[EKUAlum05]

My Final Post on this game discussion, and my prediction:

We can break down if's and possibilities all day...we can hypothetically point out each team's strengths and weakness... we can discuss SOS and experience. Ultimately, this is all just fodder and we won't know how this plays out until the ball is kicked off.

What we know with certainty is these are two well coached teams, they are familiar with each other, they both will be fired up, and no game this season that either team has played has prepared them for what they are about to see. The styles are polar opposites. The makeup of the teams is completely different.

Ultimately, it is cliche but this comes down to who executes, who protects the ball, and who is stronger and better conditioned in the 4th Quarter. That is who wins this game and reigns as the better team.

My Prediction is:
Belfry 26
Breathitt 20

I see Trent breaking a couple big plays with his feet after Belfry misses a tackle or blows contain, and the Bobcats hitting a deep ball for a TD wen the CB gets beat and the Safety is late coming over.

I see Belfry converting a Breathitt turnover on a short field, I see the Pirates breaking a big run on a missed assignment, I see special teams setting the Pirates up in good field position for a 50 yard drive, and I see a late drive to win it with Belfry's depth being the advantage. I also see both teams missing XP's to make their fans want to punch a wall.


Above all else I respect the Breathitt program, Holcomb, and the top football player in EKY this year in Trent. If Belfry falls I will carry the Bobcat flag and pull for your team moving forward. It is nice to have a rival who pushes your program to improve. Best of luck to the Bobcats..just not enough luck the ball bounces their way on a punt in the redzone