[pirateforlife]

Heard some of the folks on here saying Dixon didn’t play because he was too hurt. Then I’ve heard some folks allude to the fact that Dixon could’ve played but a late decision was made to sit him due to his injury. No doubt Dixon is a tremendous talent and would have made a difference in the game. But the question I have is, is it possible that the Belfry coaching staff made the call to sit Dixon because they didn’t think they’d need him to beat Pikeville at CAM? I think that’s a valid question and completely not out of the realm of possibility...

No, I dont think anyone on the Belfry staff underestimated Pikeville and knew Pikeville had the personnel to beat them. The explosive play making ability is gone without Dixon on the field. He showed that last year at Pikeville. IMO, Belfry's best offense is the Wildcat with Dixon. Belfry has used it all year in the 4th quarter much like UK used it with Benny Snell to grind out games. It did take a big piece of the offense away but that's no excuse. Pikeville made the plays in the 2nd half and Belfry didn't. Belfry had a chance to put Pikeville away in the 3rd quarter and didn't. I honestly think Dixon was in too much pain to play last night. Now maybe if this was a huge playoff game with a team who had a real shot at beating Belfry, he would have gave it a shot but who knows. He will now have as much time as he needs to heal up to be 100 percent for JC and the playoffs with the easiest part of the schedule coming up the next 4 weeks.