3afan
10-08-2005, 08:57 PM
JASON'S ANALYSIS OF SWEETWATER VS ABILENE WYLIE
first off, i would like to thank mustang04 (you're my hero), wildstangs, and SwtwtrMstngs04 for your hospitality, me and mwynn05 had a great time at the game and at the after party...
ok, lets get to the game -
now, 90% of the people on here who know me know that i was at this game as an unbiased spectator, i did not care who won, i drove 168 miles just to see a good game...all the things i am going to say are coming from a completely objective fan...
i knew going in, it was 2 top ten teams, with one of the teams lacking signifigant starters (sweetwater), so, everything i say is based on me knowing that information...
the game started out really good, an all out defensive battle - wylie 6 sweetwater 3 at the half, we were all expecting the 2nd half to be really good and another defensive battle, turns out that wasnt the case...
the turning point of the game was obviously the sweetwater 'fumble' that got returned by wylie...
this is how it happened - the sweetwater player was CLEARLY tackled and down, but no whistle was blown, the ball was fumbled/taken by a wylie player and ran back for a touchdown - the refs had a conference about what happened and agreed that the touchdown should stand - it was the wrong call, i will admit the refs botched the call, BUT, it was not the reason sweetwater lost the game, i will get to that later...
this is when the ref bashing from sweetwater fans started, and me and mwynn05 both agreed the crying on the board would be 'we lost cause of the refs' - thats crap...again, ill get to why wylie won later on...
that touchdown made the score WYLIE 20 SWEETWATER 3
there were several plays that followed where whistles were not blown in a timely manner that could have let players get hurt or hit after the play was done (player downed) but no whistle was blown - all were when sweetwater was on offense - again, and i agreed with them this time, but more ref bashing came from sweetwater fans...
abilene wylie did go on to score one more touchdown, they marched down the field, with ease, and put another score on the board, the kick failed, final score WYLIE 26 SWEETWATER 3
ok, lets get to the fight/scuffle - yes, the wylie player hit the sweetwater player late, and it was called, the sweetwater player did retalliate, which i cant blame him, another flag was thrown (offsetting penalties)...i think the coaches did a good job of separating the players and getting them to their respective sidelines, where both coaches got their teams together (I ACTUALLY SAW THEM DO THIS) and have a short inter-team meeting, i would assume it was something to the effect of 'lets not get ugly, lets finish the game with class, etc'...
ok, this is what ive been waiting to say - THE BETTER TEAM, OF THE 2 THAT PLAYED LAST NIGHT, WAS CLEARLY ABILENE WYLIE, they dominated both sides of the ball (the lady sitting behind me, from sweetwater, agreed with me), and deserved to win the game...i will give sweetwaters defense credit, they were able to hold kasey keenum (who is a STUD), and his offense to 26 points (19 if you take away the fluke fumble)...the problem was, the sweetwater offense that was playing the game simply could not score against that wylie defense...even if that fluke touchdown had been 'undone' i dont think they (sweetwater) would have gone on to score on that posession or change the outcome of the game because, like i said, it was dominated by wylie...
now, im sure sweetwater is a better team with all their starters in, any team would be, but they didnt have them last night...i cant say whether or not they would have won with them because it wouldnt be fair because i didnt, or have never, seen them play -
however, i can say this - i saw the abilene wylie vs cuero state title game last year...in comparing THAT wylie team to this years wylie team - 3A Division I had better watch out, this team is faster, more versatile, and their STUD quarterback is an experienced, PROVEN leader...until they are taken out of the playoffs, i will say ABILENE WYLIE is the team to beat in this years playoffs...
i was told this was a friendly rivalry, and after the game, each team went to the other teams sideline and stood while school songs were played - that was a class act by both schools and a good way to end a night that involved the things that it did - as far as people standing on the field after the game, it happens, get over it, the wylie crowd did not 'parade' up and down the field - they came in (according to the ap poll) as the underdog, and they won, they deserved the right to celebrate...
sweetwater needs to take this game as a gut check, and i think they will, they now know the CAN be beaten, so they should learn from this - they won't have to play wylie again, they should start looking forward to another great game vs snyder...
after what i saw last night - you heard it here first -
abilene wylie, with their speed, experience, leadership, and pure talent, will repeat as 3A Division I champs...
