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Congratulations to Christian Brothers for an impressive win. You guys are for real!

I understand your point of view, but I disagree with your thinking on Fisher's/Reece's opinion of Volek's talent. This is his third year with the team, so I believe it is safe to say that he has been the heir apparent to the #2 job for a while. He is very good. Again, I have no problem with O'Donnel leaving if that is best for the team. He will probably retire after this year even if he gets another job. I just feel that it should have happened sooner so he could have had a better chance to land a job for his 15th season. Wouldn't it be interesting if he got a spot with a team in the Titan's division! His thorough knowledge of the Titan offense would be very useful to someone in the AFC South.

Lazarus, Welcome back from the tomb! Does your statement above mean you can't think listen or respond any more? I find it rather ironic that you have posted in response to a point that you have declared a waste of time!

Ah...the oldest tactic in the world of debate...attack your opponent if you can't attack his position... You can ridicule 'ole VG all you want to, but his point is just as valid in this discussion today as it was the first day he said it. And...I suspect you will keep on hearing it as long as public school whiners keep throwing out zoning restrictions as an excuse for a further split. Instead of spouting sarcastic remarks, why don't you try to logically refute VG's point? Is it because you can't?

The Titans should have never signed NOD if there was a good chance he was going to be cut. Decisions about personnel have to be made. However, Neil passed up several offers for more money with some other teams earlier this year and waited for the Titans to come up with an offer so he could stay in Tennessee. It will be much more difficult for him to sign elsewhere now. I'll still support the Titans, but I agree with Flyby on this one. This is a stinky way to treat a guy who has given much to the organization and asked for relatively little in return.

Wes, You are right on the money with your praise of CoachT and staff. I have visited many other high school boards in other states and this is by far the best. Keep up the good work. And congratulations to you, Wes, on #2000. Your hard work and insightful posts add a lot of value to the board (in spite of your allegiance to...cough...cough BA).

This will be another tough test for MBA. The defense will have to play it's best game so far against a quality running attack, and the offense must eliminate missed opportunities. The outcome could very well come down to a special teams play. Let's hope we have corrected the problems in our kicking game.

C'mon Stan, you can do better than taking the "I am so innocent" approach here. In this thread, and most of the others on this subject, public school supporters consistently use the "privates can get their students from anywhere while we poor publics have to take whoever steps off the big yellow bus" as a major component of their argument to justify a further split. As I know you are well aware, the various open zoning rules in public schools across the state, particularly those that affect some very successful public athletic programs, are a real fly in the ointment for that argument. Your unflagging support of Hillsboro athletics is rather ironic in that regard when we also consider your adament support of a split, wouldn't you agree? If you are willing to be genuine here, you will admit that you know our comments have the same intent as your remarks to Vol Gen about magnet schools. And furthermore....I enjoy following Hillsboro football too!! Go Burros!!

Exactly, and this connection explains his proclivity for attacking the proclaimers of the open zoning point instead of attempting to refute it with evidence. The fact is that several of the most successful "public" programs in the state, (ex. Hillsboro) do not have strict zoning policies. The point is irrefutable!!

itzme, No reflection on Lavergne at all. My commmets were based solely on MBA's mistakes. You can view the link below for my take on the Lavergne game. http://boards.coacht.com/index.php?act=ST&...ndpost&p=371617

rollredroll, As I understand it, some schools offer classes in certain subjects that are not available at all schools. Metro allows students to attend out of zone schools (by application) to attend such classes. Someone can correct me here if that is wrong. VG and itzme, Right on. The truth hurts.

BA 17-- CBHS 7 The Brothers have a stout defense, but struggle to score points. BA controls the ball with sustained drives on the ground. MUS 20-- ECS 10 MUS rebounds from a tough loss. McCallie - 42 Father Ryan10 Irish getting better, but the Tornado is just too strong. Baylor 31 - Boyd Buchannan 21 Baylor's depth wins in a shootout. MBA 21 - Southaven 7 MBA defense controls the run and regroups from a sub par performance on offense last week to earn a hard fought win.

