BarneySox2007

92 more days to kickoff. Looks like we're going to be needing a running back and their going to be needing a QB from looking at that film.

2 hours ago, JohnnyLawrence said:

The Woke Oak is coming down??

Who'd a thunk it?

To many Woke Meetings being held under it, Chemtrails spraying it with toxins and Paving under the Dripline pretty much took it's toll on the 100 year old tree.

Not sure if I'm more upset about a hundred year old plus Oak Tree having to be cut down Monday at the high school parking lot because some retardo paved right up to it to get two extra parking spaces or the player everyone sets on the end of their seat hoping and praying this won't be the day they push the envelope to far. We're going to miss him.

2 hours ago, orngnblk said:

I would LOVE for you to elaborate on this!2 Brothers one from Wartburg and the other from Sequoia and a kid from Catholic.Catholic kid is the only one I know will start?3 is a much less number than 2000.🤣.Who are the loudon kids?Because we havent seen them.LOL

I've learned not to put much faith on the experts on here regarding the actual landing spot for all these transfer portal kids. Someone mentioned Alcoa got five kids from Bearden which turns out Anderson County got five. Maryville got 1 and a half transfers. The one kid has one foot in the door at Maryville and the other is still trying to get out the door at his other high school.

On 5/14/2025 at 8:04 PM, SheriffofRedRock said:

Just can’t be a good judge of character if this is the kind of people you hire to try to help lead young men 

How would the head coach of a high school football program in single A have a big selection to even pick from other than invite a man that's been there 20 years to help much less check his background. Not even the big college's have figured that one out yet. Don't you think North Caroline regrets the hiring of Bill Belichick for all the embarrassment the 24 year old girlfriend has caused. How about when Ed Orgeron divorced his wife to run around with college girls and finally got the boot when he ask a woman at a gas station if she wanted to go work out with him and she told Ed she was pregnant and he told her what's that matter. Happened to be a large donor to the LSU programs wife. Think about Arkansas when Bobby Patrino had the motorcycle wreck with a 25 year old girl he was having an affair with. Then the time Alabama's newly hired coach Mike Price who was hired from Washington State and the very first thing he did was go to a strip club in Florida using his Alabama credit card but he enjoyed it so much he went back the next night and brought the stripper back to his motel and she charged up his card. Just have to go on blind faith sometimes but as I said things will all work out.

Just 99 more days to opening kickoff, 92 if your into jamboree's.

1 hour ago, SheriffofRedRock said:

Just can’t be a good judge of character if this is the kind of people you hire to try to help lead young men 

The man had been there 20 years and all the sudden something like this comes out of left field. Who would have the thought this man could have done something like this and still may be innocent. Now the man before him was not wanted by the Greenback fans because they knew what he was like and his buddy on the school board pushed that down their throats sideways, big difference.

Last year the Greenback fans carried on enough about what would happen and sure enough it did. I figured everyone would eventually quit, or the coach would lose his cool which he did and lucky for Loudon County the kids parents didn't go hire a good attorney and and clean up the good ole boy crew. New head coach now in town who has nothing to do with this incident other than this person is on staff that has resigned. The head coach will find someone else to fill the open spot and life will continue on.

Two sides to every story is right, before everyone jumps on the bandwagon. 

Word on the street in Maryville is Oak Ridge should be the team to beat in 2025.

No doubt Maryville got the best one of those kids that have left the Bearden program. Having Will Jones throwing to him will really help his stock amoung  recruiters.

They can't live without that phone in their hands for 10 minutes.

On 4/3/2025 at 4:21 PM, GoPats2019 said:

JACKSBORO, TN (WLAF)- Mark Pemberton resigned as the head coach of the Campbell Cougars earlier this year, and the search for a new coach is underway. There’s been a significant amount of interest in the opening as evidenced by the number of applicants.

