OBWON

I sat down last night and for the first time read through every post on this thread and have made a disturbing conclusion. While I love the sport of football it seems that for some it has become an idol, a god, their passion and their religion. They even hold their worship services (pep rallies) on the Church of Christ property. God probably loves looking down on that one. Gold balls are your idols and you worship in the shrine of THS. You make your coaching staff into god-like men changing nothings into somebodies. Please keep your zealousness in check. . .just look at how you turned on your own team when they didn't play as well as you would have liked in the rain last week. The young man that feels like a failure because they fell short of a state championship is wrong. Winning a football game is not everything. As you parade your rituals and revelry around Milan Friday night remember this. At the end of the day its just a game.

No one believes Milan will be sleeping. I just feel bad for Westview, Trenton, Milan and/or JCS: that any one of these teams has to play through this line-up again. Whoever advances will be sufficiently spent by the time they get to Goodpasture or Alcoa. Good luck to all! On behalf of JCS fans we are proud to be a part of such a strong region.

I thought alot about those penalties you refer to last night while watching the LSU/Alabama game. LSU was heavily penalized and they probably deserved everyone of them. If you hold it should be called. And, if you hold, of course there will be big gains.

"by the way, will the JCS faithful be clad in black again?" We don't know yet. . . Coaches call the theme for each game. One point about the last time when we referred to a "storm brewing". . . I think Milan fans thought we were bragging about bringing it to Milan when we didn't mean that at all. . . The storm metaphor was that Milan is like a hurricane: strength can be measured, and path can be projected; while JCS is like a tornado. . . more unpredictable and swift to strike unaware. Either case umbrellas are laughable.

Very well put, Metfan. Glad you had the opportunity to say this.

It's incredible how public this thing has been in the past two years. Whether it is posted on CoachT or not, everyone knows the situation and discusses it among circles. When this happened both boys were young. . . sophomores. Coach Marley was dealing with alot of uncertainty at the time and probably acted in a way he regretted, but this wasn't just about a QB position decision. . . he handled the situation very badly. His comments after the game Friday night were an attempt to soften the hard feelings felt by so many, but I couldn't help but feel he knew he had to say something nice and it was the best he could do. Don't get me wrong Marley has had his great moments in coaching and mentoring young men, but for this community most everyone (USJ fan or JCS fan) considers the action regarding Matt as one of Marley's "darkest" moments. As far as Bill. . .Bill is having a great year and Friday night will not diminish his impressive performance this season. Congratulations to him on that! Matt is and will be successful, and maybe more so because of these trials. So, who can say it was a mistake?

Can anyone tell us why USJ's homecoming is so late this year? They could have chosen this Friday's game for their homecoming.

For a moderator you sure do like to split hairs. ha!

And "Black Friday" may become a tradition at JCS (at least once a year) . . . a Black Sea! The JCS fans were GREAT! Reminiscent of some of the play-off games from last year. Must mention how much respect I have for Calvin Shaw and Carl Diffee. They were congratulating their JCS friends after the game. Hats off to you!

Nice analysis. Thanks for your thoughts. I know many TCA fans are putting their hopes in this year's team. If this is TCA's year in 1A, I do pray that no one suffers a season-ending injury this week along with the other fan who prayed for this. That is a critical issue. So, to continue your analysis: the team with the most to lose from injuries: TCA

The back-up QB came in and led an impressive march down the field and scored again with a long pass, so don't think that an injured Matt will shut-down the JCS offense. Matt is a great QB, but there is depth at this position, as with others. Depth of the game will come into play as stated by Reitzfan. JCS has always been a very physical team. They are known for how physical they can be; i.e. they have played well against many teams who have out-sized them.

The point of my statement about being the first (if you reread it) was to say that we hope there are many more state championships for Jackson. What is good for Jackson is good for all of us individually. I'm curious why you are so offended by the statement. Were you part of the Jackson High School program back then? I certainly don't want to take anything away from those teams. I never read a "retraction" from the Sun either. I do know they rephrased their statement to say that this is the first state championship in football since the TSSAA instituted the play-off system. Also, I do know that it is not the first time the Jackson Sun referred to a team attaining the first state championship. In past years when a Jackson area team was playing deep into the playoffs they would refer to whether Jackson would see their first state championship this year or not. My feeling is that under the current TSSAA system of play-offs, to go 35-40 years without a state championship, and then finally you bring one home. . .that is certainly newsworthy. And a great claim for the victor. Sorry, but it is.

Didn't we exhaust this subject last year? OK, from the time they instituted the playoff system . . . . JCS didn't make that claim initially. . . only after it was published in the Jackson Sun.

I rest my case. Child-like behavior (immaturity) and exaggerated bragging (insecurity) are the things at issue with you. Not whether you have a different opinion. A lot of people have a different opinion here on these boards, but they don't act like you act. I'm beginning to think this person isn't a TCA player or fan. . .just someone trying to make TCA look horrible.

Smack talk like this is from someone who is immature and insecure, frankly. I'm glad TCA has a good football team this year. I wish them the best in their class. JCS is the first State Champs in football in Jackson, and I hope (sincerely) to see other area schools enjoy the same incredible experience we had at JCS this past year. Remember, JCS gave God the honor and glory for what happened here, so don't expect us to engage in "luck" discussions about last year. Congratulations to Westview for their success thus far. Now that's an awesome team. p.s. JCS coaching staff and their ability to adjust to any opponent will favor JCS in this match-up.