[Ramcat77]

Say what u will about the coaching staff and play calling. All three of racelands most recent coaches, BT Ross, Hoof, now Maynard have struggled getting teams past a regional semifinalist. Raceland has NEVER won a regional championship. Alot of it comes down to the other teams simply being better. There have however been times that Racelands coaching staff started playing ball control a bit too late. Its one thing to be classy when u r up by 20 pts at the half. But momentum is socimportant at the hs level that if u let a descent team, in ur same class level, think they haw a shot, and u continue to pull back on the throttle, u will lose. I am refering to Raceland/LCA regional champ game in 08. Fact of the matter is, to call out this coaching staff b saying it woukdbe different w hoof at the helm again, is a crazy statement. The program as a whole needs to adopt a kill or be killed mentality. If it takes beating a team by 69 to beat them, so be it.

You really confuse me at times, you should really consider being a politician. One post you are all over the coaching staff and their inability to win the big game and in another you are right in their hip pocket, I don't think you can play it both ways. I think it is partially fair to compare Hoofy to Maynard, but I don't think you can throw Ross in there. Times are way different now as compared to the days when Ross was coaching. For one, the area as a whole wasn't down. The teams that made up the districts from those days weren't watered down as they are today. Raceland's schedule today, as opposed to what Ross lined up back then, is cake.

In one of my earlier posts I stated that I was a little hard on Salmons, sure his playing calling is questionable at times, but if you can put 30+ points on the board, then you should be winning, and most of Raceland's problems right now are on the defensive side of the ball. I think one of the biggest problems with this team right now, are the people that are part of the inner circle, who have nothing to do with the coaching, have built this team up to believe that they are one of the best teams in Raceland history, and this all happened before the first pads popped. These kids have developed a sense of entitlement, and I don't think that is their fault. The talk of the next team being a carbon copy of the last one, and the talk of this being a special group of kids and how they have all the riches of a regional and state titles ahead of them, has got to stop. The team after this is nothing until they step on the field and prove it.

I've said it time and time again, if this coaching staff would simply win a game that they aren't heavily favored in, then they will gain my respect.