DaBlueRaider

It was nice of the T$$AA to let a couple outside teams participate in the 7AAA post season tournament. The good part about the 7AAA tournament is, that the completely beaten up winner only has to play a couple games after it's over to win the state. Oh well, It's win or go home time. Tighten up the chin straps and lets play. One note: When Blackman said they wanted their season to end in Cookeville, this coming game isn't the one they were talking about. GO BLAZE!

As I said a couple weeks ago... Continue to improve, reduce turnovers, hang around and give ourselves a chance to win, and peak at end. Brentwood has very good team and this was a big win for Blackman as they get ready for the playoffs. Congrats to all the Blaze players for hanging around tonight and getting a big 'team win'. Enjoy the weekend and lets go get Lavergne. Every game matters. It's starting to look like District 7AAA is still pretty good.

You're right we aren't the hotbed of recruiting and never have been. I can't recall Murfreesboro ever producing more than two or three D-1 recruits in one year, even in our best years. And we'll have at least 3 this year. The total talent in 7AAA is down this year (blame it on Bush ) But I still think Murfreesboro will have two or three teams playing after week one of the playoffs and one of those teams will have a real chance at winning the gold ball. How many other cities can say that?

Big win for the Blaze. Simply the better team Friday night, tackled better, ran harder, played hard till the end and never lost faith. Blackman is only a couple plays from being 7 and 1 this year and is far better than most give them credit. They have been known to turnover the ball more than they should, but that is fixable. They are still improving and may peak at just the right time. I'll also say, I think Riverdale is still a very good team and the field conditions seemed to have hurt them more last night. I think Blackmans focus on protecting the ball (due to all the fumbles of late) really helped in the bad, wet conditions. It was a smart move by Blackmans coaching to practice with the slick, wet balls all last week. 7AAA is still the best district in the state and it'll show in the playoffs.

Is there any update on the condition of Chris? We are still praying for Chris, his family and teammates here in Murfreesboro.

Wow! I agree, It left everyone around me wishing "State Farm wasn't there", Maybe once a quarter, but every first down is way to much "Good Neighbor".

My father Hypnos said "just say no to drugs"..Good night. And GO BLAZE!

Adversity doesn't build character, it exposes it. GO BLAZE!

I just want to give a big 'shout out' to all the fans who drove down to Chattanooga and cheered for the Blaze in the scrimmage game. I guess, I shouldn't be shocked to see twice the number of fans in the guest stands as the home stands because I've grown to expect it from the Blackman fans. But, it's still nice to see. It's also nice to see the boys playing hard, having fun and getting ready for a season that may surprise many. A lack of playing experience really shows and the special teams need work. But overall the team has a lot of talent, even if they start out a little slow and I really expect the team to finish out the season very strong. GO BLAZE and again GREAT JOB FANS!

I saw Woodruff at the MTSU 'Friday Night Lights' camp last week and his leg and arm looked really well. He posted a quick 40 yard dash and the arm was stronger than ever. He is ready! Blackmans spring QB prospect Chase Smotherman was also at the camp and also posted very quick times, showed good footwork and a strong arm. None of the other local QBs were there but my guess is they are ready as well. I can't wait for this season to get underway.

Blackman had its Night of Champions weight lifting event last night. Really good to see the boys making gains in the weight room. Can't wait for spring practice and see the lifting pay off.

Spring practice starts April 30th. Scrimmages will be on May 11th at Wilson Central and May 18th at home against Buckhorn. GO BLAZE!

The jamboree returns for 2012 and Blackman will kick it off. This years All-7-AAA Jamboree will begin at 6 p.m., Aug. 10 at Riverdale High School with district teams playing their Week 10 opponent for a half of exciting football action. Blackman will start the night with La Vergne at 6 PM to get the event going. Then Siegel will play Smyrna, and Riverdale will play Oakland to finish the night. It'll be here sooner than you think.

Two years ago Blackman traveled to Bob Jones and last year they went to Buckhorn. I spoke with a lady (from Buckhorn)at the Birmingham Alabama D-1 combine and she stated that she thought that Buckhorn was planning on coming up to Murfreesboro this spring. That's all I've heard.

With spring practice less than 60 days away, I was wondering if anyone has any idea who the spring scrimmages might be against? I heard in Alabama that Buckhorn (outside Huntsville) may be planning on coming up here to play this year. GO BLAZE!