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That sounds just like a former State championship program in Gibson Co. that wears purple.

I have respect for Counce...However, Ward is 41...played under Tucker....All American at Lambuth...coached under Coady.....took Camden from a homecoming team to a very good program. I have to believe HC will regret this move in a couple of years.

I remember when Coach Sharp was a young asst. at Milan. Just a great all around person. I know he is a man of strong faith.

I don't believe anything you just said. Show some GUTS and put your name and jersey # on here if you (another player) are going to call Avery out on here?

Nice job UC on getting the Gold. I got there for most of the 2nd half and it was exciting to watch.

Congrats to Alcoa, your execution at all positions is better than Milan's. It was also refreshing to play a team that hits your hard AND clean (and that's a reflection of Coach Rankin). Milan plays that way and enjoys playing other teams that play that way. That is what high school sports should be.......win.....but do it right. Milan, you guys were a special group that came up short again in the quest for Gold. However, you left it on the field and should have no regrets. I am dissappointed in a couple of our fellow West Tn. neighbors getting on here wishing the worst for Milan. It's truly sad, but it's the world we live in today. Milan had many fans cheering Union CIty on to their 1st gold ball. There are many teams in West TN. I don't like, but you can bet I will be cheering them on to win the gold ball if my team can't.

Not surprised coming from a Lexington homer.

BD03, are you implying that Alcoa fans are cocky? You are about to get flamed by all the east tennesseans Sure would be sweet for team straight out of cotton country to take down the beast from the east.

Blount County.......... I love it! you guys bust Alcoa chops about out of district players, but Milan has the SAME thing! You'll need another excuse now............ No we don't. Come find one. The bottom line is Alcoa would still have won some state championships with "home grown" kids but to say you could win 5 straight with "home grown" kids is comical and frankly impossible.

Where does your QB/DB live that never comes off the field?

Looks like it's Milan vs. East Tn in this one. Alcoa fans have been talking smack on here for 6 straight years. A couple of Milan fans get excited and all of a sudden we are cocky....arrogant...etc. Funny how all these chump teams that Alcoa destroys on a weekly basis get on here and talk smack of their own. But that's ok..right? Even more funny how 50footballmom constantly tells other teams how they would beat Milan too? Talk about lack of respect for your opponent. Look in the mirror East Tn.

I am glad it was moved to Cookeville. Straight shot on I-40. 3 hours from Milan vs. 2.5 to the Boro with more traffic. Don't really care for MTSU stadium that much either.

Come on UC, lets bring the gold back to West Tn.

Christian Coleman will play. He hasn't been blocked all season(not one on one) and I don't expect it to start this week. 6'4" 250 and can move. He is a difference maker for the team. Milan has 4 of the best LB's in the state( including the best with Avery) and they will need to have a big game this week.. Alcoa will have a tough go wearing the Bulldogs down with only 2 players going both ways. They couldn't do it last year and held the ball 33 minutes. If Milan can move the chains? Alcoa might just get beat at their own game.

Both good teams but not quiet as good as Milan. Saw some tape of CAK, just another JCS. Play hard but wear down against physical teams for 4 quarters. You may be correct that Milan is better than CAK and Loudon. We'll never know because neither will play Milan this year. All we really know is that Alcoa has 4 wins over excellent CAK and Loudon teams this year by a combined margin of 97-20. Watching tape of a team can sometimes be deceiving. A lot of people who see Alcoa only on tape, rather than live, don't get an true impression of how physical a team Alcoa is. It's only after they line up against them for the first time that they find out (example, Elizabethton). Of course, Milan has lined up against Alcoa once and should have a better gauge for how to prepare this time. Who was CAK playing in the tape you saw? If it was a CAK-Alcoa tape, you may have gotten the wrong impression of CAK's stamina. A CAK-Elizabethton or CAK-Loudon tape would more realistically measure CAK's strength against another good 3A team. Funny you should mention JCS. Is that the 4-6 JCS team that Milan smashed 24-14 on August 21? After a quick scan of the results of JCS's games, I sincerely doubt JCS could have stayed with CAK this season. After looking at Milan's results this year, it appears the Milan offense started the season a little slowly and picked up steam as the season progressed. Is that a fair assumption? I suspect Milan is much stronger offensively now than when they played JCS. Should be an exciting game Friday. I'm looking forward to watching it. I don't recall who the opponent was, but IMO, CAK was a mirror image of JCS. Probably a little better, with a little more depth, but not that much. I think JCS had a hard time getting excited about playing D2 ball this year and I think their record reflected that. Milan had a lot of pre-season injuries to some key players. Safety, both DT(one gone for the year), and 2 LB. Week 2 two we had 6 starters out with the QB being sick. Milan still got the W (at Huntingdon (rivalry game) and that says something for the depth this team has. Just got 2 players going both ways full time and that's Gilbert and Avery. I still haven't seen Avery wear down in a game. Milan has gotten better as the season has progressed and I"m sure Alcoa has too.