Comments on: THANKSGIVING DAY WRAP: Wild in Westport; Heartbreak in Bridgeport; Triumph in Trumbull…

By: ghsgrandpa

ghsgrandpa — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 03:21:27 +0000

I guess i didn’t make it clear enough…If GHS had the total town resources of athletes committed to football they would never lose…But, that’s not the case…Way more than 1/2 the best athletes in Greenwich are in local private schools, or shipped out to boarding schools elsewhere…Otherwise, for it’s population Greenich would need two public high schools, a property taxpayer’s nightmare…lol..Sure it’s a big schol according to student body, but what you don’t get is that it’s really a working class town, and those are the kids who go out for football…It’s usually in their blood passed down from relatives…I know anyone reading this will find it hard to believe, but some of the best athletes only go to GHS for the swimming team, and they would usually go to privateschools, except that the swimming team is nationlly reknowned, and a better chance to move on to a big program…How many of those kids would the football coaching staff love to get a hold of…lol

By: fan

fan — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 02:59:37 +0000

I suppose NC or Darien have a little more of an argument about the prep school thing than Greenwich – but they are still turning out solid teams

As for Fairfield, they were not putting out a good football product when it was just one public high school – so why would the expectation be that two public schools would have better results

however, i always say it’s the coaching around here – so there is hope for Warde with D Delevolpe at the helm

By: frankiefiveangels

frankiefiveangels — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 01:39:07 +0000

GHS–The field goal was the right call. i don’t care who is kicking. Greenwich should have kicked a field goal in the first half.

New coaches will be announced shortly at both Norwalk and Brien McMahon.

Please don’t complain about students leaving school if you are a Greenwich fan. They outnumber most of the FCIAC schools by a wide margin. they should and do dominate the league as they should. Once in a while some team will rise up and beat them but in the long run Greenwich will prevail.

By: THS Fan

THS Fan — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 01:28:06 +0000

SPB,
You should not have to apologize for your opinion – from what I recall from the beginning of the season New Fairfield had higher expectations for their team this year like everyone else had for their respective teams. It is what it is…. we can’t blame Sean. The kids played the games and they did the best they could. It is not the end of the world let’s not forget that Staples was 6-5 last year and look at them this year.

Back to the drawing board…….

By: ray brown

ray brown — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 00:43:41 +0000

i agree-i know nothing bout norwalk football but if a school is that big and stinks he should resign———-

By: Zeke

Zeke — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 04:31:52 +0000

The Norwalk coach, did a grave disservice to his team and its fans. He should resign.

By: SWC Fan

SWC Fan — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 03:05:20 +0000

Sean,
No need to take heat for a fair observation. The Patriot and Colonial division’s only real purpose, to me, is to allow the kids from the smaller schools to get all-conference hardware. The top teams don’t play for a championship and there is no longer “special” scheduling for each division. This set-up simply allows more kids to get post-season accolades. I don’t know of any competitive purpose, and on second thought, it’s actually anti-competitive or dilutive as it relates to award recipients. Sorry for being direct.

By: ghsgrandpa

ghsgrandpa — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 02:38:56 +0000

To ruler,

The Cardinals have no kicking game…They made ONE field goal all season, and that kicker was benched after the New Canaan game…Had Greenwich made it’s PATs in both the Central & New Canaan games they would have at least forced OT…I thought of it too, but really didn’t have a problem with going for the TD, rather than a FG in the 1st half with a kicker who hadn’t tried a FG all season (he took over in the St.Joe’s game)…

To Fred,

If Fairfield is a 4 high school town, then what is Greenwich?…It has one public high school & 60,000 residents…It also has at least a 1/2 dozen private schools, let alone all the other rich kids shipped out to boarding schools, a lot of whom are good athletes…How about the GHS swimmers (who never lose, and are great athletes), wrestlers, hockey players, etc. who have chosen other sports over football…So that is a pretty weak argument you have, b/c a lot of towns can say the same thing many times over…

Back to Ruler:

My big problem was with the last play of the game and going for an almost impossible FG, rather than the 6 in the end zone…That kick was from the right hash with a right legged kicker who approaches the ball from such a position that he starts out at almost a right angle to the ball, and then has to pull it left at such an extreme kicking angle to make it thru the uprights…No way could he get enough loft over the line of scrimmage that way, and it got blocked…When I saw (and I was watching every second on MSG) that kicking scenerio, and the angles, I knew we were doomed…He (Coach Al) should of gone for the 6 in the end zone there…We had momentum, and the weapons…Low odds of making it that way in a prevent defense, but better than that FG try…Had the ball been in the middle of the field, or better yet, at the left hash, then ok, go for the kick, but not where it was positioned with that kicker…

Anyway, Congrats to Staples, and good luck in the States…My advice, would be to get that kid, Kelly, the ball whenever you can…He’s good, fast, and tough…He really killed us, especially in the 1st half when I think he suprised the hell out of us…LOL…He may not be so much of a secret anymore, but I know you have an extremely competant coaching staff to take that into consideration…

By: Sean Patrick Bowley

Sean Patrick Bowley — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 00:43:47 +0000

I stand by my thoughts on the SWC’s decision to hand out a trophy, but it was pointed out to me that maybe this wasn’t the right time to express it. What’s done is done, but I agree it was a sentiment that should have been expressed earlier or later. Again, awesome job to the New Fairfield football team, for rallying to win that game and six of their last seven, it’s a great accomplishment that doesn’t need any further justification.

By: Jack Cochran Wannabe

Jack Cochran Wannabe — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 21:12:43 +0000

Don’t apologize for having an opinion, SPB. My opinion is I’m sick of these teams playing poor defense. Teams that consider themselves tops in the state shouldn’t be giving up 28 points per game.