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Faninthestand, I noticed that you started a sentence with "And". I also wanted to point out that in the sentence which you criticized him for not using a period that you forgot to use one.

 

Before you criticize anyone, I sugest you yourself learn to speak/type properly.

 

Now why don't we forget about the English lesson and get back to football talk.

Didn't you understand the faninthestand's subtle use of parody?

We're still waiting for HLHS to start talking football. . .despite his parody of the english language.

HLHS vs. Alcoa:

alcoasportyguy22:

"Alcoa would win even though they are 2A. You guys have never seen them. They won state and would kill Hunters Lane.

HLHS:

i think youv been smokin crack or somthing HUNTERS LANE MCGAVOOK GLENCLIFT AND EVERYONE IN 55A wood kill alcoa how couud you bossiply think anythin else it is so oblivioyus to me and eveytone else who kepps hating on HLHS they beat everone by one point lots of times eveen GALLATIN AND HENDERSONVILLE are running skeered ha ah ha they have the beast qb in the region he would be BALLUINGH on alcoa aluminiunm makersgot to run to my horrors summer class they will wipe up 65A you thin your all that there thats is my oppinioon and im stcking to it you cant prove NOTHINGG!!

Alcoasportsguy22 and HLHS must be cousins!!!!! Both start rediculous threads

This is too easy, but I'll start it. . .

If HLHS played Alcoa, who would win????

That thread could be the summer hit of Coach T!!!

Becker is an animal that will just dominate games at the highest level. Not great linear speed but will blow up any play in front of him. You have to account for him on EVERY play. Being heavily recruited by mid-majors

Dickson County is primo-outstanding concessions, press box facility, holds a ton of people from both sides

HLHS, I would like to "enlighten" you to a few items about your school when Brentwood played (and beat you) twice.

You have had some special athletes that caused problems. Athletically, speed, and size-wise, the Bruins don't match up. Never will. And the fact that last year they had 6 starters out with injury or out of position made it that much more difficult. Injuries during the game compounded Brentwood's plight. Also, it is always difficult to "get up" for a #4 seed.

Brentwood though, could count on a few things going their way during the game. (I am sure Franklin would say the same thing.)

1) Your lack of conditioning

2) Your lack of big game experience and composure

3) Your lack of technique and coaching.

Your schemes were easily discovered and your offense had about 1/42 the creativity they witnessed in their region play during the season. You ran about three plays on the ground, and when you had to pass, well I will just say that it was a free for all in their secondary to see who would make the pick. Probably the worst passing QB they faced all season. On defense, your only chance was to send the whole house on a blitz. It was effective for most of the game, but adjustments were made (with a crippled offensive line) and the momentum restored.

Yes, Brentwood "barely" beat you. But they still beat you and, according to records, have always beat you. I guess the score gives you some "moral" victory. By one or a hundred, the game was never really in doubt, and the result doesn't change. A "W" is a "W" and the winners go on, and the losers go home.. . and then they show up here months later and try to rewrite history.

Glencliff? The last time they had a shot was when CJ played for them. BHS will respect Gallatin and Hendersonville because they both took them out of the playoffs in consecutive years-probably when you were in elementary school- and also for the fact they have accomplished things in the post-season. And you don't see their players on here making wild accusations as fact. And blowing a big lead against Franklin counts as-what? Do you think Tampa Bay feels great because they were ahead of the Yankees-or feels horrible because they let in like 30 runs in one inning-and lost last night?

As I said before, if you want to play in this sandbox, you'd better bring a better shovel. Good luck with this season but one thing to know: the posters on this board have long memories and love serving crow when it is dinnertime.

The answer?

None.

"horors class " is possibly one of the funniest things I have ever read on Coach T!

man i only mess up the words because i type fast and i meant honors classes i dont like to read over my post after i write them so i never know when i make a mistake untill one of you try to crack jokes on how i messed up a word

uoyekiltsujtsafyllaerepytnaci,kool - but then again I have bouts of dyslexia.

Just in case you haven't noticed, there is a preview post button that allows you to read your masterpiece before you submit it. And then, you can edit your thoughts rather than just leave a stream- of- consciousness trail behind you.

