simocleo
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Boyfromsi, have a blast at the game tonight. I know you have always been positive about our Team Wildcat. Oak Ridge has many classy posters on CoachT.com and you head up the list. In my opinion, Ole Dad is on the good list, too.
Keep up the great job coaches and players. Show out strong tonight fans and help the Wildcats stand tall.
One thing we can all agree on...We are all PROUD of the Oak Ridge program.
Willie,
As I have said before you always have a way of showing us all how to smell roses when we are in a stink storm. Your posts are the best. I know you from your days at ORNS. Keep up the great work!
One thing is for sure as we CoachT'ers have heated discussions about Oak Ridge Football, no matter which coach we like or dislike it is obvious the fire is fueled with our passion for the program. The bottom line is High School Football is ABOUT THE KIDS.
Thanks for bringing us back to reality, if only for a moment!
[Comic Sans Ms]GOLD BALL on way to trophy case at Oak Ridge![/font]
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Check the stats for the last four years, and you'll find that Oak Ridge was equally split between passing and running.
Also the ultimate decision to start Conner Gulmire was made last year by Bruce Lussier and Ron Gray.
Get your facts straight before you run off at your mouth.
THE ULTIMATE DECISION?
Like they had anything to do with it! Ha Ha Ha
Let me guess...you were there at the coaches meeting at Home Depot.
Equally split passing and running? Shut up. The few gay passes they threw while Ronnie called the play averaged about 100 inches per pass. Less than that a couple of years ago.
You are so full of it bounder you make comments I don't know anything about football? How much did you play or coach? How many touchdowns did you score for the WILDCATS? Did you play college ball? I did bounder and watch yourself on who you call a loser....You might get to eat one of your joke burgers backwards.. Just because BL was your drinking buddy does not make you THE EXPERT. Will you ever get your head out of there? No one cares what Bruce had for breakfast.
I am glad to hear Ronnie helped a player come back to play football but Oak Ridge would not be playing football tomorrow if he wasn't at Bearden. Oak Ridge WITH OUT a DOUBT should have won it all in '99 with the talent they had. They were out coached by Coach Brewer and his staff period. They were ONE DEMINSONAL with the Wing T and if they could have jumped out of it and run any other NON WING T schemes take your pick they would have a gold ball that year. Heck, the Wildcats should have at least 2 more since '91.
They will win tomorrow!
ROLL WILDCATS!!
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The 98 Oakland Patriots won it all with a 5-5 regular season record, and like Livengston, they made it in on the last game of the regular season.
I think it was '99 Sevier County won state with 4 or 5 losses.
Anyone remember?
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Simocleo, wouldn't you rather stay in Florida?
Bruce Lussier is a great Coach and helped many a young person through OR. Your pathetic opinion of him would be the same no matter what he did. You can't say he will never have a State because you are not a prophet.
issuehe treated you in a manner you deserve.
not necessary
PS Not playing.
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Obviously not much. He has the best winning percentage of any coach to coach at OR.How many years did it take Joe to win one Gold Ball? You don't know squat.
Ole Dad
BY the way "Ole Dad" I assume you were at Jack Armstrong stadium but did you have a radio to listen to "your" Bruce?
As always, "your" Bruce, who by the way has not changed, was on WATOam being interviewed by the much loved VOICE of the WILDCATS Mr. David Clary. Your Bruce sat there and critisized what they were doing on the field "they should have done this", "he should have caught that pass", " I would have done this" just like the old days criticizing the other coaches and players. This is and always will be his biggest downfall.
God Bless David Clary for his patience. He should be sainted for having to do the coach’s show on Wednesday nights when Bruce was in Oak Ridge.
Like I said in the spring Oak Ridge will win state this year and would have had several more had Mr. Stephens showed up at the rodeo sooner!
Oak Ridge will be the only school to have a state championship in every decade since the 50’S!
GO WILDCATS!
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What a great place for a football game. I was at the game on OR's side sitting in the reserved section and never got bumped out so it couldn't have been better.
I met some good people and was able to provide a lot of information on riverdale personnel, plays what they do etc and by halftime they had me up to par on their players etc.
