slicklizard Posted October 25 Share Posted October 25 (edited) Strange things happen in Petal always to the visitors Edited October 25 by slicklizard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bulldogs4 Posted October 25 Share Posted October 25 I am going to go with my Wildcats. While we do need to get better with respect to penalties/turnovers, I like our physicality on both sides of the LOS. I would venture to guess that this is most physical Meridian team in well over 10 years. Obviously that does not guarantee a win. And I know Petal is playing good football as well. Coach Boyles is an excellent coach. Like everyone else I was disappointed when he left after one year but I hold no ill will towards him. Our kids have developed well during the season and have confidence now. I think they will get it done despite being on the road. Go Cats!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maroontide06 Posted Monday at 06:33 PM Share Posted Monday at 06:33 PM I see where this poll is deadlocked at 50% and I can see why. It's not about voting for who you think would win or lose, it's about voting for who has the greater advantage if they win. I voted for Meridian simply because if they do win this game, it would carry more weight and create more shock than if Petal were to win. That's kind of how I looked at it and if you haven't voted yet and are struggling who to pick, that's a way to look at it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maroontide06 Posted Monday at 06:39 PM Share Posted Monday at 06:39 PM Another way of looking at it would be which team would stir the pot more with a win, and that's probably a better way of wording what this poll means. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vott Posted Monday at 07:05 PM Share Posted Monday at 07:05 PM Do not be shocked if Meridian wins this. It is Homecoming week at Petal. And unless your homecoming opponent is a really bad football team it has a recipe for an upset. That goes for any team playing a quality opponent for homecoming. Its the most difficult week of the season for a coaching staff. Senior night could be included as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccbulldog Posted Monday at 11:29 PM Share Posted Monday at 11:29 PM Meridian has had better success vs Petal than Brandon or Oak Grove the past 10 years usually because they are more athletic. And I think that will be the case this year. If they can not beat themselves with dumb penalties or lapses in focus on plays they can definitely win this game. We would've beat Oak Grove if we had just made our extra points Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slicklizard Posted Tuesday at 03:49 PM Author Share Posted Tuesday at 03:49 PM You could say first place is riding on this game Petal will be in the drivers seat with a win and chaos will reign if Meridian can pull it off. Petal likes to play it close and play for the last possession to protect their sorry defense. If this game is close and Meridian gets the ball with five or six minutes left they will win . They have the kind of style to grind it out and score . Vance won’t do like Brandon did with the lead Its hard to believe that Coach Boyles will lose this game at home plus you know what happens in Petal with officiating. Nobody has really given Petal a good arse whopping yet this season.. This would be a great time for it to happen. Fingers crossed. Meridian has the athletes to do it but they will need a few breaks to keep them hanging around until the end Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bulldogs4 Posted 12 hours ago Share Posted 12 hours ago Meridian with a huge win 52-33 over Petal. Sets up the biggest game Ray Stadium has seen in quite a number of years, Thursday night against Brandon. Should be a great atmosphere in the grand ole lady! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maroontide06 Posted 11 hours ago Share Posted 11 hours ago 1 hour ago, Bulldogs4 said: Meridian with a huge win 52-33 over Petal. Sets up the biggest game Ray Stadium has seen in quite a number of years, Thursday night against Brandon. Should be a great atmosphere in the grand ole lady! Great win for y’all. It was kind of impressive. I know that’s a breath of fresh air for y’all as well. Enjoy it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bulldogs4 Posted 46 minutes ago Share Posted 46 minutes ago 9 hours ago, maroontide06 said: Great win for y’all. It was kind of impressive. I know that’s a breath of fresh air for y’all as well. Enjoy it. Well it feels good to be relevant again. Just goes to show that coaching matters. We still have talent here. Yes there are challenges with these players but they know the history of this program. Coach Vance has embraced that tradition and the older fans/former players are supporting the team again. Attendance has grown from 500 fans a game to 5,000 per game and I suspect we will see the biggest crowd at Ray Stadium in at least 10 years. Best of all our kids are having fun playing football. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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