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Ahh... so yall only scored 6 on purpose. I see Coach Broom is using a little Muhammad Ali rope-a dope on Ballard and company. How's the depth in skill positions? Your guys still playing both ways for 4 quarters?

Yes the second half started with a running clock. And no, I wouldn't compare AC to Maplewood. They did however score more than 6 points last night against a much better team.

Ballard goes another game without a pick

I think so...

The hit was inbounds...he just threw him down out.

I'm sorry but I'm not seeing dirty play...desperate maybe

Nope

Its pretty good on tv

For the record, I have not poked fun at an injured kid, just the fans who always use it as an excuse for losing. And I can have an opinion about how effective I think a game is coached especially one I have seen. I watched both the Greeneville and AC games and I believe he had talent underutilized in both games. Now I understand you lost your starting QB in the first quarter but it's not like Russell hasn't been utilized in that position before. Witten coached that game like he didn't know what to do. It was the same in the Greeneville game. He was all set to defend the pass and seemed off balance when Ballard came out with a bruising run game. I've known a lot of great football coaches. My dad was one. One thing they have in common is adaptability. We saw it last year in the Greeneville/ AC game. Both coaches were able to adjust to the adversity they faced and it made for one of the best games of the play-offs. I really do agree that it should have been the state championship game.

I'm pretty sure when you field a state championship team and have kids getting recruited to d1 college programs you don't have to recruit. Its like Field of Dreams...if you build it they will come.

That's BS...Greeneville was always a non-conference game for Elizabethton and had nothing to do with region adjustments. And I said nothing about recruiting. I said attracting talent and there are plenty of local kids bailing out of Johnson and Sullivan County because of program disarray and plenty of parents willing to relocate for a better opportunity for their kid. If TSSAA approves the new transfer rules these kids will be able to transfer to schools with different classification without having to sit. If I were a coach anywhere in NET, I would not miss a chance at some of these kids.

I thought he called a crappy game against Greeneville, given the wealth of talent at his disposal. And this "girl" is a 67 year old lady who has been around Greeneville football for almost 20 years. I remember the first "official" scheduling change Witten made was to drop Greeneville, ending one of their longest standing rivalries. He had to listen to a whole lotta crap that season from all sides. It was right after Zeller left Greeneville and they brought that guy MacCurry in from NC. Seems like Betsy has a hard time getting past the second round of the playoffs, despite a very competitive non-conference schedule. Now that all the talented kids in NET are taking a hard look at David Crockett, Witten may not attract the local talent he used to get from up in the mountains and Johnson City. He always has talented athletes that never really get noticed outside of NET.

I still get notifications that its available to me online but when I try to log in it wants money...Maybe when the Vols are a top 25 team again.

At one point I might have agreed with you and talent-wise you may be correct. But I think Betsy lags behind significantly in coaching

Nobody reads the newspaper anymore. The old man and I were taking it on Sunday's only but I got tired of paying for 5 lbs of ads and no news. It may be that Prepxtra is all they have to keep them afloat.

Ok but I will need a few strands of his hair or some nail clippings. Do you know if there will be a full moon before then?

Ok guys, I am not wishing an injury on this kid. The point is that his injuries are always called out by AC fans as convenient excuses for losses. No doubt it was his injuries that led to those 3-7 seasons. I hated when he was injured last year however Mav fans continue to point to it as the reason for the Greeneville win. So if Greeneville lays a fire-snot whoopin' on them Friday night, I want it to be because they are bigger, faster, stronger and better coached not because of the loss of a key Mav player. Now you boys dial it back a notch. Yall act like I have broken out my Martin voodoo doll and started sticking pins in it.

It was a simple question. I am sure this kid has a plan for his future. It isn't a question of "chasing education over sports". For a lot of these kids sports opens the door to education. A scholarship to play at the collegiate level is a precious gift. I don't think it is out of line to ask if a Mr Football nominated superman like Stanton is going to play in college given the pedestal you are building for him in Clinton. I mean seriously, every time the subject comes up it is deflected. We started looking at colleges for my kids when they were Juniors. Our son chose the military over college sports. He had a different calling. But he knew early that was the direction he was going in. I just don't understand why you all get so testy. It seems to be Anderson County's best kept secret.

I'm a girl.

Dang, Mav...gettin' soft and agreeing with Devilman?

Sorry to disappoint everyone but I have been posting on this matchup EVERY YEAR for several of them and the story has been the same from AC Fans... Martin is great but hurt. So what...I hope this year is different. I hope Stanton faces Greeneville in all his glory. Obviously its the only way Greeneville will get any respect ( or not ) from you folks in Clinton. If the dude gets hurt again early this year, you just need to own it and move on. However, Noone seems to pin down his recruiting. What's up with that?

Thank You

I think the D drives this one... I like Greeneville by 2 td's. I think Greeneville had the best Big'uns

The FANS are responsible for what is posted on coacht. I am sick to death of AC fans posting "but the torn ACL" last season. If they dish it, they better take it. The kid is tough enough to take the expectations that are heaped on him by the many fans. Its too much to heap on 1 kid. Same for Ballard. However it is ultimately coming down to the performance of Mr Football. I just think that these 2 teams need to play the cards they are dealt...injury or not. Stop with the excuses/ expectations on 1 kid. Maybe it is the defense or the receivers that make the difference. If so i'm liking my devils. All about the D... Not backing down

ain't gonna happen against Greeneville....