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Unless you get a sweet grass cutting supplement!

Huh? You mean the small wage several coaches in the county get for field maintenance? The grass grows in Chapel Hill as well, and the Forrest coaches cut crass just like most coaches in the county and in the state. Try again.

Why the butthurt Amerigha? If you want to get mad, you should probably direct that to the central office. As long as the coaches in Chapel Hill continue to get paid chicken scratch, and are delegated as second class citizens in comparison the head honchos across the river, you will continue to see coaches leave for greener pastures. For longevity, you'll have to hire a homer (Coleman being the exception) or an old guy that's in the final stages of his career in order to accomplish a hire that will stick. As for K going to the banquet, that shows nothing but class and that he cares about those boys. Please check your personal, butt aching feelings at the door.

I don't understand this comment at all. Every single coach in this county gets paid the same supplement, regardless of their school. So Kriesky, Osteen, and Randolph--a 2A coach, a 4A coach, and a 1A coach--all make the exact same money to coach. The assistants get paid the same as well. There is literally no validity to your statement. 

As someone that has lived in Chapel Hill most of my life, it's hard to keep a coach here that isn't invested in the community on a personal level such as a native or having family here. First of all, the pay for coaches in the county is a joke (unless you're getting a lot under the table as the Marahall coaches have gotten over the years). Secondly, in Chapel Hill you have to deal with the Lions Club mafia which basically runs the sports programs and determines how much money they get. Heck, you've got a dozen teams sharing a Lions Club owned facility and lord knows the Lewisburg faithful central office isn't going to help the situation. They proved that with the cutting of much needed space in the new auxillery gym. Heck, we couldn't even keep Coleman who is a homegrown boy. And he made a lateral move to boot!!!!! You can't blame someone like Coach K for looking elsewhere to better his family and situation. Sounds like to me we need some Chapel Hill blood in the central office so that we can sweeten the pot and encourage our guys to stay put. Don't even get me started with Cornersville. That poor school and it's athletics can't get anything!!!! Maybe K and Randolph need to hire Osteen's agent.

And you don't think that the Lions Club and Touchdown Association are sweetening the pot for the Forrest boys? LOL

Didn't Blair leave the OC staff because he didn't like all the work?

Great point. Marshall County has now set the standard for this region. If the Blair guy didn't like all the work that OC and Osteen put in then what makes you think he would like it now? The whole staff at Marshall County are extremely hard workers, dedicated to the kids, and they put in tons of hours all year long. That by no means makes them God's gift to coaching, but it shows how hard you have to work if you want to be great. That combined with the talent that's there almost every year at Marshall County creates special seasons like the one that just ended. 

One frequent complaint of Giles fans when Walt was there was that he just didn't work nearly as hard as the previous coaching staff. Not sure if Blair will be any more appealing to them once the new wears off...

Why .. aint gonna be any place to sit ... stands only on home side and alot reserved for Season Ticket Holders ... so maybe you guys can see from the fence on the West end or the road on East end ... 

Incorrect. Reserved season ticket seats are only good for regular season games. This is a fact--ask any Athletic Director at any school. 

Also, could you sound any more snobbish and condescending towards the regular, working class people of the world? You act like we aren't worthy of being inside your hallowed walls. 

Do any of you know if East Hamilton is bringing in temporary bleachers? Marshall County is bringing a VERY big crowd. From what people have said on here and judging by pictures, the visitor bleachers are almost non-existant.

And not to disparage the fine folks of East Hamilton, but as if it wasn't ridiculous enough that Marshall at 9-1 and the one seed has to travel to a 3 seed, this makes it even worse. How does not having hardly any visitor seating and not having RUNNING WATER AND TOILETS meet the standard of adequate facilities as defined by the TSSAA for a freaking playoff game!?

Congrats to Marshall County QB Ashton Posey, who has just been named a finalist for 4A Mr. Football! Not bad for a system quarterback!

Now take those 5-6 jet sweeps and throw in the 5-6 screens and those yards start adding up. I do agree with you about the running aspect of Posey. In fact that is where I think his greatest strength is. I also agree that he is a tough and competitive kid, but he is an average thrower much like Oden. The difference is that Oden does not play in a system conducive to putting up those numbers. Yes we have a couple of players with major college offers but I think anyone with any type of football knowledge will tell you that Oden will not play QB in college. The other kid (a DB) went down very early in our game against you all. Don't get me wrong you all would still have whipped us. The difference in the game was we couldn't block you all up front and you could block us. You are proving my original point that many average coaches would win with Marshalls talent.

Also I never said that Marshall wasn't a great team. They are. But if you where to poll the public around middle Tennessee, Marshall County would be chosen one of the schools with the poorest sportsmanship and low class fans and teams. That is just fact.

