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Hope you guys win Friday. I agree with you about Unaka. They have the offensive skill players, just a little soft in the line. We ran for 214 yard and they ran for 53. The difference in the game was our 6 turnovers and they only had one. Did you watch the Colts and Dolphins last night? The dolphins ran 84 offensive plays from scrimmage. The Colt defenders were having to take oxygen at the end of the game. Peyton's the best QB I've ever seen but I liked that Wildcat offense the Dolphins were running.

I fail to see how Cloudland is a "lock." Didn't they just get beat by Unaka, who I'm pretty sure is a region team, and they still have to play us and Hampton, I love the fact that you think that they are that much better than us, and their own fans are talking about all the trouble they are having on offense, if you can't score you can't win. I know they are not nearly as big as yall and we've added some wrinkles defensively that could give them trouble, but the fact that they are a "lock" is hilarious!! Cloudland can beat Cosby if they contain No. 5 and they establish a power running game between the tackles. We just don't have the speed to get outside. Bigblue, what other weapons do you guys have?

Attitude. I think that might be the magic word, 91. I think that problem is spread around the camp. Maybe a little "change" of attitude would be the antidote to this season.

I guess I was talking more about respect from opponents like HV. They love to look down on us. I know our true fan base loves and respects the Lander program. I just hope the guys can get it turned around.

It depends on how the coaches see it. I think he done a good job. I'd put him and Tolley as blocking backs and let Cole run it down the defense throat. He had Unaka beat until that motion penalty took it away. It will be interesting to see how this team responds to this nightmare. This has been a nightmare season for Roan Mt.

I guess I was hoping that no one would start this thread, but oh well. One of Cloudland's problems is just pure lack of talent. The QB does the best he can. He can't run or scramble and he has no big play makers at receiver. Houstma doesn't want to dive after any catchable balls. Morgan is too worried about contact, he won't turn up field and get the extra yards. All we've got is Tolley and Cole. They will hit the hole and get yards after contact. The Shell kid really stepped up the other night and Hitchew showed that he can make some plays. The offensive line just won't block. Those guys are going to have to give more effort to get our backs some room to run. Penalties and discipline are going to have to be addressed before this team can get back on track. HV brings a talented team to roan mt. They mix it up well. They like to do a lot of different things on offense. They are solid on defense as well. It would take a special effort for our team to even challenge HV. I'm sure they are licking their chops. Cloudland has no ones respect right now. They will have to earn it. I would like to see some pride back in the community over the football team. I'd like to see these guys step up and fight HV like never before.

Johnson Co. by seven in this one. Two evenly matched teams. Homefield may very well be the difference.

I guess I could agree with that statement, Cloudland should win 2 more games and that would make them 5 and 5. I imagine they have had several seasons like that back in the day. I just think the expectations have changed from back in those days. Cloudland should win 2 more ya say. Who might those 2 be? As if I don't know who your thinkin. Lets use some of like opponents here to help you with your thinking. Cosby ran Union county off of their own field in a preseason scrimmage (I know scrimmages don't mean much but it was a very thorough butt kicking) Union County beat Grainger convincingly who has beaten both West Greene and Chuckey Doak. West greene whipped Cloudland , and Unaka , CD beat Unaka , Unaka beat Cloudland. Hmmmmmm! I see Cloudland winning 1 more game against Hancock and thats about it. Theres no way there beating HV , Hampton , or Johnson County so I know your thinking Cosby and Hancock. Actually, I still believe the game with Cosby will be a close hard fought game. Of course, I don't blame you for your prediction. You guys have a lot of pride and have stood by your boys even though it has been a very tough season. Cloudland football is in dire straits. Kids may start packing up and going to the house, or they will come back to work and start correcting things. I don't know what will happen at this point. I remember my senior season when coach Rob was our QB. He was only a sophomore and we had a 1-3 start to the season. He threw interception after interception. To make a long story short, we wound up finishing 7-3. We have 3 football coaches who knows what it takes to come back from adversity. Coach Potter was our QB my freshman and sophomore years. I remember how much heart, desire, and pride he had in our team. Robbie and Scott were also very tough defensive backs. Coach Oaks has been around Cloudland football since the early 70's. I have confidence that these guys will eventually get our team out of this hole. It will be a big learning experience. I know for myself, it has been very difficult. I hate to lose so bad that I could be tempted to kill the opponent before I'd let it happen. But through all of this, I've come to realize how much I love my community and the football program. If we can get the discipline problem fixed, I think the Landers can surprise some people before the year is out.

And a big congrats to you guys tonight, big win. Iagrre with you about NG, Ihate seeing these same schools getting murdered year after year.Not long ago ,you guys were in the same boat. Really glad to see you making strides. Is West Greene for real or what? I saw where CG beat SG and put 56 pts. on them. West GReene defense is tough as nails. Might be right up there with Hampton.

