One of my favorite parts of High School football is simply watching peoples behavior. Its a game that you practice all year long and for what? 10 or 11 games, maybe one or two more if you're lucky or from Maryville. What's the pay back? Pride, self discipline, conditioning, team work, what????? Let's be honest, teams like Maryville are expected to win. They have the best athletes, the best coaches and a system that functions very well around them. Do I think GQ is a good coach, yes I do but if he had the kids from Clinton, with Clintons AD and Clintons assistant coaches, could he still be a state contender???? To me, football is a reflection of society as a whole. People who gripe the loudest often get front page press. I won't give examples of those groups but for those of you who understand, you probably aren't one of them. If you think I'm way off in left field with that statement, well, well, somebody else explain it too them. Clintons problems have many deep roots. Way way way to many to turn the program around and in to a contender. Let's all be honest here, Powell is down, West is 0-2, Central 0-2, Halls hasn't been very strong by their standards as of late, South Doyle is improving and LC isn't very good (they are the Clinton of Loudon county). Its the perfect storm that Clinton needs to gain back some respect and have the ability to win more that two games. Could it happen, yes, but I wouldn't bet the farm on it. It won't matter if two of its wins are against Campbell County and Lenior City. 3 stinking wins...and Clinton fans will be declaring a turn around in the program. Why would any parent in their right mind fight so hard to get their kid playing time, donate their hard earned money to the program, have to deal with a brain dead AD, and do it all for a chance to win 3 stinking ball games. I HAVE NO EARTHLY IDEA! It all takes me back to my first question, why do kids play football? Maybe I should re-phrase that this question, "WHY WOULD ANYONE WANT TO PLAY FOOTBALL AT CLINTON?"
Good luck to all and for those kids who play it for the love of the game, wins and losses don't really matter, therefore enjoy your time in the trenches.