Liberty @ Henry County

[Red Warrior]

no idea of the crowd support...were only fielding 40 something players this year as opposed to 70...so im thinkin not much at all...the band is kind of embarrassing so id be ok if they stayed home as well...i think they hurt us more than anything

 

ill be stopping by pregame...nothing like a game in Paris...best atmosphere around

 

ill predict that at least 1 of the backs has 200+ yards on the ground if we win

 

i believe that neither offense will be very successful, but liberty is more seasoned in that department and has a 3rd year starter @ qb which will make the difference

 

HC loses the turnover battle and liberty walks out as the only team to defeat the patriots at home in 2015

What are you smoking? We (HC) will win this one with EASE!

[revved1]

I was just thinking that Crusader Cool-aid must be really good. Their clouds are probably marsh mellows and their trees are lollipops because is sounds like a fantasy land there.

This is going to be a really good game and I expect to know exactly what we have with HC after this match-up. I guess if they do have a running back that will rush for 200 yards they might win, but I think a strong rushing game is a tall order against this D.

I was also very impressed with the O after last Friday.

[West TN football]

If you are on the field he has the ability to put you on your back

If he is that nasty, I may ask the coach not to put me on the field.

[ParisRiverRat]

Hard to say he may not have many at all the way I hear HC D line is I'm just saying he can knock folks out of the way but I haven't seen the break away speed Liberty gas had in the past. Kicking game for Liberty is not good at all.

 

And he will kick several in the endzone on kickoffs.  Covering kickoffs seem to always plague us at crucial times.

[SEC1rules]

And he will kick several in the endzone on kickoffs. Covering kickoffs seem to always plague us at crucial times.

Agreed. Kick return and punt return coverage have been less than stellar the last couple of years.

[BigRedRealist]

ill predict that at least 1 of the backs has 200+  yards on the ground if we win

 

i believe that neither offense will be very successful, but liberty is more seasoned in that department and has a 3rd year starter @ qb which will make the difference

 

HC loses the turnover battle and liberty walks out as the only team to defeat the patriots at home in 2015

Last year Bush had 189 yds against HC. I think this years D is about the same as last year - may be better at years end. So IF Liberty has a back better than the Bush kid, then HC is in trouble. HC offensive appears to have a few more playmakers, but not sure about the OL yet - although they did get alot of 6-8 yard runs against Paducah on the first 2 series.

Go Big Red

[Drewcephus]

ill predict that at least 1 of the backs has 200+  yards on the ground if we win

 

i believe that neither offense will be very successful, but liberty is more seasoned in that department and has a 3rd year starter @ qb which will make the difference

 

HC loses the turnover battle and liberty walks out as the only team to defeat the patriots at home in 2015

I'm going to go out on a limb and predict that no runner exceeds 100 yds. But in all likelyhood, it will be somewhere in between. I personally don't think this back is nearly as good as Bush, just my opinion tho. The QB is good and will need to scramble becasue I think our D will be after him all night long. But I think you are on to something saying that the turnover battle will be important - just don't think it will go the way you predict...

 

Last year Bush had 189 yds against HC. I think this years D is about the same as last year - may be better at years end. So IF Liberty has a back better than the Bush kid, then HC is in trouble.

I will have to respectfully disagree that our D is about the same as last year. We look much stronger up front and are looking at a new set. Our front seven may be the best front we've seen! Only time will tell. But I can say this, the kid from MBA was better than the Bush kid from last year. And probably gauging from how a typical game would go, he would've broken 100 yds, but would likely have been contained. But either way, we'll find out soon enough how good this Defense really is come Friday night!!!

 

Go Big RED!!!

[SEC1rules]

I'm going to go out on a limb and predict that no runner exceeds 100 yds. But in all likelyhood, it will be somewhere in between. I personally don't think this back is nearly as good as Bush, just my opinion tho. The QB is good and will need to scramble becasue I think our D will be after him all night long. But I think you are on to something saying that the turnover battle will be important - just don't think it will go the way you predict...

 

I will have to respectfully disagree that our D is about the same as last year. We look much stronger up front and are looking at a new set. Our front seven may be the best front we've seen! Only time will tell. But I can say this, the kid from MBA was better than the Bush kid from last year. And probably gauging from how a typical game would go, he would've broken 100 yds, but would likely have been contained. But either way, we'll find out soon enough how good this Defense really is come Friday night!!!

 

Go Big RED!!!

Best HC front 7 I've seen is 2011 and if the 2015 group is better then I'll be shocked. They are very very good this year but the D-Line and LBers in 2011 were just on another level.

[TECHY]

Edited August 18, 2015 by TECHY

[Drewcephus]

Best HC front 7 I've seen is 2011 and if the 2015 group is better then I'll be shocked. They are very very good this year but the D-Line and LBers in 2011 were just on another level.

Remember, Jelks was not on Defense. Also, I said may be - only time will tell. And I am pretty confident that this yrs LBer's are better. #47 is the best LB I have seen at HC in MANY years. There is a reason schools are looking at him...

Not to mention #97 and his portfolio. But again, these are just opinions and thats why we have fun talking about them on here!

[SEC1rules]

Remember, Jelks was not on Defense. Also, I said may be - only time will tell. And I am pretty confident that this yrs LBer's are better. #47 is the best LB I have seen at HC in MANY years. There is a reason schools are looking at him...

Not to mention #97 and his portfolio. But again, these are just opinions and thats why we have fun talking about them on here!

I really hope they are better!

[RedSwarm]

I believe I'd take this year's DL over 2011's. More size and strength. 97 is a D1 player, and it'd surprise me to not see some colleges come checking on 95 as the season progresses. I would put this D-line against just about any in the state.

 

It's a little tougher to tell as far as the backers go. 47 is a special talent much like #14 was from 2011-2013. They're an extremely talented group. The fact that this is a point for debate should have HC very excited.

 

As far as Friday goes, I'll be interested to see this "new" version of Liberty. It'll be a great test for our secondary. I wouldn't be surprised to see them have some success initially, but you'll have to be truly balanced to consistently put points on the board against the Patriots this year.

 

From what I've seen, I'm not that worried about the offense. The OL is ahead of last year and has some size and athleticism. Great athleticism at QB and WR. I think they'll grow with experience. And of course we have a stable of backs. I've been very impressed with the starter. He loves contact.

 

I have a lot of respect for Liberty and hope they have a deep run when it gets cold. Just don't like their chances Friday night.