I do know he wants to go. So we will see.....
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Post by brutus036 on Sept 19, 2016 14:09:58 GMT -5
Galion is crushed by Injuries, I hear they are down 2 QB's and a Receiver at least and the line can not block to keep anyone safe. Looks like Hawkin's saw into the future and said time to go. Too bad for the Seniors that were building for the future and hoping for another 1 game playoff run. Maybe coach Dick can right the ship in the years to come. But I hear once this class of Seniors graduates then the talent will be really thin other than the other Ivy boy.
Alder 58
Galion 0
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Post by galiontiger on Sept 19, 2016 17:22:44 GMT -5
I feel the next one to two years - Galion football will take a hit. Then the 3rd year they are going to be tough..really tough. The youngest Ivy boy is such a good receiver. He should be the top receiver in the MOAC. Still my prediction. But he's been hurt like twice this year too. He's a tough kid, but you can only take so much of a beating. Yes, our team has taken a incredible hit with injuries. We have had such a bad luck in injuries too. Why do I say bad luck, it's because the other teams we play don't seem to have players get hurt. I don't know what's going on. It has to be just bad luck.
I'm still going to make a prediction our last 3-4 games we will be competitive. Probably stretching it, but that's mhy prediction.
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Post by usa70pp on Sept 19, 2016 18:55:58 GMT -5
GT,
How is Galion's conditioning program?
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Post by GHS 1999 on Sept 19, 2016 19:42:54 GMT -5
Galion is crushed by Injuries, I hear they are down 2 QB's and a Receiver at least and the line can not block to keep anyone safe. Looks like Hawkin's saw into the future and said time to go. Too bad for the Seniors that were building for the future and hoping for another 1 game playoff run. Maybe coach Dick can right the ship in the years to come. But I hear once this class of Seniors graduates then the talent will be really thin other than the other Ivy boy. Alder 58 Galion 0 The talent is thin right now. The best talent is in the 7th, 8th, and 9th grades right now. I have been told that athletically speaking, the 8th grade class may be top to bottom the best class the school has seen. Now how that relates to football success remains to be seen but the future is looking bright. Unfortunately this year is a leaner year and the depth has been really tested. |
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Post by galiontiger on Sept 19, 2016 21:51:00 GMT -5
GT, How is Galion's conditioning program? I don't follow it that well. I feel it was a down year in that department, like the off-season lifting. I didn't see the dedication this year. I think it really hurt not having head coach for so long. I could be wrong. I heard a humor that the 2-days were very easy though compared to another smaller school in the area. So a lot of questions I can't really comment on it. What I can say is losing the leadership of all those seniors (who graduated last year) hurt us. That team was a lot tighter due that high number of kids growing up together. And the loss of our coach and the gap between not having a coach sure didn't help us. The practices and two-a-days will be viewed by someone other than me. I won't comment of that. |
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Post by galiontiger on Sept 19, 2016 21:53:05 GMT -5
Galion is crushed by Injuries, I hear they are down 2 QB's and a Receiver at least and the line can not block to keep anyone safe. Looks like Hawkin's saw into the future and said time to go. Too bad for the Seniors that were building for the future and hoping for another 1 game playoff run. Maybe coach Dick can right the ship in the years to come. But I hear once this class of Seniors graduates then the talent will be really thin other than the other Ivy boy. Alder 58 Galion 0 The talent is thin right now. The best talent is in the 7th, 8th, and 9th grades right now. I have been told that athletically speaking, the 8th grade class may be top to bottom the best class the school has seen. Now how that relates to football success remains to be seen but the future is looking bright. The 9th grade team now seems to be winning most of their games, so you would think they would end up being pretty tough in the few years. Unfortunately this year is a leaner year and the depth has been really tested. |
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Post by galion on Sept 20, 2016 4:49:01 GMT -5
Guys relax, this is a young team. There is a lot of size and talent that hasn't developed yet. Next year will be better. The only returning starters are the skill position players who can't seem to stay on the field. Sorry to break the news to you but the best class(es) athletically this school has ever seen came through here in the mid to late '80's. Now if you're just referring to the "new" high school then maybe.
