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2 yrs ago, I saw one of the Best High School games ever as Richmond beat Butler 55-54 in OT. Last yr, Butler embarrassed Richmond 32-13. It was 32-0 at halftime. When has Richmond ever been down by that much at the half? Should be interesting this yr.
LAWLate? Na....early! Richmond's qb is awesome...great football player. I think at this point Scots and Richmond may be neck and neck. And that's average. Two top conferences.....yes. State ranked is suspect for both. Will see in just a few weeks.
That's better....Sorry....jus calling what I see. Ok if so...Scots over Richmond by 2! That help? Lol.
That game was probably the most ridiculously entertaining game I've ever seen as well. Every good defensive coach in history rolled over in their graves, but it was an offense lover's not-dry dream.2 yrs ago, I saw one of the Best High School games ever as Richmond beat Butler 55-54 in OT.
NO! THIS WAS THE MOST RIDICULOUSThat game was probably the most ridiculously entertaining game I've ever seen.
Ahhhhhh....Now yeah that was crazy thenYeah, I remember when that game happened (and you throwing your shoe at Raider Magic), but that game came down to one crazy last play. The Butler/Richmond shootout from 2 years ago was 3 full hours of crazy plays. Both offenses put on a home run clinic in that game.
I think they ate the booster club!!!Good Grief my Baby Jesus......those are some big boys. The Booster Club must feed'em well.
I think they ate the booster club!!!
Confucius say...........no man will live to tell the story of running head on into a rhino to achieve their goal.....the wise man runs around the horny beast and lives to tell the story on NC Preps.Hokiemtc
or anyone equivalent to Hokie's expertise, could you grade my said above essay I turned in yesterday and tell me what you think. It was called "Butler has Never Seen Magic and Richie has Never Seen Rhinos". This is going to be heck of a game.
It has been mentioned during our Sunday Supreme Omelet Brunch at Rufus crib that Butler's Corners have been injured and injured and injured and so on. My question, P-diddy, does Richie Rich take advantage of the inexperience door that's wide open so the Ref's can raise the roof in the end zone?Confucius say...........no man will live to tell the story of running head on into a rhino to achieve their goal.....the wise man runs around the horny beast and lives to tell the story on NC Preps.
No predictions from me this week, except that I think this has the makings of being another classic between the two schools. Butler is indeed banged up in the secondary right now, and the offense misfired a little bit last week. Scuttlebutt has it that Richmond is bigger in the trenches this year than in the recent past, so I'm expecting this to be a fairly even matchup. This will also be the first time Richmond has played on Butler's field, so allow me to be the first to greet our Richmond visitors to a little home cooking. It's always an honor to host someone of Richmond's stature.Hokiemtc
or anyone equivalent to Hokie's expertise, could you grade my said above essay I turned in yesterday and tell me what you think. It was called "Butler has Never Seen Magic and Richie has Never Seen Rhinos". This is going to be heck of a game.
Hokie,No predictions from me this week, except that I think this has the makings of being another classic between the two schools. Butler is indeed banged up in the secondary right now, and the offense misfired a little bit last week. Scuttlebutt has it that Richmond is bigger in the trenches this year than in the recent past, so I'm expecting this to be a fairly even matchup. This will also be the first time Richmond has played on Butler's field, so allow me to be the first to greet our Richmond visitors to a little home cooking. It's always an honor to host someone of Richmond's stature.
Impressive!!!!In order:
1) Richmond allegedly has more size in the trenches today than they've had since 2010 (I'll see them tomorrow and can offer an opinion then as to whether or not that's a valid observation). But they still won't have more mass in the trenches than what Butler has.
2) Scotland has had bigger lines than Richmond for the last half decade now, which is why they started winning their games. I don't know what Scotland's lines look like for 2016, but I can guarantee you they aren't the size of Mallard Creek's lines. Butler can match MC mass for mass across each line, but doesn't have anywhere near the same height and doesn't have half the depth that MC has. Butler's 2nd string oline drops off considerably. MC's 2nd string oline looks just like their starters do. Richmond's lines and MC's lines aren't comparable in any way.
3) Richmond can run the ball in this game with their excellent speed, but it will mostly be outside. Butler has (3) 300+ pound run stuffers in the middle of the defense which are very difficult to move, even for a Mallard Creek caliber oline. One of those guys (#71 in the picture above) is Maurice McClain Jr, who's 6'-1" 320 pounds. Good luck getting a push on this guy.
4) Butler's corners are banged up, so there will be ample opportunities for Richmond to run their short passing game if they choose to.
What is ridiculous is that this is still debated.
1. You say start at the 7:00 time frame, but if you do that, you miss the horrible pass interference call at 5:45 that kept the Swett drive alive that led to the TD. Without that call, the TD probably wouldn't have happened and the whole argument would be moot. Also, that shot is clear as day and does not have to be reviewed over and over at slow motion.
2. The crane shot that was posted was a much better look. It was taken at an angle too, so it's still not 100% and you are still playing the shadow game with that one as well. However, the thing that stands out to me is the pylon. You can see the top of the pylon from the time the ball is snapped until the Raider defender straddles it while pushing the Swett player out of bounds. Even if the ball did cross the line, it just barely did. It definitely didn't cross over to the degree that most of the Swett fans seemed to believe. Both videos show an entire body (the defender) between the runner and the goal line. Also, if it did cross, it did so when the runner was a few steps before going out. The ball did not cross over the pylon, that much is clear as day in the crane video.
3. A whole opened up the size of Texas during that play. Two Raider defenders got pushed back deep into the end zone. Had the Swett runner cut to his left and ran into the end zone, he could have run in and out of the back without ever being touched. He was committed to the corner and ran straight to the only defender that even had a chance to stop him. If you are going to take a gamble like that, you have to execute well, and you have to leave no doubt. Swett did neither. If he did get in, and I'll give him the benefit of the doubt, he did so in a way that involved the absolute minimum level of certainty. If people are still debating it 5 years later, don't beat up the official who had a split second to make the decision.
4. In the last quarter, both teams were pretty much moving the ball at will against one another. The defenses were tired. There were nearly 900 yards of offense in that game. Richmond's previous TD only took about 46 seconds and the one before that did not take long at all either. The 2 point conversion attempt did not happen with 15 seconds left in the game, it happened with a minute and half left and Richmond had 2 timeouts. In that scenerio, even if the 2 point conversion would have counted, odds are very likely that Richmond would have won anyway.
Lastly, Richmond finished with their worst record in 2 decades in 2011. I'm not sure the level of gloating you would have planned on doing even if the Rams would have won. One of your best teams would have beaten one of our worst by a point. Gold Star!
Now can we quit bringing up this You Tube video that is evidence of nothing since it was shot at an angle (from the back of the end zone and not from the side), of a game that is now a half a decade old? Back to Richmond vs Butler.
Stud MuffinSenior linebacker #44 Christian Dixon is the captain of the defense. Here's his highlights from the Richmond game last season.