The Owl, on 31 January 2014 - 09:40 AM, said:
Inselman is significantly better than the Fells and Schriner? Sure about that?
OG was the perpetual doormat of the WBL before Coach Schriner turned things around. They averaged about one win a year for a decade with zero playoff appearances or WBL titles in the history of the school. Before Schriner's first season of 6-4, they were 0-10 and hadn't even had a winning record in over a decade. Now, 7-3 is considered an average year and everyone takes it for granted. Heck, they went 6-4 this year and were considered "down" after last year's 10-0 team.
Maybe Teddy can do a better job with stats, but I think the Titans went to the playoffs 8 years in a row and are in double digit appearances despite being the smallest school in the WBL. Patrick Henry is a great football program but they don't have to deal with teams like Kenton or some of the athletes that OG has faced and defeated in the last decade, including the Mauk brothers and Micah Hyde of Fostoria - who is wearing green and yellow on Sundays.
OG also have a very good soccer program pulling athletes as well, something that MAC schools don't have to deal with and a big part of their unquestioned supremacy in Ohio small school football. Schriner has also had very high turnover on his coaching staff which is something many good programs haven't had to deal with.
OG's playoff losses are to an impressive list of storied programs including Germantown Valleyview, Bishop Watterson, Marion Pleasant, Genoa, Huron, Chagrin Falls and Bishop Hartley. Their only loss to a team that I considered good and not great was Archbold,
True, the Titans only made it to the state semis, and don't have a state title or runner-up finish. But considering their regular season schedule and playoff path is light years tougher than Patrick Henry's is, I'd say Schriners resume is at least comparable to Inselman's.
Agree comparable but don't really think there is a strong case for Schriner. That archbold team you talk about that beat 9-1 OG I think by 20? PH beat by 40 few weeks earlier. Also, I know OG went 2-8 following year and 6-4 this year down year? PH hasn't lost 4 games since mid 90s when Inselman took over and PH program was in shambles probably worse than OG. PH also one of smallest schools in conference with D3 waseon Bryan (who took Kenton to wire this year) archbold delta LC and evergreen.
Agree Schriner has done good things but to call him a homerun and Inselman not is a mistake.