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Agreed! I hope CBHS plays great and represents TN well! As long as they stay injury-free, this test will help them in the long run. I'm also impressed by MUS scheduling the top team in Mississippi this week. Kudos to the Memphis D2 teams!!!

Baylor's 33 defense typically causes problems for BA (and most offenses, for that matter!). The 33 defense greatly neutralizes the size advantage, making the big OL block in space. It creates gaps the other defenders can shoot. And Baylor always has quick, tough LBs who fly around making plays. The Baylor LBs must play well for Baylor to win. BA tends to prefer to spread the field and get the ball in the hands of someone in open field. When they get moving up-tempo, it can really gas a defense. I look forward to watching the chess match. I'll be rooting for the Eagles..... But, I really respect and admire Baylor's program. As an outsider looking in, Coach Massey seems to do a great job every year.

You may be right about playing a weak team. But, every ranking system I have seen ranks JCM as better than Howard, who Baylor played. So, I don't see how that reasoning favors Baylor. And, while playing weak competition may not help momentum, getting injured definitely doesn't help. Hopefully, playing the "weak" non-region teams has prevented injuries for both teams. Both BA and Baylor have only had one competitive game the last 3 weeks. This game begins a tough 3 game stretch for BA - Baylor, Ensworth, MBA.

BA put up a running clock the whole second half in three games, but was worn down physically in their other game. Baylor is undefeated and seems to be playing great. Should be a really good matchup between two really talented teams and a great barometer of where both teams are early in the season.

Isn't GP's QB a freshman? How does he look? I have heard great things about him and that he is going to be very good.

Would love to see McCallie win - would be great for it to be a big win to represent Tennessee! McCallie has so much speed (at least the last few years). Fun to watch, except when you are playing against them. Ha.

It would have definitely been a different team with Knox at QB. Oatsvall has been fantastic stepping in, all things considered. What an athlete and competitor. But, Knox is just at a different level. No knock on Oatsvall.

Agreed..... Hard to beat a good team twice. BA has to have bad memories of playing at MUS in the playoffs.

It's hard to win on the road in this league - but it's also hard to win at home. Ha. Once the game starts, I agree that there is very little home field advantage. No doubt anyone would rather play at home than have to travel 3 hours. But, BA to MUS isn't that big of a deal. MUS to Baylor/McCallie (or vice versa) would be a bigger deal. Looking forward to the playoffs. There are some great teams in D2AA - should be fun to watch. I've got BA over MBA at state.