UCPatriot

Well, PZ, OH I mean Bigdaddy, I know you don't like coach Jessie because he wouldn't let you run the show there. So, as you all know, Bigdaddy son couldn't beat our QB out so he left mad at the coach & UC. Everyone knows they were extremely young these last two years. Yes, they lost two heart breakers to West Greene, 1 to Powell Valley, 2 to Pigeon Forge(Counting Friday's), 1 to Rutledge(ot), and if we win those games your not on here bashing our team & coaches, well as least not our team. So, keep bashing us, but now everyone knows who you are, and everyone knows the truth! Of course, we're not the first place you've left mad and transfered.

Big Daddy, Lisa Wallace did do a good job, but the football team raised alot of that money. The weightroom was purchased by the football team. The feildhouse is not done, but our new athletic director will finish it! By the way, Harriman is a AA team and everyone plays different classifications. Coach Jessie inherited the schedule we had the past 2 years. The only A school he has ever scheduled was a good Coalfield team! Pigeon Forge scheduled a good A team in Greenback. Other people write bio's. Every coach is proud of their player's and speaks highly of them, because people like you won't. All I'm saying is after years of losing it takes time to turn things around. When your trying to do this you don't go out and schedule Anderson Co., AE, or Fulton. I'm just proud of the whole coaching staff and players from UC. Just like the Harriman players mother wrote on another post, it don't take much to put down a team or coach when their down, but realize they are out there working just like everyone else. I'm trying to be postive, try it once.

Relaxed1, Do you just go around and find the teams that have had bad records and blast them, or is it just UC. You keep calling for our coaches head and your right, you don't know anything about us. So, don't judge a book by its cover. Union Co. has never had any support or money, but coach Jessie has been turning this program around. This is his third year and he has worked on getting kids to play with confidence, pride , and passion. After years of struggles this doesn't happen over night. And try to do all of this with no fieldhouse, weightroom, and equipment that is 20 years old! Now that these things are coming because of Coach Jessie, ask PF how much we've improved. I've never heard one UC fan come on here and say we're a great team. That was other fans just saying we play hard and are alot better. So Relaxed1, go bash some other program, but I'm sure you already are.

I was down at the field tonight and it was really wet. That should help Pigeon Forge some, but UC will try to pound the rock since Bennett is hurt. I heard that he is out for tomorrow night, but the coaches won't tell anyone. Big loss for UC. that might take their best receiver away also. He'll have to play QB. They also have two or three OL out too.

I was totally shocked at the Coalfield/Wartburg game. Is Wartburg that good? Should be a great game between Onieda/Coalfield.

#2 doesn't have speed? It was him that had a 97 yd kick-off return in the Coalfield game. No one caught him. UC has watched PF film and was at the your game friday night and they will be ready. When I pay my ticket friday night, I want you #18 to come up from your safety position and take #2 head on. Enough said!

Well, Bennett looked good in practice tonight. I went to the soccer game at UC tonight and saw him throw a 50 yard rope to Williams for a TD. Looked fine to me. I don't know much, but looks like the beef has been brought up to the starting roles. It look like a spirited practice. #32 of Coalfield looked like an all-state back against us, how'd he look against Wartburg? Of course, we made a lot of Coalfield's kids look good. Ha Ha!

Good point. Austin Lucas and company must step up and run the ball. They have the skills. UC had 5 turnovers, 1 of them as Lucas was going over the goalline, and killer penalty's, 1 cost Lucas a 97 yard kick-off return that would have tied the score at 12 against Coalfield right before half. If UC could hold on to the football, and A.J. Bennett is healthy, UC could pull the upset. Just my opinion.

It's the first region game for both teams and both were beaten in their openers, so who will shake it off and play football? It's not do or die, but one of them will be feeling better after saturday night. Who do you think it will be?

Is Seymour that good, or is Sevier Co. that down?

UC has a new Offensive Cord. and I wish Head Coach would take back over. Coalfield is going to be tough to beat. They can run and pass. UC will be ok.

I thought Rutledge would be the worst place to play QB, they've threw around 3 passes the last 10 years. Bennett has led the conference in passing the last 2 years. He couldn't be in a better place for his type of game. I do agree KevB that UC must be able to run the football to have a chance to go past 10 games. Hobbit87, That's a bold statement.

I'm not sure. I know that Jellico's varsity scored once & their JV scored once. Union County's varsity scored 6 times I think and had another 2 TD's called back.