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Post by japioneers on Sept 20, 2016 10:58:16 GMT -5
I would be surprised if JA puts up more than 34 to 37 points. IF JA gets into a situation where the game clock does not stop, they put in all the kids that have not played in the game. It's good for experience purposes. There probably wont be any more scoring offensively and the backup and reserve defense has to try and stop the opposing varsity offense. Last week against PHS was the first time all year that the starters played all four qtrs. |
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Post by Willard Fillmore on Sept 20, 2016 13:36:37 GMT -5
Guys relax, this is a young team. There is a lot of size and talent that hasn't developed yet. Next year will be better. The only returning starters are the skill position players who can't seem to stay on the field. Sorry to break the news to you but the best class(es) athletically this school has ever seen came through here in the mid to late '80's. Now if you're just referring to the "new" high school then maybe. The Galion State Championship team was one of, if not the best team I've ever seen in this area. They had a few leaders on that team that WOULD NOT allow their TEAM to lose. A once in a lifetime class. |
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Post by moacfootballfan on Sept 20, 2016 14:27:58 GMT -5
I would be surprised if JA puts up more than 34 to 37 points. IF JA gets into a situation where the game clock does not stop, they put in all the kids that have not played in the game. It's good for experience purposes. There probably wont be any more scoring offensively and the backup and reserve defense has to try and stop the opposing varsity offense. Last week against PHS was the first time all year that the starters played all four qtrs. There was another poster that seemed to imply that such a practice of substitution was endangering young boys who were incapable of playing without being hauled off of the field by the emergency squad. Props to Jonathan Alder for developing their underclassmen! |
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Post by buckeye01 on Sept 20, 2016 14:36:03 GMT -5
I would be shocked to see Pugh, Koenig etc in after halftime. Gotta keep everyone healthy heading into the meat of the schedule.
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Post by galion on Sept 20, 2016 15:04:29 GMT -5
I would be surprised if JA puts up more than 34 to 37 points. IF JA gets into a situation where the game clock does not stop, they put in all the kids that have not played in the game. It's good for experience purposes. There probably wont be any more scoring offensively and the backup and reserve defense has to try and stop the opposing varsity offense. Last week against PHS was the first time all year that the starters played all four qtrs. There was another poster that seemed to imply that such a practice of substitution was endangering young boys who were incapable of playing without being hauled off of the field by the emergency squad. Props to Jonathan Alder for developing their underclassmen! Trying to equate of the skill and physical development levels of our reserves to an actual football program like JA is akin to comparing the rosters of OSU and Capital. Go ahead, line your son and his buddies up against JA's starters and see if we even have enough players left next week to field a team against Fairbanks. That being said I have no problem pulling our starters when another team pulls theirs, but I don't believe that was what our original conversation was about. Back in '85 we had a jv team that by itself could have probably placed 3rd or 4th in our conference. That is what you're dealing with here. |
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Post by brutus036 on Sept 20, 2016 15:27:11 GMT -5
Guys relax, this is a young team. There is a lot of size and talent that hasn't developed yet. Next year will be better. The only returning starters are the skill position players who can't seem to stay on the field. Sorry to break the news to you but the best class(es) athletically this school has ever seen came through here in the mid to late '80's. Now if you're just referring to the "new" high school then maybe. The Galion State Championship team was one of, if not the best team I've ever seen in this area. They had a few leaders on that team that WOULD NOT allow their TEAM to lose. A once in a lifetime class. |
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Post by brutus036 on Sept 20, 2016 15:33:46 GMT -5
Sorry WF it is absolutely the best team this area has ever seen. There has not been a State Title from this area meaning Mansfield not Marion to be clear. I am not sure why the teams in this area are not even close to the talent that the Midwest Athletic Conference over by Indiana is putting out year in and year out. Not just in Football but in many other team sports as well. It would be great to see another State Title in Football come from this area. I just do not see it happening anytime soon.
