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I'm sure nick sabin is appreciative of your evaluation of jabriels strength, just wondering, how many national championships have you won? Oh, and at least we have an offense, I can't really say that much for humboldt.

I am surprised you are a fan of a team with "Christian" in the name because you certainly don't act like one. You need to get some class.

Also, one more thing, if Humboldt had of run the wildcat sooner..with Quan at RB, then Humboldt would've had a lot better chance of winning this game. Quan ran very well out of the Wildcat.

 

Oh, one more thought from the game....Washington handed the ball off 2 or 3 times the entire game...the entire game....otherwise, he either ran or threw it....he was the whole offense.

He is the ENTIRE team, and we held them to 0 points in the 2nd half.

Sorry, you thought incorrectly zebra, trinity's defense simply dominated this game and the score in no way indicates how this game went. I think all of you humboldt fans vastly underestimated us.

No one, and I mean NO ONE on this post EVER underestimated TCA! That is pure nonsense! We were hoping to win, but we knew it would be a VERY tough game. It was! We just came up short. We held TCA to 0 points in the 2nd half. 0!! Our offense just couldn't get anything consistent going, and we needed one or two plays. We could have won, but we came up short on a play or two. That happens, but no one for Humboldt underestimated TCA. Give me a break!

GOOD LUCK TO BOTH TEAMS. I AM ROOTING FOR HUMBOLDT, BUT I THINK TCA MAY PULL OFF THE UPSET. I REALLY DON'T WANT TO SEE THE CONCEITED POSTS THAT WILL BE ON HERE IF TCA WINS. I HOPE IT'S A HARD NOSED FOOTBALL GAME AND INJURY FREE.

I hope so, too, and I hope we can pull out the win! This will be a very tough game for us. Go Vikings!!!!

What he's talking about his own post

Wow! Almost game time!! Let's go Vikings! You've prepared well. Now it is time to transfer it to the field. The Viking family is proud of you, and we are all behind you! Go Vikings!!!!!

I am quoting you this time because last time I replied something you posted, you deleted your reply which caused mine to not make sense. I want your statement to be here tomorrow, after TCA wins.

I think these are the exact kinds of posts he is talking about.

Go Vikings!!! I am ready for some football!!!!!! Go Big Red!!!!

Okay! Here is another Viking fan! I love to watch those boys play and 2red...your son was running that fumble back fast to the endzone. The defensive line and linebackers have GOT to apply a lot of pressure to the QB this week! If they can get him rushing his throws, anything can happen. A snot knockers would also be great!!!!GoVikes!

In order to win this game Humboldt will have to practice a very disciplined defense. Our coaches are very capable of having these guys ready to be just that disciplined.

I like your positive attitude and enthusiasm! Go Vikings!

Only race I'm going to mention is the one where Humboldt's racing for the endzone. That's the only one I'm hoping to see.

 

Let's hear something about defense

Hope our (Humboldt) defense maintains their positions and executes. It is going to be a huge challenge to stop the TCA offense. You can't just focus on the pass because Washington and others can run. I am not saying Washington is Michael Vick (so don't yell at me about that...lol), but our team has to prepare like his opponent's do. He can take off and run. He is super quick, and TCA's offensive line is very good. So, our defense has to do what they are coached to do and not get out of position. They can't assume that if they get beat they can make up for it with speed. TCA has some speed, too, and the receivers run good routes. They have good hands, too. So, we have to be physical. In addition, there haven't been many (if any) teams that have been able to put their hands on Washington. When he runs out of the pocket he can avoid tacklers, can score, and/or can get out of bounds before being hit. That is quite a weapon for a defense to contend with. So, perhaps that will be the key. Being able to get to him? I believe TCA will score some points! The key will be our offense executing and getting points, too.

Folks, be careful trying to read something into tcaee's comment about athleticism. He is simply stating what is usually said about TCA's ability to win - not athletic or big enough. Please don't try to make a race issue out of what is going to be a really exciting game Friday night.

 

I am looking forward to seeing these two teams compete and seeing Quan and Jabriel perform. Both teams have strengths and weaknesses and are very different. Trinity is a 1A sized school competing in 2A but certainly has the ability plus the heart and drive to compete against a very good Humboldt team.

 

I am hoping for a great game that is injury-free and a TCA win!! Go Lions!!

Reading too much into it? lol. I don't believe we have to read anything into "TCA will be better coached and better prepared for this game." It is quite explicit. At any rate, we expect a tough game Friday night. I hope we can come out on top. Go Vikings!!

I just thought that he hurt us more than anyhting last night we would have yall saddled up and then he would bounce off a cvouple of tackles and gain the yardage he was running with a purpose seemed like. I agree spreading the ball around helps because you have other talented kids.

 

I just remembered something kinda funny about this game. It was almost a mirror image of last years game at Adamsville. Ya'll took the second half kick off and drove almost 10 minutes off the clock in 3rd quarter to get stopped at the goal line. Last year we did that and yall stopped us. Last year we were the team making the rusty mistakes after having 3 weeks off before playing and this year yall were the rusty ones. Gotta remember oyu cant line up in the neutral zone guys. Great game by both teams neither one would quit and let the other one win. They battle to the end. I think this helps the winner by helping them perform as the pressure rises in each round from here on out. Good luck vikings

Cardfan, good point. I believe you are right. Last year y'all held it almost the entire 3rd quarter, and this game we held it. Thanks for the well wishes. We hope to be able to contain TCA.