I'm sorry, I thought that good coaches fit the "system" around their kids' talent, not fit the talent into their system.  Guess that's why Spring Hill is 11-1 and Marshall is 3-7--OH WAIT....

According to unapproved website, Posey is averaging 14.6 yards a completion. Uh, that's a pretty healthy number for a high school quarterback at this level of football. 

And if an average coach would win with Marshall's talent, then why was Marshall so terrible when the previous head coach was there? He had this year's senior class that is now 11-1 and last year's senior class that was 8-3--and had one of the best players in the state in Chris Walker--but his combined record in two years of being the head coach was 9-13. 

Heck, our season may end Friday night and we may even get out coached (who knows!?), but that doesn't take anything away from the job this coaching staff has done in getting kids prepared to play, believing in themselves, and being the most physical team on the field every single week.

Any of this other crap you're trying to spew about what outsiders' perceptions of Marshall County football and fans are is just that--crap. We've got a bunch of great football players and more importantly fine young men who play the game the right way.  

Oh come on. Osteen is a good coach but there are many and I do mean many coaches and coaching staffs that would put up a ton of points with those athletes. The QB is a product of the system. Very average but when you flip a jet sweep 2 feet to the athletes that Marshall has then you will have skewed passing numbers. The games the Marshall struggled in this year the other teams had athletes that could match up. Haven't seen East Hamilton so not sure if they can match athletes or not but if they can then Marshall comes a very average coached team. But to Osteens credit that is what good coaches do is get the ball to their athletes in space but don't make it look like he out coached all of his opponents. They won with better athletes!!

I'm reminded of an old saying about how opening your mouth removes all doubt about being an idiot...If you think Ashton Posey is some kind of "system" QB, then you know absolutely nothing about the game of football. The kid has a cannon for an arm, is a very effective runner (especially in short yardage), and is an absolutely fantastic competitor and teammate. Osteen is a very demanding QB coach, and Ashton has put in hundreds and hundreds of hours over the last two years developing into an elite QB. He now has over 5,000 yards passing in his career. You think all those yards came from jet sweeps? I've been at every MC game the last two years and I can promise you that that play is run 4-6 times a game, maximum. So for you to make that comment is absurd.

Also, it's always been true that great coaches have good players to coach--and Marshall County certainly has a lot of good players. But, how would you explain the curb stomping that Osteen and the Tigers put on your Spring Hill Raiders? They arguably have more talent than Marshall, plus they have TWO players who have been offered by SEC schools while Marshall County has ZERO. The difference, of course, was in coaching. Look at all those athletes Spring Hill has and look at their 3-7 record. Meanwhile, we're planning a trip to Chattanooga this Friday...

Yet you had no trouble degrading Forrest's program and pointing out our lack of playoff success, oh, and predicting that we will get smashed by Marion Co. So who's the troll?

All I did was pay your coach a high compliment and state the obvious: Forrest is not an elite, state championship level school or job. But you do have a great coach.

Aside from the state championship, how many times has Marshall Co. been beyond the second round? I'll tell ya, not as many times as you think. Marshall Co., at least they're legends in their own minds.

I don't recall typing the words "Marshall County" or "Thomas Osteen" anywhere in my post. 

I believe you might be the biggest troll on this entire website. 

Knowing how hard of a time Giles had getting a coach last time, I would say the heavy hitters are not likely to pursue this job. With that being said, if I were running this search my first call would be Kriesky. He's a young, up and coming coach who's done about all you can possibly do at Forrest...That will be even more evident when they get smacked by Marion County this week. There's a reason Forrest has never advanced past the second round of the playoffs. He's got a great pedigree from being an assistant at Oakland when McDaniel was there, and from everything I've heard he wants to be a coach at a school that can compete for state championships, not just a nice little school that will never have a chance to be an elite contender.

you guys seem to have a good team. Mostly passing correct? With a mr football finalist playing qb that's what I've assumed

Have no idea yet if we are the best team in 4A, but we are the deepest. We don't have a single player that starts on both sides of the ball (we have a couple that rotate some on the other side, but none that start both ways). We have 7 defensive linemen that rotate. The 3 backups would start for almost every time in 4A. Only one of those 7 plays any offense at all. None of our offensive linemen play any defense at all. There can't be another team in the state that's deeper than us. True two platoon football.

