DutchMantel

I’m sure it’s going to be a lot closer game this year than last years contest. The Jackets are more experienced all the way around than this time last year, the deep playoff run and never give up mentally will be huge for them. I like the Jackets by a TD or two.

Being a region foe I wish Portland the best of luck in this one, but Westview rolls big time. They’ve got to much offensive fire power for the Panthers to keep up with......hope I’m wrong.

I just sent off my check for my yearly parking pass and season tickets to watch my Yellow Jackets play this year. In the letter I received from the booster club it said that they didn’t know if tickets would be sold out of the ticket booths at the field this year due to covid restrictions. I know it’s a fluid situation and it changes day to day, just wondering how some other programs are going to sell tickets to visiting teams? I’m guessing some sort of on-line or app purchases. I know many of you, like myself, like to travel with your respective programs on away games. I’m just curious on how the ticket situation might be handled thiS year.

If anyone in 4A needs to get over the hump. It’s Springfield; 5 straight quarter final appearances, 3 straight semi-final appearances, 2 out of the last 3 years have made the finals. Of which they BEAT Haywood 2 of 3 to get to the finals. It’s about time for the Yellow Jackets to turn the corner for a gold ball in my opinion.

Congrats Elizabethton

It’s all about the Benjamin’s in TSSAA’s eyes. Which ever city gives the most is going to get these games.....

Small yes. Slow and weak, no way. I would like to know what you’re comparing their speed too? Looks to me like they had enough speed and strength to earn a spot in the championship game.

And your point spread keeps growing every post lol

It’d be the second for Springfield in 26 years. Championship that is

I’m no way downing MC at all. I have much respect for yalls program and said as much when they beat the Jackets. It just ticks me off when people make comments that are irrelevant. Thanks again Lead for the support.

The “we” he’s referring too is Marshall county. And sorry not trying to hijack yalls thread

First things first. It’s a 4 year cycle, it’s impossible to know on a year to year basis what side of the bracket is going to be up or down. If you knew that, you need to be picking lotto numbers on the regular, you’d be rich in no time. Second, in your logic, since your team beat Springfield they would’ve run the tables in the west side of 4A. Instead they got put out by a team that they beat the first time they played them by the same margin they beat Springfield by. Yeah, real sound logic there hoss.

Well you know what they say about opinions.....everybody has one and they all stink, including your’s. How’s the hard wood this time of year....

When was the last time Elizabethton played for a state championship? Not won, but when they played for one? Just curious.

I’ve never understood why some people get their feathers ruffled over things like this. To me it’s a professional athlete giving back to the community or area he/she is from. Paying it forward in a way. It’s gives the kids a chance to get exposure they might not have gotten somewhere else and learn from a professional at the same time.....smh

When we played Greeneville 2 years ago, on Friday, that was the largest attended game of the championship weekend I believe. I say this time being on Saturday afternoon and good weather the Jackets side will be packed out. Plus Cookeville is only about a 2 hour trip for us.

Thanks again for the great work you guys do! Really look forward to your show.

I agree the Jackets can’t solely rely on the run game. They’ll have to pass in the game to keep the defense honest and not just stack the box. The last two playoff games Springfield was run heavy for a couple reasons imho. One being weather, very wet and muddy field conditions and two keeping the ball away from the opposing team’s offense. The last two teams they played had high power offenses, capable of putting up lots of point through the air and on the ground. They played keep away football and the defense bent but didn’t break.

I don’t see the Cyclones being much more physical than the Jackets. Bigger yes. Physical no. Not saying the Cyclones aren’t physical, but I don’t see either of these teams being more physical than the other. It will be a battle.

I agree. The Jackets have to run the ball and control the clock. Make every play take 40-45 seconds off the clock, if possible. They can’t get into a boat race with them. Defense needs to keep the bend but don’t break mentality. Should be a fun game to watch.

Thanks. That’s good for a public school coach.

Not being crass or negative, just curious. What does a HC job like Milan pay? Just base plus stipend or does the boosters kick in some funds. In all honesty I don’t have a clue about a high-profile coaching job such as this.

He’s definitely been the workhorse in the playoffs and come into his own. It’s been amazing to see what this group has done so far this season, from being a team that most thought would be a one or two and done in the playoffs this year.

They definitely were being “press box coaches”, saying the coaches should do this and that. I did agree on some of their points about going to the big TE more. In the end the coaches get paid to coach and know more of what’s going on than us, in the stands, do on the “in game situations”. In the end, you’ve got two great teams battling it out and one has got to loose. That game could’ve gone either way several different times. I did however find it comical; how the color commentary guy kept referring to the Jackets has being so much undersized and not as fast as Haywood. He even made a reference that they looked like a “middle school team” compared to the Tomcats. My hat’s off to the Tomcats on another great season. Hopefully the Jackets and Tomcats can do it again next year.

Back to football.....what kind of offense/defense do the Cyclones run? I do believe this is the first ever meeting between these two teams.