I hate to say it, but MBA came out flat for this game after the big win last week. The Big Red scored on their first offensive play, and then proceeded to give a sloppy, penalty filled performance. There were several dropped passes that would have resulted in long gains or scores, and an interception that shouldn't have happened There continues to be problems with execution in the kicking game, and holding penalties killed a couple of drives. There is still much work to be done before this team reaches their potential! With that said, the game was never in doubt and the reserves played much of the second half.

Glad to have you with us...and good luck to Trinity. Beat St. X!!

Right on TruRebelPlaya! It is time for old grudges to be set aside.

Thanks itzme. If this Big Red team will continue to stay focused on improving every week they have a chance to become something special.

robjim, The sound and the video were out of synch sometimes. Kind of like watching a ninja movie dubbed in English! rollredroll, PM me with an address and I'll send you a copy when I get a chance to make one. The quality isn't the greatest, but it is worth watching.

madvilleeagle, Don't despair. Try posting in some existing threads that interest you for a while so others can get to know something about you, and you can get a feel for what interests other posters. Starting new threads as a newbie is a hard way to get acquainted.

I assure all of you that MBA takes no opponent for granted. They will be well prepared and ready to play.

Brohm is as good as his billing. He has the prototype body that the big time D1's drool over and the arm strength to throw the deep ball like a dart. There is no doubt that he will be successful at the next level, and I would expect to see him on Sundays later on. People should not assume that he is overhyped because his team lost last week. MBA kept relentless pressure on him from every direction during that game. He had to throw on the run on virtually every down and still managed to rack up over 400 yards passing. The game reminded me very much of the UT-UK games of the past where Tim Couch ran the spread offense of Hal Mumme very well, but seldom had time to settle down in the pocket. Give him a good O-line and he will dominate. On a side note, I hope the game last Friday opened some eyes to the talents of MBA's Michael Fisher. He is a tremendous athlete and an outstanding quarterback in his own right. His passing numbers would have been right up there with Brohm's had MBA not become a bit conservative with the lead in the 4th quarter. He deserves to be getting some national attention as well IMO.

CoachT has done an excellent job of enlisting some dedicated high school sports fans and coaches to serve as moderators. If anything, they tend to very cautious about the tone of the content (which I much prefer to the alternative!). You won't see anyone getting too far out of line on here. I do like the fact that access to "in season" sports boards boards is free. This provides many of the students and players the opportunity to participate in the discussions that might otherwise be left out. I'm pleased that you are considering a Plus Membership. Not only will you be able to post on all of the sports boards all of the time, you will also get access to some boards that include discussions of college and pro sports, NASCAR, Hunting and Fishing, and one for Plus Members to talk about whatever is on our minds (both funny and also thought provoking at times). There is a real time chat room also. I'll make a deal with you. If you will join CoachT Plus I will fork over the $10 and join BGP.

rockmom, A few more of us from Tennessee would post on BG Preps from time to time if there was no fee. Have they always charged for access to post to any thread there? Good luck against St. X and for the rest of the year. Keep us posted on what is going on in KY football when you can.

To all on this thread, This entire subject is much ado about nothing. MBA was proud to host the Trinity players and fans to our campus. The atmosphere was great and everyone who attended saw an exciting, hard fought game. The Trinity fans I chatted with at the game and those like rockmom who have posted on CoachT are very gracious and quite knowledgeable about high school football. The Trinity team is as classy a group as I have ever seen. I hope things work out somewhere down the road that would allow us to host them again. There are no issues as far as I am concerned about the class of anyone from Trinity, so I hope the mods will lock this thread ASAP.

notredame788, Since you are not a player, let me suggest to you that the the MBA coaches and football team do not appreciate you providing bulletin board material like this to their opponents. I applaud your enthusiam, but as I stated in another thread recently, you need to remember who you are representing here and make your comments accordingly. Gentlemen have genuine respect for all opponents. Regardless of whether the Big Red wins or loses, this should be a great high school football game. Enough said.

bulldawgs#1, The other posters have said it well. We need more faithful posters from the western part of the state who love high school sports. The best solution is to tell your friends and neighbors about CoachT.com and that you need some help promoting your teams! While you are at it, consider paying the $12 for a Plus membership. You get access to all sports boards year round and access to some extra special Plus member boards where a bunch of folks like JustWrestle and I hang out. Believe me, you would be amazed to find out how much fun you are missing!