Seriously, I applaud your passion for your team, but realize in these forums, you will be met by passion AND logic. Bring your guns and your stats.

BDD-where have you been? Semi-retired now? You are on point about Region 5's lack of success in recent years against Region 6. Now with the reconfiguration, it will be interesting to see if it still will hold.

An embarrassment for yet another year. Looking at the roster and not seeing a bunch of names and where the coaches were from gave me the heads up that nothing would change this year.

You're right-politics and organization plays a huge part.

As well as obviously not a bunch of pride. Once again, players treating the game rather casually. I was under the impression that if you're given a chance to compete, especially if you are among the chosen few, in a game representing all of Tennessee High School football-you give it your best? Coker the leading rusher with 16 yards on 11 carries?

And to end the game on a cheap shot and a fight?

Didn't we lose last year on a fumbled punt return?

To get smoked by Kentucky is a joke. Maybe the joke is us.

Pull the plug on the series-we have no heart for the fight.

The game is fairly easy to pick up as far as the rules and object of the game. If you are familiar with hockey or soccer that is a plus. If you've played baseball or tennis, your hand-eye coordination skills will be helpful as well. If you've fly-fished it will be VERY helpful! Knowing basketball offense and defense is a plus.

The HARD part for novices is the actual throwing and catching-while standing still and then jogging and trying to hit a moving target. Be a little competent in this part first and THEN move onto shooting into a net.

What you REALLY need is someone from the UT Lacrosse Club or the like to come out and assist you through clinics, set up drills, and make sure you have the right equipment.

It's a lot like golf in this respect-you can learn it on your own or by seeing it on TV, but nothing will progress you faster than a coach who knows what to do!

Good Luck!

High Stress situations One Faces in Life:

First big job interview.

Marriage.

Birth of a child.

HLHS and the English portion of the Gateway test.

Ready-Fire-Aim!!

Howard Dean is a walking grease fire. But he is exactly what the radical wing of the Democratic Regional Party wants. Comments that he has made, and are making, is making the rest of the party go crazy. The biggest conundrum they have is that they won't come out and say he's wrong (because it is clearly what they believe), but it makes them all look bad for his saying it.

With statements like "I hate all Republicans," it kind of blows the cover off the partisan politic rant to show who really is uncommitted to working together in a statesmen-like fashion. And please remind Mr. Scream that Ted Kennedy, Bill Clinton, and John Kerry are all White Christians. (PS. Mr. Kennedy and Kerry both want you to layoff the statement that Republicans only got wealthy by never working a day in their lives-the glare is getting pretty bright).

Which part is worse in your mind Mr. Dean, being white or being Christian? Your Irish Catholic and Black Baptist voting blocs really want to know.

And yet they blame the media for "reporting it?" That's like blaming the media for a three alarm house fire because they cover it.

Howard is not done yet, but will be if the fundraising gets any further behind.

For the conspiracy buffs, it sure is making Hillary look like a moderate!

He's allergic to spell check and punctuation.

Gallatin and Hendersonville will be the top of this region, with Antioch close behind. Then I think it's HL and McGavock. McGavock has to prove it wasn't a one year wonder.

The real question is can this region get past 6-5A in the playoffs?

That is really cool picture-I've always thought what a cool picture it would be with that trophy sitting in the front window at Tootsie's or Rippy's. I also look forward to the day when the team picture with trophy can be done in front of the Ryman or Country Music Hall of Fame.

Nashville has the POTENTIAL to be a pretty decent hockey team if there is a "next year." They have a lot of talent that showed up well at the World's and in Milwaukee the last two seasons. I also feel the makeup of the team will look quite a bit different than it has the last time they played the Wings. For one, I think Scott Walker won't be around, and Greg Johnson might not be far behind.

Leggie and Scottie U. will have a very critical year once they hit the ice. They have to have breakout seasons.

If they hit the ice. . .

Fan support is in hibernation right now. But you know the saying-out of sight and out of mind. I'm very concerned about the drying up of the sparse corporate dollars, which are critical to the Preds cash flow. It will be like starting all over again getting their support-they've discovered they can live without the Preds quite nicely. Preds need that because they get ZERO revenue from things like parking, virtually nothing from TV, and don't have a large season ticket base.

should we also allow home schoolers to take part in the lunch program, or federally funded breakfast programs, or see the school nurse, or work with the guidance counselor, or after-school tutoring from a faculty member?