Guys we did notice that they were quick to respond. I do know that during the second injury the ambulance was in the middle of a different call when they first callled them. That is why they called in the first responders or rescue squad. I saw first hand how clear and quick the attending personel was on the scene and directing traffic. My friend should remember that we do not always have one at our games either and I have sat and waited for 45 plus minutes for one to arrive. They did everything in their power to support our kids and neither time took 30 minutes to arrive. The cardinal fans and team appreciate all of your prayers and concerns for our players. We hope you guys toake it to TCA next week. Just maybe we will see you again alng the line in the playoffs.

 

On side note I think you need to run Quan a little more we had no answer for him even after drilling him he would keep going.

It is funny you say that. We get criticized for running Quan too much. lol. Darned if you do. Darned if you don't. lol. Oh well. I personally enjoy seeing his tough runs more than the long runs. Now believe me. I enjoy seeing him run for 80 yard touchdowns! I can't lie. lol. What I mean by that is that I enjoy seeing him "want it" and striving for that extra yard or two. It shows his heart and desire to succeed. The truth is the further and further you go in the playoffs, the harder and harder it is to get those really long runs. The Adamsville game shows that. Y'all did a good job keeping those really long plays to a minimum. He, and the other runners, must be patient. Sometimes you have to take a four yard run here...a three yard run there....add them all up and you put together a good solid drive. That is what I am hoping we can do against TCA, but we know it will be a tough game, just like the Adamsville game was. I believe our team is full of players with heart and desire (as I know Adamsville did, too, and TCA will, too), and it is so good to see. Shepherd, Harris, Woods, Ward, Brooks, Wedley, Brittain, and on and on. Thank you for the kind words. Ya'll have a good football team. Both teams had penalties. I attribute ours (I hope) to rustiness. Having that bye week is not always the best thing. We certainly can't have those penalties next week, but again, I hope it was rust. TCA has an excellent passing and running game! If you focus on the pass only, they will hurt you with the run. So, we have our work cut out for us. I believe in Humboldt. I hope we pull out the win. How are the two players doing? I believe I saw in an earlier post that the first injured player is ok. Is that right? What about the second injured player?

I expect to hear the usual banter about how Trinity doesn't have the athleticism or size to compete and yet we've managed to overcome that every week. This will be no different, TCA will be better coached and better prepared than Humboldt will for this game. Reading through the adamsville/humboldt thread I see a lot of excuses about officiating and not giving much credit to an adamsville team that in my honest opinion isn't very good and definitely managed to overachieve this year through great game planning and coaching. If humboldt struggled with adamsville I promise you they're in for a rude awakening against TCA. I expect all of you to say how you guys will key in on JW's ability to run, and I'm sure you'll manage well, but he'll kill you over the top all day. If you guys go to the spread our secondary will have a field day. Quan Campbell needs to touch the ball every play possible, because he gives you the best chance to hurt us and win the game. Best of wishes to both teams.

Better coaching? No! We at Humboldt have an outstanding staff. I will not say we are better than TCA. I respect coaches, and all work hard to prepare.

Second, we at Humboldt don't believe for a moment that Washington can only run. I am not sure where you are getting your information. Humboldt staff and players are WELL aware that TCA can throw the ball, too. That is what they are known for, along with the exceptional receivers in Yates and Hansen. There is no fooling us here. No "rude awakening" would be possible because we know what TCA is capable of. TCA can run AND throw. We have to figure out a way to stop both (if possible) and the players have to execute. Third, I don't know where the information is coming from that we are big. Humboldt is not a big team by any means. Adamsville was A LOT bigger than us, as was Milan, Henry County, Greenfield, etc. We are outsized in most instances. What keeps us in ballgames is intensity, toughness, physicalness, etc. As for saying Humboldt is more "athletic"....let's be honest. We all know what that really means. It means Humboldt is athletic but TCA (or insert any other team you want here) is smarter, more disciplined, better coached, blah blah blah. TCA has PLENTY of athletes and we all know it. Humboldt has athletes. We all know it. Both teams have a great coaching staff. Both teams have tough players. Both have players that want to win. Both teams are good football teams. They are very different in their styles of play. That is what it boils down to. So this is not a post to compare who is better, more athletic, better coached or any of that other nonsense. Both teams are good. I, of course, want Humboldt to win, but I know it will be a VERY TOUGH challenge. TCA is an excellent football team. I hope we can come out on top.

I feel this game is critical. If we win this week I feel we will be in Cookeville. They still have to beat whoever they play the next week, but I personally feel better about that match-up than this weeks game..

 

I may be way off base.

Well, Humboldt thanks you for the poster material. (With crossed fingers that we can get past TCA because we know they will be a very tough opponent)

This will be a tough Game for the Rebs but they will prevail. If we win win this one and we will be in finals!

