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I said I believe that was a rule, but I wasn't sure. I just went through the TSSAA handbook, and googled it to be sure and it looks like I am wrong on my assumption. According to many articles I have found there are tons of schools around TN that charge for parking, which I think should be optional. If you have to pay 8 dollars to get into a playoff game, and an additional 3 or 4 to park, that's too much! I have never paid at Cookeville, I pull up and they ask for the $$ and I refuse, tell them I am with the team and that if the buses didn't have to pay then neither am I.... has worked so far.... If they would make it optional like R'dale does then I would be more willing to pay it, but if it isn't something the TSSAA requires then there is no reason a school should be allowed to. Good luck tonight Blaze!!!!!!

I'm not sure about the parking, but I did hear today that almost all pre-sale seating was sold out. It looks if you have not gotten your advanced seating you will be standing by the fence. I think the bottom three rows of the visitor side was left, but not sure. I can assure you, that Blackman is not going to charge for parking. Also, Blackman doesn't have reserved seating. If I am remembering correctly, T$$AA prohibits schools from charging to park at any athletic event. You can ask for donations (like R'dale does) but you cannot "make" ppl pay. I'm sure the T$$AA would let schools do this if they could figure out a way to get a piece of the action ($$$$)

Name is Mike Skidmore and I have scraped better off my shoe! Not hard to spot. 6'4" and 220 pounds and usually have a FBI hat on that I got while teaching their snipers. As to what I usually do I got to watch my son all day as he was loading ambulances at Ft Hood on both Fox and CNN. He was on the reaction team that went in with the SWAT team from Kileen. Now that I am not hid you want to actually tell folks yours? I thought not! I would write what I really feel but it is not allowed on this family board. ;So what your saying is your now a pretender, wearing a hat that you no longer have a connection too and living your life through your son....Your pathetic!! I spent 14years in the Marines and two tours in Iraq...Does that make me Bad? No, it makes me respectful and I dont go around spouting my acheivements!! Ive raised two sons who both went on to play Division 1 Football, Florida and Mississippi State. Does that make me a super father, No, It makes me proud, just as I am proud of my Warriors!!! By the way, Im 6ft 2 and weigh 230 and all that makes me is bigger than you!!! Ummm you just spouted your acheivements "I spent 14 years in the Marines and two tours in Iraq" and if your 6'2" 230lbs that just makes you shorter and heavier.... Another question aren't Marines taught discipline and respect and all the quailities of a decent American? With that said, if YOU really ARE a Marine then you sir are the pathetic one. LOD and I have disagreed more than once however you have no right to make personal attacks even if they are verbal against him. I wish CoachT would ban you from the website. You threatened PBD (and yes that's EXACTLY what you did, TWICE) and now you verbally attack LOD?!?!?! Seriously if this is the kind of person you are then you are a POOR representation of what a TRUE Marine is. And I can also tell you from experience when you get into the law enforcement line of work, no matter WHAT area, local, FBI, CIA, etc. if you retire or get out you are ALWAYS STILL A PART OF IT! Kinda like ppl who are REALLY Marines.... So who's the pretender now? Seems to me LOD came right out and told you everything about him, so not only are YOU a pretender you are also STILL HIDING!

Well that's great! The most "wild" I will go is squid..... I have an aunt who loves to eat monkey brians, does that count? (Another GROSS on my list!)

LOVE IT!...WISH I HAD A DOLLAR FOR EVERY FROG THAT I HAVE EATEN!... "If" you are really serious about eating frogs, and "If" you continue to talk about eating them, I may get sick! LOL Gross!

I think this whole playoff system is a joke.... there is one team that has a record of 1-9 and two teams that have records of 2-8, that doesn't include the teams that have 3-7!!! It is NOT fair to teams, like Smyrna who have better records being left out while teams who should probably be looking for all new coaches are getting to go to the playoffs......

