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The Halls football website states that Halls will be in a passing league next week at Webb. They have the dates but not the times. Does anyone know the game times?

Thanks for proving my point about your credibility and showing your true motives.

You posted a statement about what you heard and then ask for confirmation. Either someone is trying to pull your chain or you are trying to pull everyone else's. Either way, that is how gossip begins and you know it. You must have been trying to provoke unrest with your statements/questions much like the newest question. But from what I understand, He never "left." If there was an offer, it was resended before he could accept it. Nearly every coach will test the market from time to time. Coach Julian would be silly not to seek out his best earning potential. I have been told that the players' morale and expectations are very high.

Interesting post from someone who usually hangs around threads about Clarkrange. I am not sure how credible these comments are. But.... My football playing neighbor (a freshman) told me that about 40 were working out in the mornings and around 40 more in the evenings. 80 is a lot different than 15. I think there was only about 15 or 20 there (QB's and Rec.) last Tuesday night for running routes and stuff when I went to walk on the track. I was told that this was voluntary and freshmen were not part of the group invited. The same neighbor also told me that Dowdy was there the last day before the dead period. (Last Thursday) That would be odd to see someone transfer right before his senior season and just when he had become the starting QB.

I think you may be right about the size. With few exceptions, Halls looked small in the spring game. The O-line will be the big question mark this year. If they can make some small holes, our RB's will find them. I have no idea who the starting line will be. I have heard that #79 and #50 will be there. They have good size and strength. I have also heard that #56 will start. He is strong but not very big. Who else is in the running to start? I think we need some soph. and jun. to step up.

FBUBET, I didn't read it that way at all. I thought Ironman said 3 games were more likely wins and then five games were toss-ups. The post said 3-7 was possible. That does not reak of optimism. I think HV is an unknown. They might be better than a first year varsity team. Some of their sports have done well in their first year and some have struggled. I expect Karns and C.C. both to be tough. They are both 6A schools that have given pretty good teams great games in the last couple of years. I think Halls will have to fight hard for any wins they get. I don't see the Halls reserves getting much playing time due to big safe leads this year. Ironman did call this an easier schedule but I am not so sure about that. Powell, Central, Seveir County and Clinton are still on the schedule and they are all very good teams. The strongest teams gone are Maryville, Bearden and West. They are replaced by Oak Ridge, Webb and Anderson County, which are always very tough. Still, that might be slightly easier, but not by much. On the other hand, gone also are three of the weaker teams off of last year's schedule. I would say that HV, CC, and Karns are equal to or slightly better than Gibbs, LC and SD most of the time. Top to bottom, this schedule may be tougher. What do you all think?

Thanks for the info.

I could unload my opinions all day about overly intrusive parents that have tried to destroy youth and high school sports by living through their kids and thinking they are raising the next million dollar sports star... (I will give my opinion of this if I find thread about it.) but I would rather talk about Halls football; since that is what this is supposed to be about. Does anyone have an opinion of: 1. Who will be the starters and leaders (offense and defense) this fall? I am not familar enough with the new names. I am curious about who the major players are. I know we have #6 and #3 back in the backfield, Long and McFalls on the line. Is Dowdy the new QB? I assume so but I don't know. Gresham is back but I noticed #10 lining up as wing back some in the spring game. I thought he was our best receiver and defensive back. is he moving? Fitzpatrick is the other name I know. He played some FB and LB last year but I didn't hear his name during the spring game. I have no idea who will be the top 4 or 5 in tackles on this team. It seems like we are replacing alot of players on that side of the ball. 2. How we will do in the new district alignment? I think everyone on our schedule is is solid. No easy wins on there in my opinion. I hear people say that Clinton is the favorite of the 5A schools and I assume Oak Ridge would be the favorite 6A school. I have no idea for sure though. 3. Will the offense be able to develop a passing game? IF #10 is going to be a RB, I don't know how much we are planning on passing. But #10 and other RB did line up wide and go out for passes. What do other Halls fans think?

I have enjoyed and laughed at posts on CoachT for a long time. I finally decided to add my opinion to the discussion. My kids have already graduated from Halls. I did not go to Halls. I have an interest in softball, baseball, track, basketball and football. These were the sports my kids played. 1. I found it to be true that stadium club meetings are never well attended unless they are held in conjuction with a scrmmage or a game. The board and a few other parents usually do most of the work. However, their were always workers ready to work the concession stand, with few exceptions, when I was there. The hoops club didn't have as many meetings and usually the meetings were better attended when "something was up" like a new coach or something like that. 2. Coach Julian had and has every right to explore better options for himself and his family and players should not take it personal if he does this. Many of those players have not been "loyal" to Halls from their youth up so they really have no leg to stand on if they are mad. Evidently, this has become standard behavior. Besides, many coaches explore the market. George Quarles has done this (UT and others) along with Pemberton and others. The coaching carousel has made its way from the NFL, through college and now to the high school ranks. The amount of money is only part of the issue. How much coaching, how much teaching, how much help you get, how much mowing you have to do, and other variables are all part of the equation. 3. A team can be successful running any offesive scheme IF it executes. If a team can block the scheme, it will get plenty of yards and points. I know many enjoy passing, but passing creates more chances of failure as well as chances for quicker scores. If Halls chooses to stay with the Wing or go to the veer, or I formation or anything else, it will have to win the battle up front while having backs willing and able to hit the hole. I also think you have to have balance in order to keep the defense defending the enire field and not just the line of scrimmage. Halls has to be able to pass some in order to keep teams from loading the box. But Halls can do this in the wing. I think Halls became very predictable last year and it hurt. It seemed we ran the same 2 or 3 plays more than anything else. Maybe that is just the nature of the Wing, but I was more dissapointed to see the "Jet" play or the little inside reverse play ran during every clutch situation. It was very predictable to me anyway. I only know the name of the Jet play because the opposing coaches were screaming its name from atop our press box right before we ran it, every time we ran it like they knew it was coming. 4. I thought the R&W game was OK. It was exciting at times and competitive. Offensively, I thought the Red team lined up in many different offensive formations than did the white. Both teams played well and the starting quarterbacks both made some good passes and did not throw interceptions. The recievers all caught the ball pretty good except for one drop. I didn't get a roster so I don't know the all the names but running backs ran hard even though there were too many fumbles. The FB's ran hard and the O-line and FB appeared to protect the QB's better than last year. Defensively, there were not many big plays. A couple of same names kept getting called for tackles but I can't remember them now. Overall, it was fun to watch, but I would have learned more about our team if they would have gotten to scrimmage last Friday. Sorry for the long post, but it was my first and I had a lot to say.