GrantRamey

Here's the early story from The Daily Times on Gregory's resignation. http://www.thedailytimes.com/Breaking_News/story/Gregory-resigns-as-WB-football-coach-id-029979

For what it's worth, Siegel quarterback Brent Stockstill left tonight's game against Riverdale with a possible ACL injury. Was on crutches on the sidelines after the injury.

Some final numbers from Maryville: First Downs: Maryville 20, DB 20 Rushing: Maryville 33-357; DB 62-296 Passing: Maryville 150; DB 95 C-A-I: Maryville 6-8-0; DB 7-16-2 Total Offense: Maryville 41 plays, 507 yards; DB 78 plays, 391 yards Maryville Individual Stats: No. 23 Trenton Shuler (on his birthday): 12 carries, 169 yards, 53 yards receiving, 3 TDs No. 22 Shawn Prevo: 12 carries, 147 yards, 2 TDs No. 11 Nick Myers: 6-of-8, 150 yards, 3 TD passes (Shuler, Prevo, Raymond) DB Individual Stats: No. 6 Malik Foreman: 21 carries, 123 yards No. 8 Devaun Swafford: 18 carries, 87 yards; 3 cathces, 34 yards No. 13 Seth Barger: 2 catches, 55 yards

I actually am a newlywed. But living in the Knoxville area I've learned to stick up for all the upper East Tennessee schools because everyone down here is so quick to cast them off. And I'm actually very excited about seeing D-B tonight. Or at least seeing the speed of Foreman and Swafford. I heard about all the Times News layoffs a couple weeks back when it happened. That's awful, awful stuff. My mom and dad wish I would move back home. But I'm fortunate to have a job at The Daily Times where I get to cover two extremely successful football programs and the Derek Dooley circus. And y'all won't want to hear this, but the longer I live in Blount County (been here since March), the more it reminds me of Kingsport ... there's just no Pal's. (And that sucks.)

The best part of this week (aside from the actual games to be played tomorrow) is the TSSAA holding the BOC meeting today. Loudon moving from District 4-AA to 5-AA hurts a lot of teams. What's left of 4-AA will have to try to schedule six non-district games. And with the current playoff criteria, it's extremely hard for good teams (Alcoa and CAK, specifically) to schedule those games.

Not that I've heard of. Any Alcoa fans know of any live streaming?

Being young is something Gregory has told me in past times I've spoken with him. He mentioned they started six freshmen in last year's spring game.

Looking at their schedule and results, there's a lot of 40s and 50s on the scoreboard. Have to assume they're extremely talented with the numbers they've put up. And making the trip to Murfreesboro (either from Kingsport or Maryville) won't be easy for tomorrow night's winner. Not to mention having to play two extremely tough games in back to back weeks.

Again, can't speak for DB because I haven't seen them. But their offensive numbers speak for themselves. Can't imagine their line isn't extremely talented. The thing about Maryville's line, at least from my perspective in seeing them this year, is that they're extremely effective for their size, which they don't have a lot of. Think it goes back to well coached and well executed. Which team wins the line of scrimmage will go a long way in determining the outcome.

The real shame this week is that both these games (D-B at Maryville, CAK at Alcoa) are being played on the same night at the same exact time. Both atmospheres are going to be beyond great. Only problem is you have to pick a game to go to. CAK-Alcoa II should be much better (in terms of atmosphere) than the first meeting. That was a Thursday night and a MyVLT game. This is the state quarterfinals on a Friday night. The atmosphere at DB/Maryville will be nuts.

What was the talent pool for this past season's team compared to others? Obviously guys like Lane Bloom and Tim Green had a lot of talent. But how did the roster as a whole compare to others in recent years? Or others that Gregory has had at WB?

Not on Maryville's turf. I read on here that it slows down elite talent. And if it's on here, it has to be a fact. I'm going to miss this week when it's over. Maryville and D-B have two of the most confident, prideful fan bases in the state. It's been entertaining to watch you guys go after each other on here all week.

I haven't heard anything new. Gregory was at the Blount County hoops jamboree last week in WB gear (yes, I know his daughter cheers). But take from that what you will. And honestly, I don't know if they'll make a change. I have been told by people around town to keep my eye on that situation. But nothing other than that. Does the win over Farragut to end the season change anything over there?

Corey Rathbone is the running back at CAK. And he's extremely underrated. Not sure on his stats for the year, but it's upward of 900 yards rushing. And I agree. If he runs well it keeps their offense in tempo and extremely hard to stop.

I've heard great things about Foreman. I can't wait to see him in person. He's SEC talent and that speaks for itself. Should be an extremely entertaining game.

If I were Alcoa, I would. Between Wall, Tyson, Koko, Crenshaw, Love and Anthony, they're built for the 2-point conversion — not to mention how their o-line can move the line of scrimmage. Bottom line, though, is both coaches and both teams will have tricks up their sleeves and changes to the game plans from the first game. That's what makes the rematch so interesting.

Yeah, they've definitely had great athletes. I was just speaking in general. They've played a lot of teams with guys that stand out a lot more, or are talked about a lot more, but GQ's teams have obviously won those games in the past because of the brand of football they play. Well coached, well executed game plans. And very, very few mistakes. That's not saying anything about what will or won't happen tomorrow. Just what I've noticed about the Maryville football program looking from the outside in.

How will Maryville special teams match up with D-B? Or the other way around? A D-B fan would have to answer the latter. But I assume either Swafford or Foreman (or both) handle kicks and punts. Correct me if I'm wrong, D-B fans. And the 'ask Farragut' part of the question applies to both teams, I guess. Prevo, after dropping the kickoff, took one back 95 yards to break Farragut's back about a month or so ago.

Somebody has to go, and I'm afraid I would get the short straw. But between Alcoa, Maryville and Greenback, I could be extremely busy in Cookeville. All have more than legit shots at making it to their respective title games.

I haven't seen D-B, so I can't speak for them with anything other than what I've heard. And with Swafford and Foreman, I've heard they're extremely athletic. And honestly, I think they can out-athlete Maryville. But Maryville has really never had any jaw-dropping athletes. The difference between GQ's teams and other sometimes more talented teams is that GQ gets every square inch out of every player on roster. The biggest thing I've taken away from watching Maryville is how they rarely, rarely make mistakes. Honestly think it will be a game that goes down to the wire. Between Quarles and Rankin, Blount County is blessed with extremely gifted HS football coaches.

I'm objective. Past is the past. Maryville wins, congrats. D-B wins, congrats. As long as it happens before deadline and it's not 70-63 (those box scores are the biggest headache ever). If D-B wins, I guess that saves a trip to Siegel on my car, right?

I thought Tennessee was the only team in the state that rushed calls/committed penalties/couldn't get lined up right/had the wrong number of people on the field coming out of timeouts.

What's the guestimate on attendance tomorrow at Maryville? And to answer an earlier question, how early will fans be lined up to get in?

Def agree on that. Seemed like a rushed call when it happened. And def not a high percentage play. Will Alcoa still use 2-point attempts as a difference maker? CAK would see it coming in the rematch, but if any offense in the history of football is built for the 2-point conversion, it's Alcoa.

The real question here is who is more confident in Alcoa, APB or Deion24?