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Capp, just to clear things up, because krich can't( he is having, uhhhh, problems with his computer) he wen't to Midway Elementery here in Carter County. It closed about 20 years ago, and is now cheap houseing for Mexican workers. Sad way to go down..... hope your school dosen't have the same fate down the road Ranger, did Krich finally burn that thing up?

fundamentals, it was Cosby last week. North Greene is a hot and cold team like you were talking about Oneida being. If the same team shows up that shutdown Happy Valley in the 2nd half (they were having a bad night) or that marched down the field against Cloudland in the 1st, they might give Oneida a run for their money. If it is the team that occupied some space on the field against South Greene, then no, it won't be much of a game. Emotion plays so much a part in the game, and especially small teams where you can't take anyone out because there is no backup.

Tell ya what, let's wait till the playoffs are over for all our teams (championship I hope) and plan a post-playoff party at the Mat. How's that sound?

acdc, I was very impressed with Byrd's delivery on the short pass. Didn't see any long ones (thank goodness), but the short ones were a bullet! I was frankly surprised that some of the linemen didn't get their hands up in time to knock them down because they were so flat and low. He reminded me of a baseball pitcher delivering a fast ball.

Both players are seniors this year and won't be back, unless it's on Saturday. North Greene loses most of it's line, but returns: Dusty Neil QB, tremendous athlete Dalas Lynch, RB, tenacious David Lynch, FB, big and strong Matthew Ormsbee, WR, playmaker Bart Gaby, C, heart of the line

Hey guys, What happened to the trip to the Mat? Big man getting hoooongrrrryyyyy! Neeed burritos, y tacos, y enchiladas! Feeeeedd me! Help, my stomach as taken over my typing finger, we must do something about this!

With this system what you will have is schools padding their schedules. Instead of a team with 5 teams in a region scheduling 4-5 non region games at a higher level, you will have teams looking for the patsies to pad their record. We could only get 9 games over 11 weeks this year, 5 against higher division teams, we managed a 4-5 record is that the fault of the kids? Why punish them? Oh, and we did try to schedule 1A teams, 2 of the from a "stronger" region backed out late and we were only able to replace one of them with a DII team. So, according to your figures, our record was screwed before it began.

Cloudland's 300 pounders were in most of the 4th against our 300 pounders. They can take it to the bank. By the way, Gibbs just gets nastier on D as the game goes on. Might want to bulk up the center of the line. When those big ol boys start leaning on you for a couple of quarters it makes a world of difference.

Well Bighurt, not all of us age as ..... gracefully as you!

twenty this past year!

Divepix I'm with you. My son's senior year too. Can I really be that old?

ELA, trust me, this team is much, much better than the team that went to state. This team has a line that is no comparison to previous versions. I finally found a player that Mark Byrd reminds me of. I was watching the never ending game with Arkansas and Kentucky. I watched Derek Abney put 6 moves on an all-American corner and run right past him. Is Byrd that good? No, he's faster! And Benfield and Horney can bring it also.

Penny, I do look forward to this game. Some folks from the community that haven't been to a game in years are coming, so I'm hoping for a good turnout. Both teams deserve that. I wouldn't worry too much about the big guys, they have to go both ways every play so unless they fall on you, you should be okay. Did I see somewhere you are #84? If so, I'll be watching for you, and hope to meet up with you after the game. Take care buddy, and stay safe on the field.

Penny, I can't give away the farm, but I'll help alittle. We lost our starting QB a few weeks ago (broken leg, he played a whole series on it, but another story) and we are using the back up. Guinn was the leading reciever until drafted for QB, but is making great strides. If you watch film, you'll see #87 Ormsbee, ask Catholic about him, starting to be a man on the field. I don't know which line package you'll see, but on offense it could be a pair of 300 pounders on the right making a hole. One hint, don't try to tackle either of the Lynch boys by yourself, you'll just get hurt. Smith from Catholic is the only one I have seen tackle the FB one on one. They are not fast, but very hard to bring down. Most of our injured are back (had 9 out at one point), but we still only dress about 23, so there is not alot of depth. So Penny, what cha bringin? I really don't know that much about Oneida, other than it may not have been the team we wanted to come up here! Tell me what I can expect please, I like to have just a little info, it makes me sound so knowledgable when pontificating during the game. Come on up, we'll have a good time! This team has already made school history, tied the most wins in a season, 3 playoffs in a row, and our very first home playoff game. Now, if you would just oblige and let them win their first ever playoff game I would appreciate it greatly! J/K See ya Friday!

Thanks Krich! The Huskies finally looked like themselves last night. They haven't had that kind of confidence since Cloudland. I'm not real sure of stats, but the Lynch mob was awesome and Cody Parks had over 200 combined yards. Could have been much worse, but I'm glad to say that Tim called them off in the 3rd putting in the Freshman and Sophmore (non-starters). We call them the clean shirt squad! No offense intended toward them, just that things have been so tough that they have seen very little playing time. They did play 1 1/2 quarters last night, giving up 12 pts, but scoring also. I want to say I was very impressed with the Cosby team as a whole. They are very young, mostly Freshmen and Sophomores, with a few upper classmen. Number 24 (Mcgaha, I think) really stood out. A 10th grader that played at FB and DT/DE. A real field-general out there. This one is a football stud in the making. #7 stood out also, quick and elusive. Kicking game is better than they have had for a while. But the biggest thing I saw was the determination. Guys and Gals, these boys are on a mission, and the future looks bright. Oh, and the stadium is really improved, great job on the remodel. The one thing I was not impressed with, and I could say the same at a lot of small schools (including ours) was the crowd. As we get into the playoffs, folks support those kids! They are trying thier darndest for us and for themselves, they deserve our respect, our support, and our PRESENCE. Do not take off early from the games when things go sour, that just shows a lack of respect for the players. I'm not picking on the Cosby crowd, it had been the same at most of the venues we have been to this year. Ok, off my soapbox, everybody have a great playoff, and if you make the trip to the Tundra, I hope you have an enjoyable (but disappointed) drive home! Sorry guys, just realized I forgot one of the most important things: Go Rangers!

Capp, you are right to a point. You make alot of assumptions. Cloudland will not be tested early, anybody that has seen them play knows that. Those that haven't... well, ignorance is bliss. Ranger, there is a link to the brackets on the CoachT homepage.

Larry, you know nothing. Cloudland will take most anyone they play. You have repeated bashed small teams, get over it.

Croach, do you remember the team in SW VA that used to run that every play? Only play in the playbook, and won state. Wish I could remember, must be old age?!

Flossie, I have to agree with you. I think Unaka is on the upswing, but the others are not. NG will be down next year, no line. For some reason, the athletes will not come out for football. They show up for BB though. What do you do? Changing administration is politically not an option, and there is no support from the community. I wish I knew the answer, but it's a problem alot of middle of the road schools in 1A have.

Watch out pujo, he'll roll ya!

Sorry Kim, that's the most appropriate emoticon I could find. I knew all that about Andrew, but hearing it come from his father... the pride... and the love.... just about jerked a tear from this ol country boy. Andrew and Chris are both great kids from what I've seen, and it's easy to see where it comes from.

You are right King, Unaka is playing much better ball right now than North Greene. #3 might be the seed to strive for if you can't have 1st.

Amen brother!

North Greene, like I said, not holding my breath! But it sure would be nice. Enjoyed the game last year alot, good group down there.

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