There is nothing worse than getting your a$$ beat in high grass and bad concrete bleachers. Ahs. Maybe win more games and you won't have to come to Lenoir and play
13 -0 vs 13-0 PANTHERS vs PANTHERS Franklin @ Hibriten
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I’m not ripping the program man, the program itself is great. Has nothing to do with the money. All I’m saying is there’s a lot of rich people that can improve on the things about the staduim that other people, not so much me, are complaining about. Sure I think the visitors side is below average and could be expanded somehow along with some bathrooms but as far as the talent goes for the football team the two aspects are not being talked about together. The Dome thing was just a comical statement, but it probably COULD happen if hypothetically speaking the top 2 percent money bag people living in the area came together and threw some money in the pot if they had that kinda interest in their staduim/alma mater/ Etc and were big Hibriten football fans. Of course you could just about say that bout any school. Extreme rich people are everywhere except maybe East Burke ha ha. But they already have a massive stadium and with Hibriten it was built when they had less students and a lot less wins. In the 90s and I’m sure the 80s and 70s Hibriten wasn’t the first thing that come to people’s minds when they thought of powerhouse high school football.
When was the last time east Burke has been relevant in HS FOOTBALL...trust me out fans could care less what they sit on..our home crowd had been bit disappointing last two weeks but with good weather expected I'd suspect we will travel well...no doubt hibriten quite talented..but I have NO DOUBT Franklin will be well prepared and have a solid plan...and we will come to Lenoir and expect to win and will relish the opportunity to play at home in THE PIT in the 4th round ..maybe the Pisgah kids can come join there friends from tuscola and support our PANTHERS
Seriously? So if you theory is correct south which has more students, a higher income producing community per student, second round playoff team? The should have field turf, dome, and a heated practice facility. Come man. Quit judging our community for what we once were, and just realize we have a good program with good coaches and damn good kids. That's it
True. Hey hibriten has a great program and great players and fans. But the field and complex could be updated to match the product on the field
I'll guarantee damn T they won't be out there at your litter box to support Franklin..
Ahs Sorry for the rant wasn't meant against you or Asheville. Great history there. Just have listened to Burkeforreal and icardcav talk out both sides of their mouths for three years, had to join, just needed to vent. Now the bleacher issue,,, we have a new track and there is not enough room to build metal bleachers In between driveway and track. I think they are working on solutions now
Bears fans need to run along to the BB boards! Mocking Tuscola fans for living vicariously thru Franklin while they are doing the same thing with Hirbiten in this thread. Sorry Pisgah fans this thread is about Panthers vs Panthers in Rd3, none of which your apart of......buh buh now.
.. I looked at the message board rules ..You can't tell us to leave.. I'm staying right here pullin for the Panthers next Friday..
Honestly other than dormant ..id SAY Franklin's field is in PERFECT condition for this time of year
I will tell Hibriten, Franklin loves to keep the ball on hash mark on their side of the field. And 90% of their running plays go to their side of the field.
So they run to the short side of the field?? Kind of helps the defense out if that is true!!
This year’s defense when healthy in my opinion is more fundamentally sound then last years... The healthy part could come into question this week though
Leave him alone. He’s the curiator at Franklin’s top tourist attraction, the Scottish Tartan Museum. It’s said that people have ventured from as far away as winding stairs to see the wonderful plaid patterns.
PISGAH brought big crowd..our side 90% full but should have been jammed to capacity....how was the crowd at n stanly..glad y'all home this week..good luck
The visitor side is terrible and no Hibriten fan would disagree. Other than that, it's a great setting for a high school football game. I really like our home side setup.
I'm honestly confused on your "high grass" comment. Are we looking at the same field? Hibriten's profile has always been athletes/speed. Why in the world would we keep the grass high? That would neutralize our strength.
Keep in mind you (Asheville) have the good fortune of calling Asheville Memorial home -- arguably best stadium in the state. We're going to lose that head-to-head comparison every time.
No doubt we have the best high school stadium in North Carolina, unfortunately for us that doesn't win us games. The grass on the field at hibriten was longer than normal fields when we met in 2011 and was uneven. I felt like the away side stands could have collapsed and killed 1,000 people at any moment. The home side is very nice.
Simmons Strength of Schedule Ratings:
Hibriten #54
Franklin #57
http://simmonsratings.com/2Arank17.htm
Three years ago, Titus' Jr. year we had to travel there and they lit us up our guys made it worse with some self inflicted wounds. That WC team was pretty good and Franklin made a believer of me. Year in and year out mountain teams face teams from the piedmont and sandhills and we make the mistake of thinking we will have better athletes. I believe this Franklin team will be the best opponent Hibriten has seen all season and certainly the most physical. Hibriten will also be the toughest opponent Franklin has played. It will be a bruising game and the winner will have to face Shelby a week later. The thing that has impressed me the most about Hibriten was the physicality and aggressiveness of their defense. Having been on the sideline during the WC - Hibriten game this year, its clear that the catalyst is Coach Mackie. That guy is every bit as intense as his dad was, maybe more (Coach J Mackie was he OL coach at WC for a short time).
Yes he has changed dynamics at hhs, also our players tackle in space as good as anyone I am sure franklin will be prepared as well as hhs. It's a third round matchup. Everyone is good at this stage
Haney is fine for this week we’re back at 100% look foreword to Friday, always love some turkey week football
This franklin team is much better than than the team that played WC in 2015..more dimensional on offense and very good on defense..Honestly I feel yes franklin will be best team hibriten has played and for sure hibriten best franklin has played..speed kills..but we will be in the right places..hibriten loves to play downhill on defense..i see a low possession low scoring game where special teams and turnovers will play a huge role..nice weather..id SAY huge crowd..we've anticipated this as a potential round 3 matchup since early Oct..
We had a decent crowd. Good luck to you guys too. Im hoping we have an overflow crowd this Friday. Its our last home game of the season, win or lose.
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Is the visitors side metal bleachers or are they concrete? And do you know what time the gates open?
If they wet their field down like they have done in the past then Hibriten gonna run away with this game.....
