[OldtimeTomcat]

I have been a reader on this site for a couple of years and after reading the posts on this game now feel to give my two cents worth.


I understand there are some over zealous Ashland posters on here, but there are like posters from nearly every team on this site. With regards to the statements that some of the Ashland posters felt like this team was going to be great, I have to say as a parent of one of these Ashland seniors and after watching this class play and grow together thru the years I felt that this was going to be a special team, success and talent wise. And not to slight last years seniors, I felt that this class had the makings to be better as a team just as I'm sure that some of the JC parents may feel the same about their kids. Call me a homer if you like but that is how I feel about this team.

With regards to the statements that Ashland got outcoached, I see it more as getting out executed and not outcoached. I'm not making excuses for the loss because I think that injuries are a part of the game and those teams that overcome those type of obstacles are the better team. But I think that Ashlands coaches maybe were thinking, concerning going for one instead of two in overtime, that their best chance to win was with the defense rather than the offense because thru the year Ashland had lost 3 of their top 4 running backs, one of its best recievers and one of its best linemen on offense for this game. And Ashland's defense has been better the last couple of years. Plus it is ironic that the coaching staff has been receiving criticism the last few years by not having a kicker with comments that it will eventually cost them a game.

Good luck to JC in the playoffs, and I think that this Ashland team can and will rebound to make some noise in the playoffs.