bluedevil

EHS 38 Ryan 25 final

Very well put, as always, KWoodroof> I enjoy reading your insightful comments. (seriously). What a fun football weekend in Nashville! On to Vandy/Auburn....

I'm not sure of that number. It may be more than you think, but many of those kids play for MBA now as well. I CAN tell you that my son was a starter for EHS last year and he had never set foot on a football field until he came to Ensworth high school in the 9th grade. Obviously not a "recruit". Just a kid who enjoyed getting to learn a new game and had the opportunity to participate and learn from a great coaching staff. He chose Ensworth for the academics/extracurriculars/progressive environment, etc. His football experience was just icing on the cake.

Hey! What happened to the first two pages of this thread? I was kind of looking forward to re-reading all of the posts about how the brothers were going to stomp all over EHS last night. WAY to GO Tigers!!!!

Congratulations to MBA. Fun atmosphere, nice crowd, exciting game. Look forward to playing you again...either playoffs or next year.

Ha! Good quote KW. Good luck to both teams.

Ensworth's approach considered the development of the kids who took a risk and joined a brand new program...these players voted to enter DII at this point...they know they can be competitive and they aren't afraid of losing: ""The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena; whose face is marred by sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs and comes short again and again because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotion, spends himself in a worthy cause; who at best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement; and who at worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who have never tasted victory or defeat."Theodore Roosevelt