Everyone makes choices. Certain choices will by their nature eliminate options.

If I choose to buy a Corvette, I am giving up the ability to go to Home Depot and load a truck bed full of lumber with my vehicle choice. I know this upfront and should not be frustrated-and demand that Home Depot make the lumber fit my trunk!

If I can't accept the consequences of my choice, I need to choose differently.

Published this morning in the Nashville Tennessean.

Go to links and click on the website.

www.tennessean.com

Boy the ice is getting thin in talking about the NHL.

I think the actions taken by ESPN not to pick up the $60 million option was a critical blow-and one that HOPEFULLY, caught the attention of those two buffoons running the sport over the cliff.

Fact is, a new CBA has to reflect revenue streams. It must be obvious even to the concussion rattled players that there IS NO MONEY! The owners have to come real clean about revenue sources to accurately predict revenue streams.

Right now the sport is in the ICU and ranks about where the WNBA sits in popularity on TV. My real fear for the Preds is contraction, or worse, they fall flat on their face when they come back and lose their first 8 games (see Nashville Kats). The clueless mayor of Nashville the last few weeks (with a nice assist from George "EGO" Plaster) consistently throws the Preds under the bus as it relates to the GEC-all for political reasons. That keeps the Preds in a bad light among the populace-and makes a tough situation worse if they come back!

Comparative scores are misleading because they cannot factor in when the games were played, comparative injuries at the time they played, weather factors, and scheduling. It is just as valid to say, post "stats" as an indicator; however, that doesn't factor in ball game conditions or scoring patterns. It is just as accurate to predict what the score would be if they met this fall-no one would have a clue.

We are all left with that ultimate authority source-our individual opinions, no matter how colored. That being said, fI feel Riverdale was the most impressive team all season last year in winning the gold ball. A couple years back, MBA was the most impressive team in winning their gold ball. If they had played last year, all things being equal, my vote would go to the Warriors. But who knows how the turnovers would affect the game, field position, officials, etc.etc.

What all of this means. . . ???

Move on to what might happen in 2005

Congrats to Tyler O. on being named Tennessean Player of the Year.

Tyler was the heart and soul of the Bruin team, and an exceptional athlete to boot. He easily could have made his mark in baseball or football but found his true calling in soccer.

Best of luck to you up in K-town next year.

Congratulations to all of the Bruins who made the teams and on a fabulous year!

I would hope that Cordova moves up; after being at the top the last couple of years, one would think that they would look for a little more competition.

There is some thought to taking the top two DII teams and moving them up to DI, and dropping the bottom two DI teams to DII.

I think eyes need to be on Franklin and Brentwood as remaining DII powers. Both lose some key fire power, but both have a lot of letterman returning.

Hey my man, come up for air! Or at least use periods, or how about paragraphs to separate your thoughts or to add emphasis. Capitalization helps as well. Your readibility factor is quite low.

Just a piece of friendly advice.

I strongly doubt that Hillwood will win this region, if for no other reason than the problems jumping from 4A to 5A. Same goes for Overton.

Over the course of a season, the greater depth and number of athletes at this level will start to show. Hillwood has not faced a schedule like they will face this year.

5-5A is a good region, but 6-5A has historically gotten it done over them the last few years. That being said, both regions are different now so things may change.

The biggest differences in the regions are that 5-5A keeps it on the ground, 6-5A airs it out.

I can truly say that Lipscomb is probably one of the few private schools that there is not a whiff of "recruiting." It is a Church of Christ school, its students (in large measure) go there from K through 12. Some kids leave, some go as their high school of choice. Virtually all of their players attend a Church of Christ church-which makes it a natural move for them and their parents. I coached a number of these kids and they were good ball players coming up. I never saw any "street agents" or coaches come after them-unlike others which I will not mention.

Good to see Vandy getting in some quality opposition to work on their game.

Without the red card, hville would have taken it easily

you cannot convince anyone that you were the best team.

