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Let look at facts from last nights playoffs, Farragutt plays blackman for a THREE point loss a team that lost to Lenior City which turns out they beat the defending 5-A state champ, heres the point Maryville man handled FHS from the first snap had their second and third teamers in the whole second half FHS plays one of the 7A power houses and almost beats them just in compairson that doesn't look good, lets just wait and see if Maryville even gets to play one of those 7AAA teams and I guess it will be settled then but so far I like their chances

AMEN TO THAT, if and buts, I could have predicated that would be the case much tougher football there in 7A, bottom line is Maryville has done what they have needed to so they can represent their classification each year this year may be different who knows but, the facts are what they are,all the talk can't play with the BIG boys, got that done won't win as much in regular season UNDEFEATED in district play since moving up, face the facts they have something great going on and they may not make it to state this year who knows, none of us on here we can post and talk all we want who the best is but like I said earlier until Maryville is out a couple of years I wouldn't count them out.

Lets see Maryville wins state last year with a back up QB that played the entire second half and you want to say BECAUSE the center rolled the ball back you lost, what happen to the other 23 mins, you would think ateam could take advantage of having a back up QB taking all the snaps, seems this would be a great advantage, your right NO 5A rings but as far as I can tell Maryville has walked through those 5A teams that are now 6A their first year and lost in state then does it for their second year and wins state, seems that Maryville has been to every state championship in their classification since 2000 except one year and you want to say NOT that dominatant, tell me what team in 7A as done that? its easy to always dislike or discredit the top dog in anything its just human nature but what Maryville and Alcoa has accomplished with the size of their towns and schools is amazing, there is not many counties that have two teams doing what they have done for this long and yes it will come to an end but until Maryville and Alcoa are out of the state for a couple years straight I would say they both are pretty DOMINATANT.

Coming from a great program doesn't make for a great coach, ya it can help but after watching the out put of Farragut's offense Friday night I think your right starpower, Farragut has some kids playing out of position the Rule kid is a great player and should be used in a position that lets him be a player and you guys get a Qb that can throw the ball and manage the offense, not sure how many times your Qb ran Friday but that type of game plan against a good team will not work, I have seen Farragut three times this year and for the most part it looked the same all three times, a team like Maryville develops players within the team not the team around a player there for you have allot of different things that can be done, watching the game Friday night showed this so well, thats the biggest difference in those two programs.

yes can't you tell Webb has three in a row since he has been the coach

The other post said Catholic is really down this year, they can thank the wonderful hc they have, comes to a state championship team that had 90+ players and runs the program to a point that they have 50 now WOW, Catholic needs to get into a different class not because they are bad they are just small in numbers, they need to play in a division that allows them to compete with the numbers they have not numbers that are mutiplied because or recruiting, funny thing about recruiting every school does some form of it and some have better success because of the school the program or just tradition, Someone else posted that tonight's game maybe the nail in the coffin maybe so but I think I would look at the over all not just tonight and the coffin would be nailed shut and cover it up.

Great crowd and some great football from both teams looks like Maryville has alot of depth all over the field other than the DB position, the LB's look to have some very good players on all levels and a couple of new players at that position, the D does look very strong with the DL and LB's and I know coach will have the DB's ready by the first game. The O seemed to struggle a little with the run game but had some great plays throughout the scrimmage, Greenville will for sure be a force in 4-a this year and I wish them all the best with their quest for a repeat.

Big Tuna let me say this very clear, Coach Witt as way to much class to treat the boys like the last HC, I support the team regardless of the coaching but I would never support a man of the last HC's coaching style, there is still a couple that need to go but coach Witt will have to deal with that later and yes if any player does something to be taken out of the game then I think its great to do it, your guy is gone amen, Karns could go 0-10 this year and be light years ahead of where they were..

