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I know burg fans chime in on this to make themselves feel better about their program - kidding themselves into thinking it's all internal talent. I've talked to several people about this over the years. We usually enjoy a laugh about the inability of burgers to see the obvious. I'm going to try to n...

Again, agree to disagree. It's irrelevant when they come in and from how far away, in my opinion. They are either born and bred in district or not. If a kid lives in South Webster, Minford, etc. and goes to the burg, that simply is not a burg kid. Move on. You're not giving ground and neither am I. ...

The size differential wasn't that great...I believe one division separated the two. We played schools slightly larger than us - always have. No way burg should've avoided us. Also, burgers tend to underestimate the negative impact of the regime after Lutz. It was a sudden and drastic drop-off. My ho...

RBH23, a few thoughts... *Funny you mention the fact that Ironton was fortunate in playing a team not named Kirtland or from the MAC. The burg had that same good fortune in 2017. I don't think you guys would've beaten Kirtland or a MAC school that year. Just my opinion... *We dominated the burg befo...

A correction - Ironton has won state titles since 1989. They won a couple in golf in the 90s. Ironton has gone to 3 state final fours since then, too. How many has burg gone to in that time ? Honest question... I don't know. But, let's be serious & honest about this. The king sport around here i...

Where is Treylan Davis from ?

No one has answered my legitimate question. Does he live in the wheelersburg district ?Many "burg kids" do not. just wondering...
Your kids from neighboring districts are not wheelersburg kids !

Does he actually live in wheelersburg ? Or is he a South Webster kid or something ? Just curious...

Good. It's settled. The burg and Ironton capitalize equally on talented kids both in and outside their districts. No more excuses for the burg. You're DONE.

All Haskins supporters - you are delusional. Burrows was better. In hindsight, Meyer had a lot of problems as a coach. His decision to play Haskins over Burrow was one of the worst coaching decisions in the history of the sport.

Why can't you burgers admit it ? You are winning with talent that is not "home-grown". They are from other places. You're being ridiculous. EVERYONE sees it but you.

Ironmen98, I've been pointing this out to burgites for a while. Somehow, their kids from other districts are fine - while other schools are vile and evil for taking in kids from out of town.

Ralph Snead
Dave Rann
Ty Barnes
Trey Fletcher
Zac Carter
Dennis Gagai
Dickie James

7 off the top of my head...

I know someone of note in the conference. They told me it's going to happen. Ironton will be out of the conference (for football only). We'll see if he's right.

RBH23, spot on with that last post...

Old Time Tiger, I agree with you. When you say, "Sounds like the entire staff will look a lot different next year", do you have any inside info or anything that makes you think the staff will be different. Just curious...

Yh8awinner,
For the umpteenth time, kids from South Webster, Minford, Portsmouth, Ironton, Ashland, etc. are not burg's "own kids".

Burg fans, please tell me that you understand that - although the title game losses are frustrating and heartbreaking - a 2nd place finish in a good football state like Ohio is a great achievement. Your 2 title game appearances pale in comparison to Ironton's number of title games. And you would not...

Burg_Grad_77, nice try... We are winning the overall series with you. And if you'd have played us in the 70s and most of the 80s, it'd be a lot worse. You've only been to TWO title games...and you would have been embarrassed by Kirtland or a MAC school in 2017 if you had to play them. We simply have...

I believe Ironton also played without one of their better players that post season - Reggie Arden (sp?). I think I remember Lutz said after the game (something to the effect of), "I know they're going to say they were without their QB. But, we're playing without Arden." Ya gotta keep playi...