They also have so many traditions it is hard to keep up with. They paged some guy to come to the press box and they told me he was an coach that had died years ago but they always page him to the press box 30 minutes before kickoff every home game!
Great place to play and good people.
As for the game:
This was no fluke or upset Oak Ridege was the best team on the field last night and their defense runs to the ball good as any I have seen this year. They definetly had a plan and that was give miller his yards but keep it to maximum 15 to 20 yards and make him take the sweeps to the outside by stringing him out.
For what ever reason Riverdale on offense choose to go away from all their usual stuff in the 1st qtr particularly. They usually run the 1st play away from gaston but after that they get it to him. Last night they kept running motion with #37 and trying to option it to him and also throwing more early than I have ever seen?
Gaston didn't get very many carries at all to nealry halftime becasue Oak Ridge scored twice and when they didn't they got 1st downs to run clock.
Riverdale came out the second half and it looked like they were going to get it to gaston a lot but then they ran a pitch to #37 and he fumbled at mid fileld. Not picking on #37 but wondering why keep going away from Gaston?
When riverdale tried to pass #4 for OR kept containment and got a great rush on thomas and did not allow him to roll out and throw which is wher he is more comfortable.
OR's new coach came to win and even with a lead he kept throwing and even tried to hit the long pass a couple times in the 4th qtr. He understood you have to beat Riverdale not just hope you can hang on for a victory.
Once again as riverdale man said it could have actually been worse OR had the ball several times in rdale territory and didn't convert. rdales only serious threat was at the end of the game after gaston broke a long run on a draw play. They threw another int in the end zone and it was over..
As for riverdale #2 hartsfield is the most under rated player I have seen all year!
He played with more emotion and hustle than anybody on riverdale and actually played a huge part in keeping them in the game. He is flat out better than #33
even when #33 is healthy
Also the qb for OR lwas cool as the other side of the pillow all night he never looked rattled and made great decisions with the ball.
I do not believe OR had a sinle turnover ?
Guilmire and Miller have virtually identical numbers both are nominated for Mr Football
Miller is going to vandy and had several other division one schools calling. From what folks told me last night gulimire has zero division one offers what is up with that?
From what I hear OR has won 4 state championships?
If so I know where the can get some one for the thumb t shirts cheap ( :
Sir,
Oak Ridge has 9 state and one National Championship....
We need "ONE FOR THE PINKEY " tee shirts
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A lot of those people that left were not RIVERDALE fans they were fans for other teams cheering for OR at least the ones in the section i was sitting at (opposite end from band)
OR is for real they were the best team the score could have been 35-0 they moved the ball up and down the feild on us like they always have but didnt finish on several the 2 TDs gaston fell on one play and we had missed tackle after missed tackle on the first TD nevertheless OR moved the ball on us all night i do no think we had i 3 and out series defensivly
Our offense could not get into a rythm and it was all OR fault they were well prepared probably the best they have been prepared out of the 3 years we played them everyone knows our plays and what we are gonna do but OR made the plays to stop them i saw where gaston had 145 yards a lot of that was second and third effort because he got hit in the backfeild ALOT the defensive line dominated our OL and then you add the trunovers. we got lucky last week to have 5 and still win we had 4 this week and well it didnt work out this time LOL
The atmosphere was GREAT (just wish that OR people would have stayed on their side)OR had people all over the hill I would love to hear what the offcial attendance was at the game that is what High School football is all about.
2P it wasnt as much of our offense as it was their defense and the ints scott had as soon as he dropped back there was a defender in his face so we have to give OR all the credit there is no blame to be laid on to any player
I am not mad about this loss because the BETTER team won tonight i am VERY PROUD of my RIVERDALE WARRIORS we took a beating tonight but you played hard and you didnt quit and i am proud of yall for that. On the bright side our 3 basketball players will be ready for the siegel game
GO WARRIORS
Best post of the night!
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Obviously not much. He has the best winning percentage of any coach to coach at OR.How many years did it take Joe to win one Gold Ball? You don't know squat.
Ole Dad
Thanks for solidifying my position!
I know more than you think OLE. How many years will it take Bruce? NEVER NEVER it will NEVER happen! I would rather have one GOLD BALL than no balls at all.
