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You've got the players, why don't you try the veer?

I'm a Tennessee fan and a UC fan. The Tennessee fan wants Stewart to be as good as advertised while the UC fan wants the Tornadoes to be able to handle him. Jernigan, whose grandfather(football) and father(track) were both Tennessee Vols, will probably get that assignment. The last 2 years he has taken on the Givens kid(Ole Miss commitment) from NCS and clearly whipped him on both sides of the line in both games. Remarkable for a young man trying to finish his senior year on 2 bad knees. I haven't seen Stewart play so I have to assume he's really good. We'll all know Friday. If we can't handle him with 1 man, we'll use 2, but we won't change what we do. This battle might turn out to be the best part of the game. Both teams have earned the right to play in this game and deserve the respect of the other. Fans from both schools should support their team without minimizing the accomplishments of the other. Let both teams savor the moment.

There seem to be a lot of questions about why UC is 1A. Let me try to help. There's always been a lot of friction between the county and the city here. Also UC has a sizable black population whereas the county is virtually all white. Several years ago the county built new grammar schools. Trying to exploit the situation, they built 1 school within 1 mile of the south city limit and another within 2 miles of the northwest city limit. Then to top it all off they started running county buses in the city. UC protested to the state. The state ruled it was okay for the county to run buses in the city but the city couldn't run buses outside the city limits. Sadly it worked. Over the next few years our high school dropped from around 550 students to a low of 260 students. It was at this point that we were dropped to 1A. Now things are changing. People have decided that a good education is more important than the racial makeup of the school. The next time schools are classified I'm sure we'll be 2A, but for now we are were we are. 1A hasn't been always good. We won championships in 2009 and 2013 but in between there were 2 losing seasons. This years team is the result of a lot of hard work by a group of exceptional kids. We'll come down a notch next year. This is not what we wanted, but we played hand we were dealt. Hope this helps explain the situation.

I've been reading comments on this page. Someone earlier asked who had seen Peabody this year. I have. At UC we have probably the best team we've ever had. Looking back on this year, Peabody was easily the best team that we played, including NCS.They can run, they can pass, they are fast, and they won't give up. Good luck TIDE.

Just those two.

Union City Purple & Gold(ball) Trenton Black & Gold(ball) Sounds good to me

Way to go TRENTON. We won our game tonight against NCS. Maybe our games will be back to back so we can support each other. We may be the only West Tn. teams there. Again congratulations.

Offence: UC 375 yds. NCS 32yds.

NCSDad, you wouldn't be much of a dad if you didn't believe. That's what makes for a great game when both sides believe. This one ought to be worth $8. See you at the flag pole.

Don't worry about us drinking so early, we don't have to drive this year.

Tornadotouch shows last year's field. This year it's darker and the endzones look better.

The best way to get to Union City from Nashville is take I-40 west to exit 108. Hwy 22 north will bring you to Union City. Take the Reelfoot Avenue exit. Go to the 2nd stoplight (about 2 miles) and turn right on Mile Avenue. School is 2 blocks on left. One note of caution: When you first get off of I-40, watch your speed until you get through the town of Clarksburg. It's a speed trap.

Haven't posted this year, just been reading and enjoying. Glad to see everyone is civil today. I expect this game to be worthy of all the hype. Good players, good coaches, good fans, and good schools. Went by the school today. The field has a new coat of purple and looks great. Y'all come on over and I'll see you at the flag pole. I'll bring nametags for the coachsters.