F5Crush

I am with DOD on this one. The real question is how many other players on the team are experiencing grade issues? If this is a multiple player issue then we have a systemic problem which may mean a coach problem. If this problem is isolated then you have individual effort issues. DOD is dead on. Where has this kid's academic effort since Christmas break? Go ahead and make your calls my friend. You just screwed your friend (son....?) and your name big time. I have put three sons through outstanding programs thus far. I have witnessed numerous situations like this play out over the last ten years. None...I say again, none resulted in any change in favor of the "wronged" kid. The people you call will be more concerned by the massive backlash from the parents who tell their sons to get with it, drop the X Box controller, skip the movies, or just plain stay home and get the work done. The originator of this thread asked for input and then got real peaved when DOD gave the "wrong" answer. I am quite sure you/he will love me. That's quite OK with me. But go ahead and learn a hard lesson here. Bottom line is leave the coaches and principals alone. They get treated just like college coaches by us fans and the media now and get fired or abused for losing. So they are absolutely danged if the do and danged if they don't. Competitive high school football programs require total dedication and excellent time management by the kids to meet both academic and team committments. IMO this is a perfect example of today's new generation of a soft "feel good" parents and kids that want individual exceptions and are unwilling to pay the price for team excellence.

AT64: Great point on Womac. That guy has/had a motor. I wish he would consider playing further. On the money with Cline as well. Cline was fantatstic and fun to watch. I will miss his play greatly. As for Josh Evans, do you mean Derek Evans last year's starting right guard? Don't forget big Marcel. He should play on Saturday if he has the grades.

No one stands a chance? Outworked everyone? Really.

Just a reminder....in case your warped chemically infused minds cannot recall....AE was smashed, trashed and abused by Catholic 45-0 this year. The same Catholic, an excellent team by the way, that worked hard to beat a good White House team in the State championship. In case you have forgot, Alcoa absolutely demoralized White House in a pouring driving rain on their home field earlier last season. Nothing fancy, just run right over them. WH is a classy team by the way. And you have the guts to say we do not have anything to say? Try Five in a Row baby. Never done before and will never be matched. Again, I ask, what does AE have to show.................are those crickets I hear?

Heard of many turtles but never a "big mouth turtle". Keep talkling pretty boy. I am printing all of your trash and posting it in the Alcoa locker room when the time comes. You are the best motivator we have ever needed. AE has always talked trash, but when it come stime to play the big boys (i.e. Catholic) you may excuses. You have scrimmaged maryville before and were beaten like a cheap rug. Just a note, you AE blabber mouths have talked about all your skill players even to the point they are stronger than your O lineman. Its gonna BE A TOUGH DAY day when these AE lineman face the road graders of Alcoa (who are definately stronger than the skill guys. No fat boys here = all are extemely athletic and can run. Milan talked the same trash and I will promise you they have as many or more quality players as AE. And none were in the pokey learning pick up the soap or pick a pocket. You have a lot of guts calling a a Five-time straight state champion LAME. Particularly from a school that has nothing of the same to show execpt five or more straight arrests and subsequent jail time. But keep talking big boy. I already have enough to fill two boards of turtle trash!

Greenville dominate AA? Are you kidding? A program out of the absolutely worst football region in the state of tennessee - upper east tennessee? They couldn't beat William Blount. G town better focus on winning blue ribbon band competitions...........

What an idiot you are! 1) The National Guard is the sponsor only. They chose no one. 2) the National Guard is serving in Iraq and Afganistan dying so idiots like you, excuse me, cowards like you, can sit here and run you mouth about things you know nothing about. Please, put the doobie down and turn off your computer. And please do not have any kids......

Great! Make a copy and hang it on the review mirror of your car and you can park in any handicap parking zone in the country with no fear of getting a ticket!