Football59Fan

oooh, hit a nerve, did I? soooo sorry! Nope, not "kin" to anybody, that would make me a hypocrite, now wouldn't it? I pull for all those boys, too. No, I don't personally know any of them, just talk to people around me at the fb games that I've been attending for the past ten years or so, so I've got you beat on time spent, anyway. Just asking the questions everybody's wanting to know, but nobody's gutsy enough to ask, I reckon for fear of retaliation or something. Don't know much about Whitson, but you obviously have been around the players enough to know who does what--you speak like one of the dads would be my bet. Thanks for that bit of info. Don't like attitudes either. Don't like cocky football players either. Funny you quoted Jenkins perfectly from the paper, so you're either close, or very agreeable to his coaching style..nobody is a superstar on the team. No one person should be, I'll agree with you there. Have seen that from Boone in the past, as well, whether they were good players or not. No names, per your request, but people can take from that what they will. Just remember you said that first. So pull your feathers back in, undo your strut, I'm off to work and will check out the game on Friday night. I'll be there with my Boone Pride just like you. You still sitting where you usually do? Might stop by and say hello~!

Well, glad Im not the only one hearing it, Agr. I tell it like Im hearing it in the stands. People are asking questions. 5 and 2 do play defense, but when has that ever stopped Jenkins from having them start both postions? Thats a weak excuse to bring up a freshman running back. One freshman parent told me his son told him that the decison to start sanders on varsity never even happened till after summer practice was over with whcih he thought was a sneaking and planned move. Sets a bad precendent for the future trailblazers. From what i hear several of the coaches have upcoming sons who will be on the team. Is this something we as fans and players and parents needs to anticipate and plan on? Genes don't equal talent, and folks, he aint no duncan or shropshire. If boone had no running talent and needed a rb, nobody would be grumbling. since that aint the case, deal with the fallout is all i'm sayin, cause you will hear it. Anybody who dont believe that needs to sit in the stands on friday nights and listen to it. when one player runs the ball more than all the other players (no matter who he is) and is not productive of much of anything, people are gonna ask questions, deal with it. that's what happens. are you guys maybe kinfolk too? didnt realize my asking about it would provoke just a heated debate. but alas, you have your opinion, and i have mine. Archie bunker aint got nothin on boone football right now. and I can assure you, 8-2 season is due to the talented football team they have this year, those players on the varsity team who have played for two or three or four years deserve it!

probly agree with ya on the "getting experience" part, but playoffs are not the place to be getting it, I dont think. There are lots of good rng backs on the team, hard to imagine why so many plays needs to be wasted trying to get experience, is what i'm thinking. don't boone have a freshman football team? From what i recall, the center moved up because they needed a center at the time. He does a dang good job, I think. Solid football player. Would like to see #2 Whitson run more, he's a beast that carries players along with him when he has to. underutilized talent is what i see on the feild a lot of time. Shropshire runs good, hope he is in the game friday. Shepard is a solid runner, he does well carrying the ball. Get in ther eand get the job done with experienced talent in playoff games. Utilize the talent that is on the team. Save the practice runs for practice.

Stone Castle is a local landmark. Its always a big game when teams play there. Be interesting to see what happens even next year if the games follow the same class schedule. Lots of seniors saying adios at the end of this season for TN high, probably won't have much talent next year. Good luck to Seymour. Look past the cockiness of TN high and play the game. Lots of teams lose by intimidation, not by lack of talent.

Welcome to reality, Powell. You guys have a fight on hand when you travel to South. They've got a good bunch of guys who hang tough till the end. Count nothing as a given with those guys. They run well, pass well, and are an overall good team. Pullin for south on this one.

New to the internet and posting environment, but old pro when it comes to football, having played at Boone myself way back in the ice age. But can anybody tell me why all the accollades over that freshman running back sanders in the press? Other than being the coach's nephew/#### coache's son, don't see him doing nothing great on the field other than having most of the carries. That good old boy style coaching is really hitting pay dirt this season, huh. Don't think he's scored many tds unless he is on the 5 yd line or less, so i'm not that impressed with him. From the noise in the stands, not many other poeple are that impressed either. After that tennesse high bomb , (what..most carries for negative yards? What a joke) don't you think it would behoove Jenkins to spread the ball around more than what he does? I guess we will see what happens in the playoffs. Not seeing a high score from this friday night. He has a good WR crew as well that is under utilized most of the time. QBs are good this year. Good coaching job there. Just left scratching my head over that obvious pull up the ranks with sanders, though.

Maryville will run all over DB. DB has always been and will continue to be the bullified over zealous football team anywhere. They are never as good as they think they are. Outnumbering players most of the time, it still comes down to equal numbers on the field at gametime. Get over your badselves!!

Just goes to show you how FUBAR TSSAA is..to have a 1-9 season and still make playoffs while other teams have better seasons does not make any sense.