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  1. I don't know about you all but I'm just happy the streak continues because it truly is a great story line/ point of contention.
  2. I said it earlier this season, and I will stand by my statement. At the end of the day, I believe that Heckman is a winner, AKA "he finds ways to win games". And he will quell the whispers of under-achieving at INDY this year. Its the play-offs, its a new season (ask Arlington). Its time to make a statement at Franklin High School Friday night Upsetting Rebels is what Independence does. Do not try to fool yourselves into thinking that the nightmares of 07 aren't looming in the back of your heads. I remember reading the same level of banter that year as well. Franklin's pillars of strength and trust have a way of crumbling every year around this time. My only question is. "who will fumble the ball, drop the pass, miss the block, miss a tackle, drop a gimme interception this year?" Will it be this Anderson who will miss a block that leads to a big sack or busted screen? Will this "head-hunter" miss the big open field tackle that leads to 6 points, or will he miss and INT (Franklin safeties have a history of that against IHS)? Will the young QB, make a Sophmore mistake that leads to the end of a Senior's high school career? Will the great Keylo find himself one tackle away from breaking-the-big-one in order to finally live up to his hype and save his team, and eventually stumble trip and fall? Will somebody within Franklin's front 7 find themselves being continually knocked off the ball, and feeling #7's jersey slip through their fingers over and over again? These are all questions that are (or should be floating through people's heads at FHS right about now)... Somebodies season will end tomorrow night, who will it be?
  3. When I said, "Franklin has not impressed me the past few weeks", I guess I need to really specify my time-line for you Franklin people. I meant I have not been impressed by the Rebels by the way they played against Brentwood and Overton. They gave up 21 points to a Brentwood team (and Franklin had an extra week to prepare), is that what you people call a stout defense? They took all they could handle against Overton (who has lost any game that actually mattered in their district). Not to mention Franklin couldn't go for the KO, on a few opportunistic turnovers. Looking back on this year, what has Franklin done to deserve this praise and worthiness? They destroyed 2 Kentucky teams? They got the royal junk scared out of them against BGA?... Ok they beat Hillsboro & Centennial (but so did everybody else). Franklin played 2 big-time/ litmus-test games 1) against Ooltewah 2) against Brentwood. With the same result, they lost both. When the spotlight shines on Franklin, it is a safe bet that Franklin will get stage fright and flop. Do ya'll want further proof? Over the past two years lets take a look at the games Franklin has lost. Brentwood 09- District Championship game Ooltewah 09- TN statement game Oakland 08- State Championship game Brentwood 08- Region Championship game When it is time to win a game, Franklin finds a way to lose. The only team that is better at loosing championship games is the Ohio State Buckeyes this decade. This may not be a championship game, but its a chance to sweep the IHS Eagles, Its a chance to be the champion of Thompson Station, and if there is one thing Franklin can not do, it is win any type of championship.
  4. I was under the impression that Coffey was hurt during the Franklin game (pretty seriously I might add).
  5. My money is on Independence, simply because Franklin has not impressed me in the slightest over the past few weeks. Franklin has been teetering on the edge, and I think the Eagles will drop the feather that breaks the Rebels backs (and season). For those of you that think this is an impossibility, does anybody remember 2007? I know that people are aware that INDY can not stop the running game, and I would counter that Franklin's defense is suspect as well. Big players make big plays, and the key players on Franklin's defense seem to always be on the wrong side of those "big plays". Franklin's safety (#28... I think) has been scored on twice over the past two weeks, and one of those scores gave the game away to Brentwood. Franklin's front-7 (I do not have any specific numbers) got knocked around and dominated against Overton for the majority of the game. This game could quickly become a scoring match, I think this game comes down to who performs better The senior Alex Heckman or the seniors Alex Ford & Keylo Lee. And Ford has already shown he has the ability to cough the ball up, and the game (against Brentwood)... Big players make big plays.
  6. This is Brentwood's game to lose and give away. Brentwood has given Franklin its fair share of frustrations over the past years with a team built around Running-game & Defense & Mistake-free football. But this year has given BHS the ability to move the ball through the air. Which is trouble for a lot of teams (Franklin being one of those teams). Franklin has not faced an athletic offensive team this year that is capable of putting up points... Basically I'm going to come out and say it, "Franklin's defense has not been tested, and is un-deserving of its laud this year". Franklin will not be able to stop Coffey on the ground, and stop Brentwood through the air at the same time. Brentwood is just going to have to select how they will beat Franklin. On top of all this, I have my serious doubts about FHS showing up for the big game (it has been a problem of theirs for awhile now).
