Justsayin

Well since you are just a kid, you should realize that there were many players who were before your time that were pretty good. And since Smyrna hasn't had a whole bunch of All-State selections historically, I would put All-State selections on a Hall of Fame list before the Daily News Journal's All-Area selections. But that's just me. I lived in Smyrna longer than you've been alive. Someone on here has lived in Smyrna longer than me. I'm sure they would think of someone I don't know of. And btw, it DOES matter how long they started. Halls of Fame don't reward single seasons of being good.

I'll trade State Championships for Region Titles any day. Oh, and your comment didn't make me mad at all.

If you think the ESPN or USA Today rankings determine which team is better and which team is the best in the country, you are ignorant or naiive. They don't play against the same teams, so you can't say that their winning streak and 4 consecutive championships mean they are better than Smyrna. I take nothing away from Maryville. They've dominated like few schools have ever dominated high school football in Tennessee in any division. The reason they are ranked in those national polls is only due to the 60 game winning streak. If they had lost one regular season game, but still won the state championship, they would still be a great team and great program, but they wouldn't be in the top 10.

It's so funny that people forget how this game ended. I'll tell you how the play went. First of all, it was second down. I think there was more than 1 minute left on the clock. The route was a hitch. It's a 3 step drop for the QB. Larry took his drop, then rolled out and signaled for Luke to go deep. Luke spins off the DB and goes to the endzone. Larry lobs the ball and the safety hits Luke as the ball touches his hands. The next two plays (which no one seems to remember) go like this. On 3rd down, Larry rolls out again, fumbles the ball, picks it up but loses about 10 yards. Then on 4th down, there was a pass in the endzone that fell incomplete. Cleveland then took a knee and ran the time out. Also in '95, to correct another posting, Smyrna got beat by Maryville in the regular season. Then Smyrna played them in the 2nd round. Maryville was undefeated, but Smyrna won in the playoffs 18-0. The next year ('96) Maryville played at Smyrna in the regular season and Smyrna won again. Maryville had Toki McCray at QB. Although it was over 10 years ago, Smyrna has a winning streak against the Rebels. As for the Smyrna Hall of Fame, there are only two numbers retired and you guys forgot to mention one, Walter Jordan. And, from growing up there, I learned Donnie Holland was a darn good player in his time too. Some would argue he was the best to come through Smyrna. It's funny how nearly all of your hall of famers are from the late '90s and later. Some of the people you name were not even significant starters for more than a year. You forgot some pretty good (for Smyrna standards) players. What about Brad Lindquist ? He was all-state. What about O.J. Smith? Tommy Alexander? Sean Rhodes (all-state in '95 I think)? What about Ashley Hunter? He had probably the best career of any LB at Smyrna in the past 15-20 years.

Academic standards too high? That's b.s. There are enough student-athletes who want a great education AND an opportunity to play in the NFL. Vandy can be competitive, if they stop considering their academic standards a limitation and start realizing it is an asset. Maybe when they change that attitude they'll be more successful at recruiting top student-athletes from in-state and around the country. Check out what I found on the 'net (I have better things to do than research this kind of stuff): Players drafted since 1997: Alabama 36 STANFORD 35 Auburn 34 Arkansas 27 South Carolina 22 Mississippi State 21 Mississippi 20 Kentucky 12 VANDERBILT 12

If he is a player, why is he on here talking trash? The kid has over 2,000 posts! Does their coach know they're on here? It just seems to me he should be preoccupied with studying the opposing team, not arguing with fans.

Can anyone confirm Smyrna has had more players sign major Division I scholarships than Riverdale players since 2000?

In the past 10 years, how many players from Riverdale have signed a major Division I football scholarship? Smyrna? I know someone has the numbers.

Remember .....opinions are like #@$holes ..everybody's got one. I met a girl with two...lol! On a another subject, there IS a spell check feature on this forum.

There's a school called Long Beach Poly in California that has about 5,000 students and they have the most alumni in the NFL AND some really really good academics. Here's just a short list of people that attended Willie McGinest (longtime Patriot), Tony Gwynn (baseball Hall of Fame), DeSean Jackson (WR from Cal that scorched UT), Cameron Diaz (actress) and Snoop Dogg. So, it is possible to not be completely all bad just because there are a heck of a lot of students.