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RavenNation haven't heard from you in a few days... Where u at? It's almost game time!

Time to give some props to CR's return game it's really good looks like it has given them a big boost when they needed it in certain games like Summit and some others. A lot of respect there so they will get the night off and probably won't get too many chances just like last year. They are too good at changing the momentum of the game. 

Hendersonville is always competitive and I expect this will be the case again next year. Fell a little short this year but Hendersonville is a program that knows how to win. I'm sure the young players will get coached up and be ready to go in 2017. 

oridgecat - Oakland winning this Friday night is like money in the bank.

HighLife you nailed it because Hillsboro was definitely getting some momentum and then the running game took root. Coach Blade is like a mad scientist on the sidelines calling the plays and once he sees a match up he likes it's a thing of beauty. Our line play doesn't get nearly the amount of credit they deserve. Your take is spot on and very honest.

Marshall County takes this one by 28 points and moves to the next round easily. 

Oakland will dominate this game and set up the dream match up everybody has been waiting for all year against Maryville. Should be a running clock in the 3rd quarter and the starters getting rested for the big semifinal game.

These top 5A teams moving up will be able to compete with the 6A team very well next year. Not much of a difference in talent quite frankly.

HighLife that's what I'm talking about if you bring pressure you better get there or it's going to be a big play that will end up a scoring chance. Hillsboro had great speed and Indy knew what was coming. Hats off to the Burros they played tough as usual. I'm curious what you thought about Indy's line play and our running game?

Raven that's very unfortunate that the CR coaches won't keep up the stats for the kids and probably a big reason they were not getting early season looks. I hate it for the players over there that have to keep tabs on their own stats. That being said I'm a lineman by trait and I love good line play. This game is going to be won in the trenches, so how is CR's offensive line going to stack up against Indy's DL and vice versa how will CR Dl stack up against a very good Indy OL??

Take into consideration that every team is bigger than us up front for the most part. Franklin had the biggest OL we faced all year (they are huge) and Gallatin was the biggest from the DL side. Smyrna was probably the toughest all around. We ran on all of them and kept Hines clean. Gallatin and Hillsboro blitzed a lot and coach Blade caught em. How is CR going to control the line?

I love it Raven you going over the edge!! Let's talk QB's Indy's Hines has 27 TD's how many your CR QB have?? Can't tell because no stats on unapproved website. Checking on Digital scout and don't see much... Assuming your corners are so lock down our soft big receivers how you going to deal with the running game with Troy? Something's gotta give and your defense will be exposed. I'm not so sure your CR offense is that diverse. Can your QB win the game with his arm?? Don't get me wrong he's a good looking athlete but putting the game on his back may be a little too much to ask. Gimme some numbers for your QB and back it up.

Franklin is not built to score quickly which could be a big problem for them. They are build to wear you out and eat the clock. Coming from behind is not their strong point.

6'7" tackle is committed to Georgia and the 6'5" tackle has multiple mid majors

Raven your tee-shirt and shorts comment did make me smile so I'll ask you a simple question - did any of the CR WR's look good enough in tee shirts and shorts this summer at camps to get any D1 offers?? No I didn't think so, please don't be mad...

Easy coach10ac just so you know what's coming at your big 6'3" and 6'6" DE's are Franklin's 6'5" and 6'7" Tackles that are road graders. If you can't stop their run game this one will be over early. 

Raven you gotta stop talking about last year's team, we all know how good that team was but this year's team is pretty good so far as well. All you talked about was how tough Region 6 is and how Indy hasn't played anyone tough, so far we have put 77 points up on Region 6. We both played Gallatin and Hillsboro and for arguments sake we will put an asterisk on Gallatin bc I know you will cry about Mason not playing etc. CR could only muster 17 points on Hillsboro and Indy put 6 scores (4 passing and 2 rushing) on them for 42. Indy got to the edge with the running game and also between the tackles.Pick your poison on Friday night. CR's DB's are small and will be overmatched. The CR line is big but will wear down. CR's kicking game is VERY weak. The WR's drop too many catchable balls and kills a lot of drives. Indy knows how to finish drives which will be the deciding factor. Game won't be that close at all at the end.

RavenNation2016 this is the game we have both been waiting for... Where you at? Give me your pick and let's discuss the game. Don't go all silent on me now...

Back to the game.... Indy vs CR will be a great atmosphere. Indy is still hungry for success and respect and CR is hungry for redemption from losing last years' game. Both teams are undefeated and well coached so that should not even be a discussion at this point. It will come down to mistakes and which team can capitalize. Indy is a pure spread passing offense that opens the field with all four of their WR's holding D1 offers and throw in Troy Henderson in at RB and that is a very big challenge for CR's defense. On the flip side CR is a spread running team that has shown the ability to throw the ball well at times. Should be a good match up for Indy's defense which picked off 4 Hillsboro passes last Friday. Indy's kicking game is far superior than that of CR and this will be a big factor in eliminating part of CR's offensive numbers in their return game which is very good. They won't get a chance on Friday. Indy wins by 28.

Region 6 is bringing the best out of Indy! We rollin' and Cane Ridge is next up which is the game everybody has been looking forward to. RavenNation2016 can you describe a physical team because we just keep going about our business and playing our Indy brand of winning football. 

Centennial is definitely a good team but they won't beat Indy, Hillsboro or Cane Ridge. Centennial is not much of a passing team and their top receiver is out of the playoffs with an injury so that will hurt them and everybody will load the box to stop their running game.

A lot of Indy players train with Buck at NPA so always go with speed and that favors Stratford. Consistency at this point is what allows teams to play next week and CPA has been too inconsistent. Buck's NPA development program is outstanding and the boys at Stratford should keep building on a great season.  

Having matched up against Franklin in a scrimmage earlier this season I can say they are a very big strong running team. They will try to wear you down. They lack overall team speed which is what killed them against us. If WS has any semblance of a passing game this one will be very interesting. If WS can't stop their running game then this one will be over early.

kwc thanks for the update and it sounds like that program is really going in the right direction. It takes a few years to get the winning culture set. We wish them good luck this week.

Ok Raven I hear you game on! We both gotta do our part this Friday night against tough competition and hopefully we have a date next week. Good luck to CR and keep it rolling. You do know that the winner of round three is going to win the state championship right? West Tennessee and East Tennessee teams are nowhere close to what middle Tennessee has this year.

Oakland wins with a running clock

BlackHavenSenator we got eyes on Central's defensive numbers this season which is impressive. My question to you is how would their defense hold up against Indy's high powered offense if they both win out and meet up in the semi's? I'm curious about your opinion.