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  2. Oak Ridge vs. Bearden

    in Class 5A & Class 6A

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    Fortunately, I was wrong last week and we rolled in a big way.  Much tougher opponent this Week in Bearden.  They are good on defense, but still finding their way on offense.  We need to cut down on the penalties while playing with a high motor.  I like us in this one 28-14.

  3. Oak Ridge at South Doyle

    in Class 5A & Class 6A

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    1 hour ago, osunut2 said:

    I think this game will be closer than many think, and not because of SD. It really didn't matter how much skill position talent OR had last year (they had plenty). That offensive line didn't have a pulse, and those skilled RBs had no where to run. QB wasn't good enough to bail them out either. They were fortunate that they had such a good defense last season, because that's the one thing that kept them in so many games.

    If they aren't improved up front (or at QB), they aren't going to be that much better overall in 2022. Although they don't have to be that much better, when you look at how many close games they lost last season. Cummings is the real deal though. Even if 2022 isn't their year, they won't be down for long.

    Good assessment.  There should be some improvement in both positions.  However, we will struggle against teams with good (and big) line play.  I still think the game will be closer that what the pundits at 5 Star Preps are calling it.  I hope I am wrong.

  10. Oak Ridge High School Football 2022

    in Class 5A & Class 6A

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    This is the best we have competed against Maryville in a scrimmage in a good long time.  I thought both teams got in a lot of  good work from freshman to varsity.  Maryville's starting D is as good as advertised.  Rebel running game is very very good.  Will be interesting to see if they can stretch the field, but they may not have to with the 2 running backs.

    We are way ahead of things offensively from last year.  Our QBs missed some throws that they made against Fulton.  Pass protection was solid.  Running game was ok, but against Maryville's D, I thought they hung in there.  Penalties need to get cleaned up over the next 2 weeks.

    Wildcat fans should be pleased with tonight and I hope it is something we continue to build on.  Good luck to Maryville on their season and thanks to both coaching staffs for organizing a great scrimmate.

     

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  16. Oak Ridge High School Football 2022

    in Class 5A & Class 6A

    Posted

    1 hour ago, oridgecat said:

    Allrighty then,

    Well, that's hard to do because so many guys  (about 20) didn't do spring because of track.  Qualifying for state track meet was last Sat.  That would have left only 2 practices for the track guys to join in and there's a 3 day acclimation period.  So we were missing alot of offensive and defensive guys that we are counting on.  We only had 4 of our skill guys that will end up starting. 1rb, and 2 receivers and a corner.   So, there really wasn't much they could do that would resemble what we will see this fall.  But I will tell you what I saw.

    The team went through their entire pregame routine just like they will on a Friday night. Then went into their position group drills.  Then they put a defense out there and ran plays at it with no O lineman, basically 7 on 11 if you count the guy on a knee snapping the ball to qb.  I thought the qbs made some really nice throws, not all of the throws were good, but when it was thrown to Heyward or Rogers or Ferrera it looked good.  So, I guess what appeared to be bad passes or jump balls had much to do with who the receiver was.  Then, they scrimmaged a little bit, but like YB said before, it was very vanilla, basic veer option stuff.  So, in my opinion it is far too early to judge how this team will fare this season based on a glorified practice with most all our skill guys not out there. 

    I will just say there is a long way to go with this team.  As usual, the biggest issue is O line.  That group will have to come a long way between now and Aug. to be competitive with the better teams on our schedule.  Skill wise this team is absolutely loaded.  But we all know that doesn't translate to wins if you can't block people.  Considering we had about 20 that didn't participate at all because track I thought it was a good night.  It was good to see everybody out at the Ship to support these guys.  Again, what we see in August will look entirely different than what we saw last night.  This team will go as far as the OL can carry them, and that group has a long long long way to go.  

    Perhaps BoysfromSI can give us his take on the showcase.  SI?

    Having been at every Spring scrimmage/showcase(?) for the past decade, let me say it is very typical for an Oak Ridge scrimmage.  Which in other words, pretty meh.  My understanding is between Track and Baseball that we have about 20 not practicing football.  We were missing a lot of production in terms of points and tackles. 

    Remember, everything is new: both on offense and defense.  That said, I thought offensively we were ok, but still major problems on the o-line.  We are very good at RB and WR.  Defensively, we were more aggressive in our pass coverage and flowing to the ball.  Again, with new systems being installed,  it's way too early to make any judgements  as to how well we are going to run them.  I'm with Oridgecat, but with the DLine as well.  We have a long way to go to get our linemen to be competitive with the top teams in our classification.

  17. Oak Ridge High School Football 2022

    in Class 5A & Class 6A

    Posted

    2 hours ago, YoungBuck said:

    Sounds like a stud RB may be hitting the transfer portal as his father calls it.  Ol man grandpa tube socks gaddis already texting around trying to see if they are going to other schools...smh 

    Its sad that ol grandpa moth balls gaddis has to reach out to other coaches to see if his own athletes in his athletic department are leaving...

    Honestly, if they stay, great.  If they leave, we wish the young man the best.  Gotta play who wants to be here and who puts in the work and buys into the system.

  19. Oak Ridge High School Football 2022

    in Class 5A & Class 6A

    Posted

    1 hour ago, YoungBuck said:

    Spot on with that. Just probably would have stayed away from that kind of project in the current climate these days. 

    I can understand the hesitancy, but the students picked one of the best illustrations of the absurdities of Jim Crow laws in this country.  Again, the subject of the project was "Things that happened in the 60s."  I thought the students chose well.

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  20. Oak Ridge High School Football 2022

    in Class 5A & Class 6A

    Posted · Edited by boyfromsi

    10 minutes ago, WillieTheWildcats said:

    Oh my Goodness. Every year, usually a young teacher with good intentions comes up with a Lesson Plan on Segregation like this. As a teacher at a 99% African American school, I faced this dilemma many times. I was never happy with the job I did with the kids. 

    To clarify Willie, the lesson was not on Segregation per se, but on the 60s in general.  The students chose segregation as something that happened in the 60s that they considered important.

  21. Oak Ridge High School Football 2022

    in Class 5A & Class 6A

    Posted

    On 5/9/2022 at 2:34 PM, YoungBuck said:

    OR cat, heard anything about a photo from the end of last week taken at OR having to do with water fountains? 

    Got the story.  Class history project about things that happened in the 60s  and a group of students chose segregation.  They illustrated segregation by  labeling 2 water fountains.  A picture was taken by another student and posted on Snapchat with no context which created some controversy which was immediately dealt with by the administration.  Anything to add YB?

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  24. Oak Ridge High School Football 2022

    in Class 5A & Class 6A

    Posted · Edited by boyfromsi

    1 hour ago, YoungBuck said:

    I can appreciate your excitement. He is a good coach, but I think everyone knows he is only as good as his Defensive Coordinator. He scores points but most of OR games will turn into shoot outs… if he has any players left by August 

    So..... a former Vol/NFL player as D coordinator isn't going to cut it?  Are you making your stand there?  With any changes to any program, there will be some turnover.  It happens.  Also, everything is new, offense and defense.  I expect a slow start to next season and finishing stronger.  But, I like what I see out of this staff so far.

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