Cuda, I do agree with you. I'm not at the practices but I would hope that the coaches are trying to teach proper blocking and tackling. I also don't know what that kid was thinking when he tried to jump on that punt when nobody had touched it. Surely, our boys know more about the rules than that. When we scored that go ahead touchdown, a stupid motion penalty brought it back and that was the nail in the coffin. I will say that Matt Cole and Aaron Tolley are horses. These guys should carry the ball at all times. Morgan cannot help us until he learns to run the ball hard and quit dancing and spinning around. I think Trey should be given the opportunity to take over Morgan's role. And this is the first team I've seen up here in a long time where the running backs are more physical than the offensive line. From what I saw, the O-line just doesn't want to put forth the effort to block. I saw several plays where the line was turning around and watching the RB's dragging defenders down the field. Another thing that needs to be addressed is personal fouls. If I was the coach, any kid that drew a personal foul would sit on the bench the rest of the year. I think it makes the team look bad because the player only thought of himself and not his team. Like I said, I am not at the practices and I don't know what the coaches are trying to instill in the players. I go back many years with 3 of them and I know that they are super good guys and I don't want to say anything on here to cause hard feelings. Losing is something I am not accustomed to. I don't even get beat at tic-tac-toe. I guess I expect everyone else to be warriors too. The pride is gone up here. There is only the memory of the good days where we imposed Highlander willpower on the opposition. In order to get it back, we need to come together as a community and support our guys and let them know we are behind them. Then it comes to the players. Those guys have to be willing to be perfect and to take pride in their work. All that being said, I love Cloudland football and want to get it back to where it was.

I think now is a critical time for encouragement. I've done a lot of soul searching and I realize that being so critical on this board or anywhere else isn't going to solve anything. We've got a lot of BIG problems in our football program and they are not going to get resolved unless we come together as one big family and get behind our coaches and kids. We can't keep crucifiying them over these losses. Its going to make things worse. Who else is going to step in and do any better? If we are going to suffer through a miserable season then guess what, I'M GAME. I'm here for the long haul. Whoooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo, by god

Not much to talk about, Bigblue. Maybe they will redeem themselves tonight. I'm curious to see what will happen. Losing to the creek would just absolutely kill this season.

It was good to hear about Cloudland's jr. high pounding the jr dogs. What was it, 40-8? I hope this is a sign of the future.

Drove by the practice field yesterday. Everyone on the team was hitting the sled. Looks like the Landers have worked really hard this week and I hope it pays off Friday.

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Rusty, they are giving about a 40 percent chance of rain which could spell bad news for Cloudland since they have been laying the ball down. I agree with Bigblue on the blocking. The way you block in the power I has to be ruthless and imposing on the defense. I want to challenge our line to be that aggressive and assertive. I don't know about everyone else, but I'm tired of seeing defenders run around in our backfield.

I know how I would use that potential. I'd run Cole and Tolley til Unaka's defense tongues was lagging out of their head cause I know how hard these guys run and they don't go down easy. Cloudland has the potential to be a really solid team, but I can't understand how they are having so much trouble blocking. I don't know if its technique or lack of effort or what but we've struggled to run the ball even on the first drive against NG.

If we play like we did against Avery, it won't be close. If they play like that, they couldn't even beat Hancock Co. I really hope they get it turned around.

What went on was really sad. Cloudland played neck to neck with Avery for most of the first half. It was 10-7 late in the first half when our team was facing a 4th down inside our OWN 40 yard line. Well, we barely made it to move the chains when we were faced with another 4th down. This time, the punter takes the snap and runs right into the heart of the Avery defense and comes up short by about 6 yards. Avery takes over inside our territory and drives it down and scores right before halftime to make it 17-7 and we never recovered. I know there are times to gamble but during the second quarter and down only by 3 pts.?? It all comes down to fundamentals. You have to be able to block, tackle, and protect the football. You have to be disciplined and play with controlled violence. You have to love destruction to play this game. So much of it is mental. Most of the time if a lineman gets whipped, he was already whipped before he lined up.

Hey Pujo, I was wondering if you still think Cloudland will steamroll Cosby. You saw first hand last night why I think it will be hard for Cloudland to win at Cosby.

I'd say a lot of people do agree with me. I guess I'm the only idiot crazy enough to post it on this website. I have loved this program dearly since 1988 when I first started following it. Even after my playing days were over, I had a hard time letting go. I kept stats for 4 seasons after my playing days were over. I showed up at practice more than some players. Unless someone knows how good it used to be, they can't understand where I'm coming from today.

I get it. If you'll look back at a post I made during the spring, I made a comment about the lack of discipline and that this bunch would be hard for a coach to handle. Too much hot doggin and dancin' around, cheap shots, taunting, throwing tantrums and helmets for that matter. Thats not Cloudland football. I think we have settled for accepting things as they are instead of dealing with them. The result is no improvement from one week to the next. Its the little things that count. I guess they won't like what I have to say this week either, but you know what, I bought the keyboard I'm typing on.

West Greene is a good team and I had a feeling that might happen to yall, but never in a million years did I think we'd give up 51 points to a weak Avery team. You saw what hampton done to them in the jamboree.

I don't know how many penalties we had, but I've never seen a Cloudland team this undisciplined. I played ball with a bunch of renegades but I don't remember ever having a player ejected back in them days. Its just a sign of the times. Now one of our better players will have to sit out next week against the Creekers. Right now, I don't know if we could come within 3 touchdowns of the Creekers. I hope everyone is not too shocked if it happens. I really don't mean to upset anyone, but Cloudland football is not applying the same principles that made our program so great back in the 90's and earlier in this decade. P.S. The views of this poster are his own and do not reflect the views of anyone else.

I'm not a fool. Hampton will run for 500 yards on us in the first half. I just don't think Hampton deserves a coach like Lunsford. I'd like to hang the people that ran him off up here.