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Well...It's that time again!!!! It's Bradley-Cleveland week. It's interesting how some of the Bradley fans were on here talkin' about how much bigger, faster, and better than they were a year ago. That may be true...but a program is not rebuilt in one off season. Bradley fans need to be patient. John Allen is a proven winner. Game 1 of his tenure should not be how he's viewed as a coach.

 

The Friday night loss to Warren County was a realistic eye opener for the Bear faithfull. Every year, the excitement fills the air as football season approachs. Great expectations and anticipation are part of it. Especially when you have a new coach in a program that has experienced some down years lately. The numbers are up on the team and the players seem to have renewed pride. As Coach Allen said in today's paper..."Better days are ahead for this program".

 

Cleveland fans should bite their tongues this week. They are in the same boat as the Bears in many ways. They're coming off a disappointing season (from a Cleveland perspective). There's a lot of schools that would love the record that Cleveland had last year, but the tradition and storied history of the Blue Raider program has set the bar higher than a lot other programs. They have a new coach. Coach Wilson is under a lot of unjust and unfair pressure to win. When the job came open last year, many of the Raider faithfull were shocked that coach Wilson got the job over former head mentor Benny Monroe and Riverdale coach Rankin. Coach Wilson is a great coach (winning a state championship at South Pittsburg). I hope the Raider fans don't start saying things like "We could've had Coach Monroe or Coach Rankin" everytime the Raiders come up short on the scoreboard. He'll win at Cleveland with a more wide open offense and an enthusiastic style of coaching. Based on what I've seen in their scrimmages, Their defense is good, but it will take some time for the Raiders to gel offensively. Be patient Raider faithful!

 

So, what about the game? Well...neither coach will have to "motivate" their kids for this one. All they have to do is make sure they have their helmets on before they hit the field. I look for Cleveland to win this game by 2 or 3 touchdowns (Maybe something like 28-12 or something close to it).

 

In closing, I hope both Cleveland and Bradley fans show up and cheer their teams on. Let them know you're behind them. Good luck to both teams!

 

Until next time, the Backyard Legend is out of here... :ph34r:

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Well...It's that time again!!!! It's Bradley-Cleveland week. It's interesting how some of the Bradley fans were on here talkin' about how much bigger, faster, and better than they were a year ago. That may be true...but a program is not rebuilt in one off season. Bradley fans need to be patient. John Allen is a proven winner. Game 1 of his tenure should not be how he's viewed as a coach.

 

The Friday night loss to Warren County was a realistic eye opener for the Bear faithfull. Every year, the excitement fills the air as football season approachs. Great expectations and anticipation are part of it. Especially when you have a new coach in a program that has experienced some down years lately. The numbers are up on the team and the players seem to have renewed pride. As Coach Allen said in today's paper..."Better days are ahead for this program".

 

Cleveland fans should bite their tongues this week. They are in the same boat as the Bears in many ways. They're coming off a disappointing season (from a Cleveland perspective). There's a lot of schools that would love the record that Cleveland had last year, but the tradition and storied history of the Blue Raider program has set the bar higher than a lot other programs. They have a new coach. Coach Wilson is under a lot of unjust and unfair pressure to win. When the job came open last year,  many of the Raider faithfull were shocked that coach Wilson got the job over former head mentor Benny Monroe and Riverdale coach Rankin. Coach Wilson is a great coach (winning a state championship at South Pittsburg). I hope the Raider fans don't start saying things like "We could've had Coach Monroe or Coach Rankin" everytime the Raiders come up short on the scoreboard. He'll win at Cleveland with a more wide open offense and an enthusiastic style of coaching. Based on what I've seen in their scrimmages, Their defense is good, but it will take some time for the Raiders to gel offensively. Be patient Raider faithful!

 

So, what about the game? Well...neither coach will have to "motivate" their kids for this one. All they have to do is make sure they have their helmets on before they hit the field. I look for Cleveland to win this game by 2 or 3 touchdowns (Maybe something like 28-12 or something close to it).

 

In closing, I hope both Cleveland and Bradley fans show up and cheer their teams on. Let  them know you're behind them. Good luck to both teams!

 

Until next time, the Backyard Legend is out of here... :ph34r:

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This is coming from a Bradley parent and fan.

We had couple kids on this board and another one popping of there mouth about how great Bradley will be this year. From us adults and parents, realistically a succesful season will be 3 wins or more and defeat at least one of our cross town rivals. That's still a possibility. We knew this wouldn't happen over night.

If you go back and look at what Coach Allen did at LFO, it didn't happen the first year. Our goal is to be in the playoff catagory in 07. That's a realistic goal. There is a large group of freshmen (46) this year. They have good size and some speed. Hopefully they can jel into a good group.

Again, please don't bash every person from Bradley because of a couple of knuckleheads. Remember, you have some of those knuckleheads too!!

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