GO CATS!
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That's baloney. Lussier was a great coach and left the cupboard full. The team was loaded from last year and other than a couple of turnovers at halftime last year should have beaten Riverdale then. I think Stanton is a great coach and a great person but he didn't come in and turn a bad program around. Heck, they were 12-2 last year.
Ole Dad
NO it is not baloney. And no not great. Bruce NEVER won the BIG GAME. EVER. There have been 4 GREAT head coaches at Oak Ridge [if OR wins next week]
1] Jack Armstrong
2] Emory Hale
3] Joe Gaddis
4] Stanton Stephens [with one more win]
Bruce may have been a great defensive coach but that is where the great ends.
But hey, what do I know anyway.
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As I listen to David via the internet from Miami Oak Ridge wins 17 to ZIP in what I consider the State Championship game!
Thanks to the PLAYERS Coach Oak Ridge has missed since the Gaddis days the drought is over, the monkey is off the back of the WILDCATS!!!
CONGRATULATIONS WILDCATS!
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Thanks to WATO and Mr. Clary I was able to listen to the Oak Ridge vs Farragut game last on the internet from Miami Florida! It sounded better than from my house in Oak Ridge. Working Hurricane Wilma. It sounded like there was a hurricane at BLANKENSHIP FIELD and JACK ARMSTRONG stadium last night.
Two touchdowns called back as usual from Chatt.refs. It sounded as the game should not have been as close.
This year Oak Ridge with finally a great motivating coaching staff I predict Oak Ridge will beat Riverdale for the first time.
Oak Ridge 21 Riverdale 14 overtime
Al Bundy is a god.
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Ole Dad, first of all you are without a clue. Second, if you did, you would know winning % has nothing to do with the bashing. The bashing isn't about football or coaching either. It has to do with character and how a paid professional, who should be a mentor, should treat kids. Compare Bruce to Jack? You are the joke.
Oh yea, can you read? He said he didn't take joy in it.
Sorry to be off topic UTSportsFan.
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According to coachT Oak Ridge has 1460 students. Maryville has 1351. Riverdale has 1734. Math tells me 109 students seperate OR and Mville. Would love to see OR and Mville play sooner than when the class changes. But, we will all have to wait. As Oak Ridge numbers decline and Mville numbers expand we will never know what would have been.
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Hey CATPACK or CATWATCH what time is the CATPACK meeting tomorrow night?
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This has been an interesting discussion and I agree with most posts including arm health, Polston doing the right thing and Froning admitting guilt. Should Froning resign? he won't, but Oak Ridge does need a new direction. Since the Sharpes' brought Froning to Oak Ridge to coddle little Donnie Oak Ridge baseball has been mediocre at best.
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Fantastic Coach Miner!
Now we have at least 3 former Wildcats on staff. Stephens, Miner and Spratling. Very exciting.
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With Blair, Vain, Johnson, and needless to say Gulmire all with ton's of experience WOW should be fun.
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AE should hire Ron Gray
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What? You post about your right to your opinion but don't care who the coach will be and now you want some posts shut down? What a hypocrite.
If you don't like it don't read it moron. Oh gosh did I name-call?
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Great idea ORnole, it would be nice if Tank could do a where are they now story.
A friends son Jason Rowan just completed spring practice at Division 1 SMU in Dallas, Texas. He played at Carson Newman as a freshman. With transfer rules he will be eligible in the fall.
http://www.smumustangs.com/football/spring/2005Roster.pdf
He was first team AP ALL=State his senior year in Alabama for Coach Gaddis after leaving Oak Ridge.
He wouldn't have been so successful if he had stayed back in Oak Ridge.
Trey and Arron didn't get any help from their Oak Ridge coaches. They had to do it on their own.
Hats off to the RAVENWOOD RAPTORS 5A Champions.
in Class 5A & Class 6A
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Who isn't impressed with both teams in the 5A State championship game. I am impressed with the Ravenwood Raptors. Very remarkable for a team to win the BIG ONE with only 3 years of varsity play.
Congratulations Oak Ridge for a great year.
I guess we will have to get one for the pinky next year.