11v 11 Hendersonville would have won. hville was leading 2-1 when the red card occured and changed things entirely. For some of you to say a red card doesnt change things means you know nothing about the game. Brentwood won on penalties, that does not make them the better team. hville would have tacked on a few more if it werent for the send off, and would have taken this final easily.

Blah, Blah, Blah, Sniffle, Sniffle

How about if Brentwood sends replicas of the state championship trophy and some plastic rings that read "Champions In Our Own Minds?" for your banquet?

I have never read such crybaby b.s. this whole season for any sport. Most teams felt bad they lost the championship game, but still conceded the victory. Apparently the Commandoes don't quite get how this is done.

Maybe this is how your processing the events on Saturday and your dissappointment. What is clear that is happening is that you are losing whatever good will or respect your team generated. Call it an upset if it makes you feel better, but that won't change the result.

If you were truly THE TEAM, you would have overcome any and ALL obstacles and claimed victory. But I guess you can't claim that title, because only one team DID overcome all the obstacles, and the calls, and closed the deal: THE State Champions .

You got beat. Period. End of Paragraph. Deal with it. Move on. It is getting real boring listening to your endless rationalizations.

Congratulations Brentwood Bruins and the Class of 2005 on your Seventh State Championship this School Year.

I, for one, am very proud of both Brentwood AND Hendersonville for representing Middle TN as the first two Mid State teams to meet in the finals - EVER! Now the trophy lives in Middle Tennessee. Let's keep it up.

 

Notes on the game:

 

I think the red card was a bit extreme, it should have been a yellow but I do not think it affected Hendersonville's ability to play or gave Brentwood a big advantage. Hendersonville just brought another man back as they were forced to play defense a little more than they are used to. They still had plenty of offensive drives and chances to score. The box score says HV had 23 shots to BWs 17. I don't think that is right because the scoreboard showed Brentwood with 12 shots to 6 just in the second half. I don't think HV had more shots in the first half either but I may be wrong. Someone said earlier that there is no way Brewntwood could have won without a one man advantage, but, Brentwood scored first with everyone at full strength and had a total of 3 straight up goals that were not the result of cards, questionable calls or anything anyone could claim was controversial. Hendersonville was awarded a PK in regulation (which we could cry was questionable, but we won't) and they scored. Tyler Olgilvie (Brentwood) had a shot in the first half that hit the upper post and most likely bounced behind the line but the ref(s) were not in position to see conclusively. We could claim we were ripped off, but we won't. Take the refs away and the score could have been 4-2 in Brentwood's favor. But that is speculation, just as Farragut is speculating that they would have won if it were not for that blasted referee. That kind of stuff is just silly. Whether you agree with me or not, that's soccer and you can't change it. And, we will never know for certain how the game MIGHT have turned out. We only know with certainty how the game DID turn out. I must say that this was the most exciting, incredible, dramatic, and best soccer game I have EVER seen in the 10-12 years I have been watching. Both goalies did an awesome job in the PKs, both blocking two shots. Fortunately for us, Hendersonville missed their first shot. We didn't miss our last. Result - STATE CHAMPIONS. Nobody can diminish that, no matter how hard they try!

Thank you, 007, for the respectful overview. Every story and every game has two sides of view. The truth usually falls somewhere in the middle. Some of you posters clearly have never gotten a grasp on the term "sportsmanship."

Every team gets breaks, every team has the breaks go against them. Every sport has its share of "would'ves", "could'ves," and "should'ves." Every sport that has referees that control the action, is open to judgement calls. That's what goes on-and if you can't deal with it, I feel sorry that your athletic career has come to this point. The bottom line is the score is the final arbitrator of everything.

Hendersonville, Farragut, Blackman, all of them were worthy opponents that brought out the best in Brentwood. Brentwood proved to be the best in those matches. Don't think for a second that everything went Brentwood's way or the refs were "for Brentwood." Trust me, they don't care. Our side would gladly dredge up enough anecdotal references of "bias" in other sports if you want to try and make a point!

Bottom line, the trophy reads Brentwood High School. Honor the victors, respect the challengers. And get over your pettiness and petulance. It should be beneath your dignity as an athlete.