Here is the list of 27 applicants:

Christopher Cain

Thomas Collins- former offensive coordinator Overton High School- Nashville

Jarod Duncan- passing game coordinator Union High- Maynardville

James “Hoot” Gibson- head coach Central High- Wartburg

Ricky Gilley- assistant coach South Pittsburg High- South Pittsburg

Christopher Hayes

Dean Hayes- coaching in Arizona

Jeff Howard- offensive coordinator South Doyle High- Knoxville

Brett McPherson- former head coach Cumberland Gap High- Cumberland Gap

Trey Mitchell- offensive coordinator East High- Morristown

Sam Montgomery- offensive/defensive lines coach Hixson High-Hixson

Brady Moyers

Russell Norton- former head coach West High- Topeka, Kansas

Taylor Ownbey- interim head coach Campbell High- Jacksboro

Mark Palmer- assistant coach Anderson High- Lawrenceburg, Kentucky

Todd Pait- offensive line coach Carter High- Strawberry Plains

Dan Pifer- head coach Cornell College- Mount Vernon, Iowa

Monty Price- formerly coached at Belding, Michigan

Jacob Reynolds

Trevor Romans- offensive and defensive lines coach- Blountstown, Florida

Marvin Rutherford

Steven Smith- offensive line coach Haynes Academy- Metairie, Louisiana

Trent Tuttle- played at University of the Cumberlands- Williamsburg, Kentucky

Hunter White- quarterback coach Jellico High- Jellico

Josh Williams- independent sports training coach- Phoenix, Arizona

David Wilson

Elijah Wood- head coach Cooperstown Middle- Clarksville

So the pickens were slim.

It all makes sense, if I were a great receiver and I wanted my talents to be exposed big time I would be headed to the school that has a proven All Star QB hands down.

10 hours ago, oldrebel said:

BS07 rarely gets anything right, and I find it odd to be interjecting myself here - but can you read?

Some people can read a text or something on a forum 2 diffrent ways and HTV is the master of that. All he has to do is ask other coaches in the district how they felt about Bearden, they'll tell you. If recruiting a player was compared to going out with your pole and fishing without a license Bearden over did it in most peoples opinion.

8 hours ago, Turtle said:

So you're saying they had a weak 3A district schedule?   I totally disagree with that.  I mean, if you want to be serious about that statement, they beat almost everybody that's in their 2025 district at least twice the last 10 years so I wouldn't say 4A will be harder than 3A it will be the same.  

That's exactly what I said, they mercy ruled everyone in their district last year. By halftime everyone is headed for the gates. The big changer will be Anderson County. A couple of others may go the distance so they won't have to sell their hamburgers at a bargin price to get rid of them this year. If Alcoa gets any Bearden players which no one has confirmed yet the better for them but we do know it won't be the QB or number 2. Still some good ones left to pick from though.

Chris Brown is a great hire. He was 40-8 at Red Bank before joining Baylor the past three years.

13 minutes ago, Dawgz4life said:

Y’all did great with Brody who still hasn’t moved by the way but now y’all getting a kid straight from Kingston Pike… and he isn’t going for free, but to turn down AC and Alcoa… Maryville has stepped up their game! 

9 hours ago, HTV said:

Come on Barney.  You can do better than that.  

You are trying to change the subject, again.  

Answer the question and stop deflecting. 

And it's not my place to make any announcement. JJ jas landed, but until either he or the school choose to put out a release I'm not saying one way or the other.  But it's not a secret. I'm not the only one who is aware. 

I thought I already had but must of not went through. JJ dose a great job bringing in some of the best players around but it don't set well with the other coaches or schools they came from. He won't have to worry about this going to a private school where he will be more of a fit. His biggest negative is bad decision making like the Alcoa game last year. If he ends up as head coach again he needs to surround his self with the best football minds he can find. Bearden isn't the place or really any other public school you can bring in that many players without it stepping on somebody's toes.

20 hours ago, BelieveITorNot said:

I'm behind on everything. Why are all these players leaving Bearden?

The same reason everyone from Alabama left when Saban retired. I'm just waiting for official word from HTV when the black smoke at Cedar Bluff hits the sky on JJ. Will not be surprised if Alcoa don't land a couple of these kids by the fact of moving up to 4A not having such a weak schedule with district games.

23 hours ago, FootballDavis said:

Is JJ going to CATHOLIC?

It's the only school in Knoxville that he can get away with all the things he does

3 hours ago, HTV said:

DJ Hunter verbally committed to Kentucky today. 

Not sure he will be at Bearden much longer, however. 

 

He'll be following JJ once that school names him to their staff.

54 minutes ago, BelieveITorNot said:

🤣🤣🤣🤣

I won't say what school that is but most people on here know.

From what I'm hearing most of the high prospect players will follow JJ to his next job which is in the works right now leaving Bearden with the scraps. I was asking where the qb will end up because that is really the only player that would fit Alcoa's needs this coming year.