[Orange Blaze]

Maybe so as individual teams go. I’m speaking more from a program standpoint. I just feel like we are moving in a different direction in more aspects than just the results of an individual season than we were then.

I still think it is hard to say that just because there isn’t any hard evidence to support it.

From a standpoint of cosmetics in terms of facilities, weight room, and scheduling it may look that way but the on field product is still the same.  We still don’t have what would be considered a signature win against a high level opponent and have been blown out in both title appearances.  

Last season’s record is misleading too because our traditionally tough opponents in the regular season had down years while we were having a good year and outside of Hazard the playoff road was full of cupcakes.  

I hope you are correct that things are trending in a new direction but this has been said about Raceland since 2006.  At this point I’ll believe it when I see evidence to support these claims but as of right now the program has not done anything to prove that it has stepped up to a new level.

I agree with what you’re saying here if we are talking about trophies. I believe we had so solid teams in the past that would have just as much success as this Raceland team had last year. The big difference I see in the program is depth. We no longer play freshman and sophomores like we did in the past. We have great numbers year after year and I believe that makes for a lot of depth. No that hasn’t gotten us the big shinny trophy at the end of the year but it has helped us win some games. Two years ago at Assland….it was an ugly,hit hard fought game that the Rams were able to win do to the depth we haven’t had in years past. Idk if we will ever win the big one but I’m happy with the program as a whole and I’m proud of the great young men that this program turns out into the real world

I agree with all of that.  The program is is great shape and I don’t want my above comments to be mistaken to be downplaying any if the improvements we have seen in recent years.  I do think we are trending in the right direction for sure.  As for the depth you were talking about, it will be needed this year more than ever for the gauntlet of a regular season schedule we have in front of us.