MidTennFootball

19 hours ago, MidTennFootball said:

"Losers assemble in little groups and complain about the coaches and the players in other little groups. But winners assemble as a team."

Bill Parcells

^^^^^^

11 minutes ago, tennesseeannouncer said:

I've been sitting on a question for the forum for a bit and figure this is as good of a time as any to ask. 

I see a lot of concern about Alcoa but East is a magnet school. This means that East has an application process, can manipulate their enrollment, and can provide free transportation for kids not zoned for the school. East even has an application posted on their website. I see lots of outrage about Alcoa on various forums but I am yet to see any concerns over these magnet schools. To me, there's no difference between a magnet school and a private school unless I am totally misunderstanding the rules and regulations. And if my interpretations are true, magnet schools should be D2 in my opinion. 

Tell ya what, drive by East next time your in Nashville, then go by MBA, CPA, BA, Ensworth, Father Ryan or Lipscomb. Doubt you'll have that same opinion

5 minutes ago, Bradleysports23 said:

The fact that you take everything on coach t personal and literal scares me… This forum is nothing but a joke to me….. Atleast in 6A… now there’s plenty of respectable conversations in 1A. 6A is completely trashed out… swamp water and I treat it as such. Y’all wanna make me the villian when every one of y’all started the trash talk instantly when I came on.. lol SUCKAS… getchusome 

The fact your allowed to walk freely scares me.1A doesn't call you out on your bs like we do

1 hour ago, 3rdandLong said:

I’m attached. Also, I second the thanks to CoachT. It’s been a long road. I had a different user name when this all started and lost it after life happened for several years. I sure miss some of the old guys that have passed on. 

Here here. @FridayMainEvent would have loved the games we've gotten so far

15 minutes ago, BCsportsfan said:

Go tell them teddy bears.........Alcoa needs a regular season game next year the replace the New York team that does not want anymore.

Make it happen there big boy! 

There's a certain team in Murfreesboro that needs a 10th game.....

38 minutes ago, REBELRON said:

Jack Jones played well until his injuries ruined his career. 

Fair point. He was injured so often at UT that I forget he played there. Probably the best OL Oakland has ever had, but Kaden Mowl will be up there by the end of his senior year

12 minutes ago, oldfaithful said:

What a game that was. Tough break for Oregon. He has a fan in me, I enjoyed watching him play in HS and it's a treat to see him excel at the next level. 

 

 

Oakland hasn't had alot of players play well at the P5 level, so it's been a joy seeing him excel at the next level. His versatility will end up getting him drafted

4 minutes ago, oldfaithful said:

The slate of games tomorrow might have the potential to be the best day of games in a very long time.

 

Watching previous Oakland RB James carry the rock tonight for Oregon. I thought he would have crushed it at Geogia but glad to see he is doing well for the ducks. 

Jordan hasn't gotten alot of touches this year, but has made the most of it when he has

1 minute ago, GeneralForrest said:

i cant tell if thats sarcasm lol. the 2A boards are pretty rough lol 

We're a little bit more civil in these parts

6 minutes ago, Elias287 said:

Oh yes, how could I forget? always used to love watching me watch a good Maryville and Oakland matchup, but more than likely that is done. I don’t what Maryville is going to do now without their main bloodline anymore. You’ve already seen how the Maryville fans on this website feel about it. Now imagine what the coaching staff is having to go through.

 

The power of Josh Jones.

We'll see. I'll take Derek Hunt over Jones. Crootin' only goes so far

1 minute ago, Elias287 said:

And what is that? 
 

Coach Jones?

Oakland

"Losers assemble in little groups and complain about the coaches and the players in other little groups. But winners assemble as a team."

Bill Parcells

3 minutes ago, Elias287 said:

It’s more than just “they will come.” Yes, winning is great, and you can use that as a pivot to get even better and bigger players, which 2 teams in Blount County have used tremendously over the years.
 

When you get really good at it, you can start recruiting little league players so you can cover your tracks, and it doesn’t look like you just grabbed a bunch of people from other zones because you went after them in little league, which 2 schools in Blount County have mastered. I’m not saying it’s wrong if anything, I'm admiring it, but it’s more than “they will just come.”

Well one school in Blount County ran into a roadblock

9 minutes ago, UpperCumberlandMan said:

Just think what PC would be if the private schools around Nashville didn't poach some of thier top players yearly. They would be another Alcoa. Alot of folks don't realize how many great metro athletes get grabbed by the various private schools in the area. 

Not just metro either

I have been fortunate to know several good people that are coaches, some of them head coaches. Being HC absolutely puts a strain on everything in that person's life and it gets more taxing at the lower levels. 

Also should be said not everyone is cut out to be a Head Coach and that's OK, doesn't mean they aren't a great coach

I can't believe coaches aren't lining up out the door, who wouldn't want to run a program at a school where the parents get a coach fired if Johnny isn't playing.....

2 minutes ago, BIGPURPLEMACHINE said:

And would be a really good 6A program. 

