[EKUAlum05]

i hear corbin will be really loaded this year and seeing that they almost or should have won this past year, do you think you will be able to beat them?

Should be a much closer game if nothing else. Corbin threw their kitchen sink at Belfry and the Pirates took their best shot then landed multiple knockout blows after making adjustments. No doubt Belfry lost some superstars, but at the same time Corbin has some mighty big question marks of their own (lose AJ moore, several key defenders, and all their RB's). I would say right now... wayyyyy too early..I would call this a toss-up

With that said and just to be blunt... until either Corbin improves their speed on the outside or Belfry graduates their speed backs, I think Corbin will continue to struggle with Belfry's overall run game. The past two years Belfry has averaged probably 15 yards a carry running outside because the Hounds simply didn't have the horses to catch them.

The average stat line between Hunter and Willis the past two years? 8 carries, 174 yards, and 3 TD's per game :yikes:. It wasn't just Belfry that exploited this either, Mayfield has hurt the Hounds with their speed outside in the running game the past two seasons and even Casey County saw success outside last year.

With Hunter back and Wellman still forcing Corbin to honor the inside run, this will be the single biggest variable Corbin will have to answer to continue to close that gap. I think Corbin's offense will give Belfry trouble and expect the Hounds to be stout between the tackles otherwise.