[BADCAT74]

Checking Ashland's schedule back through the years, it is clear that they play a goodly number of schools of a lower class (1A, 2A, 3A) but they never play a school of a higher class (5A, 6A). You don't impress anyone playing smaller schools and your players don't improve playing lesser schools. On the other hand, it does allow your coach to run up a lot of cheap victories which make him and his program look good to the casual observer.

I agree paying a tougher schedule does nothing but make you better. I know in recent years we have reached out to some close Ohio teams an WV teams that were thought to be better than they turned out to be Waverly for example was not very good so we get Wv power George Washington. And have added a quality Belfry team and Ironton we've been playing for 50 yrs. I personally never likedthe raceland series nothing to gain everything to lose situation. That game just doesn't interest me its all about the money there raceland has a good following So does Ashland its the fact we just don't get better for playing that game, same for lawrence Co not been a good series for us last few years. Ashland. Needs to strive to put 2 more quality teams on our schedule. IMO
just for the record just because a team comes 6hrs. Away doesnt make them a quality football team. Some teams put these far away teams on there schedule? Not sure why this is suppose to impress, I guess they sounds exotic most are not. There are plenty of quality teams around couple hours or less that can be pursued as possible opponents.