TheFonz

Boyd-Buchanan started their tournament off with a 4-0 win over Grace today. Does anyone have other results for 5A-AA? I can't find squat on any of the local news websites.

Boyd-Buchanan beat McCallie 1-0 last night. Great game.

I may be wrong, but I'm pretty sure Marion County is 2A, not 4A. I get the point of your argument, but as long as you're throwing stats out there, you might want to ensure they're accurate.

Not responding to anyone in particular here, but I think I have something to offer to the conversation, having played sports at Baylor before the D1/D2 split, having kids currently at Boyd and a sibling that went public. There are studies out there which suggest the primary contributing factor to a student success, academically and athletically, is parental involvement. Take schools like South Pitt, Signal Mountain... publics who have their community behind them, which would likely include that parents of said students, they regularly do well in a number of things, not just athletics. Those are just a couple of examples. I'm know there are exceptions, so save the crucifixion please. There are also plenty of privates that don't necessarily do well. I recall a person from Texas posting on here a year or two ago about this very subject and the general tone of the post was that we were stupid for even talking about it. There is no doubt that schools like Baylor, that have large endowments, can throw money around for facilities, equipment, etc. But does that really make for better athletes... students? I think you might also find some private coaches/teachers who would argue they get paid much more, if any, than a public school coach/teacher. My personal belief is it just doesn't matter and splitting them masks the larger issue in society as a whole. It's like saying that WalMart and the local convenience store aren't aloud to complete for the same customers. It's not realistic and not reflective of real life. It is doing a disservice to our student-athletes.

Looks like MC made international news: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2507992/Tennessee-high-school-football-coach-vandalized-OWN-locker-room-team.html

Their first scrimmage is on 8/6 against Tyner.

Wow. We just didn't have an answer for him.

I read something about the TSSAA network carrying the game.

I love listening to Chris and Jeff! I've been in the booth while they're doing their work a few times and was in awe of the time, preparation and heart these guys put into the game every Friday night. Truly masters of their craft.

Don't forget #78.

Happy Thanksgiving and GO BUCS!

It would simply be an out of district game, like DCA for both of us this year.

I just had that rumor confirmed. Boyd will be playing FCS and Red Bank next year. Not sure where they will be playing.

I didn't see any pre-season games published anywhere. Maybe I'm looking in the wrong places or you could point me in the right direction. Regardless, I've never been a fan of pre-season/early season games being a good indicator of much come play-off time.

Just a little statistical commentary... This is all based on another hs football website' and TSSAA stats but should be fairly accurate, give or take... In 2012, Boyd has played a total of 13 games to Friendship's 12... this is due to the bye Friendship got at the beginning of the play-offs. Against 1A teams, Boyd is 3 for 3 with a scoring margin of 120-42. Friendship is 3 for 4 with a margin of 160-42. Friendship's only loss was to Gordansville by 7 points. The last time Gordonsville won their division was in 1984. The last time they were runner-up was 1983. Against 2A teams, Boyd is 5 for 5 with a scoring margin of 178-44. Friendship is 7 for 7 with a margin of 327-87. Against 3A teams, Boyd is 2 for 2 with a scoring margin of 69-18. Friendship played no 3A teams. Against 4A teams, Boyd is 1 for 2 with a scoring margin of 51-26. Friendship played no 4A teams. Boyd's only loss was to Maplewood by 10 points. Maplewood was the 2011 4A runner-up. Boyd's total points for and against is 442-147. Friendship's total is 528-136 with one less game. Boyd had three shutouts against a 1A, a 2A and a 3A team. Friendship had three shutouts against a 1A team and two 2A teams. Boyd played 8 out of 13 opponents with winning records. Friendship played 6 out of 12 opponents with winning records. The only common opponent was DCA who was defeated by Boyd 24-17 in the 6th game of the season and Friendship 41-7 in the 1st game of the season. I apologize, up front if anything here is inaccurate. I just thought it would be some good food for thought. Go!...

LET'S GO BUCS!