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Congratulations REBELS...... Well Done Coach Hunt and Staff...... Seniors..... thank you for all your hard work and commitment.... You are True Champions Juniors and Sophomores ... Your Time to Shine.. Don't let anyone outwork you.

I could not agree More. Look, I understand why the private schools want to link themselves with the top rated public schools in the state. Schools like Maryville, Alcoa, etc are what high school football is really about. Community schools where local players represent their schools and community. The community supports these programs and promotes rivaries with other community programs. The private schools do not have the same connection with their community. If they want to travel all over the country to play like programs.... fine, but why should we care. If the tssaa ever includes the privates in 6A championships then we can talk. Until then stay off our threads , will you, cause most of us don't give a rats rear end about your programs or what you have to say about them. Good luck to my REBELS on Saturday.

Have not been here in a long time. Do not really know any of the Maryville Players anymore. But I know what this time of year is all about. To this years Seniors....Keep the Faith .... and have the time of your lives. Best of luck to the RED REBELS..... GO REBELS..... BEAT ALCOA

Boski is a very angry person with a chip on his shoulder.....We need to just let him alone. Maplewood played a fine game, nothing to be added that means anything. The best that we can do defending our team is to defer to them...They represent themselves with such class and style on the field that nothing more need be said.

Congratulations to you guys at South Pittsburg......STATE CHAMPS 2007... from a proud Maryville Parent. And as far as a game with us.....WHO COULD SAY. Hope you win it again next year, good luck. /thumb[1].gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":thumb:" border="0" alt="thumb[1].gif" /> RED RED REBELS.............

Our quarterback is much better than average. Average players do not play for Maryville. Its inside - thats where you have to look - and if you don't see it you might not understand it anyway. Our Coaches are Champions at finding players who are Champions on the inside already. They then mold them into what we see on Friday Nights and last Saturday. If all you ever see is Friday Night you will never fully understand our success. Thats why so many can not understand how we win with our "average athletes" . Its not all coaching either...at least not what you see at the games. By the way, I used to hear similar things when about my oldest when he first started. There were players that were taller, faster, etc - but the coaches knew why he was there and so did I. That is why I love and respect this coaching staff so much and a big reason they have been so successful..they find dogs that have a big fight in them, then they teach them to play with confidence and love. We keep a copy of "To The Man in The Arena" around. Somewhere next to the Championship rings.

Well Said.....We are very proud of you.

Stan, Cooper was the center of Melrose's offense. He gained over 2000 yards. Melrose lost to Christian Brothers because they stacked the box and were able to shut down the run, and Melrose had no passing game at that time. Show me any situation where all the fans are happy with a coach's decisions. I have had sons on the Maryville team since 1999 and have seen some very good backs play against us. Not one team has been successful, not even remotely, using the kind of scheme that you wished coach Flowers had used. Tim Gray QB with Hillsboro/2001 came closer than any, and that includes the best back that I have seen in my time watching Maryville football as an insider, so to speak...Daniel Bullock/Hixson 2000 now in the pros with someone, I think. Believe it or not, we see teams with speed during the season..maybe not Melrose but teams with good speed...Alcoa, Central come to mind. Maryville is next to impossible to run wide on with any success. Coach Flower in one of his post game comments said as much. Maryville players may not be track stars but they play great position and they do a superb job of flying to the ball. If a back is looking for cut back lanes or trys to bounce out side...the persuit is there. Running inside is no picnic either...Meet Mr. Tucker and Mr. Smith, and Mr. Jackson, and ETC. Melrose is a good team with a lot of weapons. How do you fault a coach for trying to make use of them. At the end of the day.... Players have to make plays in big games, and Melrose had some opportunities....Melrose had turnover opportunities..one that could have resulted in a TD. If one of his players had taken a pass for a TD he would have looked like a genius, they certainly have that ability. I think you should give the players on both sides alot more credit for the game they played. As much respect and love that I have for the Maryville coaching staff, I am sure that they have never called a perfect game, or had a perfect game plan. They do not block, or tackle...our players do. Thats why the playoffs are the only way to determine a champion. Players decide the game on the field. Maybe Melrose was the better team in some respects, or on paper or by count of players that run 4.5s etc. BUT MARYVILLE did the best job of keeping Melrose from scoring and found enough offense to score more points. Maryville was the better team yesterday. Our players make the difference with the help of our coaches. And by the way weren't you a Hillsboro supporter when we played them? And another thing if you are comparing UT's coaching staff to Melrose's you are giving UT way to much credit Congratulations to Both Teams for a great season.....Seniors way to go.

I found that a really mean dog hot on your heals will dramaticly improve both 40 time and technique

This is the most interesting thing I have seen on this board in weeks...funny. President Andrew Jackson...a poor speller....said it is a poor brain indeed that can't think of at least two ways to spell any word.

Only 5.8% of all high school football players go on to play at an NCAA affiliated institution at any division level. Any team that has college quality players has great players.... Maryville has a couple dozen players on this team, all classes, who have the ability to play college football at some level... Give me three or four teams in Knoxville who have more. You cannot have the success that Maryville has had with just average players. Everything else mentioned, work ethic, tradition, great coaching, just enhance the program.

I just hope that none of you trash talkers for Maryville have anything to do with the Football Team. I know that you are not players. You could not have this mindset and be in good standing with our coaches. Maryville prepares every week for every opponent with the knowledge that we have to be our best, play our best, and give our best in mind,body,spirit or we can be beat on any given Friday night. Trash talk and dissing opponents does not reflect well on, or represent Our Team, Our School, or Our Community. We are better than that. Have some class

In 4A, Maryville only plays one game that requires them to travel outside Blount/Knox counties. A move up to 5A would require more travel..Expenses! That is why we will stay 4A until forced to move up...no other reason . You can believe it or not....something tells me that this reasoned agrument will fall on deaf and biased ears

Lot of difference between a three wheeler and a cable broadcast truck. As for the rest of your drivel......Donkey Dung By the way its... crying shame....Freudian slip I quess

Do not believe everything you read. There is more to the story and it is very slanted. Some of the real story lies in the rub between Comcast and Charter cable, and to my understanding the compensation was for any damage to the field and facilities caused by the cable trucks and cabling crews.