Jellico has some big kids. Depth is their only problem. Good hitting all night. Hot weather! Union Co. keeps improving, but still make mistakes. They finally threw the ball, as Bennett hit Corey Williams & Lance Chandler for TD passes.

Cool, best of luck for both teams. Both regions will be a blast to watch unfold.

Go back and read pennyplay. I never bragged or downed Onieda. I stood up for UC after you were talking about how Onieda would've won if it weren't for the fumbles and that we're not that good of a 3-A school. Onieda has a really traditional football program with a lot of good players. Yes, we should beat 1-A schools on average, but they still play the games. We beat a good ball team, and I'm proud of these kids. Onieda fumbled their first play but recovered it and another time the UC coach just told the refs to give it back to Onieda after another. So, are these 8 fumbles lost or just fumbles. Yeah, we both think our team could've played better, but show me wear I was bragging or downing anyone.

I went to the scrimmage and UC ran all over Onieda's defense and when they threw the ball it always worked. Onieda did not have 8 fumbles! Their varsity had a couple and their JV had 2 or 3, but do you think that Onieda's varsity had 8 possessions in one scrimmage, let alone fumbling on everyone of them. What's this that Onieda scored but the refs didn't give it to them. That's because he was brought down short of the goalline. It's called the rules. Onieda could've played better, but so could UC. Onieda players & coaches accepted it better then you all have. If coach Jessie would have opened up and threw the ball it would have been worse then it was. He was running the ball on 3rd and 8. That's not trying to score, but trying to prove to his kids that they must run to win. UC has beaten CAK & Onieda with their hands tied, a brand new offense that isn't using the passing game like they have the past two years. CAK's varsitry shut out, Onieda's varsity shut out. I believe UC is doing something right!

Austin Lucas of Union County. Pound for Pound can hit harder then them ALL!

Yeah, if Aben is their QB he'll tell you. He's 6'4" 230 at least and has some huge lineman in front of him. Their FB is around 6'1" 235 also. This team is big and it looks as though they are starting to bring some attitude with it. The 2 new LB's are headhunters and they both scored a rushing TD friday. Bo Dake & Austin Lucas look like bodybuilders! Coach Jessie has taken advantage of that new weightroom.

Aben, are you Union Co.'s QB? Why aren't we throwing like we have since coach Jessie came aboard. Don't get me wrong, I love that you all are pounding the rock, but I think you finally have the WR's you've been looking for. Is all the new coaches (They all look like former lineman) working the running game? You guys have been looking really good, but I would love to see our new running game mix with our good passing team from the last two years. Is coach Jessie just playing opossum? He has to be drooling over his receivers.

Union County goes to Jellico at 5 or 6 p.m. next friday. They've beaten C.A.K. & Onieda so far this summer. They look better, but they did this last summer. I know having 14 seniors does help.

Union County's varsity won 3 td's to zero. Onieda's JV unit scored 3 times to Union County's 2. Onieda turned the ball over alot. Union County's varsity turned it over only once, compared to last weeks 4. Union County killed themselves with penalty's. Austin Lucas had a 56 yard run called back for a block in the back & another 50 yard run called back for personal foul late hit. He still had 2 TD's that counted. On the first play from scrimmage he went 70 yards for a TD. Onieda has alot of talent, they just didn't put it together last night.

Good point Goosevol, but CAK should be alot better. We practiced with them this spring and they have already improved since then. That region is going to be an interesting race to watch. Our region, 1-AAA, should also be fun to watch. We are in the same boat as CAK. We won't say much right now, but we plan on having a say in our conference race. Beating Claiborne every year doesn't say much. Until we beat Rutledge, Sullivan North, Seymour, or Pigeon Forge (at least one of them) we can't say we've improved. It's always good to be positive though. GO PATRIOTS!

Wesvol, we, Union County just got a new assistant coach that played at Brentwood Acad. His name is Jason Rolett, I think. Ever heard of him. I think the kids said he played a little while at MTSU. Do you know anything about him?

I won't argue with you until Union County or Claiborne make the playoffs, but Sullivan North has been winning 7 or 8 games a year for a while now. They made the playoffs last season and Rutledge didn't. I agree that Rutledge is a solid team and that Seymour and GP have been on top, but these season should be interesting to watch. Not one team that will dominate, just alot of teams with things to prove.