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I've seen a lot of post on how we need to play more 11th graders and I've seen post on making a change at QB. If GC leaves things along or makes a change, we will win some games because the teams upcoming are not the teams we just played.I think it would be like the gators last year using {Tim T} in some places on the field, a good thing. JC needs the playing time at QB,but you don't have to slap the senior down.On the other hand we had a senior go in at LB last night for a 10th grader and he responded with two straight plays, the 10th grader didn't come back out again. The coaches make the calls and sometimes we like it and other times won't agree,just like agreeing with our wives all the time.I'd like to see more young guys on special teams. I've seen some 10th and 11th graders that don't play run over starters with huge hits,it's like the same names is all that can be called upon.You can give some of those starters a rest, because I know for a fact there are a lot of kids that can hit harder on one or two special teams play then some of the names { that weigh 150-60-70- pounds} you hear talked up on the air ways and in the newspaper. I thank if we can work out a few things on the O and learn to hang onto the ball, we will be a very good team in the next few weeks.

I was referring to {KW} and{MF}, both very fast athletes.

OK, wasted talent.Among the wasted talent was two of the best athletes on the team.When you start taking speed off the field as well as some of your best linemen getting hurt, it makes for a rough road. Add in one of the toughest three games any team in the state has played and bad things will happen

I don't think the last two teams surprised DB. They are just pretty good and ranked in the top six, while you guys are number two in the state. If our guys can make a good showing tonight,I'd say that very few teams in the last few years at DB have played any better with their teams then this years bunch has. After this game,the key for DB is to try and get better and not have any more kids go out.A lot of smart guys forget that GC had to let some of his best talent go before the season and injuries to some key players have made this a very hard year

Have a safe trip up in the rain friday. I'd like to wish you a happy trip back, but I can only be so nice.

Reggie

I'm a football parent,but the band parents do have us 4 to 1 and the ones I seen were not there to video the football game. I understand that,cause I'm not going to video the band every friday. I'll enjoy the band, but like a lot of band parents,I'm more into what my son is doing. If nobody around me makes any sound but myself during the football game,I don't care.I know a little more about the game then the people around me, so maybe I will rub off on them and they can teach me stuff about the band besides how good I thank they sound every week.

Everyone knew this was a hard road with very few key returners.When it counts the most is come playoff time, and I thank this team has the ability to make it and compete for a victory or two. You know all to well that winning it all is not a given,and I'm just telling the truth as well. I'll have to see my son's complete career at DB before I can give my feelings as to how he was treated under GC, so far it's been fair.I understand where you are coming from and I'm not mad,it happens sometimes that way. GC is the coach and I'll stand behind him .

I'd say Crazy played at DB and if this years team won just a{ single }playoff game, it would upset him very much.

I'm sure if someone tells GC that some of the team or coaches didn't shake hands after a loss or win,he would address it to the team . I guess when you pick at something this close,your never going to be pleased with a DB game.I'd say that the Knoxville fans were so mad about this that they could hardly march around J Fred after the game. It's ok for the people of Kingsport to go on with their lives today ,even with this great emarrassing thing hanging over us.Yes DB is small and not very strong at some spots on defense, but Watson is the best I've seen at making adjustments to help his team be in the right place to get it done.

I'd say that not to many teams in the state have played three of the top six ranked teams in a row other than DB.

I'd say I have talked to you sometime this week and you are right on about the changes.GC knows this is a game that will be hard fought and what a better time to try some different things. The coaches must have done a lot of work this weekend and I look forward to seeing the game and hope our guys can make a good showing. We need to remember that the teams we are playing over these few weeks , are pretty strong and will help us in the long run.

Even if Maryville is with out a queston the number {5} team in the nation, it would be hard to rank a fine alcoa team in the top ten after Maryville hung a 42-14 game on them.I think Maryville has the ability to beat another top twenty- five team. However, with a bullseye on them every week, they could get beat by a good ole Tennessee team on any given friday.

I would like see see them 1st,but you have a good point.Michigan was NO-5 last week,

GC would never go for a cut, but there are about 20 or more players that act as if they just want to look good on fridays.They don't work as hard and just play around during the week. Even if a kid is not going to play on friday,he can make the team better by working hard and giving the starters the best look they can get before the games.I think those kids that work hard should letter just like a star because it is just as important to have the team ready to play, but if a kid doesn't want to work, he shouldn't waste his or the teams time.

I had not read down to your post this morning and was just going to say that I thought {reb425}had misunderstood you. I myself knew you were kidding about lineman, and wrote that your JV lineman looked very good last monday. The south lineman looked good on thursday,as did the kid I had been asking about from sevier. The older Sensabaugh kid for DB's freshman was the big difference in thursdays freshman game.I just wish he would leave a lot of the jumping around and things at home.I've been told he is older than one of the starting linebackers on DB's varsity.He's good enough to play on fridays at several spots, so all that extra stuff may be the reason GC has not moved him up allready.

Ryan is a super coach and a great guy.I hope that one of these days when GC has had a good career,we would be so lucky to get Ryan as our head coach.Your not going to find a better man for our kids to play under. I've done seen that on a first hand note. I just hope the old general stays a few more years on defense, and doesn't get to down with the hard times.

This will be a good game to rotate some more players and take a few chances on offense. It will help down the stretch and develope depth.

That's a hard game to take, we had our chances and I thought had it won when the snap was droped . I know coach Watson was beside himself after the game, but he has nothing to hang his head about.

Well put Wacojaco, this thread is like burning brush outside today and it don't matter if your down wind or not.

From another thread, I made a comment that I thought MBA had played some teams from outside the state that were Ranked in the nation, some years ago.It may not have been MBA,and I just wondered if any schools had played a ranked team from GA,ALA or any other state and how they done

Didn't MBA play some of the ranked teams from out of state a few years ago.

I hope that you are correct, but I was happy with the way we played last week. Nobody should be happy with a loss, and that's why I'm not counting any chickens. There is a lot of work and some hard games, starting this friday.I hope that we can put all the parts together.I'm proud of all the kids that work so hard,from the 10th,11th,and 12th graders who take a pounding through the week,to the guys that are lucky enough for the coaches to put them on the field. Roll Tribe

I'd agree with you. We do however get to see a lot of former Tennessee players at the next level, so you know we have some talent in the state. I think Maryville is a good example of a local team that has that kind of national coverage, attleast in the papers

A win for either team will be a big step toward the championship. It will only be one big step.I have not seen SH or SC play,but I know you for sure can't ring those games up as a victory before you even play them. Halls gave us all we wanted in preseason,and SC must have gave Halls all they wanted the other day.There is no chance GC will over look "anybody" with the team we have this year. DB is just to small on defense and has to many question marks on offense to bring our past glory to each game and watch the other team hide behind their cheerleaders.They are going to come after DB just like allways, and we will work to get better every week.