ballhawk

Nobody has told the Camden folks about this yet.

I'm a teacher and coach too, and I was only commenting on that one particular statement. I too believe that cursing is unprofessional and inappropriate behavior. And as a teacher, I don't feel like I work for the taxpayers of Tennessee, I work to educate the children of Tennessee. People only use that line about "i pay your salary through my taxes" as a reason to think they can tell a teacher or coach how to do what they do.

I just love how non-teachers always bring up the fact that their tax dollars pay my salary. How ridiculous a statement is that? Unless you stay at home and never purchase products or use services, then you can"t make this statement, because guess what....we all pay each other's salaries. I don't tell the cashier at Wal-Mart to work faster by saying "hey, I pay your salary so do what I say!" How totally ludicrous a notion! If you work at a bank, guess what, my business there pays your salary. If your are a waitress at a restaurant, and I eat there...guess what, i pay your salary. It all boils down to how people can do whatever they want to do, but when a teacher or coach even remotely angers them, they think "how dare that individual, i pay his salary through my tax dollars, he should read my mind and do what i want them to do." You know what, next time I get pulled over by a state trooper, i'm gonna tell him, "hey, my tax dollars pay your salary, so you need to rip that ticket up." I'm sure that is gonna work.

Probably a much happier child! Most likely most of these young ladies are only playing so that mommy and daddy can live vicariously through them. JMO

Come on, you know as well as I do, that if the kid makes the grab, then the coach is a genius for being a gambler. There is a fine line in football between between being a genius and being a goober. Coach Graves is a calculating individual and is at the mercy of his players when calling plays. He is only as good as his players, which, in reality, are not very talented. Yeah, he might have pinned them deep with a punt, or the punt could have been blocked, or maybe coach didn't have confidence in the defense. Be assured that Coach Graves thought about all of these things before he made the decision. It is so easy to sit in the stands and criticize what a coach has done.

Neblett, quit posting!

I think he can play anywhere he wants. He is that good. He is as fast a high school basketball player I have ever seen, plays both defense and offense with aggression, can shoot the lights out, and seems to be a team leader. I have seen him play twice and was blown away. He can do it all, and I wish him luck. I saw Willie Kemp from Bolivar play a lot, and Kemp went to Memphis. I believe Brown to better than Kemp, just not as tall, which doesn't matter much anyway.

Dresden got a great coach in Eric Knott. Great knowledge of the game, a great stressor of the fundamentals and hard work, and a great teacher. Good luck to Coach Knott.

So, is Coach Driggers getting to pick his own staff, or is he going to have to work with the old Obion staff? Because I know there are some good football coaches at Obion and Coach Driggers should think about keeping them. Just an opinion.

Wasn't Minter the defensive coordinator when Notre Dame won all those games in the late 1980s and early 1990s under Holtz. Now, they had talent, and he won with them. This year's Irish defense was terrible, you know why? They had no talent on defense, period. It was painfully obvious when they played a team with talent. I don't know what you were watching. I am not a Notre Dame fan by any means, but I have a great respect for Coach Minter. To stay on topic, I am glad Chris Donald is a Vol, he is a beast.

Let's also do away with Vikings (bloodthirsty Norsemen), Crusaders (millions of Christians and Muslims died in the Crusades), Devils (obvious), Knights (see Crusaders), Governors (separation of church and state), Tornadoes (kill thousands of people every year), Bears - Tigers - Lions - Cougars - Panthers (deadly carnivores), Roadrunners (Wile E. Coyote is offended), and 49ers (greedy prospectors who killed indiscriminately anyone who tried to steal their gold). I am being facetious of course, but sometimes this stuff can get so ridiculous. Let's tackle some real problems in our schools like underage pregnancy, dropout rates, drug abuse, and violence; and let benign issues, like a mascot, go away.

As a casual observer of the teams of District 12-AA, I can tell you that Camden doesn't have the talent to compete. Adolph Rupp couldn't coach those boys that Camden has. Evidently, there are attitudes on the team that are almost impossible to coach. How come everytime a situation comes up like the one in the Camden-Lexington game, the coach is always at fault? Maybe fans of the Camden Boys Basketball program should try to investigate this matter before putting all blame on the coach, and that is just an outside opinion. There seems to be a prevalent attitude with high school sports these days that if a kid does something wrong, that it should be allowed. Maybe Camden's basketball coach has it right by trying to have a little discipline.

But Huntingdon will be in trouble if they can't stop anyone on defense. Also, how is the offensive line situation in Huntingdon? They have some great skill people, but with no line, they might not be as formidable. Of course, Boo doesn't need that much space to break a long one. He is a freak of nature. Good luck to H-town.

Alcoa probably does have it in the bag. They just lost 3 seniors. My money would be on them. Also, Lindsey is a good back, but I think West Tennessee 2A has a great collection of backs with Huntingdon's Weathers and Donald, Camden's Boyd brothers, and Westview''s Markei Guy. These guys can straight get it done. I would take any of them.

Sounds like a benchwarmer who had his spot taken by a freshman. I think Coach Davis has done an admirable job. Anyone that has watched them can see that.