High School 2007 Kirk Herbstreit Ohio vs. USA Challenge

[sandgk]

Where did you hear this?

Clearly a fishing expedition prompted by lines such as these ...

The unprecedented event will consist of 11 games this fall, down from 18 last year. There were financial problems in paying off various vendors, organizers said.

in the DDN report. Which also identifies Johnson as the organizer.

 

[Brutus1]

Perhaps that's why Herbie's name was (temporarily) off the marquee.

 

[donkidkie]

herbstreit challenege

I was at Dave and Busters and a couple of guys at the bar were talking about the event, and how big it has become in spite of how poorly it was run.

Who is Johnson?

 

[thackattack]

I don't know about the internal financial runnings of this event, but from the outside this event looks awesome. It's amazing how many premier high school programs have signed on for this. I think the more premier high school student-athletes from around the country coming to the state of Ohio during the football season, the better. Who knows, if the players have any kind of extra time (maybe after their game), they could even make a team-wide unofficial visit to campus. While Herbstreit is doing this for his passion for the game, it doesn't hurt that it's probably helping out the old alma mater.

If these games are televised on ESPN, I will definitely be tuning in.

 

[Qksilver04]

Is Northmont one of the more well known teams in Ohio? No, but the thing with the Herbie is that they want all parts of the state represented. Personally, I have no problem with that. I think that it's great for the state of Ohio because it allows some programs to make a name for themselves. With that being said, Ohio could easily put 8 teams in the Herbie that could bang with anybody anywhere. Not that Northmont couldn't, especially since I'm not going to question what they are capable of, but the following teams aren't scheduled to be in this year's Herbie.

Cleveland St. Ignatius: 9 state titles, perenial power
Hilliard Davidson: 2006 state champ
Mentor: 2006 Division 1 runner up, early favorite for 2007
Warren Harding: 2 state titles; perenial power
Lakewood St. Edward: perenial power
Steubenville: 3 state titles; currently on a 30 game winning streak
Massillon: no explanation needed
the MAC schools (Coldwater, St. Henry, Versailles, etc.): Best small school conference in the country.


Like I said, I'm more than happy with what Ohio has in the Herbie lineup. You can't expect all of Ohio's best programs to have the same open date to accomodate an event like this. With that being said, I think that the organizers are doing a great job of getting the programs that they have. Heck, nobody gave Moeller, who wasn't even been a top 3 team in Cincinnati last season, a fighting chance against Byrnes last season, and the same could probably be said about Hilliard Davidson against Philly St. Joseph Prep. Massillon beat a team from Arizona that went at least 4 years without losing. While St. Eds ran the score up on the best team from Arkansas, Warren Harding, who has never particpated in the Herbie, kept them out of the end zone in week 12. They play a different breed of football in Ohio. Going back to Moeller, they play schools like Ignatius, St. Eds, St. Xavier, Colerain, and Elder all year, and I seriously doubt that there are too many teams if any that have to play competition like that all year. Ohio will be fine, and hopefully the Herbie will continue to be successful so that more teams will have an opportunity to participate. If the worst that the Herbie can do is to get programs like Colerain, St. X, Glenville, Moeller, & McKinley to participate against teams like Hoover, Long Beach Poly, Union, & DeMatha, then I'm not going to complain about this event.

Very well put...I attended both the Moeller game and St. X games at last years event. I was very surprised that Moeller's student section stayed and rooted for St. X like they did. With what I saw at last years event, it proved to me that Ohio's best can hang with/beat most of the nations best.

 

[OSUBasketballJunkie]

Canton

Alabama team can't play Sunday game in Cincinnati
Thursday, June 14, 2007
The Associated Press

MONTGOMERY, Ala. An Alabama High School Association panel on Thursday denied a high schoo's appeal seeking permission to play a Sunday football game during the Ohio vs. USA Challenge in Cincinnati.

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[osugrad21]

Cincy

Herbstreit schedule being revised
BY TOM GROESCHEN | [email protected]

The St. Xavier and DeMatha (Md.) football programs tentatively have agreed to play in the Kirk Herbstreit Ohio vs. USA Challenge on Sunday, Sept. 2, at 12:30 p.m. in Cincinnati.

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[Buckskin86]

National powers in 'Herbstreit'
TOM GROESCHEN


ESPN and Kirk Herbstreit will be in Cincinnati next weekend. All told, seven of the USA Today Super 25 football teams also will be in Herbstreit's football extravaganza.

The schedule:

Saturday at UC : 11:30 a.m. - La Salle vs. Indianapolis Cathedral; 2:15 p.m. - Colerain (No. 23 USA Today) vs. Hoover, Ala.; 5 p.m. - Moeller vs.

Mission Viejo, Calif.; 7:45 p.m. - Elder vs. Charlotte Independence (No. 3 USAT)

Saturday at Canton Fawcett Stadium: 11:30 a.m. - Grove City vs. Buford, Ga.; 2:15 p.m. - Cleveland Glenville vs. Long Beach (Calif.) Poly (No. 11 USAT); 5 p.m. - Youngstown Mooney (No. 25 USAT) vs. Gateway, Pa. (No. 10 USAT); 7:45 p.m. - Canton McKinley vs. Tulsa (Okla.) Union

Sunday at UC: Noon - St. Xavier (No. 4 USAT) vs.

DeMatha, Md. (No. 5 USAT); 3 p.m. - Clayton Northmont vs. Pittsburgh Central Catholic; 6 p.m. - Trotwood-Madison vs. Highlands

After the St. X-DeMatha game on ESPN, the Northmont-Pittsburgh Central Catholic game will be on ESPNU.

The Enquirer - National powers in 'Herbstreit'

 

[GoodLifeSean]

So glad I live 5 miles from the HoF and Fawcett. Buckeye Football at noon, then down to the stadium to watch mooney/gateway hopefully. Very Happy Sean right now

 

[Muck]

I'll be at Nippert for both sessions (All day Sat & Sun)

 

[Sportsbuck28]

Independence's starting quarterback missed last weeks season opener for them, and is questionable for this week, so keep that in mind for them. Their 108 game streak is in huge jeapordy right now.

I'm just glad that they are not in my conference anymore.

 

[starBUCKS]

Anyone dare to predict the series?

 

[wadc45]

Scout.com: Herbstreit Challenge III Game One Cincinnati

By Dave Berk

We take a look at the first of seven games to be held at Nippert Stadium on the campus of the University of Cincinnati as part of the Ohio vs. USA Kirk Herbstreit Challenge.

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[jwinslow]

Scout.com: Border War: Gateway vs Cardinal Mooney

 

[osugrad21]

Pittsburgh Gazette

Gateway and Central open on national stage
Thursday, August 30, 2007
By Mike White, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Bill Wade/Post-Gazette
Gateway's Cameron Saddler and the Gators will open the season Saturday in Canton, Ohio, in the Burger King Kirk Herbstreit Ohio vs. USA Challenge.

The Gateway High School football team has been ranked in some national polls. The Gators will get a chance to prove they belong when they open the season against an out-of-state team that has a national reputation.
Gateway will play Cardinal Mooney of Youngstown, Ohio, at 5 p.m. Saturday in Canton, as part of the Burger King Kirk Herbstreit Ohio vs. USA Challenge. Cardinal Mooney also has popped up in some national rankings and has four seniors committed to Division I colleges -- two to Penn State, one to Notre Dame and one to Oklahoma.

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