Everything is good as long as ya don’t ruffle certain feathers.
It seems some of The Grove faithful are upset with The Rant for picking Lake Zurich to beat the Trojans and makin’ them 0-2 to start the season. Look folks – pickin’ against ya isn’t pickin’ on ya.
The Bears just beat Fremd, the third best team in the state, in Week1 by comin’ from behind in the final eight minutes to pull off the win.
The Rant just wants to tell those C-G fans to get over yourself! That is what the Rant does, he predicts games and gives his opinion on the local prep sports scene.
The Rant didn’t hear any of ya complainin’ about all the love that The Rant has given your team in the past, sometimes at the expense of havin’ to tell other teams that they will lose a game.
bigdog007 says that he doesn’t recall The Rant callin’ out any other teams like that. You sure about that? The Rant has called out every team at one time or another and praised every team at one time or another.
The Rant thinks that Trojans fans have been really spoiled by the incredible program the coaches and players have built over the last seven or eight years. The Rant is happy for every one of ya. But remember that it is some of you fans that have made other fans feel small and called them out on things because your winnin’ games. Now we will see the true character of the Trojans fans when they don’t win every game.
If yer gonna dish it out then you have to expect to take it once in a while.
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Not sure what is goin’ on in Harvard but The Rant thinks it’s bigger than football. Let’s see if anybody else up there thinks so.
The Rant has gotta give it up for the Tigers after they handed the defendin’ state champion Trojans a 27-6 loss Friday night.
Sure, the Trojans had to fill a lot of holes after graduation, but it’s a huge win for CL Community no matter how you look at it.
Runnin’ back Gage Harrah and that offensive line did a number on C-G, as Harrah ran wild for four TDs. It made The Rant wish he had Harrah on his fantasy team.
Looks like the Trojans have some work to do, but should get better as the season moves on. The Rant is wonderin’ how they are goin’ to handle startin’ 0-2 after they lose to Lake Zurich next week.
That is the first time the Tigers have beaten the Trojans since Week 6 of the 1995 season and only the second regular-season loss for C-G since 2004.
No big surprise that South crushed Grant or that Marian spanked North Chicago. The Rant expected R-B to roll over Oregon and for The Ridge to dominate Woodstock Old, and they did.
Looks like the rumors might be true that Grayslake Old is an improved team after beatin’ The Burg.
Grayslake New beat Woodstock New, but the Thunder scored 15 points after only gettin’ 20 all of last year.
Harvard pulls off what has to be considered an upset as they beat last season’s Wisconsin state champs Big Foot 15-7. Hampshire had another tough start with a loss to St. Edward after startin’ 0-3 the last two seasons.
In the “What the Heck’s Goin’ On?” category, Huntley lost to Wauconda, Dundee-Crown lost to Elgin and McHenry lost to Larkin. The Rant expected more out of these three teams in Week 1, not a good way to start the season.
The Rant has been deep in thought and is tryin’ to figure out which is better in high school football, size or speed?
The Rant thinks that speed might let ya do a little more on the field and allows for more big plays. But size and strength are nice to have when you want to run the ball, when weather conditions are a factor, when protectin’ a lead, or helpin’ to eat the clock and keep the defense off the field.
The Rant will bet ya that CL South will have one of the biggest lines in the state this season, averagin’ about 260 pounds. Yet, The Rant thinks of the C-G offensive and defensive lines in the past few years, and they were not huge, but they got the job done with speed and technique.
So which is better?
There are so many factors that there is probably no right or wrong answer, but The Rant would probably take speed first at the high school level. That said, this might be the season where the size of the Gators wins out.
Just a little more than two weeks until Friday Night Lights return, but yer ol’ buddy Rant is practically jumpin’ outta his skin already.
Wednesday was the first day for prep football practice, and there were a lot of players gettin’ to know some new coaches out there. From what Rant hears, Huntley seemed pretty focused in their first go-round with new coach Matt Gehrig. The Raiders have a two-year playoff streak they’re tryin’ to defend.
If ya want to hear Gehrig’s thoughts on the team and the competition, we’ve got interviews with him and some of his players in a video preview on the Red Raiders here on McHenryCountySports.com, under the Multimedia tab. We’ll have more preview videos as the days go by, so check back and don’t miss ‘em.
Rant hopes all you boys drink a lot of water ... it’s gonna be hot!
Rant's kinda wondering about something ... will the teams from schools that start classes on Monday suffer because they can't run two-a-day practices for as long as some of their competitors? Best guess is, maybe in the early goin', but by Week 2 or 3, it oughta even out, right?
In less than a week football practice officially begins and the story of the 2010 season will begin to get a little clearer.
Two-a-days are startin' August 11 and there will be a whole lotta football goin' down, and The Rant couldn't be happier.
MCS is lookin' forward to another great season of prep football coverage and we hope you'll come along for the ride.
The football section comes out the day of the first game, which is Friday, August 27. MCS will also have The Huddle, Fastest Four Minutes, weekly webcasts, game coverage, stats, standin's, staff picks and a lot more.
