Vandalman Posted October 7, 2014 Share Posted October 7, 2014 4 days til game day. Van is ranked better than Athens but the Hornets have shown what their capable of. I think both teams will come prepared and this will be 4 qtrs of hard hitting football. This could be one of the best games of the week in East Texas. In the end I think Van takes it by 10 points. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThatDude12 Posted October 7, 2014 Author Share Posted October 7, 2014 I hope Van Meets Henderson somewhere this season. So we can shut LionFans non spelling mouth up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HORNET4LIFE Posted October 7, 2014 Share Posted October 7, 2014 Athens will surprise Van just like they surprised Waco Robinson. I'm not taking anything from Van they are a very good team but I think the teams Athens played in preseason even scrimmaged has helped them become a better football team (excluding Rusk & Diboll. I'm sure Van has gone through the same. Athens usually plays sorry teams and scrimmages poor teams even year and I truly think this year Athens stepped up. Given the fact that Athens lost to Hallsville I honestly believe their are a lot of negative things Athens fixed after that game. Â Van will give Athens everything they have and if Athens can handle it and play the way they played against Waco Robinson or even better it will be another close win for Athens Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
youngbuck Posted October 7, 2014 Share Posted October 7, 2014 Van big! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whodathoughtit Posted October 7, 2014 Share Posted October 7, 2014 Remember last time we played I seem to recall yall going Mia on smoaky. Never went anywhere and gave Henderson the props they deserved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThatDude12 Posted October 7, 2014 Author Share Posted October 7, 2014 Who was talking about last time? Stop living in the past. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThatDude12 Posted October 7, 2014 Author Share Posted October 7, 2014 Hopefully we'll find out this year Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DOB Posted October 7, 2014 Share Posted October 7, 2014 Regional Polls .... http://www.theathleticsdepartment.com/football/poll/coaches/?yr=2014&clas=3 Â Incidentally, Research shows ... 1.) The school with the highest enrollment wins 58% of the time 2.) The school that is playing at home wins 62% of the time 3.) The school with the best record going into the game wins 64% of the time 4.) The school with the team scoring the most points wins 99.99% of the time (allows for later forfeits for playing ineligible players) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pockets Posted October 7, 2014 Share Posted October 7, 2014 Athens may be in trouble. Van is state ranked in the AP poll. They must be really good this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whodathoughtit Posted October 7, 2014 Share Posted October 7, 2014 Polls are interesting to talk about and usually ranked teams are good but they don't mean much in a game like this. Just ask Robinson if Athens is any good. I believe they were ranked when Athens beat them 2 weeks ago. Â Pipskin Prep has Van a 13 point favorite btw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faderoute Posted October 7, 2014 Share Posted October 7, 2014 The AP poll is terrible, I agree. Polls are useless anyways. It's all about who is still playing in December. Having said that I do believe Van is one of the best 10 teams in 4A-I but we all know that Athens is no pushover. I'm confident that the Vandals will not take Athens lightly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maineman1988 Posted October 7, 2014 Share Posted October 7, 2014 I hope Van Meets Henderson somewhere this season. So we can shut LionFans non spelling mouth up. Van? Pssshh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThatDude12 Posted October 7, 2014 Author Share Posted October 7, 2014 Van? Pssshh 5-0. AP poll #8... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maineman1988 Posted October 7, 2014 Share Posted October 7, 2014 5-0. AP poll #8... Â Again. Van? Psshhh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whodathoughtit Posted October 8, 2014 Share Posted October 8, 2014 ETSN write up on the game: Â http://etsn.fm/athens-van-meet-in-important-district-8-4a-d-i-opener/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pockets Posted October 8, 2014 Share Posted October 8, 2014 After looking at this . Looks like Van all the way. I wished my friend (Coach at Athens) didn't have to play this great team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pockets Posted October 8, 2014 Share Posted October 8, 2014 Will Athens still make the playoffs, or will this defeat, deflate them to much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDinger Posted October 8, 2014 Share Posted October 8, 2014 Van is stacked this year, this game will get ugly by halftime. Van 56 Athens 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whodathoughtit Posted October 8, 2014 Share Posted October 8, 2014 Athens is much better than that. Plus it will be very difficult to get enough possessions to score 56 unless they turn it over a bunch or Van completely shuts down the Athens running attack (unlikely). Their offense eats up a lot of clock. I think Van can score on offense they just need the D to get a few stops. It will probably be a close game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThatDude12 Posted October 8, 2014 Author Share Posted October 8, 2014 Athens will have to score a lot of points to win this game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlazeSilverstar Posted October 9, 2014 Share Posted October 9, 2014 Does Van have radio/internet coverage of their games? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vandalman Posted October 9, 2014 Share Posted October 9, 2014 Does Van have radio/internet coverage of their games? Not that I'm aware of. Don't think KMOO is going to be at this one either, according to their website. Kind of thought they would have broadcast this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vandalman Posted October 9, 2014 Share Posted October 9, 2014 Channel 7 Red Zone game of the week. http://www.kltv.com/story/26741273/red-zone-game-of-the-week-preview-athens-vs-van Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pockets Posted October 9, 2014 Share Posted October 9, 2014 I believe RAIN is forcasted. All this buildup and then it rains. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vandalman Posted October 9, 2014 Share Posted October 9, 2014 I believe RAIN is forcasted. All this buildup and then it rains. Bummer. Oh well, it is football and I have a poncho and an umbrella...but this is one of those games I wish could be played in good weather. I'd like to see both teams able to play to their full potential. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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