You also said Corvian started moving the ball when 55 was out of the game. I'm not sure that kid missed consecutive plays and was in the game until the end. Corvian moved the ball consistently.
That's not what I said, I said Corvian had more success when he was out of the game on both sides of the ball and they did. And you're wrong on the second part, he was out a lot longer than a play, he went out late 3rd quarter and came back in early 4th quarter.
I wont speak for him but I don't believe that, no. And I don't think anyone from Murphy remotely has that expectation. Murphy knows Starmount has a stout run defense.
Murphy will put up whatever is necessary to get the job done, IMO.
Corvian moved the ball some against Murphy. What’s your point? They are a very talented bunch. Truth is, Murphy had their foot on Corvian’s throat in the first half and if not for a couple of untimely mistakes, would have had the game wrapped up by halftime. That would scare me to death if I was a Starmount fan. Corvian is no joke and is better than any team the rams have played so far.
I wonder if EW fans think MA or Corvian is better this year. It would be 100% speculation either way, just curious what they think since they played both. EW definitely feels like they were a couple untimely mistakes from beating Corvian. Sounds like all 3 teams are a few untimely mistakes from being pretty even, which is what you expect in the later rounds of the playoffs.
Maybe EW was a couple of mistakes away from beating Corvian, Murphy was a couple of mistakes from blowing them out. Not the same. Doesn’t mean anything come this Friday night, but Bulldog fans do have good reason to be confident.
Sure they do! That’s what being a fan is all about. May the best team win.
Problem is neither one of those things happened. I'm just saying that there probably isn't as big of a strength of schedule difference as you think. Yeah, Heard County and A.C. Reynolds are good teams, but this isn't the SEC or Notre Dame. We don't give out awards for losing. Robbinsville is the only team after that with a pulse until you got to Corvian. NONE of this is a knock on Murphy. I think they are great, but lets not act like they ran through some kind of gauntlet.
Anything can happen when it comes to 16 year old kids. One team might blow the other one completely out of the water. I just think these two are closer together than some might realize.
Oh yeah I do too. It's most likely a very tough one score game.
I hate when that happens to the kids. They've worked so hard all year to get to this point. Football is a tough physical game that's hard on the body. Hopefully he's able to play
They've lost a few throughout the season with season ending injuries, but as healthy as can be expected in the 5th round of the playoffs.
They're down 3 starters. Only one is recent though. Other than that they're healthy as far as I know.
Fair post. I do disagree on a couple of things though. One, Community School of Davidson was no pushover. Their passing game was top notch and they hung around until Murphy just overwhelmed them on the line of scrimmage and took over the game. A lot of people around the state even picked them to beat Murphy. CSOD dropped 65 on Swain in Bryson City in a 65-13 win a week earlier. Speaking of Swain, they were no pushover either. I know Swain (historical SMC powerhouse) wasn’t 100% in their games against Murphy (L 28-0) and CSOD (L 65-13) but still, they were a victory at home over Murphy away from winning a share of the SMC had they been able to pull it out.
No Murphy doesn't have an individual back on Martin's level but not many teams do, including Starmount. As a group/collective though Murphy has a very good rushing attack. Defensively Murphy's front 7 is very strong, when healthy there are no weak links in that group.
Martin is good, but what else does MA have? Clem isn’t the only good back Murphy has. The Dogs have a deep backfield with lots of talent.
All true statements. The team comparison thing is just a fun way to try and figure out who should be favored.
I agree, Murphy has more than one option which as a collection makes it tough on an opposing defense. I don't doubt that the DL is very good.
Try Julie’s place near community college. Great home cooking food, breakfast on Saturday morning.
If you like steak, Legend’s Steakhouse is awesome if you can get in. Lunch would be a better time to go there. It’s usually very crowded in the evening. The Chop House is very good too, as is Shoe Booties cafe. Just do a quick google search of restaurants when you get here. Lots of great food options here and in the surrounding area. The casino has several good options as well, including Gordon Ramsey’s.
Have you seen some of the Murphy linemen over the years???? Been some beasts.
