osunut2

I said context, not diction.

Agreed. I think that was the thing I noticed more than anything when I watched them this season.

I'm somewhat impressed that the word "brazen" was used. And used in the correct context.

Fixed it for you.

Yup, they've finalized their schedule, and that's a week 1 matchup at OR.

Yup, Powell is one. Central is another. McMinn Co and Jeff Co are locked in as well. I assume Farragut is one of the remaining two. Not sure who the last one is. A lot of folks keep saying AC, but I'm not sure that is happening this cycle.

Any idea who the other two will be?

Johnny, you're never gonna win here. I haven't even bothered weighing in on this for pretty obvious reasons.

Saw him a few times this season on NFHS. I thought they'd take a big step back after McNamara graduated, but he's been just as good, and he has similar mobility. A lot like Potts.

You guys are my early pick for the semifinals, given what you have coming back. No one in Regions 3 or 4 will be as talented.

You beat me to the punch

Powell will obviously take a step back. The question is how big of a step back.

They were both doing it, no question. The only difference that I saw was the gesture from #8 that led to the flag. Credit to both teams for not letting the trash talk get too out of hand. I've seen some previous Powell teams self-destruct with that crap.

Well said. As far as next season goes, Powell will definitely take a step back, but I think they could surprise some folks. Losing Potts and that incredibly talented group of WRs will be painful, but they have pieces to build around. The OL is relatively young, #2 is an intriguing prospect at QB (just a freshman), they bring back both RBs (#13 and #3), and they have a very reliable punter/kicker (#16). Defensively, they'll get 6 or 7 starters back (including Soles). It won't be a Chattanooga or bust season, but they'll definitely be competitive if they can get some production from the new QB.

West barely throws, so they probably qualify.

Man, Page is pushing HC all over the field now.

Cat, you're entitled to your opinion. I've known Matt a long time, and we'll agree to disagree there.

Great game. Good luck to the Rebels next week!

AC with two takeaways to start the second half. Red Bank suddenly in trouble.

Lowe outsmarted himself there. Jeez, that could be ballgame.

We saw this from Gillum's teams in 2009 and 2010. Get a huge playoff win, spend all week reading your own press clippings, and then this happens. We'll see if AC can turn it around after halftime. Red Bank has done a tremendous job defensively in this one.

Maybe I'm somewhat bitter, but I'll always argue that both Chattanooga and ETSU have a somewhat impossible task because UTK monopolizes the college football "product" in East Tennessee. And I don't mean that from a talent standpoint, but mostly from a fandom standpoint. Not sure how it is over in the mid-state, but we absolutely marginalize ETSU, Chattanooga, Carson-Newman (post Ken Sparks), Tusculum, etc in this time zone. I've seen my wife get ridiculed on multiple occasions at the grocery store for wearing an ETSU alumni shirt as opposed to orange/white on Saturdays in the fall. I certainly understand why I get a hard time for wearing my Buckeye gear around here, but give me a break. There are plenty of states that have perennially successful FCS, D2, and D3 football programs. Tennessee just isn't one of them. It certainly would help if the residents of the tri-cities would collectively get behind ETSU. That was part of what killed the program in the first place. I take my wife and kids up to Johnson City to support the program, but I'm still not entirely convinced that the local communities have bought in. I've had multiple folks tell me that more Johnson City residents will make the drive to Knoxville for a Tennessee game rather than attend an ETSU home game. Not sure if the same is true at Chattanooga, but that wouldn't surprise me.

ETSU was certainly over-ranked at the beginning of the season (#9 ranking in FCS after week 1), but I didn't expect them to struggle as much as they did. Reminded me a lot of the 2019 team, which really struggled after their 2018 playoff berth. Not sure how much of that is on Quarles, but next year is going to be interesting. Torbush retired after year 3, and Randy Sanders did the same after year 4, so they really need a HC to stick around. My wife is an alum, and we proudly drive up from Knoxville to support the Bucs!

I thought you guys were a shoe-in for the playoffs this year, but I think all of those close losses earlier in the season took their toll. I guess the good news is that you just have to win one region game to clinch this coming season.

Almost went to OT. Powell scored with 5 seconds left to win it.