No argument here with wins over Bearden,  5A defending champ West and Ravenwood

30 minutes ago, TigerNation said:

You would think at some point during this run that the kids would lose interest. That they would simply expect to win and start losing. That coaches wouldn't gameplan as hard because they're just better so what's the point. That parents would stop supporting because little Johnny isn't getting to play. That other schools would start trying to poach players or start recruiting at a level to beat them. But they just keep winning. They've won a state championship in all but what, 7 of the last 23 years? Just insane to think about. Decatur needs an aluminum plant.

Have said it all year, Alcoa is a 6A program with a 3A enrollment

2 hours ago, BarneySox2007 said:

To find a crowd like that last night to see two teams play you would have to go back to the day's when Knoxville High and Central High played every Thanksgiving Day at Neyland Stadium.

Oakland-Riverdale had a few games in the late 90s that drew 20k, back when Murfreesboro had only 2 HS

28 minutes ago, Haven04 said:

I agree Middle TN did seem down outside of Oakland, Riverdale, and Brentwood. I know what a monster Oakland is but they played a mediocre schedule in comparison to Houston due to the Middle TN being not as competitive like you stated. If Houston can match Oakland’s physicality which I think they can then they have a good shot to upset the champs. 

8-6A was a better region, but Center Grove has been a top 30-40 team in the country with a QB that's going to Indiana. True  not Oakland's toughest schedule but hard to put one together when everyone says no. I'm jealous that Houston plays in a region where they only have to schedule 3 non-region games.

I do think Houston can match Oakland in the trenches for a time. Late 3rd-4th having guys go both ways is going to start to show for Houston, just like it did for Bradley. That said, it may not matter if Oakland has trouble with penalties or turnovers due to a wet football

Congrats @CougarDadx2. MTCS held up their end, now it's time for Oakland to win 2 for RuCo

8 minutes ago, Red Rebels said:

Red Rebels Rules of Tackle Football (Abridged)

1. The tight end is always open.

2. Never play a HS football game in Kentucky.

One of the things I really liked about Quarles is using the TE up the seam and it was open EVERY. SINGLE. TIME

Oakland was fortunate I guess,  our game at Christian County was called pretty fairly. I've heard Alcoa didn't have the same luck when they went to Corbin

https://twitter.com/StephenHargis/status/1730292834203250981?t=_oHdzeZsGGFr5gbx1eUbEQ&s=19

People see a game from Oakland in the playoffs and they think they can't pass but anyone that saw them when Freeman was the sole starter at QB knows that's not the case. He's going to put up some big numbers when he's a senior

There were a few iffy class against CG, but they straight up whipped us. Game could have been at Oakland and UT wouldn't have made much difference.  CG has been a top 30-40 team in the country all year and it showed.

If you want to see an TN team getting screwed over in a out of state game ask @Blaze45 about the time Blackman traveled to Bowling Green

After watching each team's semifinal each time I'm hear to give my (slightly biased) opinion.......

Houston offense v. Oakland defense: The match-up that the inclement weather will affect the most. I like that Houston sprinkles in a little but of everything,  little bit harder to get a read on their tendencies. Houston does throw the ball more, but most of these passes were to get the ball to their playmaker on the perimeter. 

Sisa is a handful, he can dissappear behind all the size Houston has upfront hits top speed pretty quickly and if he gets past the initial level, only way he's going down is if you got the angle on, not a lot of east-west movement, once he gets the ball he may make one cut then hits it.

Houston does a really good job getting the ball to their playmakers quickly. Oakland has faced better QB's but Houston's is no slouch, he did float one on a obvious passing down, hopefully Oakland can force Houston into those type of situations. Sisa gets most of the praise but #7 hurt Brentwood more than once and #9 is a solid safety valve when things break down. The shovel pass Houston ran in the first half was a beauty

Oakland offense v. Houston defense:

Should be a great matchup. Each line has plenty of size up front. Really impressed by the discipline of Houston that sniffed out screens by Brentwood a few times. Had Baylor Hayes running for his life all night, felt like they were blitzing but alot of times they were just bringing 4. Brentwood was able to hurt them a little over the middle, maybe that's something Oakland can exploit on a 2nd or 3rd & short.

Team speed is as close I've seen to matching Oakland since Center Grove, even if you got them dead to rights on a play, they recover really well. Biggest question I have for the defense is can they hold up to Oakland's running game when so many starters go both ways. Thats hard to do. Wouldn't be surprised to see go tempo a few times just to see if they can tire Houston out a little 

Other factors: 90 percent chance of rain for both Friday and Saturday, this is the kind of game that seems to favor Oakland, not sure how many times Houston will want to risk a quick or shovel pass in those conditions.

I'm sure Houston will refute any idea that their nervous, but there will be a point during the game where it hits them that they are playing for a title,  for the entirety of Oakland's roster, all they've ever known is playing for a gold ball, aside from a couple. This is also a 5 (6 if you count the time change) hour trip for Houston, that's a long time to be on a bus

Factoring all that, I'm taking Oakland,  24-13