Rebsguy

"Maryville has a hard schedule, but Coach Shores is toughening his players till they can stand the punching that they will get." For some reason this was my favorite line.

Won't we be practicing on turf from now on? Plus we get to play on it the last game of the season every year... I think Grace is a good team. Who we scrimmage is not as important to me as being able to 1. hit someone different and 2. Work out some of the kinks before the season starts.

I have posted on this topic before in relation to the stability of the staffs at both Maryville and Alcoa. I think both city schools have great head coaches, but I also credit a lot of their success to the stability they have had at the assistant coaching level. Neither county school seems to have that same stability, but William Blount used to. Now every time I see them play it seems like they have a brand new group of assistants. Sure the administration should share some of the blame, but at a certain point you have to step back and wonder why are all of these assistants leaving? You can't expect a principal at a high school to simply hire two or three football coaches each year to fill teaching positions. This goes back to what was being said at the beginning of this thread. From what I have been told the coach at WB does not play well with others this includes his feeder programs his assistants, parents and players. Of course there are always going to be discontented people but I do believe this is a real issue. I think Heritage had the same problem with the last coach as well.

Man I will miss both of those. I will be depending on a good breakdown on here from those of you who are able to attend.

Couldn't agree more.

I didn't say I wanted Heritage to win... So I am not sure what you think I am "dreaming" about. My point is that the WB program has gotten to the point that they can only pride themselves on "owning" Heritage. I was confirming that I too have heard the current coach does not play well with others and it has cost him some players. That is all.

I have heard the same thing about that guy since the day he was hired and it seems like three straight 3 win seasons has confirmed it. I was especially surprised at how last year's team ended up, WB had a lot of talent last year and it showed against the Rebels. It seems like the kids play hard at both county schools I just wish they could build consistent coaching staffs like we have. Maybe the Mountaineers have finally figured that out. I think I will sneak over to Mike White field to see if Heritage can finally pull one out since the rebels will be taking on Oak Ridge the night before.

"QSouth89, on 21 September 2011 - 10:35 AM, said: Catholic is really down this year. Their most talented players (other then Coulter) are freshman and sophomores. Could be a long year for the Irish and the fans (I hope) are aware of that. The team is not very athletic. and the coach is horrible. Hope the fans are aware of that. Hope they are proud of what they hired. I hear this is his last year there, now Catholic is trying to throw big money toward Rankin. " So which one of you is the pot and which is the kettle?

Of Course I am going to say GQ, but Blade at Oak Ridge is impressive look what he did in the playoffs last year and look how quickly he has brought Oak Ridge back into the fray...

I am really looking forward to this one. It still feels weird that it won't be on a Friday night though.

http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2011/aug/13/the-calm-before-the-storm/ Looks like WB's number one's beat our backups and JV team (on a last minute interception). What really surprised me was that their coach left the Saunders kid in for so long. If that kid goes down WB might not win a single game. I guess the opportunity to win a game that didn't count was worth risking the health of your starters to this coach. Also didn't the same thing happen to us against Seymour a few years ago and those guys acted like they had won the Superbowl too.

Agreed! It's why both schools have seen so much success over the years.

Looks like the county schools continue to be unable to keep quality assistants and Maryville continues to hire only the best.

I agree. The coaching staffs at both county schools are not very good. Poor leadership at both schools from what I hear. I think the assistants at Heritage are probably a little better, but neither school has much experience at the position coaching level. What I can't understand is that three or four years ago William Blount had a pretty experienced coaching staff and most of those guys seem to be gone. Heritage has a completely different staff from a few years ago as well. The problem with the county schools is a severe amount of instability, not just with head coaches. Maryville and Alcoa have built what they have by keeping the same people around and building STABLE programs.

Finally got permission from the "boss" to head over to Cookeville for the game. Should be a good one. Too close to call if you ask me. Hopefully the Rebels can bring back their first 6A gold ball.

I can't speak for Pepvol, but Hillsboro was 4A when they won the state championship... I think "big boys" was supposed mean teams that were at a higher classification than MHS. I also don't recall White Station crying about MHS being afraid to play them because of being in a higher classification than them, then losing every time they have met so far. oh wait Maryville and White station were both 6A when they played. Surely you knew which teams were being referenced.

The only thing that matters is who is left standing at the end of the season. We will just have to wait and see, but I am sure this matter will be settled in early December...

Pretty good post, except you have no concept of how the spread offense works. The spread offense is much LESS complicated than the double wing or triple option that I saw WB run against the Rebels. The blocking scheme in the spread almost always involves zone concepts. This allows below average linemen, which WB has in spades, to simply get out in front of a man and basically cut him off. Do you remember how the undermanned Appy State team upset Michigan? Zone blocking in a spread offense. Michigan had much better athletes, but spread systems allow kids to "just play" because they are so SIMPLE. They give the appearance of complexity by running very simple plays out of multiple formations. I assure you that GQ and staff are not employing an offense that is hard for kids to learn, or complicated for them to execute. Switching offenses mid season is ALWAYS a huge mistake. It means you made a really bad coaching decision, either before the season when you picked a bad offense or later when you switched. If the Govs were more productive on offense at the end of the season they must have just stayed in the locker room at the beginning. I saw the Govs one other time at the jamboree in their "spread" offense. Here comes the twist, they never ran the spread... they blocked their run game the same way out of spread formations as they did out of the double wing and they did both poorly, with a gap blocking scheme. The Rebels are successful for two reasons. 1. they have the best head coach in the state 2. they have the best staff of assistants I have ever seen. I know who some of WB's assistants are and it is my belief that some of them do not have the knowledge of the game that is necessary to coach at the level they are currently at. I am starting to think maybe the head coach doesn't either. If what you say is true from a discipline stand point I suggest you send your son to MHS. I wish both county schools the best every week except one.

Time to get ready for the playoffs. Go Rebs.

Already home from the game... May be the worst WB team I have ever seen.

Won't make it out to this one, but I think the Rebels will roll. Maryville by three TDs.

Why would ANYONE EVER kick the ball to him !!!!!!!

This one could be really close. I like the Rebs, but only by a point.

How has Alcoa looked in 7 on 7 so far? That big city brawl is quickly approaching. Anyone have a prediction for the Rebs V. Tornadoes?

How have the receivers looked so far in 7 on 7? I have heard they are going to be a strength this year.