That one play where I run down the field like i'm lost Friday Football Preview

Reading the ADI's coverage of Ashland, is similar to living in Nazi Germany and getting the daily propoganda flyers. But, it's been that way for years. Now, I am not necessarily an ADI basher like several are, they do seem to pay a fair amount of respect to the legacy of Thomas R. Brown and sports in the 'Burg in general, but sometimes it get's a little hard to handle.

Now, I am just as guilty as the next schmoe for drinking and serving, sometimes two cups at once, the maroon kool-aid. There is no getting around that they are the pinnacle of area sports teams in terms of tradition and significance. In recent years, that is more to blame on the lack of quality athletes attending the other schools, rather than the superiority of the ones doning the 'A'.

I am of the unique sub-culture that plays both sides. An Athletic Department drop-out at BC who despises the Lions, yet, doesn't have the best taste on my pallete for the Tomcats. Had options and oppurtunity to go elsewhere, but stayed on the hill. So, as much as me and my lot bitch,moan, and complain about the bondage we suffered, we had our chances to change it. We Didn't. Ok, our bad. However, We are right ya' know???

Witn my days of being part of a Switzerland with nukes still very much apart of my very fiber,(We are in the middle of it all, but anything bu neutral, we will fire at either side with all we got) I give you this weeks Preview for whats on tap in Foote Ball Americano...

So, the above mentioned, and possibly maligned, Tomcats attempt to bounce back from last Firday's 'Fork in the road', as the ADI printed it, which was an absolute slaughter at the hands of the much bigger cat's from I-Town to the tune of 43-6. I hadn't seen cats thrown around like that since my mother ran over a litter of kittens with a lawn-mower. I'm sure Ashland, Dicky Martin, Ashland Sporting Goods, Foodfair, Sam Hunter, Team Re-Max Realty, and My oldest brother are all eager to put that one behind them. Luckily for them, Waverly, O-hi-ya, will provide the friday night rejuvenation cream that the T-Cats need. Last year, Derek Roback led a fairly potent offensive strike which gave Ashland some fits before they weathered that storm and settled into a decisive victory, 53-21. Now, Roback is gone(commited to Toledo, re-nigged and went with Notre Dame, ended up as an Ohio Bobcat, in a very un-Randy Moss way though)and Waverly has yet to taste victory on the season. No wins and No Roback means that Ashland rolls. We will see how Blazer comes back from the thumping of last week and if they have quit licking their wounds. Might not be as big a blowout as it should, though, Ashland will probably get complacent somewhere around the 3rd quarter, with game well in hand thinking of Division foe Johnson Central coming up the next week.

Louisa is chomping at the bit to get back out of the hollers and back on the field to put last week's loss under the porch. The Bulldogs are gonna' rough up The Raiders of East Michael Vick style tonight, except it's all gonna be legal, well as legal as anything concerning Lawrence County and Grayson could be. Yup, the kids are going to be at Farmer's lot early tonight. Lawrence County is gonna put this one away by the 2nd quarter.

Greenup County is going to go all for one and one for all against Coal Grove. Last year, the Hornets beat Greenup County 36-22 in the affair. However, Friday night, The Musketeers are going to take the sting out of that game and go all out Dartanion on the Grove. Some expect this to be a shoot-out and a real battle. I think it will be a great game, but I believe that GC wins by more than what is the popular opinion.

Finally, some highly-touted, D-I level football will be on display on Tom Scott Field tonight. Unfortunately, the Sons of The Scarlett and White will have to line up on the opposite side of the ball. The season that will not end, well, doesn't get any closer to a destination for the folks out in Cannonsburg, as Rowan County and their potent offense looks to get back in the left hand side of the column, and trounces Boyd. The Vikes played in the State's biggest and most anticipated game on last week's slate, losing to the 2nd in class ranked Mason County, in what turned into a defensive stalmate instead of the offensive explosion it was expected to be. Now it was not an AFC North defensive struggle, but it was a fairly low scoring game by expectations and standards for those two clubs. Look for Rowan County to make up for it by flickering the lights in Cannonsburg tonight, alot.

Last game on slate for the preview treatment in the 606 is Russell and West Carter. I think this is going to be the year of the Comet(s). This game, thanks to the sub-standard Red Devils team, is a push by most accounts, and the sexy pick is to go ahead an pick Russell over West. Well, I Like Beer, Tom T. Hall wrote about liking beer, and he is from Olive HIll. That was enough to sway my vote. Not going to be pretty, but West edges it out.

And I do have to mention that there is going to be no reason for the Greyhound faithful to scream ohh-la-la tonight in Paris, Coach McPeek and his War-Eagles from the Wood are going to put the beatdown on the French-sympathizers. Just like the foks on Midland Trail, they are going to be in for a long, long night.

On the college side of the game. We first got Marshall taking on rival, maybe even their biggest rival, The Bobcats of Ohio. Now, After the OU mascot attacked Brutus the Buckeye last week in Colombus, so much to the point that Brutie the cutie had to rely on field ushers to pull Bobby away from him, I have a new-found like for OU. However, I think Marshall finally get's some things together and get's the Herd rolling. Now, It's not going to be quite the Herd-on I had against the 'Eers, but I do think it will be a win for the Huntington Hoodlems. Provided that Doc doesn't right a prescription for some more prevent D.

Then, We got KENTUCKY. No Tebow. While the hate we could all focus at one singular entiity on the field may be gone, the hate for the Gators from Hogtown still residuates through oue Blue Blood. I mean seriously, a school that put Tebow and Jokim Noah on opposition??? How could ever not hate them?? Tebow and his lepper healing powers may be absent this year, but his promise is still there. Another thing missing is a few key players, who like it or not, are very vital peices to the Gator Machine. It don't pay to send violent text messages kids, no matter how many :) or lol's you send along the way. Florida, the SEC and The Nation find out Saturday that Randall Cobb, Derrick Locke and The Cats are for real. No Joke(r). The Cats are going to be a legit threat to taking runner-up honors in the SEC East, nothing more though, let's not get ahead of ourselves, and are going to be an 8 game winner. Still about a year away from making Andre Woodson style BCS noise, but the Cats are for real. Randall Cobb gets put on the national pedestal Saturday in Gainesville and you can sit back an watch as he puts his athleticism and stunning brilliance on display for the whole country to see. Heisman voters take notes. Kentucky in the upset over the, IMO, over-ranked Florida Tebow-withouters.

Main Event, Reason to be in front of the tube with a case of the Yueng on Saturday??? Easy. Arkansas and 'Bama. SEC and National Title implications. While I think the Our-Kansas Mollet(unfortunately, it's really not MULLET) is the nation's best, The Tide continues to roll on to the chrystal ball at the end of the mythical jouney that it the College Football National Championship. God, I love Saturday morning's in the South...