We are very balanced on offense. Our QB is simply awesome. He is the leader in passing yards for 4A, and we have the top TWO receivers in 4A by yardage in Tre Crutcher and Jay Howard. But we have a strong running game too. We've rushed for over 600 yards over the last two games alone. 

nope, that's all I heard is that we were more physical

LOL, Marshall County won that game 46-6 and forced 5 turnovers. They've got 4 seniors starting on the offensive line, and the left tackle is one of the best, most dominant linemen in the state. And why in the world would Giles talk about anybody not being physical when they were 3-7, with their 3 wins being against teams with 3, 1, and 0 wins. LOL.

I went to this game last night since the Tigers didn't play till tonight. Thought it would be nice to go support our brothers to the north. Saw lots of Tiger players and a couple coaches there. Perhaps some of the Chapel Hill folks will venture south of the Duck tonight and come support the Tigers.

Somebody should've gotten a picture of Posey and Sweeney after the game since they are both Mr. Football finalists. 

If memory serves me correctly, Page is the only region game that Marshall County didn't get a mercy rule running clock in for at least part of the game. Best team, best players, best coaches=region champs. 

On to Cumberland County. 

I really don't understand all this bellyaching. Marshall County plays tough, physical and has a bunch of guys in all three phases of the game that love to hit. In today's time of soft people, I guess that gets into players' and fans' heads from other teams. I have not seen them do anything "dirty" this year. They play the game the way it's supposed to be played. 

Don't know how far they will go, but I feel they'll have a shot against anybody in the state. Defense has improved a ton as the season has gone on, and the offense is as good as it gets. All the skill guys get tons of love, but the offensive line might be the best in 4A. I don't think they've even given up 10 sacks on the year for a QB who's leading the state in passing. And the Tigers have over 2,000 yards rushing on the year as well, so they are great pass blockers as well as run blockers. Helps that they have a great young coach that really stresses technique and the mental part of the game. If you watch from the stands you can see that he coaches up all 5 of them on the sidelines in between possessions.

The Tigers are blessed with some great players and a great coaching staff that puts in a TON of work and hours. Most well-coached team we've had since the 80s Edens era. 

From sitting on the MC side last night their whole community is full is aholes including their team and coaches. #10 laughing and mocking the page kid that got hurt was very disheartening. Apple doesn't fall far from the tree.

This coming from a guy whose coach flipped off the Marshall County crowd after their game. 

So basically Spring Hill is screwed unless Tullahoma somehow beats Giles. But stranger things have happened!

As disastrous of a year as they have had, if they can somehow get in and be the #3 seed, they could absolutely win a game. Region 3 seems very weak, and other than East Hamilton I would assume SH would have a big athletic advantage over any other team they might play in that region.

Page is a good 4A school. Having said that, they have little chance against the rule-bending and breaking Marshall Co, who got busted in a recruiting scam last summer, and sends varsity kids to JV games. Marshall 56, Page 30

I really don't understand why you get off to trolling big brother's message board. I pray that Marshall and Nathan Bedford Forrest will get a game together in two years when it's schedule-making time. That way, when Marshall curb stomps you by 60 you and the other Forrest trolls will crawl back inside your hole and stay on the north side of the river. 

Marshall 49, Page 13.

Not only is he statistically dominating 4A (there's really not any other QB or RB in the state that has put his numbers AND been as efficient as him), but he is a great team player as well. He couldn't care less about his stats or touchdowns. He would be perfectly happy with handing the ball off 40 times a game if it meant the team would win. He is a great player, great competitor, hard worker, and a true TEAM guy. There is no one else who deserves it more than him. 

What in the world has happened to Signal Mountain? This is a long, long way to fall in just one year. I know they lost their coach, but just an average coach wouldn't be 0 for the season considering that this school quickly established themselves as a program to be reckoned with every single year.

What about Coach Turchetta not shaking hands with Marshall County at the end of game. And then giving them the middle finger. Class less and needs to be fired!!!!

Inexcusable. Am guessing he will probably lose his job over flipping off the MC crowd after the game. Surely a principal and director of schools will not stand for that. 

I don't care how much you hate your former employer, that type of behavior is unacceptable. 

Marshall County played better, hit harder, out coached and out classed Spring Hill and Turchetta. This was a dominant win. 

I still cannot believe Oden was preseason all-state and a "4 star" QB. All hype and no proof. He couldn't hold a candle to Ashton Posey. This game removed any doubt about that!

Lots of interesting story lines in this one. The coaches' preseason pick to win the region (SH) versus the team in the driver's seat (MC). A preseason all-state QB versus the best quarterback in the region and a probable Mr. Football finalist. Turchetta versus his old team. 

Let's get it on!

Never seen so much love for Marshall County by Giles folks!

Might as well ask the question on everybody's mind....Who gets in the mix for this job? First person I'd call would be the Forrest coach, Matt Kriesky. He's doing a great job and is well respected.