Always a great game haven't heard much about page I know that got good wide outs. That being said I'm taking the War Eagles in a 35 28 shoot out.
Page looked ok on both sides of the ball. It was really hard to judge how well they played because of how terrible Davie was. Page's defense was pretty effective at causing turnovers, but did get burned by a few long passes. Offensively they had a field day against our terrible defense. I'd say they're a solid team. Maybe not spectacular yet, but they have good athletes.
No ones saying Page wasn't the better team. But, it's not the players lining themselves up out of position all night. Or failing to make adjustments to anything. Or refusing to blitz. Or using the same ineffective video game style offense year after year. Or a running a defense that had 5 guys just standing in the middle of the field, where they were told to be, while receivers were behind them all night. I've played, coached, and been a fan of this game for 30 years. So yes, I'm aware of where the problems stem from. Unless this coaching staff finally admits their approach is flawed, they will continue to struggle. And see more kids playing for other schools.
I don't know what you all are complaining about. Your offense actually scored 22 points in the first half. #3 is a pretty good QB and runner to boot. Your RB looked like he had some first game jitters, but he settled down nicely. (I take it he's young too.) Your WR's caught some awesome catches also. Yeah, the defense gave up some big pass plays, but for the most part was no worse than Page's defense. You take away 2 blocked punts and a pick 6 in the first half, and you have a high scoring, tight ball game. I thought the coaches called a fairly decent offensive game.
Now I only watched the first half, but I came to the conclusion that ya'll are being pretty hard on the coaching staff. The special teams needs some adjusting, but most teams at this point of the season need some too. The coaches may call the gameplan, but they don't actually play and execute it. Just sayin..........
Look forward to seeing ya'll next week in Mt. Ulla. Good luck and safe travels..................
Thanks - the exact point I was trying to make!