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Post by jedbartlet98 on Sept 20, 2016 16:05:30 GMT -5
42-0 JA
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Post by Willard Fillmore on Sept 20, 2016 16:42:43 GMT -5
Sorry WF it is absolutely the best team this area has ever seen. There has not been a State Title from this area meaning Mansfield not Marion to be clear. I am not sure why the teams in this area are not even close to the talent that the Midwest Athletic Conference over by Indiana is putting out year in and year out. Not just in Football but in many other team sports as well. It would be great to see another State Title in Football come from this area. I just do not see it happening anytime soon. Was counting Norwalk who won a State Title in the first year of the playoffs, when there were only 3 Divisions, they were comparable. And for MOAC guys, they had a tailback stud with the last name of Pugh, think he was also a State Wrestling Champ. |
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Post by moacfootballfan on Sept 20, 2016 16:43:10 GMT -5
There was another poster that seemed to imply that such a practice of substitution was endangering young boys who were incapable of playing without being hauled off of the field by the emergency squad. Props to Jonathan Alder for developing their underclassmen! Trying to equate of the skill and physical development levels of our reserves to an actual football program like JA is akin to comparing the rosters of OSU and Capital. Go ahead, line your son and his buddies up against JA's starters and see if we even have enough players left next week to field a team against Fairbanks. That being said I have no problem pulling our starters when another team pulls theirs, but I don't believe that was what our original conversation was about. Back in '85 we had a jv team that by itself could have probably placed 3rd or 4th in our conference. That is what you're dealing with here. Sheesh, it was just a light-hearted jab  , however, let's be realistic here. JA is a program that pulls players who reside in it's district area just like we do. We are still just talking about 16-18 year old rural kids here. Comparing OSU and Capital are entirely another story because of recruiting advantages, money, facilities, etc. |
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Post by fbfan on Sept 20, 2016 18:58:28 GMT -5
Sorry WF it is absolutely the best team this area has ever seen. There has not been a State Title from this area meaning Mansfield not Marion to be clear. I am not sure why the teams in this area are not even close to the talent that the Midwest Athletic Conference over by Indiana is putting out year in and year out. Not just in Football but in many other team sports as well. It would be great to see another State Title in Football come from this area. I just do not see it happening anytime soon. "Ever" is a long time. Going back a few years before WF's example, the 1970 Bucyrus Redmen were pretty good. Ranked 2nd in AA despite some statewide negative publicity concerning an anti-Ohio State Buckeyes "newspaper" published by a Bucyrus resident and UM alum. This was before the playoffs, the AP Poll was the generally accepted source for the State Championship. Before your time I guess. A recognized State Championship does trump all though.  |
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Post by BellevueBuckeye on Sept 20, 2016 19:23:46 GMT -5
Was counting Norwalk who won a State Title in the first year of the playoffs, when there were only 3 Divisions, they were comparable It was the 3rd year of the playoffs (The first year of the playoffs was 1972, Norwalk won their title in 1974) |
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Post by usa70pp on Sept 20, 2016 19:44:34 GMT -5
1972, first year of the playoffs. Pleasant went undefeated and won the class A title. They then went to the hardwood the next week and proceeded to go undefeated in basketball and win state,
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Post by GHS 1999 on Sept 20, 2016 20:10:33 GMT -5
Guys relax, this is a young team. There is a lot of size and talent that hasn't developed yet. Next year will be better. The only returning starters are the skill position players who can't seem to stay on the field. Sorry to break the news to you but the best class(es) athletically this school has ever seen came through here in the mid to late '80's. Now if you're just referring to the "new" high school then maybe. You would be right there. It would be difficult for any class to trump what was done in the '80's. Plus the school had a lot more students than now. However my point is that that class is loaded with great athletic talent, both for boys and girls. I never realized until this last spring just how great the track teams are. That being said there is a lot of young talent in the pipeline. That doesn't necessarily mean football success but this fan hopes so. It will be up to the coaching staff to maximize the potential and more importantly the kids heart and desire to improve every day. |
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, however, let's be realistic here. JA is a program that pulls players who reside in it's district area just like we do. We are still just talking about 16-18 year old rural kids here. 
