Elvisinokc

Well, like I said any team/fanbase that has our history you're going to have some arrogance. We have it...and from just reading this board, it would seem JB's has it's fair share. LOVE IT! That's how it's suppose to be. In a small town like South Pittsburg it's amplified by the fact that it's truly a 'Friday Night Lights' kind of town, after football there isn't much. We'll show up...put our best vs your best and see how the chips fall.

Don't disagree partner nor does that record since 05'...just tossed that out there for you since you talked about championships in reference to the win/loss total. One of us will earse the pain of last year...one will add to it.

How many State Championships does JB's have...that's the only HARDWARE that counts partner.

Yes, they are having a great season and have had a great run but if you don't end up with HARDWARE at the end, it's all for nothing. We'll see Friday who's the better team THIS YEAR.

LOL, one has the hardware to back it up.

You have to understand that a certain level of arrogance comes with a school as rich in football tradition as we are down here in South Pittsuburg. I mean heck it would seem that the JB fans on here are quite arrogant without much reason to be to this point. We'll find out Friday.

Zone Pirate...do you have a audio link for tonight's game? I can't seem to find one and I'd like to follow the game if I could. GO PIRATES! Elvis

You will have one here and there but it's few and far between. No one said there aren't any fence jumpers...I know of a couple that went to NJ when it started up and we (SP) lost some kids here and there to Jasper for differents reasons but overall, most players on the rosters were on the JV roster and played Pee-Wee together. For example, we used to practice JV down on the Richard Hardy field, there were about 30 us making up 2 squads and every kid with the exception of 3 or 4 (all ended up in Jasper because the families moved) that stayed with it, ended up playing for Vic's dad at SP. The point is this, we aren't afforded the right to pick and choose players like some of the city schools are able to do and for sure don't have the ability to bring kids in like the private schools. No one says we don't have one here and there it's just rare I have a family member attends Jasper and it's not because of the football being played and I'll leave it at that. Elvis

Yes, there are 3 teams in Marion County...Jasper is just one of them. The thread name...every since I joined the military folks have commented on the way I talk, saying I sounded like the KING when I talk. Never thought much about it but as the years past, it just grew and while I was stationed in Oklahoma City, OK, I had spots on the local Sports Talk station and it just blew up then. I've been known as 'Elvis' ever since. Most folks that know me, couldn't tell you my real name...it's thats bad. /roflol.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":roflol:" border="0" alt="roflol.gif" />

Thanks OP. Yeah, I was stationed in GA during the 94 State Title run and I got out there before they could stop us. Danny Wilson was a Asst during my playing time and that was the 1st time I'd been on the field since the heartbreak of losing the 86 title game in OT. This year's team I think is maybe stronger than that 94 team, better defense no doubt. Yep, we have a cousin that plays for SP and another that plays for the Jasper...we just have to pray for that family, his dad is a bama fan too, so he's not got alot of good influence around him! /roflol.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":roflol:" border="0" alt="roflol.gif" /> Keep on these folks! Elvis

Sorry to jump in here late but 1st off...PROPS from across the pond to my MIGHTY PIRATES! 2nd, to the notion that we need to jump up and play with the BIG BOYS...LOL. Everyone one we play darn near is bigger than we are. As it's been mentioned, we have about 230 kids, all of which are born and bred in SP. During my playing days(85-89) we played Bledsoe, Seq Co, Jasper, and Whitwell (depending on what year)that were all in a class above us. We had to travel the all over the eastern part of TN to play schools that were our size. Not to mention, we traveled into alabama to play the likes of Section, Stevenson (both biggers schools than us) and Bridgeport. Back then , Boyd wouldn't scrimmage us, must-less play us. SP earned it's reputation years ago going to play in the Civitan Bowl vs one the biggest schools in Tennesse. My uncle (a star DT on that team) tells the story, our boys were on the field looking around when those 4 big grey hound buses pulled up carring that Knox County team, Coach Beene turned to'em and said "Men, ain't but 11 of them on the field at one time". We went on to whip that team and many others since. Football in the valley starts from the time you can walk. These JR high kids that just won the SVC will be kicking the snot out of the area schools in a couple of years. We aren't able to scan the city and pick and pull our kids in, we grow'em. I'm in the military, stationed overseas and have been away from SP since 1989 and trust me, every Saturday I'm on the TSSAA site finding out what my PIRATES have done and look foward to the HUSTLER that is shipped to me (it's about 2 weeks behind). If football across the state was taken as seriously as we take it in the Valley, you'd see far more kids from Tennessee playing @ the BIG TIME COLLEGE level. 'Elvis' Robert McClain Class of 1989