There's 4 teams i won't be picking Forrest against this year. TCA, A'Ville, Marion and Trousdale. They have proven long term success. A down year for them is a year most schools would be thrilled to have.
All I know is, Coach K, staff, kids, and community are not in this to be a pretender. We want hardware. We are building and getting better each year. We are hitting our stride late this year, when it matters. We have support from the 4-5 year old teams to the High School. Everyone is drinking blue koolaid and with good reason.
Am I saying we go to Cookeville or even beat a top four 2A school this year (The four teams i mentioned- forget the "polls")? Nope. Contrary to what some might say on here, I'm not stupid.
But Forrest is closer to the Top 4 each year. We believe. We will get there.