[Beetle01]

Yep, Belfry had scored what was to be the game winning TD on that illegal motion call when the back barely flinched. But he did flinch and that's what matters. Conversely Russell also could dispute fairly easily that Belfry deserved to win that game as Matt Maynard stripped Jones after a loooong run in the first half that should have put the Devils up 27-0 going into the half. That was an odd game. Belfry's defense was night and day between the two halves, and I still remember Belfry fumbling the ball numerous times on a key scoring drive only to continue to recover it. I also think Haywood learned about going to the well too many times with the INT by Kasey Clark to seal the game.

Russell fans how would you compare this Devil team to that '05 squad? This Belfry team has some similarities to that '05 Belfry team, but they are much stronger and experienced at QB, deeper at RB, and a little better on the line. Thomas Varney and Matt Maynard have alot of similarities in their ability to take over the game from any spot on the field at any time. Defensively the two Belfry teams are pretty comparable IMO.

to compare this team to the 05 team, I think offensively they may be more of a threat, but since the OLine is not doing their jobs, its hard to tell. This team was more efficient and played harder in the Cabell scrimmage, than they have all season. They completely dominated a 2500 student school thast has about 4 d1 players, and the biggest and best offensive line in WV, and maybe KY with the exception of St. X. They have a couple good linemen, and if the coaches would do right by this team and put Burgess at LT instead of playing the coaches son who couldn't block my 8yo cousin, the line would be much improved. Cordle's passing has also dropped off for w/e reason. He seems to be playing timid because he gets about .2 seconds to get a pass off, because usually the pressure comes from the left side over top our tackle.

Defensively, 05 was much better. Our advantage defensively is our quickness, but our coaches won't utilize that by stunting. They also make us play in this crappy zone when we have DB's that can cover just about anyone one on one.

05 probably 2TD's better. But this team oculd beat them if they were done right with the personell, maybe 2 or 3 out of 10 times.