canefan72

Jeff co. is always IMAC in my book. It is hard for me(being old school) to rally around SC,Seymour and SD being IMAC. If they are going to let 6a and 5a be in a conference together to "cut down on travel", why not put 4a in there too and really cut it down? I may get used to it..................but no time soon.

Amen to the Greeneville comment. Do you really miss them?

I don't need buddies to back me up. You took shots at an 18 year old kid that you even admitted warranted an apology. I called you out on it and you did not like it. I am not afraid to call you a coward here or anywhere else and don't need backup. I told you where I would be and do not have time in my schedule to run around to various other places waiting on you. If you don't want to be called out for what you say, don't say it.

I will be at the East high practice field Tue. afternoon. I drive a silver Tacoma. Bet ya don't show.

Strong comments about a 18 year old kid you don't know. I have not read ONE excuse for this loss and have not heard ONE made. We got outplayed by a better team. We had kids hurt in the game. Dee Dee did not quit, he may be hurt worse than imagined. I have seen Tee hit hard his whole career and keep going. We have underachieved this year big time. There is NO excuse for that. Thanks for remaining a nameless,faceless coward. You suite Morristown well.

Funny, what paper was that? I never read that or heard where he said that.

This thread has turned from talking about football to taking personal shots at people. Why take a shot at someone because they have ties to a certain school? Why take shots at someone you don't even know? I know Shadetree and yes, he actually described himself well.

This may be a hard one for the Canes to win. We will just have to see how it plays out.

maybe 55.

Cooler the weather is, the better it is for East's, because of the players who will be going both-ways. Weather being mild, Conditioning should 'nt be a problem. Morristown West has over 80 players, and no-one plays both-ways. We'll take any break we can get. Canefan72 how did practice go today? How did #40 Matt Helton ankle look? has Tee-Howell return to practice? GO CANES! I did not get to go today. I will give you an update when rockhead gets home.

We could not tackle that night at all. They lit us up and we could not get a stop. They had been ranked #9 preseason and have alot of talent but I agree. They are not that good and if we played ANY D that night, we win.

We looked better against Cherokee but that was not a real measure of how better we have gotten. We tackled poorly against AE and very poorly against Cleveland. I know the speed they had played a big factor in that as well. My point being this: playing a senior or junior over a soph. increases your chances of making a play. The young guys rotating in and sometimes starting will have fewer reps and the upper classmen more. Will it fix the problem? Maybe. Will it give us a bteer lineup that will make plays? Yes.

If you don't want my answers, don't ask me the question. Yes we lost 2 games and tackling was the problem not conditioning.

Not questioning you, just curious: how good is your info here? You aren't a coach at East, obviously, but you do seem to attend most gatherings that the team has. Is this a fact coming from someone in charge that East is going to play more guys both ways from now on? Is it linemen that are going both ways? LB's? Secondary? If so, conditioning could factor into the outcome. West hasn't significantly played anyone both ways since the late 90's (to their detriment, perhaps, at times), and I imagine that that hasn't changed. I appreciate any info you care to share. They have done this in the past in big games and even more times than others this year. Conditioning will not be a factor.

Is this something East might do in the middle of the season? Start playing more guys both ways? Seems like an odd time to me. I don't coach football, though, and certainly not in eastern Morristown. What I am saying is that the guys going both ways is around 40% of the reps on D now. They may up it to 80% for this game. They have been doing it all year and will just up the reps for the ones doing it.

I hear that MRI came back good. He plan to return to practice today. If this is not right, please up-date. Getting #40 Helton back on defense & Tee-Howell back, gives East's a better chance of winning. Canefan72, do you think how our defense lines up is the key problem with our tackling? 3 or 4 times last week, we line up with more people on the short side of the field than the wideside. We were out number on every sweep play to the wideside of the field. Go Canes! #40 had a concussion and missed the Cherokee game. He returned to practice and rolled an ankle yesterday but should be good to go for the West game. Tee should play and I will let you know if he practices today. The issues east has had have been against teams that spread it out. There is alot of youth on that side of the ball. I look for alot of guys to go both ways at times against west to offset this. It should be a good game and too close to pick a winner.

I predict that anybody can beat anybody in the top tier of the IMAC and who knows who will win it.

He did not get the MRI today and was walking without crutches the night of the game. Whoever said he is out does not know what they are talking about.

I just noticed on prep extra that whoever reports the stats for Scott needs a lesson on what is a tackle. There is a player listed with 10 solos and 44 assists in 3 games. 10 and 44? Please!!!!! There is no way this can be accurate. If you look further, the top 4 assist leaders are all from Scott. The stats read: 1. 10S 44A 2. 3S 29A 3. 2S 28A 4. 2S 19A Falling on a pile or pushing the pile do not count as assists. This is giving credit where credit is not due and a player like Hawkins from AE or Troutman from Carter should top this list. Get it right for the integrity of the game.

I see that AC put up some big numbers against CC. Was it passing or rushing?

Terrell Warren had a big game while Tee Howell had limited action. Matt Helton,Nick Free and Johnny Bell had big nights on D and East was in control from the opening kick. Demetrius Clark had a 60+ yard TD run and Ricker looked solid as well. Overall good line play on both sides of the ball. Great game for the Canes'. Celebrating this win ends Mon. @ 5pm. It is now Cleveland week.

No topic and no talk so lets get it started. East looks to be on track and I know nothing about SD. Any input?

We need to work on some things but a win is a win and AC had a great QB/WR combo. East did a good job taking away the run but our pass D looked ragged. This is the polar opposite of last week. Matt Helton played a second good game at MLB and found out that he had hands on the ends of his arms with a nice pick. Dee Dee Johnson ran HARD all night and Tee was Tee. D.Clark played very well as did Ricker and Blanton. No serios injuries and looking forward to next week.

Coach Hatcher after Saturday's loss:"Missing tackles and sitting flat footed beat us tonight. We have to play a lot harder and smarter than we did." Sorry but I'm gonna have to disagree with ya coach!

Funny to hear you use the word "class". I did not think you knew what it was. And to think, you called me a troll.