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amen. with our horrid turnover ratio, its not surprise AT ALL that we haven't had a better season. GEN Neyland's First Maxim: 1. The team that makes the fewest mistakes will win.

agree with you JC4, gut has all the support he could ask for throughout the county.

i agree that gut can get us back to the winning ways of the past. however, without going into the unnecessary specifics, he needs to mature a bit before that can happen. go pats

its good to be back... 1. mcfall needs to be in the RB position in my opinion. he is not a great decision maker and his athleticism will be better exploited there. if he does stay at qb then we need to run the option a whole heck of a lot more so he can make plays. 2. play calling still hampers the pats. agree with jc4, why don't we run the plays that work more than once a game? 3. it was a tough loss, but it all starts in earnest this friday when we open up region play. 4. congrats to DZ on bama win. 5. not so sure i made the right decision on which game to attend on friday night. heard i missed a good one in alcoa v maryville... and the drive would have been much shorter

thats what great teams go guys, they find a way to win; overcoming their own mistakes sometimes.

read my entire post, and the one i was responding to. i was only saying that playing multiple positions should not give you an upper hand. i know that a WR is considered a back.

this would give credance to the Phillips argument. but in my opinion the award goes to the best back (i.e. single position). its not an award for best athlete or Mr. Multi-Purpose.... though one of those two would be good categories for the Mr. Football to expand.

If I am not mistaken, the Mr Football voting deadline was Oct 31. That being said, the "who's still playing" argument is irrelevant. Even if it were Nov. 15, Farragut was still in the mix. Any press member shed light on that date?

the guy with the extra gear that would have taken it to the house blew his chance (make that chances--> 4). coker can flat out go but he is wasting his talent making immature idiotic mistakes, and it will probably cost him a shot at playing on Sundays.

i wasnt comparing stewart to sterling in respect to their games. i was just discussing the fact that often times big time h.s. backs dont fit in as perfectly in college, and the fact that they do not become superstars does not make their college careers a disappointment. my point with stewart was that he played behind some great backs (no fault of his own) and made a great switch to a non-glamour position. and he will probably get a shot with the NFL due to his willingness to do so. i agree with you that sterling will not be able to make that tb-fb transition, and that he lacks the "extra gear" speed that you USUALLY find with a back his size on the big time stage. i know, i spent 4 years on the bay back when navy and army were both horrible. in most every other sport it is a see-saw battle from year to year. but PJ has separated the football programs.

great point. i'm not a maryville guy, but i respect the heck out of the program. i made it to 1 state title game at Jeff Co in my career (when TRUE privates still played against publics-- we played Brentwood Academy the last year that rule was in place)and i remember all the hard work (and a little luck) that was involved in making it. to make it there year after year and be fortunate enough to win is a testament to the players, coaches, and their hard work (maryville doesnt seem to need so much luck though).

any official visits? HTV: go navy, beat army 38-3

thanks for the info! wow, how many awards do we give out now??

4A i knew that there were going to be a lot of disappointed people, no matter who won. after watching friday nights maryville/SS game, i told my friend who i was with, one of those kids is going to get shafted on the mr. football award on momday, regardless of who wins it. (i stated way back when that phillips would be hurt greatly by the fact that he was from upper ET-- but i am not going to get into a demographics arguement, as it will go nowhere fast). however i CANNOT argue with giving the award to burnette. these kids are both the real deal, and both appear to be great guys from an outsiders prospective. 5A sterling was one of the best HS backs i have seen in a LONG time and i am looking forward to seeing Wilkes this weekend to make a comparison of my own. one thing that must be noted, a WR will almost never have stats that rival a RB's, they just dont get enough touches. that being said, sterling's stats don't lie, he put up some of the biggest numbers in the history of the state, and did not play too many games where his duties were needed the entire game (not sure about wilkes, someone with that info?)... i am not saying sterling should have won, but his stats count for something-- very few voters would have the opportunity to see all the candidates and stats play a huge role in their decisions i'm guessing. i also like part of ktownman's argument, sterling was a finalist last year and still. somehow, made vast improvements on his game and stats. i cannot speak intelligently about wilkes' stats last year, but i know he was not a finalist and did not make the improvement in stats from what i understand. congrats to the winners as well as the finalists. just being a finalist is an honor in itself. sidenote: "to the winners go the spoils" comment is completely off base. if i am not mistaken, voting ended on oct. 31, which would only include the regular season.

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