By Joe Joe Wright

Sometimes when I read polls on football.  I get the feeling that people making predictions have their cheese not quite on the cracker, or they are four cards short of a full deck. Either way they hardly ever get it right take for instance the AAA division for the 2017 football season. Now granted I believe in the old adage to be the man you got to beat the man. So for GPB that is Georgia Public Broadcasting to put Cedar Grove at #1 is ok, for now. That is however, where will rearrange the entire script they have put up! For whatever uneducated reason they stuck Crisp County at 9^th in the preseason poll and put Pierce County at 8^th. Yall remember Pierce County the #1 offense in Georgia last year. They came to Cordele after the Lovett game and got obliterated by Crisp 56 to 21. I t appears that they don’t do much research in their predicting, especially south of Macon. They just throw out pure conjecture. Below is how I see the year starting out. My predictions actually have some research in it.

Cedar Grove ( they have an awesome receiver coming back and they recruit)

Calhoun ( they are 2^nd in the state to Buford in recruiting and a solid team)

Crisp County ( just absolutely loaded, coach can’t say that but I can)

Peach County ( they will live up to their label)

Greater Atlanta Christian ( well they recruit legally all over the state)

Westminster ( heavy recruiters as well but Crisp owns them in the series)

Lovett ( always a tough team, lots and lots of money to buy things)

Liberty County ( descent team)

Monroe  of Albany( just picked up some athletes from Albany High was descent anyway)

Oh you can put about 10 different ones right here let’s start with Jenkins ( weak region). Worth County (athletes they have)Pierce County ( coach left going to hurt them) Savannah ( has slipped some)

So what does all that mean? don’t mean much just predictions. So what about the Cougars in 2017. Let’s go game by game

Pre season against Veterans ( away) ( could be a blow out)

Dooly (away) ( a good team but out matched player for player)

Americus-Sumter (away) ( will be improved and big rivalry, but Crisp by 17)

Turner (home) ( blowout 56-7)

Rutland (home) ( blowout 66-6)

Spencer (home) ( beat down 48-10)

Brooks (away) ( always a good team ain’t scared of no one. Not as good this year but playing there Crisp 37- Brooks 24)

Monroe (away) ( much improved but Cougars 44- 17)

Cook County (away) ( good program and playing in Adel but Crisp owns them 48-0.)

Dougherty (home) ( senior night distractions but Cougars cruise 55-14)

Worth (home) ( for the region championship, Worth a descent team but Cougars will roll late 47-14)

Playoff #1 Cougars win

Playoff # 2 Cougars win

Playoff # 3 Cougars win

Playoff # 4 Cougars over Cedar Grove

Playoff # 5 Cougars vs. Peach County (state championship) of course Cougars win!