BarneySox2007

52 Days until Kickoff with Alcoa. It's that time of the year when Tennessee Fans get pumped full of Bulls*** over expecting until reality hits them in the face. Stuff like the Nico B.S. is a prime reason I could care less if college football goes bankrupt. The prisoners are running the prison and they don't know what to do about it. 7-5 will be their best but 6-6 if they go lay down to someone like they do almost every year like Arkansas 19-14.

7 hours ago, rebelwoman87 said:

The back chose to leave. He wasn’t ran off. 

He didn't run him off from school but he was told to go clean his locker out was what someone that was at the practice told me. 

You would think we would get more transfers at a 6A school than we do but we don't. The school is so packed the hallways looks like the game call Twister so they pretty much have a limited few they can let in that pay tuition. Also I can't see Derek wanting someone so bad that he would run his best back off in the middle of spring practice.

Dead Period does not mean the fans can't talk about football. 59 days and counting to opening season kickoff for most teams. Also wanted to share a picture of Coach Ted Wilson who won State Championships at Maryville in 1970,76 & 78 on his 91st. birthday a couple of weeks ago with his kids a lot of us went to school with. Coach is wearing his Kingsport D-B jacket which I know a lot of their fans would enjoy seeing.

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17 hours ago, rebelwoman87 said:

I think he’s a receiver. But I’m not sure. 

He is but don't be surprised if Derek don't ututilize his speed in some of their plays as a back. It's a heavy loss at both positions losing that kind of talent. Those two were big play makers last year and they were the difference of going 9-1 versus 6-4. I think we'll have some younger players step up but we won't really know who they'll be until we see a scrimage or two. 63 days until opening day.

On 6/18/2025 at 9:01 AM, JJrebel2010 said:

Who do you think will be the starter now? Maybe a committee I guess?

The kid from Bearden.

1 hour ago, rebelwoman87 said:

He was the defensive coordinator. 

Surprised they didn't let the whole staff go. They just needed a fall guy so they could just move on. Brown's wife said on numerous forums tonight that they didn't even talk with her husband.

4 hours ago, TheBigLebowski99 said:

Official today, Knox County School Board has sent an email that says they let Lamar go. Coach Baron Chandler is the new HC. 

Who the Ale is Baron Chandler.

Coaches at Maryville are telling me Oak Ridge will be the real deal this year.

15 hours ago, kennydingleton said:

Price Davis, and nvm I thought he was class of 2026, I forgot he graduated 

We will sure miss Price plus we lost his backup over team rules. Another big loss is Casey Cobble who was worth the price of admission alone at receiver. Picking up the kid from Bearden was a big plus but whichever position he fills there will be a void at the other unless the next man up brings on a big surprise.

1 hour ago, rebelwoman87 said:

Been a while since November, who is Price? 

I bet he's thinking of Price Davis but he graduated.

14 hours ago, rebelwoman87 said:

Welp the 7 on 7 for tomorrow evening has been canceled. Hopefully reschedule for next week. 

Maybe they were afraid if any bad weather they might not get back to home in time for the town curfew to be off the streets and at home by 10 or is that just when they play Alcoa and not come back out for the second half.

5 hours ago, Mavs4life said:

Crazy to think most maryville poster on this website remember when this tree was a little tree, not it’s a dead tree.

It was a very rare tree that was there 87 years ago in old pictures when the high school was built. Some are guessing it was around 150 years old. The school started enclosing the area paving to near the tree which caused it's demise.  

10 hours ago, Crow said:

Well if you don’t have a teaching position and the coach you hire teaches for a living the what other choice is there? I agree it’s a disaster in the making. I’m not defending the decision, quite the contrary, I think this is just another example of how little priority the football program holds with the admin at HHS and more evidence of how they didn’t take this seriously. Might even be some sour grapes and some sabotage from the inside. Ya just never know. 

That's exactly what's going on at Harriman. What a low life thing to do to the school and the kids.

So what happened at this famous Halloween Party.

9 minutes ago, SheriffofRedRock said:

This^^^

This^^^ is what will happen. Also just as FootballFan888 said, if Papa Joe Paterno couldn't survive then no way Coach Brown has a chance. The Bucks stops at the man in charge and always will.

Just 77 Days until Kickoff in case you didn't know. My 100 year Old Oak Tree is missing.

Mark this down, in one year Catholic will move Jones up to head coach. Don't know what they'll do with Shad other than ask him to retire but Jones wasn't hired just for nothing. He wasn't going to be at Bearden very much longer anyway. Anyone with a brain at all knows Jones can get you the players and all those private schools knows that. Jones will be able to write his own ticket without any trouble.

The only thing I even know about Bearden is from some of the parents that are friends through my facebook who posted really negative things and mostly because they had kids that were starters that lost their positions due to transfers that came in. A lot of those people were heavily invested in the program until their kids were moved to 4th quarter mop up squad and most quit as to play that roll. When Josh got fired one of those parents posted in celebration mostly because he felt his son got screwed over, I'm sure a lot of those people must of worked hard at trying to pierce the veil of Josh Jones would be my guess.

45 minutes ago, Orangeslide said:

No, if they were really serious about bettering their program, you find the guy you hired a job in the building, it’s simple, make it happen. If he’s their guy, you shuffle the deck around and find him a position.  It’s been done before.  Best of luck to the new coach ( and his daily commute from Knoxville). 

Coach is running late, he's caught in a traffic jam.

This situation is so heart breaking at West High because I really like Lamar Brown. I don't know anymore than what I've read or saw on the news but it don't take a rocket scientist to figure out what most likely will happen. Who ever makes the decisions on this may have to do so quickly before anyone knows who knew what. That's why I had mentioned Scott Cummings would be the only logical choice that is if he would want to coach again. It would be the only saving grace right now in this horrible situation.

Word on the street our running back who should have been the starter has found a new home at Powell. Even though I back our coach 100% in any decisions he has to make I only hope this young man the very best and will be pulling for him to have a super year.

Who is in charge right now at West with Lamar Brown on leave. 

I honestly see Bearden winning only one game and that's to every teams favorite whipping boy Hardin Valley.