From what as been said, the actions of the HC not making the field trip official caused the school to have very little recourse for the players actions, it there for made the trip a non school function, that is the big issue in all of this, we had a major issue with Karns kids with a official rep from KHS over seeing the trip but, without the proper paper work it makes the trip be nothing more then a meeting of students that resulted in a fight that caused property damage. The only person that could be held accountable was, you know the major player in this whole thing was the same kid that approached a coach with an aggressive atitude and was kicked of the team and allowed back, maybe if he was not allowed back there would have been no fight. Topraymore, why don't you and all the rest all 3 of you that support the HC do as you preach get behind the team and support them because they need it now more then ever.

Trio you are true DA for your info my son started two years with these idiots and yes two years ago the DC blew his whistle and called the kids to mid field on the game field on a thursday night walk through and told them they were the worst F ing players in the state,I can already tell you know all,all I know is the Karns pogrm is in much better hands then it was 5 days ago, it really funny it is the old admin let the HC do what ever he wanted new admin decieded the HC was not what the players needed tht is fact becaus we have a new coach end of story

Here the real issue, HC got fired for alot of reasons, the paper work one was just the best one to keep from having issues that can come back, lets see you have a coaching staff that promotes acting like a thug a staff that uses th F bomb as if it is part of the coaching greed, lie about every thing that comes from there mouth, allow kids that not only replies to a coach in that manner but even touches the coach in a hostile manner to come back and play after repeatly having those type issues, ya you are right great guy lost his chance to dvelop young men's minds and hold his coaching staff accountable for all these actions,I agree parents need to have a big hand in their kids lives but, you want to blame them for a guy that as shown repeatly he has NO business guiding kids, then start your campaign to get him another job coching and take your kids there.

I have my facts straight, new jerseys have not been ordered because of the black ones, need to get some funds, second I spoke to very reliable source and Witt is very excited to be HC rumor has it he will be bringing in a new DC. Facts straight or not experince or not coach witt is a great hire for the HC, the kids love him and he will treat the kids with respect and not tell them how terrible they are, bank on that

Yes your right, blame the parents for NOT following prcedure. I believe that the post just ask the coach that was threating to leave didn't follow through, he was the one that said he would go but, again empty promises. The past admin would wash things under rug and let things go, new admin got on the ball and figured out that they needed change, didn't take 3 years bout 2 weeks, maybe thats why the old admin (principal)got transfered out to a job he doesn't want..

No he didn't want the head job this way and for sure he may not have the experince right now, but he is a coach that cares for the kids and has stayed at Karns when he as had other ops to go somewhere else, your statement that he doesn't want the job probably has more to do with who he as on his staff this year then that he wouldn't do it for as long as he can and yes he was the one that ask Mrs. Sands to send back the black jerseys and get the traditional colors, my son had coach Witt for class on the field and in track and he is by far the best hire out of the options there, should tell you alot about the HC's right hand boys when they are suppose to have all this great pedigree and can't even be named interm HC over a guy that has no HC experince, new admin may just want whats best for the players in the appointment of coach Witt.

The post I rplied to said for me to gt a back bone, my reply is, from the way the post was written it seems that maybe one of the remaining coaches added the post, my reply was for them to get a back bone and resign as they said they would if reeves was let go from being the HC at KHS, and yes the coach did say it would take him every bit of 30 seconds to resign I was just saying please for once do what you say you are going to do

There is always two sides to a story you have yours and alot of us have ours, our kids played for these coaches and told of many stories that may have been streched for sure however the stories were the same many many times, I for one can only go by what the kids in the football program relay and thats the things that have been said, the word is that a couple of the coaches said they it would take them every bit of 30 seconds to resign if reeves was let go well he is gone have we seen the coaches resign, much the same has it was for the last three seasons lots of promises with out results....So you want to talkback bone get one and go..

