Blountman76

Agreed... but penalties are a part of the game. Some will be called, some will be missed. .. just part of it. I just want to temper expectations... we can't be outstanding and only win by 4 to what everyone on here except me (now you) to a "terrible" lc team. That lc team as you have said is going to be competitive in their region. I just about guarantee a playoff trip for them. I guess i just get tired of all of the excuses... penalties, refs, tough plays, coaching, air temp, field conditions, uniform color, etc. .. just gets borderline crazy. Let the kids play, and accept the outcome.

We had roughly 4-5 big plays. I'm just saying that we need to pump the brakes a touch. I didn't see the run game totals but in sure it was well under 50 for the night. I'm just trying to temper my expectations a touch. Everyone was saying wb by as much as they wanted. .. just didn't see that at all friday. Lc was either much better than anticipated, or we need to pump the brakes. .. just saying

How are the injured guys from Friday night? I saw a couple shoulders. .. Any updates?

I'm not sure people are giving Lenoir city enough credit. They gave us all we wanted Friday night. Many on here will say penalties, etc. Facts are, after watching the film, most of those were deserved. Lc got some bad penalties as well. But, those that know football see that they outmatched us in the second half. I feel if they had another five minutes, we lose that game. As for the Loudon game, after watching Loudon and jefferson county play in person, loudon is not the team of the past year. They have many first year starters. The fact that it is in loudon this year helps. But, i think that LC wins and could do so comfortably if loudon plays like they did against jefferson county and at times against greenback Friday. I wasn't impressed after talking to some colleagues at work. I hear greenback's best skill player was out after the first quarter and loudon couldn't pull away after greenback turned ball over at least 5 times. This lc team is gritty... if we don't take the opening kickoff back, it could be a different outcome. We couldn't move the ball the entire night. Sure we hit a couple big plays, but other than those, we struggled against their d line. . They are some horses. Will be interesting. Goods luck to both teams and hope for an injury free rivalry game. Alcoa, here we come!