TDCman

Congrats to Riverdale. Lot's of work left ahead...time to take that next step.

Who's that riding on Phillip Fulmer?

Based on what I've read in this thread, and only on that, I'd say that McMinn should advance. Why would DB cancel the game without any positive test results. Yet I'm stuck with the question that I can't get out of my head...why wasn't the guy playing if he was negative? I'll admit I've only read about half of the posts.

The defensive backs look like they need a lot of work. The guys up front looked pretty good. Expect Coach K to put a competitive team on the field this year...he's had enough time to get to that level. Watched some of the other scrimmage clips elsewhere and was surprised that the QB play doesn't seem to be up to par, especially with a guy in his 3rd year as a starter. Really only seemed to be one play, to one side, that he executed well. Part of that was receivers being too timid going for the ball. Everyone in the passing game needs to step up.

This thread seems to have lost it's way. Back to the original question; what will the Warriors do this year. When is spring practice? Scrimmages? I know the previous coach left a mess but Coack K is entering year four, soooo..., is this the year he should be expected to put a competitive team on the field? I thought year two was a step forward but last year was a pretty significant step backward. I would post the schedule, it's on their web site but so small and poorly done i can't read it.

LOD, you've become a very mellow person. I retired and moved to Florida but did catch a couple games last year while in town. Losing to E. Nashville and getting beat 35-0 in one half at the jamboree is just pretty terrible. A healthy program should lose 20-25 seniors every year. MidtENN, how many seniors did Oakland lose last year? The thing that stood out in the games I watched last year (WC,CC, Blackman) was how weak the players were. They were in position, got to the right spot, but just too weak to make the tackle. I suspect the lack of emphasis on conditioning is showing it's full effect right now. Hopefully I'm wrong and Coach K gets this thing turned around. I remember 2003 when CGR had a sophomore dominated team that got it all turned around by November.

When Siegel opened the zones shifted and Oakland picked up a talent rich area of town from Riverdale. At the time the discussion was whether that would shift the balance of power to Oakland. The opening of Rockvale could shift that area of town back to Riverdale. I'm sure the fight over zoning boundaries is pretyy intense right now. At the end of the day all the schools will still have 1800+ students.

Should be a good match up. Hopefully someone will be able to give us a detailed report.

Just go here: RHS Football twitter feed

Sounded like some positive news from the weight room on the RHS football twitter feed. Is spring football underway?

Good luck tonight...Go Warriors!!

Riverdale will really need to raise their game to stay in this one. Offensively pretty good but the defense has been dismal in the three games I've seen. It's the playoffs and anything can happen.

So, Oakland has the #1 seed. Riverdale can end up 2nd or 3rd depending on the outcome with Blackman. Blackman can end up 2nd, 3rd, or 4th depending on the game with Riverdale and the Cookeville/Siegel game. Cookeville/Siegel winner gets the remaining spot. Is that correct as of today?

More interestingly, Cookeville beats Oakland and Riverdale beats Blackman. That would (pending the outcome of other games) leave Oakland, Riverdale, and Cookeville all tied at 9-1. Not sure how the tie-breakers would shake out but would be a cool scenario to see.

Got to see Riverdale against CC last week and hope to see this game as well. Riverdale needs to bring the defense this week as they seemed to have missed the bus against CC. Offense was sharp and WC isn't having the year they had hoped for. I'll say 49-21 Warriors.

LOD, glad you didn't attend the game. For sure doesn't sound like a good place to be with a bad heart. Congrats to the Warriors but they need to start playing defense, Giving up 35 points per game over the last four games and winning by pulling a horseshoe out of somewhere isn't a winning formula long term. The horseshoe only lasts so long...ask Butch Jones and Les Miles. Are these guys practicing over the break? It's not too late to get better on offense, improve on defense, and just become a better team. Team is blessed to have put together a nice record but there is a LOT of work left to do. Who is Riverdale's DC? Coach K isn't trying to do both is he?

So, is this the latest playoff pairings based on where we are right now? 1. Mt Juliet vs 4. Siegel/Cookeville winner. 2. Hendersonville vs 3. Blackman/Riverdale loser (interesting rematch) 1. Oakland vs 4. Rossview/Lebanon loser 2. Riverdale/Blackman winner vs 3. Rossview/Lebanon winner In bold are the teams I would guess right now. Barring upsets is this basically how it should shake out? Maybe it's more complicated than that.

I'd expect a low scoring game and those are often decided by special teams, turnovers, or just one or two big plays. Score probably 20-14, 17-10 or something similar. Expect Riverdale to play well but losing Litaker for the year makes it less likely they can hang for 48 minutes. Edge to Oakland but Riverdale definitely has a shot in this game if the offense can sustain a few drives and keep the defense off the field some.

Good job by the team Friday night. That was the classic 'trap' game sandwiched between Siegel and Oakland. Making things worse was the fact that Spring Hill was a very good football team. Congrats to the team for getting the job done. Agree with LOD....starts getting real from here on out.

The Stars sound pretty unbeatable. Guess 10-0 is pretty much guaranteed?

Good test to see how far Riverdale has come under Coach K. If you run your QB a lot it makes sense that you have a backup plan that you have confidence in. The rest of the guys, especially the defense, just have to take it up another level and give the young guy some time to get in his groove. In all likelihood the offense will need to be reorganized a bit to align with the strengths of the young QB. That may take a couple games to get in sync. Should be a great game. I'll say Riverdale wins 28-21.

Congrats to the Warriors for taking a tough game at a tough place to play. Especially good to hear the team pulled together and showed some real mental toughness after Souffront went down. Next man up... Any confirmation on the injury? Sounded bad. What's the review on the backup QB...how did he do?

Hope this was just a bad outing but getting blown out by CR at home isn't a good start for year two. I was expecting/hoping to see a lot of improvement this year. How did Rankin do years one and two of his tenure?

The DNJs view of the scrimmage seemed pretty upbeat. Did anyone attend that can give a recap?

Saw on twitter that the weight club rankings right now were: Braves - 24 Warriors - 5 Chief - 1 That's less than half the teams and seems a little low. Not really sure but thinking back to the Rankin years always seemed like more in the top clubs. I could be mistaken. LOD, does this look about right or should we be a wee bit concerned.