Would love for all of us to find a way to sit together maybe around the 50 yrd line say half to 3/4 of the way up so we can all have a great view. We had a blast with all of you and will be looking forward to many more Cindy and I sit about half way up right on the 50 below the press box, I usually get there around 7 due to flying home from work in N'ville, picking up kids, and taking them to the sitters, going home, change, and fly as fast as I can to the game. LOL Let me know how many ppl you will have with you and I'll ask Cindy to save more seats. She gets there early (usually) and hopefully she can make room for our clan! LOL since everyone on here knows me there's no reason to hide it but you can email me at work abarrett@shoneys.com so we can avoid filling up the website with our planning

Before I give my response I am in NO WAY starting another argument on here or wanting to start the wave of excuses that I'm sure will happen anyway, but here goes. The best example I can give you is from 06' during regular season when R'dale beat Smyrna 49-0. When Smyrna saw them again in the playoffs there was a lot of, “we killed them last time, and we will kill them again." "Another shut-out by the warriors." "Easy win." "So who will R'dale play next week?" Now I'm not saying that all of these comments came from R'dale ppl, they mainly came from reporters from the DNJ. BUT do you remember what happened in that playoff game? Smyrna won.... I believe it was 9-7. Now I'm not saying this to have R'dale ppl come one here and start crap about something that happened 3 seasons ago, all I'm saying is that R'dale had EVERY right to be cocky about the second exchange between them and Smyrna and I truly think because of the cockiness (sp?) and assurance from everyone in the area that they would win, it got to their heads and they ended up losing. THIS is NOT what I want to happen with Blackman. So looking ahead to week 2, saying this is going to by a shut out, saying things like can't wait til R'dale and Blackman meet up in week two; isn't going to help ANY of the Blackman boys. Yes it is a confidence booster for sure, but there is a line between building confidence and being cocky and I don't want the boys to cross that line in their heads. I want them to go into this game with the line of thought, "This will be an easy win because we are better but we still have to play HARD." I want them to still be hungry and not looking at week two yet. Now don't take what I am saying as I don't think they can win, I do! I think this will be an easy win for Blackman, but not too easy. Understand what I am saying? I’m not doubting my boys in any way, but I don’t want their heads to get too big and there be an upset. I am so proud of them and how well they have done this season, I think they deserve to be excited and proud, but I don’t think anyone ever deserves to be cocky. Now if we go to the title game and win……

Blackman should win this one. However, if they are looking ahead it might just be the one that bites them in the behind. Blackman should not overlook this team. They have a good defense and take chances on offense. I agree, being confident is one thing, being cocky is something that will cost you a "W" and then where would we be? At home...... Everyone from Blackman that knows me knows I'm up there in the stands hollaring and screaming with the best of them, but I also know that going into a game thinking you are going to just kill the other team isn't the best approach.... I don't plan by any means to get bored in the stands Friday night.... Good luck Blackman, stay focused and remember upsets happen all the time! Blackman 42 McGavock 10 GO BLAZE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Don't ever apologize for getting on here and saying what you have to say, no one else from ANY other team does so why not be proud and show it!!! Had a blast cheering with you and your wife last night, I thought it was pretty cool, you on my left, your wife behind me, Mr. Donkey and Mykidsdad infront, and Coach Macs wife on my right, I must say I was surrounded by some pretty great ppl at the game and can't WAIT to be with you guys this Friday at home!!! We need to get together and figure out a way for all of us to sit together so we can have one mass group of cheerers (word?)

I think 104.5 the zone and murphy fair said it best "blackman shutout riverdale tonight. Now riverdale did score but it was only because of a bad snap on a punt that rolled into their endzone." so yeah thanks for the gift...... Hahahaha also there was no fumble in the endzone that blackman recovered we actually got the ball in the endzone with no help from YOUR team we did it on our own!

Not sure who's team you are on as both teams in the game (Blackman and R'dale) at least have one more week with the 1st rd. of playoffs so no finale tonight.....

As of 1:43pm weather channel shows few showers at 5, 7, and 8pm then T-storms beginning at 9pm..... http://www.weather.com/weather/hourbyho ... _graph_tab Looking at the forecast radar on weather.com - I think we need to put the Blackman band in Columbia (they never get there for any competions anyway - LOL!) and have them play "Living on a Prayer" and hope it scares the storm away LOL, they were actually really a great band last week. Played great music, played as loud as they could at key moments in the game, and celebrated at the end of the game AFTER Shad was done with his post game speech and prayer. Hope we have another great night from them again tonight!

