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I wish the new coach and the falcon faithful good luck in the future. I have been in and out of the loop the past few years. I heard the new coach is from Florida. Is that correct.

I had to wait and see what all the hoopla was before I made a comment, because a wise man once told me to not speak unless I knew what I was talking about. I don't know yankee and from his anxious posts criticizing someone who definitely isn't the real Coach Ian Morrison I actually played for in the 8th grade at John Sevier Middle School, could help him ease his anxiety a bit. The resume of Coach Morrison is quite impressive but the screen name you are barking at yankee ain't it. It may be a mythical name that someone uses to garner attention and it got you flustered. Coach Morrison helped mold this "fine young man" you see replying to this useless thread. You talk about dedication to the game.....we couldn't start practice until HE made 100 straight free-throws, and let me say that we never had to stay late. Anway.....this thread mostly was about Coach Whittemore and some having views of hatred still. Some will ALWAYS think what they want to believe about his coaching style and said "intentional" ruff-play. I had the pleasure to room and play on the same team at King College, had coached 13 years AAU before I started coaching with Todd at Volunteer for five years. Todd has always had love and passion for the game, more than a lot of coaches around here. It's true that he is a coach 1st but he loves kids and would give ANY kid the shirt off his back. I witnessed Todd take in several young men...feeding and clothing them.... One of the managers for our team didn't have the fortune of a family with good finances, so Todd took him under his wing for four years and it was this young man's dream to play in a game. Todd made that dream come true his Senior year and he actually scored 4 points that night. His passion and drive can look like intimidation and cockiness to some, but you don't know Whitt as well as the one's closest to him. He will also tell you that we did not see eye-to-eye on a lot of things and philosophies of coaching (he's a post and I'm a point guard) but one thing this man isn't is a dirty coach. The people who know me and who coached me like Ian Morrison and Buck VanHuss, will tell you that I will not defend or stay in a program that teaches dirty play. My exit from coaching was due to my job situation, being promoted to an I.T. Specialist and traveling a lot doesn't give the time needed to help coach young men. I'm not hear to toot anyone's horn, but I do know the game and how chemistry, flow, leadership, and most of all....fundamentals are key elements to building a championship caliber program. Whitt got the best out of his players, even when they didn't possess athletic skills needed to be competitive. I wish my friend only the best of what GOD has in store for him in the next chapter of his life. To all others that believe otherwise......believe what you will, but move on and support whoever the next coach will be at Volunteer...... If you can't do that, then find a program you can support and stop hating, it only rots you from the inside/out. GOD Bless!!!!!

I will agree with you on that one WACO......and replying to the whole South thing, I spoke with a friend of mine that I played ball against in the 80's. He is an avid Science Hill fan that graduated from another Big 8 (Big 9) school. The KFC Chicken thing went way beyond what one would deem tasteless. Over the years, there have been numerous situations to where racial slurs, epithets, and what-have-yous rear its ugly head. Can anyone else remember two situations that involved South students vandalizing to the point of no return in the 80's? In 1986, the week of the DB vs. South football game saw South students spray paint a huge "S" on the front lawn of DB by the front of the VanHuss Dome. It wasn't the "S" that was bad but what accompanied it......underneath the red "S" was the "N" word in black spray paint. And in 1989, after DB thrashed South, they spray painted the "N" word and other slurs over Michael "Faulkerson" Dulaney's Murial in the back of the VanHuss Dome. It does dis-hearten me to see that we have not come that far from the 80's. One can only ignore ignorance such as those incidents. I have friends from South so I will say that one should take each case separately and make a judgment on the individual, but the AD should tighten ranks to try and avoid incidents like the KFC Bucket thing....

This may be just what the Dr. ordered for DB. Although I wish it weren't against Maryville with such a rich tradition in winning and DB having to go to the Black Hole. But!!!! Stranger things have happened. DB has absolutely NO pressure in this game. With it being the #2 vs. #7 draw, I predict an upset!!! Remember this for your NCAA March Madness brackets..........DB 24, Maryville 20.........

not looking good.... Fourth quarter score 26-8 in favor of Farragut. They look good in their West Coast formation. We look lathargic and not very focused tonight. This is a change fro mthe past opening games so hopefully, if these guys can get some intensity, the playoffs might turn out differently this year......

