DougVick

EH has only lost 2 players TOTAL to Ringgold in the last 6 years. One was mainly a basketball player and the other started at Ringgold and transferred back after being at EH for a year. Thus, your initial question is flawed and erroneous. There is no "latest about losing 4 guys to Ringgold". Might want to check your sources.

You don't show much respect for yourself considering how deep your denial is regarding this subject, nor do you give a rat's behind about "rules, players and coaches". You don't have a clue about any Canes living out of zone. You wanted me to "pull the trigger" and I did just that. I gave you the Fire-When-Ready and you came up NOTHING. Too much "respect", right? Yeah, right, dumdum. Just more deflecting and denial. McClenden was "legitimately" enrolled for a time too. How did that work out? It's easy to say all the kids were "legitimately" enrolled after the fact. It's not like you or anyone else was looking into it. Yet, you still try to deny it like you know all the facts when, in reality, you know full well who lived where and with whom. Thus, you deflect and give the old "Everyone is doing it" excuse. I don't have to have "a burr up my butt" to call people out. The truth is the truth. Sometimes it hurts. The "legitimate history" of this rivalry in numbers doesn't tell the whole story. The fact that you're so extremely butthurt that I would bring it up is very telling. I told you to just shut up and quit with innocent act, but you insisted. Blame yourself, pinhead. Tool? Sure, I'm the hammer nailing your behind to the wall. Any questions?

I think I found yours, dumdum: I understand the HCDE enrollment policies just fine. Although, I'd question your understanding of them considering which team you cheer for. You already have 1 violation under your belt. You wouldn't be the first person I'd trust with anything regarding "enrollment policy". Or the second. Name the Canes that live out of zone.

The 2014 team will have the best (and deepest) group of skill players and the biggest offensive line East Hamilton has ever had. Scrimmage Friday with Polk Co. will tell a lot about what that translates to on the field.

They're already there. That's probably why your numbers are so low.

Actually, if you could read ALL the words, I specifically said "not football coaches". Don't care about the story. Darien Hogans father, Kenneth, shopped him around to every school in the county. Since when can you "go through the school board" to be able to go from Harrison to Signal Mountain? Donnie Garner's father didn't live on Signal Mountain when he began practicing with the Eagles. I know that for a fact. Not sure about after that. McClendon's case was pretty clear cut. I'm surprised you yuppies didn't get popped with a worse punishment. Franklin wasn't from the Mountain, but he was living with the Moon family. The old Signal Mountain Adopt-an-athlete program I suppose. I could bring up more names, but I think the damage has already been done. To say every one of those went through the "right steps" to attend Signal is asinine. It's patently false and you know it. The majority of those cases are the epitome of "underhanded". Denying it just makes you look even worse. Everyone knows what you jackwagons do up there. Who do you think you're fooling? You might want to learn how to spell "knew" before you start calling people "fool".

Darien Hogans: Lived in Harrison. Had to get up at 4 am in the morning just to get up the Mountain. Gervell Morgan: Lived with one of the SM (not football) coaches. Attended Brainerd at one point. Donnie Garner: Attended East Ridge before transferring to Signal. No parental move to the SM area. Tim McClendon: Need I say more? Attended Brainerd, Hixson, and LFO. Does the name "Shane Roberson" ring any bells? Phantom paperwork and 6 vacated wins later...you know how the story ends. Diamez Franklin: Lived with the Moon family last year. There is a sign on a fence somewhere in the Alton Park area that reads "Home of (Signal Mountain) #2" BANG, BANG, BIG BOY!

You don't get it, Trollie. The common cheaters tactic of saying "Everyone is doing it" doesn't hold water. You're deflecting because you know just how foul that odor coming from Signal really is. Once again, this is Pandora's Box and you'd be smart to quit before I open it by naming names. Or are you that stupid?

Wrong. You don't want to open this particular can of worms, Trollie. I know where your mercenaries lived and/or which SM families they were "living with" while they were attending Signal. It's no secret. EH has no mercenaries. No pot, no kettle, just the truth.

Signal also had quite a few mercenaries the first 3 years. It's easy to win when you get athletes from all around the county to play football for you. By that logic, Soddy Daisy should be the best team in Hamilton County due to their "school size and number of players". The "strength" of a football team has nothing to do with enrollment numbers. Maryville and Alcoa are prime examples.

Once again, Tis, you have no clue what you're talking about. That's also a fact. It's quite clear by what your have typed that you have very little clue about the young mans situation at East Hamilton or how exercise works or how human beings can be predisposed to being overweight or that you can still be healthy and overweight. Those aren't the only things you're ignorant about, but we will start there. I don't need to know you, nor would I want to. I never said I did. However, I can read what you typed and that is what I am basing my assertions of your ignorance. I don't need to know you to make such an assertion. Words mean things and the ones you've chosen to artlessly piece together in an attempt to be a sanctimonious windbag in regard to this young mans weight have told me all I need to know about you. I don't care what you think about Coach Gatewood or what you think about anything at all. You're the same guy that thinks John Allen is a good coach. You have very little credibility when it comes to your opinion of football in this area. You have no concern for this young mans health, nor do you have any idea about how things are run at East Hamilton. He has to pass a physical every year to play football He is actively involved in yearly strength and conditioning at a school that takes an active interest in his well-being. If there were any issue with this young mans health, he WOULD NOT be playing football. Great care is taken by the coaches and trainers at East Hamilton to keep everyone on the football team healthy. I have a degree in exercise science and a minor in biology. Your "knowledge in the field of lifting and nutrition" doesn't hold a candle to mine. I will take you to task on that claim any day of the week. Your limb broke a long time ago. I don't have to "assume" when it comes to people like you. I've been around your type. You're a "know-it-all", busy-body. If you didn't graduate from Central, you're an honorary Central Purple Jabroni, for sure. You need to use your energy to get a life. This kid doesn't need help. You, on the other hand, need a lot of it.

6'3"

Ah, the old baseless insult from someone that was just singled out for their ignorance. That old, Purple Pounder education rearing its ugly head. I wouldn't expect anything less.

Wouldn't playing football be a great way to lose weight? I wouldn't expect someone from Central to be very "smart", but it seems pretty logical that exercising daily would induce weight loss. By the way, what parent and/or teenager doesn't know that being overweight can be detrimental to your health? Also, BREAKING NEWS, most linemen at every level of football are "fat". If by "filling a hole", you mean making preseason all-state in 5A and starting for 4 years on an offensive line that's produced a 1,600+ yard, all-state rusher and a 3,300+ yard passer, then you're correct. I think you might want to take a step back and get a life.

Landfill full of eagle carcasses.

Very athletic. Like ridiculously athletic for a kid his size. If he was lighter, would be a college 4+ star recruit. 4-year starter this year, btw.

More like 275+, but who's counting?

360-375 lbs. depending on whether Golden Corral was open on that particular day. Big D Morgan. Great Center, even better kid.

Might try looking up your pASSive.

Take your time. Try writing it down first.

You must be struggling for an intelligent and/or witty comeback. Don't worry, I'll wait.

It appears I've struck a nerve with the village idiot.

No lockdown. No one has seen anyone in pads. No scrimmages either. Hard to talk about 7 on 7. That's not real football. 5 weeks is a long time. You worried or something? Anything any "reps" say right now is speculation. Most folks don't talk as much BULL as you anyway.