first off, i would like to thank mustang04 (you're my hero), wildstangs, and SwtwtrMstngs04 for your hospitality, me and mwynn05 had a great time at the game and at the after party...
ok, lets get to the game -
now, 90% of the people on here who know me know that i was at this game as an unbiased spectator, i did not care who won, i drove 168 miles just to see a good game...all the things i am going to say are coming from a completely objective fan...
i knew going in, it was 2 top ten teams, with one of the teams lacking signifigant starters (sweetwater), so, everything i say is based on me knowing that information...
the game started out really good, an all out defensive battle - wylie 6 sweetwater 3 at the half, we were all expecting the 2nd half to be really good and another defensive battle, turns out that wasnt the case...
the turning point of the game was obviously the sweetwater 'fumble' that got returned by wylie...
this is how it happened - the sweetwater player was CLEARLY tackled and down, but no whistle was blown, the ball was fumbled/taken by a wylie player and ran back for a touchdown - the refs had a conference about what happened and agreed that the touchdown should stand - it was the wrong call, i will admit the refs botched the call, BUT, it was not the reason sweetwater lost the game, i will get to that later...
this is when the ref bashing from sweetwater fans started, and me and mwynn05 both agreed the crying on the board would be 'we lost cause of the refs' - thats crap...again, ill get to why wylie won later on...
that touchdown made the score WYLIE 20 SWEETWATER 3
there were several plays that followed where whistles were not blown in a timely manner that could have let players get hurt or hit after the play was done (player downed) but no whistle was blown - all were when sweetwater was on offense - again, and i agreed with them this time, but more ref bashing came from sweetwater fans...
abilene wylie did go on to score one more touchdown, they marched down the field, with ease, and put another score on the board, the kick failed, final score WYLIE 26 SWEETWATER 3
ok, lets get to the fight/scuffle - yes, the wylie player hit the sweetwater player late, and it was called, the sweetwater player did retalliate, which i cant blame him, another flag was thrown (offsetting penalties)...i think the coaches did a good job of separating the players and getting them to their respective sidelines, where both coaches got their teams together (I ACTUALLY SAW THEM DO THIS) and have a short inter-team meeting, i would assume it was something to the effect of 'lets not get ugly, lets finish the game with class, etc'...
ok, this is what ive been waiting to say - THE BETTER TEAM, OF THE 2 THAT PLAYED LAST NIGHT, WAS CLEARLY ABILENE WYLIE, they dominated both sides of the ball (the lady sitting behind me, from sweetwater, agreed with me), and deserved to win the game...i will give sweetwaters defense credit, they were able to hold kasey keenum (who is a STUD), and his offense to 26 points (19 if you take away the fluke fumble)...the problem was, the sweetwater offense that was playing the game simply could not score against that wylie defense...even if that fluke touchdown had been 'undone' i dont think they (sweetwater) would have gone on to score on that posession or change the outcome of the game because, like i said, it was dominated by wylie...
now, im sure sweetwater is a better team with all their starters in, any team would be, but they didnt have them last night...i cant say whether or not they would have won with them because it wouldnt be fair because i didnt, or have never, seen them play -
however, i can say this - i saw the abilene wylie vs cuero state title game last year...in comparing THAT wylie team to this years wylie team - 3A Division I had better watch out, this team is faster, more versatile, and their STUD quarterback is an experienced, PROVEN leader...until they are taken out of the playoffs, i will say ABILENE WYLIE is the team to beat in this years playoffs...
i was told this was a friendly rivalry, and after the game, each team went to the other teams sideline and stood while school songs were played - that was a class act by both schools and a good way to end a night that involved the things that it did - as far as people standing on the field after the game, it happens, get over it, the wylie crowd did not 'parade' up and down the field - they came in (according to the ap poll) as the underdog, and they won, they deserved the right to celebrate...
sweetwater needs to take this game as a gut check, and i think they will, they now know the CAN be beaten, so they should learn from this - they won't have to play wylie again, they should start looking forward to another great game vs snyder...
after what i saw last night - you heard it here first -
abilene wylie, with their speed, experience, leadership, and pure talent, will repeat as 3A Division I champs...