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thier first posession was 2 85 yard drives...they scored on a long pass that got flagged, then proceeded to methodically ram it down GHS's throats...as they say....it was a clinic unfortunately, my devil boys were the ones getting "clinicized". you could hear the coaches angst at Greenevilles seemingly lack of intensity. very puzzling to me. I personally think it might have been a case of " holy crap, they arent supposed to be doing this to us" and before they realized what was happening to them, it was too late. the twos and other backups made a good showing of themselves late for greeneville scoring i think 3 times, but to sum it all up, Ben Ogle missed a FG for GHS...that rarely ever happens.....lesson today for the Greene Devils....we still have alot of work to do!

im not sure when you left, but i stayed for the whole thing and greeneville scored 5 times near the end...consecutive plays//..and DB couldnt move the ball at all after GHS settled down....ok, now that i've taken care of the dream scenario, let's get down to business. What i saw out there today was a team that TODAY was physically superior up front..and that's a shocker to me. DB dominated the "main" part of the scrimmage and yes, the coaches were frustrated at the teams lack of energy and exitement. you could hear them all over burley stadium. i could write a novel on what i think went wrong today, but i wont. im in agreement with you. i think today was probably gona end up being a good thing in the long run for GHS. I think these kids for the most part have stayed pretty grounded after last year, but a few of them perhaps still needed a wakeup call and got it today....GO DEVILs

who in their right mind would ever be a fan of the VOLS and CARDINALS.....hehe...and I understand the reasoning behind being a Tribe and Devil fan in your case. Wearing a mask has never really been my style, I guess I'm more of the "see me, fear me" type, like say, the Riddler...but then again, some have said i'm more like the short, loud, annoying villain....the penguin...GO DEVILS

no, im in the right history book, i was referring to the fact that all of the DB titles were voted on, like they use to do in college, rather than won on the field in a tournament format, like Greeneville. Here's the thing, there's no argument from me that DB is obviously the "big boy" here and there's no argument that DB is a force to be reckoned with not only historically, but in the present and I'm surely not stupid enough to sit here and say that Greeneville is better than DB, past or present, the head to head record bores that out. I just hope that some day the DB fans can respect what GHS has done the last few years, give them the credit due. AND,maybe,one day, just maybe, fans of both schools can see eye to eye on things and root for one another when not playing eachother. Probably to much to hope for, but hey, anything's possible. Social media in my opinion is the biggest vehicle for most of the "hate" or rivalry between the two. Bottom line is both schools have loads to be proud of and it's my hope that every NET school does well and represents our part of the state well in the playoffs every year...funny story about the water...and probably a dang good idea.

pick a side here caped crusader!!!! might i remind you good crime fighter, that same history book tells us DB has never WON a state title. ( don't bother boring me with stories of journalistically awarded championships either, since we're now quoting the history book )..jordan fades back...SWISH...AND THE GAME IS DONE!!!!!!!!

i didnt say we WOULD beat them, i said anything's possible...and no need to worry about our Rocker, we traded it in for a cape 3 years ago.....hehe

gotcha..by the way you replied to pepvol, it looked as if you were agreeing with them that GHS had run the scores up...and yah, Trez got exactly what they deserved. If i had been coaching that game, i would have called time out and tried to put another on in the endzone and i dont think ANYONE would have had a problem with it...do you see anyone other than GHS from NET making it to a state final? not neccessarily winning it, but making it to the game.

i would love to have seen Greeneville played Alcoa last year. I think we can stay with them even this year, but i thing beating them would be maybe asking alot. One never knows though, stranger things have happend in the wild and wacky sport....see Michigan vs Appy st. or the VOLS vs Wyoming

Batman, I'm not sure you are correct on this one....no, im actually quite sure, you are wrong. you dont truly beleive GHS ran any scores up, aside from the obvious trez. most of those games were finished by the end of the first half, some by the end of the first quarter. Ballard just dont do that sort of thing...cant help it if our freshman team scored a few extra tds in garbage time. I vividly remember some greeneville teams in the late 70's with some mean, grizzly defenders that just loved to pound on their friends that played at rival schools in the county...now those guys are the type guys that would embarass their little brothers in front of hot females as they walked by their yard. Even after promising their little brother they would make him look good in front of them moments earlier....surely you wouldnt have done anything like that when you were younger would you?.....*wink*

evidentally you only saw the score on those games last year. in 90 % of those games it was over at halftime and greeneville had 2nd and 3rd teamers in there in the second half. I am very aware of what Maryville could do to people, which only confirms my stance that GHS didnt run any scores up, with the exception of Trezevant ( who richly deserved every point GHS scored on them for their complete classlessness). Its my understanding that Ballard coached at maryville for a time in years past, although i could be wrong on that.

you have to admit it would be nice to see these two teams on one another schedule again. funny how the "who's better" debates always seem to fire up when two teams dont even face one another when it counts. i guess this is the closest thing we have to a game and you can probably best beleive the kids on both sides of the ball want to " win " this one....i do agree that both teams leaving unscathed is the most important thing....football for real is less than 2 weeks away. It would be terrible to see someone from either team lost for the season in a "meaningless scrimmage".

hahahaha...you kill me...oh, bad choice of words...you crack me up. Good luck to the rebs this year. good bunch of people in col. heights

i swore i wasnt gona reply to a DB fans comments on here this year, but, i cant help myself. i dont think ANYONE in the state will ever score the points greeneville did last year. not maryville, alcoa, certainly not DB and no, not even greeneville. Last year was a magical year no doubt, but to say they wouldnt have done it without willie is not fair to the other kids on that team. Willie was no doubt an incredibly young man on the field, but let's not forget about BJ, chaz and the rest of that team. " I THINK " is relative in most every aspect of being a spectator because what " I THINK " is almost certainly gona differ from what " YOU THINK ". No, Greeneville will not repeat what they did last year, as far as points scored, but I think they have a better than good shot at getting back to a 15th game. will they win it all?? " I THINK " they can, but " I DONT KNOW " if they will....good luck to DB this season ( god that was tough..lol ) i hope after tuesday you win every.......on second thought, have a nice day!

just to clarify, it is in the works for me to travel. Nothing has been etched in stone and I certainly dont want to get in anyones way, or cause anyone any trouble with my coverage of the Devils. I consider it a priveledge to have been able to talk with the coaches and do what I've done thus far. These are a GREAT bunch of young men, who are obviously being mentored correctly by a fantastic staff and parents. I cant say enough about these guys. I'm more impressed every time I'm around them. Thanks to anyone and everyone who supports my efforts to cover Greeneville football. Im obviously not a professonal, but certainly do enjoy doing what I do with and for the team. GO GREENE DEVILS!

xzavier came from just outside Greenville,sc...i have talked with him several times and his words are " this is a whole different ball game here"....LOL....he's getting more aclimated ( spellings?) to the way things work at GreenEville vs Greenville and in my own personal opinion, just from watching the practices, he will do big things at GreenEville......eventually. He's a bit of a showboat, but coach B will take care of that. I expect to see more and more of him in the backfield as the season progresses. Anyone see mr Hall tote the rock yesterday?