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It was meant to be a deep ball, the issue came in that the QB's arm was hit as he released and it went into the air like a wounded duck.

By all accounts, Haywood was doing exactly what one would want and using Football 101. It is extremely common at every level to take a deep shot following a turnover in the middle of the field. In this case, it was the last play of the Half and the play was designed to be a TD or nothing against one on one coverage.

Central made the play by hitting the QB, by picking the ball, then by returning it 70+ yards.

Asking a team who's entire system is to run the belly with narrow splits and typically 3 guys at the most on pass patterns (two of which will always have to overcome contact at the LOS) simply makes the risk of something bad happening on a pass substantially higher than more traditional pro-style sets.

Does Belfry win another title or two with a more balanced offense? Maybe.... maybe not. In case you haven't noticed it isn't like Belfry is oozing with D-1 talent... in Belfry's legendary tradition you can count on one hand the number of guys who played at D-1 school. Belfry may have won a couple more, but without the veer and the dominant running game in 2003/2004 Belfry may have lost either title as well.




Although this is good discussion, we are getting away from the topic.

Has Breathitt considered bringing in additional seating? In year's past in much less anticipated games the Pirate faithful have far exceeded the visitor section and in turn took seats on the homestands before the Bobcat fans could arrive. There have been some tension in the stands as a result. I expect a massive crowd Friday.