Bigtuna you are correct HC has all the same things and issues as we all do, A man has to deal with what ever type of grief they are given on a daily basis, yes many of us would not want to be in that spot light and open our lives to being watched by all fans and not fans of the actions we may take on a daily basis. I still think you miss the point, yes I am for sure not a fan of the HC, he as allowed alot of things go on that should never be an issue, I see you like to quote scripture, I think you would be suprised to learn that the HC has some coaches on his staff that will openlly tell you they don't believe in praying or the things that praying is related to, its great you feel so strong about the HC but, if the HC has done such a great job and treated the job for what it is he probably would not be on leave, just a point, so lets get the issues resolved and support the real people affected by all this the players...

WOW, the new admin didn't take long for them to see that changes are needed, maybe some facts toall the post.

WOW, BigTuna I don't have to drive the HC crazy he is already that, you must be on something if you trully believe this is the best we can do in Karns, you say you knew when the boosters were elected that trouble was brewing I for one am glad that there is folks that actually care about the kids being talked to as if they are stupid and being lied to and also being coached in so many directions over the last few years, if this team of young men had a coaching staff that cared for the players has much as they do thier own egos they could probably win 5 to 7 games as it stands this staff will not get past thier 3rd season greatness of 3-7, Bigtuna you keep drinking the cool aid and buying your own BS because I sure don't see many others posting in support of you and your crusade for Mr. Reeves and his blundering sidekicks, new admin will be smart enough to make the right choices when the time comes, and if the HC would lve upto the commitment he made in his interview to leave after 2 seasons if KHS FB was not at 500 then maybe just maybe these kids could at least enjoy playing the game.

The fact is that some boosters have raised questions but, again you question only part of the issue, I was told that they meet with the new Admin to discuss allot of issues not just the uniforms, I think that anyone that as spoken to players after the Mo West 7 on 7 can kinda of figure out the topics, yes for sure this team as the talent to win 5 or 6 but not the coaching, from the talk at the community fair Saturday Mrs. Sands has been dealing with boosters, parents of present and past players and yes the uniform topic, I agree who gives two thoughts to the uniform issue when you have issues that are much more serious then that, was glad to here that the boosters finally got some balls to voice the concerns they have, hopefully the beginning of the end of one of the worst coaching staffs ever...

Stats- we didn't have all our players (starters) was the word , I am sure Cumberland ddn't either, KHS did not look to be very good at all, did not keep the scores but as far as play we looked to be struggling, I am sure the starters that were out would have made for a much more interesting game for both teams, looks to be another year of struggles if we can't play any better then we looked last night.

Well we have been told to bring all our papers and leave them with the Knox County School Admin and all information would be looked at and considered when making decisions for next year that any movement of coaches would be done at years end becasue some Knox county schools are down with teachers. We are not done with our quest and will not stop until we get results.

Topray, there is no if about it we have nine pages with 616 signatures there was over 700 but, we only took the ones that included address and phone. I for one would not give $5.00 to the program with the leadership is has now, you love em so much you give it to them. The lateset is we were told that no meetings will be granted until after the holiday break tentative date is week of Jan 11, 2010. Nothing as settled down other then this thread, it has more to do with us meeting and getting our ducks in a row, we will find out if the Knox County Admin believes in the current situation at Karns or if this as been a waste of time, instead of wasting 7k on our practice field maybe they should use that money to invite some better coaches. Not trying to do anything other than get our program the leadership it deserves.

Trully have no horse in the race, went to the Maryville Farrgt game 1 and game 2, what you have with Maryville is a team that just keeps on with the formula that works reading the various post about them stepping up to the big boys seems to be somewhat comical I guess the 5A ranks of years past feel a team that has won multpile state Championships, 74 games in a row and not sure but someone said Friday night had not lost a home game since 2001 is not a big boy, seems maybe the speculation of them being beneath the big boys ranks was a wish rather than a fact. Maryville plays allot of soph that are very talented, maybe the big biys will have something to look forward to, knocking off the small guy that sets attop the 6A rankings. Riverdale may very well win the game I'm just glad that a game like this is close enough to attend.