Gtowner

Tonight, I watched the poorest example of sportsmanship by a "leader" of young men i have ever witnessed. Westmoreland Middle was up on Sycamore 24-0 at halftime. Sycamore's head coach requested to forgo the second half, however, the Westmoreland staff did not agree due to an opportunity to play the younger kids. This coach had his offense kneel on every play in the second half. Its bad enough to tell 12 and 13 year old boys to go out on the field and quit, but what happened next was inexcusable. At the end of the game, the teams lined up to shake hands, when the Sycamore coach yelled for his team to return to the sideline and turned his back to the Westmoreland team. Refusing to allow his young men the opportunity to display sportsmanship. This man is a disgrace to the sport but moreover a disgrace to the young men he represents. The TSSAA does its best to promote sportsmanship with pregame meetings and announcements to the fans to conduct themselves in a positive manner. I truly hope TSSAA takes notice of this disgusting display of disrespect and takes action to eliminate the possibility of this coach using this platform to promote malice in the future.

From what I have seen of Gallatin so far (which isn't whole lot but enough to form an opinion), the Wave is going to live and die by ball control this season. With that being said, Gallatin is built to do just that, control the ball. If they can methodically run the ball on this MJ team, Gallatin has a shot. If not, could be a long night for the Wave.

What an incredible atmosphere tonight. I'd love to see a total on the number of people in attendance. Hats off to the Bucs. They execute their offense very well. The hurry up robs the defense of a chance to sub and it's hard to stop. In a game like this, there is very little margin of error. Unfortunately even the slightest of errors caused the Wave to come up just short. I would love to see these two meet again down the road!

I have to agree with you on this one, eers. I see this one being decided by 7 or less.

I hope to see a refreshed Gallatin team following the bye week. There were some execution concerns in the Hunters Lane game that I am positive the staff has drilled in over the off week. This is certainly the type of game you can throw the records out the window. These teams live for beating each other.

Gallatin is finally getting some recognition in the AP poll, for what it's worth. The bye week came at a good time to get some much needed rest and recovery. I would expect some huge gates at the next 2 games. As many have mentioned, the wave cannot overlook Hendersonville. With the rich rivalry between Gallatin and Hendersonville, I have a hard time buying into the trap game theory.

Coming of their 4th straight shutout and enjoying a bye week, let's talk about this: Just how good is Gallatin? Where does the Wave stand in the 5A hierarchy?

For those keeping score at home, Gallatin still isn't good enough to make the Top 10 in 5A AP Poll. Almost as if to say "Gallatin won't be a factor".

This one has all the makings of a fantastic showdown between two very good football teams. There's no doubt WC will be out to avenge a lopsided loss to Mt. Juliet last week, while Gallatin hopes to continue to ride the momentum from a commanding homecoming win. If you play the common opponent game, Gallatin wins by 32. I hardly see that as accurate. This one should be much closer than that. Who ya got?

Gallatin improves to 5-0 and has a glorious homecoming. Clock runs the entire second half... That is all

These two teams are going to learn a lot about themselves and where they stand tonight. Cant wait to stand in the 3 deep crowd around the fence since i can't get there at 4 pm.

Briggs is definitely special. But there is some great talent on the defensive side for Gallatin that few are talking about. MJ will be tested establishing the run in this one.

Gallatin comes in at #11 in the 5A AP Poll this week.. What do you all make of that?

I'd look for a packed house out at Mt Juliet Friday. Both of these teams have large fan bases and the deep rivalry will bring out the masses. The Wave has to stay humble. MJ is a tough place to go in and come out with a W.

HIllsboro has to be one of the biggest lines in the state. Unfortunately not very disciplined with double digit pre snap pentalties. I would not expect that from MJ.