WACOJACO=MJ the picture gave it away........

Hello all! I am glad to be back in the swing, if not for a moment though. I've looked at Comp's remarks & plowboy's defense of him, and each person is entitled to their own opinion. Jimmy-The-Greek was fired from CBS for comments deemed racist in the 80's. He said that blacks were athletically superior because we were "bred" to be strong during slavery. He was WAY wrong if you know about science and the human body. A little free education......Genetics, in the form of having a higher proportion of "fast-twitch" fibres and more testosterone than whites, may predispose a black individual to run fast. But biology alone does not make champions. As well as graft, focus and a winning mindset, the forces which combine to set those fast-twitch fibres twitching in the direction of the school's sport cannot be underestimated. Over the years, most whites came from the upper northern parts of the world, colder climates yet good enough for vegetation to grow food. Africa is mostly a dessert-land in which Africans have to hunt and chase for food. You see, Jimmy-The-Greek was right as well as being so wrong in his assessment. It wasn't slavery, but a climatical difference in how our bodies are made. There are exceptions to every rule, but there are truths to what has been said. And don't think school recruits don't know this when it comes to filling a position for their team.

Do I have a story for you sometime. Maybe I can talk to your son and provide some personal life situations of my own. I went through the same thing your son is going through. The one thing ALL kids need to understand is that if it was meant to be, it will be no matter the situation, but YOU can NEVER hold back your future for the sake of another no matter how much you THINK you love them or vice-versa....... It's funny that you have Mr. Jennings helping out. Turns out that Les Robinson was recruiting me for ETSU and I declined, choosing King College instead and the rest is history with Mr. Jennings going to ETSU that year. ETSU was a door mat so I thought at the time. If I had a crystal ball to show me what was in store from 87-91......lol /roflol.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":roflol:" border="0" alt="roflol.gif" />

Baseball season, baseball thread, and still the same ole putdowns. Please tell me you're not an adult???!!! Sometimes you have to grow up and leave the nest. Stop sitting in your mom's basement and googling Nick-At-Nite reruns. Or better yet.....do something great yourself so you don't have to put others down hiding behind a screen name.......

My GOD!!! The dead has arisen!!!! Where you been my friend? I thought I was going to put an APB out for you...... /popcorneater.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":popcorneater:" border="0" alt="popcorneater.gif" /> So are you into the summer circuit yet? Hope all is well with you & yours..... GOD BLESS!!!!

This has gotten way off topic now. I'll have to start a new thread and call it "Bashers' 'Corner" and let you guys duke-it-out!!!

I didn't see where anyone has rated him. I must be missing something here. Where is the rating scale that you speak of? He is a coach, coaching in the Eastern part of Tennessee, and qualified for state. He was selected to be an assistant coach to the Jordan Brand All-American Game April 18 at Madison Square Garden in New York City. I didn't know they had a rating scale before selecting an assistant coach. Maybe someone should've done a rating scale at your job before they hired you. Maybe an IQ test would have been a better choice in your case. I've seen too many people talk about a coach and their disabilities rather than their qualities. It is much easier to put down someone and makes you feel better about yourself. The plain truth is that each person, as yourself, that uses these tactics to talk against someone only does so because of their own short-comings. Feel free to talk about me as much as you like, because you do not sign my paycheck or evaluate me for a promotion. And if you were my boss, I would still say the same things to you if he thought as childish as you do now. Over-Rated vs. Under-Educated = One Heck of a Mess!!!!

The system is good; it just was executed properly. I agree, at the end of the game, your best five MUST be in.

Sorry but I have to reply to this statement. Science Hill won the state title with 4 Seniors, 3 Juniors, and the rest Sophs. There is no excuse for being a Senior or a Sophomore when playing on Varsity. Experience does play a part, but I started all four years at DB and handled the pressure. If you are competitive and have the drive, you don't care what classification a player is. Especially by your Sophomore year, you should know the system well enough to handle your own.