HorseCollar

You're just trying to trick me into saying something bad about your wife. I'm not biting.

Yes, I realized the irony as I posted my message. I deserved that! I just thought I would go where the person/people I was talking about hung out. I sat in the stands Friday night listening to an obnoxious "wannabe" or "never was:" ramble on about the players giving up, and said he hoped Science Hill hung 50 on us. That was a few minutes before he got up and left the game early (gave up). Wanna talk about ironic?? These kids bust their butts every day in practice and every Friday night, just to have some goofball trying to live vicariously through high school football say they gave up, and he hopes the other team piles it on them? If there is a kid in the program or a parent who would tolerate listening to this jackwagon talk about their kids like that, they have more restraint than I would. I've watched games for several years because I knew many of the kids coming through the program and I wanted to support their hard work. Never have I wanted to tell them they gave up if they had a bad game, nor would I even consider it. If you want to lambaste the coaches from the stands during the game, that's your business. The sane among us will just sit and laugh about how stupid it makes you look. It's kinda like standing in front of the microwave yelling "HURRY!!!" It's not gonna change anything. Your popcorn is still gonna take 2 minutes. Maybe if enough people complain about it though, Orville Redenbacher will genetically mutate some corn that will pop in a minute and a half. So keep it up. I'm not sure about your math or how you're selecting your population to get to a 75% disaproval rating for the coaches. I'm really not sure how that would even impact gate money. Granted, I've only been going to games for just over 15 years, so I'm not as steeped in DB history as many of you I'm sure. However, I'm just not foolish enough to believe that 75% of the people coming out on Friday nights are going to suddenly stop going. You know why? Because most of them are rational, and understand they are supporting a group of kids. They're not there so they can get into a message board pizzing contest. I'm sure there's some irony in that statement too, but when you're talking to kids (or someone else who may not understand rational thinking) you have to speak on their level, and go to their sandbox. I'll be there in the stands next year supporting the kids in the program. I'll probably be supporting the coaches too. I'll definitely complain about the popcorn taking too long, and the cheese on my nachos being too cold. I can't believe those people running the concessions don't do a better job than that!!! (In case you didn't catch that, it was sarcasm)

Great post! I think many "fans" live to post here. I can't see how some of them pay money to sit miserably in the stands and gripe about coaches and players. They don't understand that it's not about them. It's about the young men who put in countless hours of practice on top of their schoolwork. Sitting in the stands and yelling disparaging comments about the players giving up and how ignorant the coaches are is pathetic! They should do everyone a favor and stay home and yell at their radios. I think they still have meetings on Tuesday nights. If these "fans" have all the answers, they should show up and enlighten everyone. I'm sure the players would enjoy hearing from them. Of course it's easier to yell from the stands and post on message boards than face someone like a man.

Proud of what these boys accomplished this season.

Proud of what these boys accomplished this season.

One difference I saw last night was that the Owls' O Line was bigger and stronger than our D Line. Their QB had all night to throw the ball. It's difficult to cover receivers for that long. For that matter, the entire Owls offense was bigger than our defense. Hard fought game, but I guess size does matter after all.

It was wet... Dang near ruined my Walkman. I thought DB looked good (not great) on each side of the ball. A few big plays, and a few missed assignments, but was clearly the better team tonight. Plenty of room for improvement, but getting better each week.

Foreman is #2. Jacoby Thompson is #5.

5:30 is the scheduled start. Should be interesting. I look for a much improved effort over last week at Betsy.

False.

Just heard that the scrimmage at Elizabethton has been rescheduled for today at 6.

Elizabethton away this Friday at 6 (I think). Greenville at The Fred next Tuesday at 5:30.

Just wanted to chime in and give one tidbit of info and give my opinion. Under Armour will be sponsoring DB football this year. I'm not sure about anything outside of football, so I can't give any other information on that. I think DB will be a much improved team for the next few years, but I'm not ready to anoint them "Best Ever". Contrary to what I've read on here, I believe the QB position is still a source of concern. I have not seen any consistency from any of the QBs and that concerns me. The #1 and #2 QBs have great arms, but lack accuracy and discipline. From what little I've seen, the #3 QB is not as big and strong as the others, but makes pretty good decisions with the ball. However, he's not consistent with his throws either. Still plenty of room for improvement at the QB position if you ask me. The backs and receivers are fast and plentiful. Could be the deepest collection we've seen in a long time. I'm hoping they can eliminate some of the mistakes I've seen during practices. If so, they will be fun to watch. The line is going to be an upgrade over last year, although Nick will be sorely missed on the defensive side. Got some big kids moving up, so hopefully we'll see some holes open up for the backs. I haven't seen the defense other than 7 on 7s, and you can't truly form an opinion from those. They're too much like video games. Plenty of talent, but I'll need to see them as a full unit before I can make a statement about them. Our kicker last year improved as the year went on, and turned out to be one of the bright spots of the season. He will be a Jr this year, so I'm optimistic about that position for now. Like I said, this year's team will show improvement over last year, and could be a very good team once they work out some kinks. I think it will all hinge on the consistency of the QB position. I'm just not as optimistic as others may be.