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I am not disagreeing and I would have thought the same but let us look back.
Heritage lost to Amherst by one point and to Rustburg by 1 point . and beat Hidden Valley by 6 points while Hidden Valley had lossed to PH by 17 , to Pulaski by 18 , to Salem by 53 and beat Liberty by 40 .
Brookville had a close loss to Heritage and a close win over Amherst but was blown out by 30 to Blacksburg .
Blacksburg lost to Hidden Valley by 1 , beat Pulaski by 4, lost to Patrick Henry by 11, beat Heritage by 7 and lost to Salem by 36.
Glass and Liberty were not very good but Glass is improving . They beat Fleming by 3. Fleming beat nobody.
JF played in a lot of 1 or 2 score games because of their offense but maybe they were playing against mediocre teams in Seminole.
I am going to touch on a sensitive issue because everybody likes Amherst and they are first class. Did Amherst beat Salem or did Salem not play against Amherst. Salem shredded Amherst in the first game but our defense was like swiss cheese in that game. They made a couple of throws that by grandson could have caught . There was nobody in site of receiver . Salem had major breakdowns.
The purpose of these comparisons is not to bad mouth Seminole or to say we are better than them but maybe the River Ridge was not as bad as people think and Salem was elite team as they proved against a great team in Dinwiddie . Everybody in Seminole kept on throwing Appomattox out there , an elite single A program , who probably would have won Seminole. Appomattox would not have come close against Dinwiddie or any elite team in Division 4 , in my opinion. That being said , Appomattox reminds me of Gretna in their heyday, a great program.
Remember this is a one year comparison . Amherst , in my opinion had elite Division 4 talent but they never got any better and teams usually improve during the year. They did have a big injury to their QB but never rebounded . Just because there were close games in the Seminole does not justify saying they were extremely good when Hidden Valley, Blacksburg and Pulaski and Patrick Henry were just as competitive against those same teams . I do not think they beat each other up but merely were teams with gaping holes. Remember one other score comparison . Byrd shut down Staunton River , a team that very likely would have won the Seminole, was shut down again by Blacksburg. There are numerous examples to back up my points but things change year to year and Salem may not be elite next year . We will see.But in 2016 the mid teams in the River Ridge were just as good or better than any team in Seminole and that is proved , not by one game but by the whole season.
Hopefully, did not hurt any feelings out there because that was not my intention but merely to touch on some of the talk on here that Salem played a weak schedule and plays one every year . I think maybe things change every year and sometimes that is correct and sometimes not.
No they wouldn't have. That was an awful defensive team.Gretna in it's hey-day with Vic Hall won AA state championships to throw that caveat in there and would have competed if not beat ANY team in the state that year.
Ive been told that all opinions should be respected, but that statement is just straight out nuts. They would have been crushed by the AAA teamsGretna in it's hey-day with Vic Hall won AA state championships to throw that caveat in there and would have competed if not beat ANY team in the state that year.
I have every respect for Salem. I have gone on and on on their balance, preparation and Coaching. Most impressive of all is how they perform in the big games. No one is ever perfect but when the curtain goes up, Salem is. Of course, the players have to execute but this is the Coach.But you were predisposed to make those picks. You knew a little about the football where you lived, and you thought it was good, but you knew nothing about Salem. The team has enjoyed giving you an education.
Actually, it can be a disadvantage for starters to have less game time experience than other players who get significantly more minutes during the regular season.C'mon Mike. I talk regular season and you guys want to add post season to make yourselves feel better. I have given Salem every righteous kudo for what they have done in the post season.
My contention that you don't know who Salem actually is till the post season and that their path is far easier to get there and gives them a measurable advantage when they get there stands.
Yes that could be a disadvantage come play-off time. Amazing how people choose to ignore that. Salem's opponent's would generally have move experience going into the play-offs, thus should have the upper hand.Actually, it can be a disadvantage for starters to have less game time experience than other players who get significantly more minutes during the regular season.