I know bc of the name BRHS is playing people think its going to be a blow out but if you just look at it position by position BR cannot only compete they have a realistic chance to win
BR OL vs ST DL/LB- advantage BR- they are big physical kids who are extremely strong including the TE who is 6'3'' 260 and w/o Bosa i like the BR OL
BR WR vs ST DB- Even
BR DB vs ST WR- slight advantage ST- a lot of firepower for ST with this position group but they are going against a secondary that has snagged 27 picks... this group also tackles extremely well in space! This match up will be interesting
BR DL/LB vs ST OL- Even- Both are big and physical- BR doesnt have any D-1 kids but they are all 250 and bigger and do a great job of holding up and not getting moved around and allow the LBs to fly around and make plays. When the opportunity presents itself to make plays BR LBS make them. They make them coming downhill and they make them in space- again a very interesting matchup
BR QB/ST QB- Even- Both are very talented- The BR kid just makes the right read 99% of the time
Special Teams- Advantage ST- BR has a really good kicker but there are more to special teams than that- They dont do anything special in the block game they do hold up simple returns with two returners. They dont cover kicks very well and i feel ST may be able to exploit this area of the game
I like St Thomas but would not be shocked in the least if BR were to pull the upset- #1 vs #2 so it wouldnt be a huge upset-
ST-27
BR-23
BR OL vs ST DL/LB- advantage BR- they are big physical kids who are extremely strong including the TE who is 6'3'' 260 and w/o Bosa i like the BR OL
BR WR vs ST DB- Even
BR DB vs ST WR- slight advantage ST- a lot of firepower for ST with this position group but they are going against a secondary that has snagged 27 picks... this group also tackles extremely well in space! This match up will be interesting
BR DL/LB vs ST OL- Even- Both are big and physical- BR doesnt have any D-1 kids but they are all 250 and bigger and do a great job of holding up and not getting moved around and allow the LBs to fly around and make plays. When the opportunity presents itself to make plays BR LBS make them. They make them coming downhill and they make them in space- again a very interesting matchup
BR QB/ST QB- Even- Both are very talented- The BR kid just makes the right read 99% of the time
Special Teams- Advantage ST- BR has a really good kicker but there are more to special teams than that- They dont do anything special in the block game they do hold up simple returns with two returners. They dont cover kicks very well and i feel ST may be able to exploit this area of the game
I like St Thomas but would not be shocked in the least if BR were to pull the upset- #1 vs #2 so it wouldnt be a huge upset-
ST-27
BR-23