Perhaps I am misunderstanding your post. Are you saying that if you beat Riverside, you will be in Cookeville? If so, aren't you forgetting about TCA/Humboldt? If not, disregard this post because it means I misunderstood you.

Washington, Yates, Hanson, etc, are going to be INCREDIBLY tough for the Vikings. They throw the ball all over the place, and that is difficult for any secondary, especially with as good as TCA is. Plus, if you try to take away the throw, Washington and teammates can run it. In addition, TCA's special teams are very good. Hope Humboldt comes with the "A" game because we will need it. Go Vikings!

one big hurdle the vikings will have to overcome is the week off. It will be hard to keep the kids focused and executing flawlessly over such a long period of time. I know the coaches will do their jobs as they are a very good staff, but you are dealing with kids and you never know how they might react. If they come out and plague themselves with mistakes it might be a long night. I think The Cardinals are finally starting to play up to their pre-season level where they were just manhandling offenses. I fthey can get a couple of turnovers then we win. You are not the only team that has a good defense. We are only allowing 20 point per game while you fine folks are at a little over 17 ppg. I look for this to be a dog fight from the beginning to the end. GO Cardinals

A little over 17 versus Henry County, Milan, Lake Co and McKenzie.....

Humboldt 35-14...

Indian, I don’t think you see a lot of complaining coming out of SM. I think you see a lot of complaining coming from across the state (except Quad 4 west TN). This Quad system is a flat arse joke! The TSSAA has every opportunity to even out the teams based on rankings without creating a large amount of extra travel. However, they clearly have their agenda and it isn’t fairness. To prove the point lets look at just Quad 4.

 

Quad 4, the highest ranked team is 12th out of 24 teams. They could easily move McKenzie into this Quad and move say Trinity Christian into Quad 3. By the way, Quad 3 has the 3rd and 4th ranked teams and two additional teams ranked higher than the highest team currently in Quad 4. Now that’s just plain sad!!!! Makes you wonder if the guys doing this are from West TN.

 

No need to discuss Quad 2 but it also has 4 teams higher than the highest Quad 4 team, plus the number 1 and 2 teams. All seems fair right.

 

Also look at 3A’s Quad 1 and tell me how that’s fair? They could easily move Alcoa or CAK into that Quad to add better balance.

 

Finally they could do much better without increasing the furthest distance by much. Heck I spent 30 minutes and came up with something far more even and only increased the maximum distance by 56 miles. It can be done but they have to want to do it. Yes it might mean 30 miles extra for a team but it will mean better parity in all Quads.

 

In a perfect world you would take the top 4 teams put one in each quad and fill in the rest. They should try to get as close to the perfect world scenario as possible within reason, wouldn’t you agree?

Just so you know, Humboldt had a BYE last week and was ranked 8th before the BYE and will probably be 7 or 8 again after this week. It appears that the quads are all going to end up with two district winners, two runner-ups and two wild cards. You want to read a lot into the wildcard ratings, but the truth is you get no credit for playing tougher competition. Humboldt lost to Henry County, Milan and McKenzie (the last one by 3 points with a TD called back). They won their district with an undefeateed record. I agree that Westwood as a district winner and an automatic bid is questionable since they only have three teams in their district. It is what it is. Champions play the tough competition and win. The state champs will most likely come out of Quad 2 or Quad 3. That is what everyone on the boards are saying. So why are you all crying?

Does anyone see a change in the 2A projection based on last night's games?

Had to work all weekend so haven't been able to add anything to this board. Vikings and Colts won this weekend. 2 out of 3 ain't bad. I missed the Colts game last night because I had to work, but thank God for Tivo!!

As for the McKenzie Humboldt game, hope Humboldt plays well and can pull out the win.

Everyone have a blessed week.

You are a strong supporter - what could Humboldt do - coaching wise - fan wise - player wise - academic wise - to improve?

I have supported Humboldt for a long long time, but not telling my age! lol. The question you ask has an answer that is way too long for a post here. I just try to be positive about Humboldt and the kids, and it upsets me to see such a lack of support. It is easy to be negative and criticize. The hard part is supporting, guiding, and teaching. We just need more people from within the community to get involved in the everyday, mundane, and tedious aspects of the students' lives. We should all be cheering and encouraging the successes more than we do.

i'm not sure how many they have but thats the point i've been trying to make.. humboldt is one of the smaller 2a football programs.. most of the bigger ones dont have two way players.. alot of teams dont have the jr varsity and varsity.. they have just football teams.. but i agree. the point i was trying to make is that it makes a difference when players go both ways vs players that go one way at the bigger schools.. schools that have the talent and number of kids on their teams to successfully fill those positions.

You are absolutely right! It definately makes a huge difference. Against Henry County and Milan our team just got worn down. SF has nothing to be ashamed of though. It is a solid football team. That big runner hurts defenders, and the qb has a very good arm. At the end of the first half he was picking us apart. As a long time supporter of Humboldt I have seen Humboldt change in many ways. If people knew Humboldt even 15 years ago and moved away, they'd be shocked to know that the school is down to approximately 400 students now.