livelax99

if stats had a huge part to do with it, MBA's Gentry Smith, the DI leader in goals, wouldn't have been excluded from all-state honors..

Does anyone know the All-State Teams? also who from the 1st team all-state was named all-american?

I admire your passion and support of the Franklin Rebels. However, it is unnecessary for me to identify myself or the team that I support. If we are talking about respect, then that is the sole reason I replied to the topic starter; when there are 5 legitimate Championship contenders in DI (Ravenwood, McCallie, MUS, MBA, and CBHS) would it not be "totally uncalled for" to say that it is harder to win the D2 state title, when apparently this year there is only one clearly dominant team (Franklin)? On that note, when did I ever say that the Franklin Rebels were an incompetent team? I believe I was calling out an incompetent post rather than the Rebels. By compiling a "garbage list," the topic starter did exactly what you unnecesarily accused me of doing: completely disrespecting teams that have coaches and players who pour all of the energy into this sport. I never said that those teams weren't trying or didn't have dedicated players or coaches, I simply implied that they haven't been a challenge for the Rebels. There are teams that are still on the rise in D2, thus the lack of competition for Franklin and the obvious reason that it is ridiculous to think it is harder for the Rebel's to repeat than, say, last year's DI State Champs, Montgomery Bell. Rebel10d's post is the type of post I am glad to see. That represents the class of some Franklin players and an ability to calm a lack of initial humility by the topic starter. Regardless of the topic starter's true alliance, his ridiculous post, as pointed out by Brouha25, needed a response. The lack of respect displayed for clearly established DI teams such as McCallie and Ravenwood, as well as other teams that take pride in their programs, warranted a reply. My response was not intended to offend you or any of the other Franklin parents, players, or coaches. It was solely a shot at the arrogance shown by ballasofdasouf. I look forward to your reply!

wow..... i had a hard time deciding where to start, but I guess i'll go with your first comment.... please explain why it is harder to win state in D2.. that kind of blows my mind.. also, since when were McCallie and Ravenwood garbage teams? Are you being blinded by Franklin's 11-0 record? And those eleven wins were against whom? Nobody. Actually, come to think of it, 5 of the 11 wins were against teams that were lucky enough to make your credible garbage list...