  7. WOW, slow down now... Show a little bit of respect for what Brentwood has done thus far this season. Lets take a quick look at who each team has played up to this point. BRENTWOOD- Smryna/ Oakland/ Independence/ Gallatin/ Blackman/ and now Franklin FRANKLIN- Ooltewah/ Independence/ and now Brentwood Brentwood has been through the fire (having faced Rutherford's strongest), meanwhile Franklin has been running around Kentucky and Memphis grabbing a game-here-and-a-game-here. So before anybody from Franklin should even open up their mouths they need to go back and think about what Ooltewah did to them. My money is on Brentwood, because this game comes down to work & determination, and I think Brentwood has trained those areas more than the kids from Franklin. But at the end of the day, this game comes down to two tangible facts; 1) Can Franklin slow down Mr. Coffey? 2) Can Franklin get its own running game up-and-running?
  8. This is Williamson County football at its finest. This is just the way it should be, Franklin vs Brentwood, how many times has this region been decided between these two? It is only fitting that these two should be battling it out for the first "district crown". I said it back on week 3, that these two were running through this season on a collision course. Even on a year where others are accusing Williamson County of being down, everybody still knows that both of these teams are not to be taken lightly. Both teams are have locked-down their play-off spots, they deserve some respect. They have run the table in their district, they have handled their business. So at a certain point, the IHSs of the world need to step aside and let the district championship game take place. Regardless of what happened last week, these two teams never disappoint, so nobody needs to be writing this game off before the clock read 00:00. I personally want to see Wilco stand up and be accounted for, and a little support from my other members of the trifecta would be appreciated.
  9. The flip-side of this argument can be made, Brentwood has their own district championship game against Franklin next week as well. Both teams are preparing for this Friday with the knowledge of a big-important-week coming up.
  10. Franklin fans should start hoping for a little mother-nature-intervention on their part. Go ahead and get your Rain-Dance diagram out.
  11. Uhm... My numbers are showing that Independence is 4-2 (due to the bye week).
  12. I (like most of you) agree that this game should be all about the Rebels. But if I may add some objective analysis... There was another time this season when everybody thought Franklin was the "lock" for a "W", and that was against the BGA Wildcats, and that game turned out to be a little more than any Rebel fan bargained for. A word to the wise...
  13. I would like to address the issue of "Alex Ford". Please take a look around the District, and look at young Sophmores and Juniors who have recently become seniors and assumed & shouldered the high expectations with welcoming open arms. Coffee at Brentwood is a Senior this year, and has been the talk of the wood'. Not only did he step up to the plate, but he has swung for the fence. He has lived up to his expectations. Heckman at Independence has been anointed the future of the Eagles since he was a sophmore. He survived a rocky road through his Junior year, and now he has weathered the storm, and placed his Eagles in a position to succeed. Heckman may not be the most gifted or talented athlete, he may not be surrounding with an all-star cast, but he is a "winner" who will not except being anything less. Now that I have pointed out two other examples (for the base of my argument), now let me address "Alex Ford". Alex Ford made a name for himself last year, as a work-horse hard-running back. But that caged-animal attitude has been missing so far this year. Mr Ford is just another victim of "complacency" and "individuality". Ford is an "individual" in the sense that as where Heckman & Coffee not only shouldered their high expectations but they have also shouldered their teams. Ford's inability to carry & shoulder his team is a sign of uncaring selfishness, and frankly it churns my stomach to read the constant praise of "3-stellar-backs". His "complacency" is a sign of laziness (nothing more nothing less). What happens at Franklin during the off-season? Not only has Ford failed to meet expectations, but he has under-achieved to such a level that should embarrass & disappoint the Franklin Faithful. Because without a doubt the story of Alex Ford is a sad & somber story, The chants from the stands of "HE IS A SOPHMORE!!!" have changed to "OVER-RATED"... Alex Ford is just another in a long-line of under-achieving over-rated star players at Franklin High School. Whether the last name is Hardison, Campbell, or Steele, or McPhee it is simply a different last name with the same old story. The atrocity of this story is the fact that excuses for leaders like Alex Ford over-shadow the hard-work & ethic that pays off when players like Nick Gordon, Ramsey Sellars, Timmy Wilson, and Ben Woodall finally mature into their respected positions and exceed everybody's expectations. I asked the question earlier, "what happens at Franklin during the off-season?", well apparently certain players strive for something bigger than themselves and others spend time reading their own press clippings.
  14. Hey "longhorns" maybe finally completing a singular decent pass against a team who has won one game thus far is not really that big a deal. Explain the previous week against OHS when a QB (who can complete the "hardest-pass-in-football"... what a joke) went 5/ 19, but 3 of those passes where behind the line-of-scrimmage. "Longhorns" is nobody's Dad (because I would be ashamed to even think that somebody of his intellect would be fathering a young-man into maturity). He is simply and apparently the only supporter of the passing game at Franklin, and maybe he would be more at home supporting a program who has the speed/ ability/ coaching capabilities to throw the ball. I think being the only supporter of the passing game among a group of individuals who actively support the running game (and have better arguments & football knowledge) is starting to get under his skin. Loosing Keylo Lee (for however long) is a big sign of trouble for the Rebels running game, because Alex Ford has been a huge disappointment thus far this season, and Keylo has been the only ground threat out of that back-field.
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