As of 1:43pm weather channel shows few showers at 5, 7, and 8pm then T-storms beginning at 9pm..... http://www.weather.com/weather/hourbyho ... _graph_tab

My nephew is a Senior starting RB for Hendersonville so I, needlessly to say, am pulling for H'ville, however in light of the recent news regarding Coach Lassiter and his family I hope the boys at Gallatin play their heart out for him tonight. Good luck Gallatin my prayers are with each and everyone of you and Coach's family.

Thoughts and prayers are with Coach and his family from Blackman.

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The esteemed was close---17-10, oh and MTCS won . Good game to watch. Field was very muddy-limited offenses. No injuries, both teams should represent district well. WAY TO GO COUGARS!!!!! Wish I could have been there tonight seeing as I live about 10 minutes from the school, but two sick babies and a sick hubby kept me busy at home! Good luck next week in the playoffs!!!!!!!!!! YOU DESERVE IT!!!!!!!!!

Too funny

Which end of Row 17? Baseball side or main gate side. Some of us might like to say Hi just for the fun of it! OK I will make it easier....as you are facing the press box the left end of the row or the right side. This is NOT rocket science. Now who is the PANSY! And it is 'shake' your hand not shack as in what you probably live in! This is RIVERDALE and I am the father of a PLAYER! Easy LOD, I have never "read" you so worked up before, remember it's not worth it! Just make sure you find him on Friday night and "shack" his hand!

Hopefully there will be a great turnout, R'dale needs all the money they can get at the gate and concession stands. Not sure if they are actually going to donate part of the gate and concessions but I know the paper said the cheerleaders are taking donations at the gate. They are raising money for Chris Mayes' family. His mother is in the hospital battling an auto-immune disease. I truly hate this for Chris and his family and they have been in my prayers since I read the article in the DNJ. So it would be great if everyone would buy their tickets at the gate and buy a bunch of overpriced food items (not a dig on R'dale they are overpriced EVERYWHERE) to help out this family. According to the DNJ she has been in the hospital most of the season. Now I may be wrong But i think the freshman cheerleaders are going to take up the money seperate I do know that the RIVERDALE BASEBALL team is having a tailgate and we will be taking up money at that tailgate for the family. I do know one thing about the RIVERDALE community when one of our own needs help we are there and I am confident in the response they will get I know money doesnt make her feel better but it will take some of the burden off the family from all the time they have spent at the hospitiol with her GOD BLESS AND I ALSO AM STILL PRAYING I am going soley on what the newspaper said which we know at times can be inaccurate.... I just hope they get tons of money for them!

Knock on wood!!! No, they knocked on his elbow (ducking now..) Finding something to throw...... LOL

Hopefully there will be a great turnout, R'dale needs all the money they can get at the gate and concession stands. Not sure if they are actually going to donate part of the gate and concessions but I know the paper said the cheerleaders are taking donations at the gate. They are raising money for Chris Mayes' family. His mother is in the hospital battling an auto-immune disease. I truly hate this for Chris and his family and they have been in my prayers since I read the article in the DNJ. So it would be great if everyone would buy their tickets at the gate and buy a bunch of overpriced food items (not a dig on R'dale they are overpriced EVERYWHERE) to help out this family. According to the DNJ she has been in the hospital most of the season.

Knock on wood!!!

Maybe you could change your screen name from bulldogsalltheway to bulldogsmostofthewayandblazetherest? Just a thought.... I do have a question, when people tell you how long they have know someone, do you sometimes hear Morgan Freeman saying it? "Sonny, I knew you daddy before you were alive" "I guess I just miss my friend" I like it, but I think I'll keep the one I have for now, IDK if I figure out something I like enough I'll do it but not really in the mood to do so right now. When I hear ppl tell you how long they have known someone I just sit back and wait for the ole, "When I was your age" speech to follow....... ANYWAY, this thread is getting boring, can we get back to football? We answered the question about any injuries on our end, what about R'dale any on yall's? What happened to the player that got hurt in the Cookeville game? Is he okay?