3A Semi-State: #3 Knox at #17 Fort Wayne Bishop Luers

[Komets2727]

58 minutes ago, First_Backer_Inside said:

Knox didn't play any "real" competition until Semi-State? Maybe Rochester should voluntarily move up to play in the 3A region sectional...then again good chance Andrean is there next year. Since they beat Luers I assume they would be considered real competition.

Hike the ball to McLaughlin and he runs the ball 40 times a game, not a real offense. He is a great player, no doubt, but that offense is what is run at the 4th grade level of football. 

[First_Backer_Inside]

30 minutes ago, Komets2727 said:

Hike the ball to McLaughlin and he runs the ball 40 times a game, not a real offense. He is a great player, no doubt, but that offense is what is run at the 4th grade level of football. 

Everyone in the state is running the same plays Knox ran, power, GT counter, Midline Option, Power option, maybe just a different formation. So everyone in the states offense is doing 4th grade level stuff. That's the whole point of building a program. You have kids run your offense from the time they start tackle football in 3rd or 4th grade. It's the only way teams like Knox survive, not everyone has the talent Luers has every other year. Russ Radtke has won a lot of football games. I think he knows what he is doing when it comes to football. You said it yourself, McLaughlin is a great football player. Why would you not run the ball with him 40 times a game? Luers executed their defensive scheme very well Friday. Knox did not execute very well Friday night. I'd be interested to hear what you think a real offense looks like. I'm sure the other 13 teams that Myles averaged 300 yards against felt like the Knox offense was pretty real. One of those teams happens to be playing in Lucas Oil on Friday. 

[Komets2727]

Nah, not everyone runs an offense that is designed to feature one guy 95% of the time. Give me a break with that drivel. Knox could play Luers 100 times running that offense and would lose 100 times easily. Too many athletes and to easy to defend. They would lose that bad to Cascade and Gibson Southern as well.

Edited November 25, 2025 by Komets2727