Bluegreymom

Sure hope y’all are right. HVA has been playing much improved the last couple weeks and they often seem to save their best work for Farragut. It would be wise for Farragut to stay on their toes with the Hawks no matter what the situation seems . 

I would still be surprised if HVA pulls out a win but it may be better than I’d have thought last week. Interestingly, their freshman team has put together some nice wins. I know it doesn’t always translate like that, but maybe a good sign of brighter days coming! 

5 hours ago, 92Dragon said:

I like Alcoa in a low scoring game. I say Alcoa 19  West 14

My thoughts too

Wow HVA! Way to go on the improvement! 

I don’t think so. I’d love to see it but at this point I think bearden probably has a better shot at coming out with a W tonight than HVA.  Hawks still need a little time. 

1 hour ago, HTV said:

I'm not so sure about that.  Farragut/Bearden should be a heck of a game this time around. 

And is the game not at Bearden this year?

I feel like we will know a bit more about Bearden after this game. No doubt maryville will win but I’m very curious to see how the bulldogs compete. 

2 hours ago, thefox said:

Totes agree ma. What makes you interested in the defense? Curious what a Knoxville All Star team would look like against the Rebs? 

Oh lord I just got the joke . I answered that like a serious question lol. Kinda thought it was a strange question but was like hmmm okay…I see where you are going now! 

1 hour ago, thefox said:

Totes agree ma. What makes you interested in the defense? Curious what a Knoxville All Star team would look like against the Rebs? 

If bearden barely cleared oak ridge, I don’t think they are likely to beat Maryville. That being said, I’m impressed with their improvements and they play tough. I’m interested to see how their defense performs. 

44 minutes ago, clevelandblueraiderfan said:

He’s gone. We have a sophomore at RB this year. He’s really good. Our offense as a whole hasn’t been good this year though.

I mean…if he can run, and the line is half way decent  we might have trouble with him. Stopping the run has been rough for us. It was a little better last week so we shall see if improvement continues. 

1 hour ago, FHS_Admiral said:

I don't know much about Cleveland, but they always seem to play Farragut extremely tough.   I would hope the Ads could win this one with a good game on offense, but Farragut's defense is struggling bad up front.   If Cleveland can run the ball at all, which is Farragut's defensive weakness, I would expect a pretty close game.   I'll say:

Farragut 28 - Cleveland - 24

I feel like Cleveland had a really nice RB last year that killed us. Can't remember his name but gosh I hope he's graduated. 

Anyone have any thoughts, keys to the game or opinions about how this one will play out? 

On 9/10/2022 at 6:50 PM, Former44 said:

It would be helpful to the DL and the defense overall, especially against the run IMO, if Farragut could rotate a couple of the bigger bodies from the OL to get some reps at DT - like Walker did last year but with a rotation of a couple of players rather than just one. Sentell played well at DT last year prior to his injury and Mohr’s push was instrumental in the goal line stand against Beech.

Of course, there is always a risk, particularly with Farragut already thin at OL and a starter currently out. However, with the meat of the region schedule coming up, it might be something to consider.

I agree with you. I think we are so thin at O line right now tho, I just don’t see them taking any chances unless/until they have to. Sentell and Mohr are both awesome and could definitely be beneficial- I agree. 

4 hours ago, SweetScience said:

I just think a really good team last night would’ve blown us out of the water, that’s how bad we were. Farragut is a good team, I don’t mean to say they aren’t, but I didn’t come away highly impressed. With the short fields we gave them all night long it could’ve easily been a 49-0 type game. But I guess you have to give our defense credit for that too. 

Agreed. For the amount of mistakes OR made, I wasn’t super impressed with the final score. I think OR defense definitely deserves some credit for why it wasn’t way worse. 
I feel like both teams are quality but I don’t think it’s either team’s best year. New QB’s, line issues…I did think OR’s run defense was impressive. I thought Farragut’s run defense still struggled some  but was much improved and able to get stops when it counted. But yeah, assuming both teams get to playoffs- both will face better teams then they did last night. Then again, where you start isn’t always where you finish so hopefully improvements get made. For Farragut it comes down to line play and QB gaining enough experience to make the right decisions in high pressure situations. They’ve got to be able to consistently stop the run. If those things get shored up, we’d be in business. 

Regardless of the outcome, Oak Ridge is always a great atmosphere to play in. 

I enjoy when we pay at OR because it’s nice to park and walk across the street for dinner and dessert before the game. We usually go to Dean’s. So good. 

Our parent group has conflicting info on the time of the game. Some are saying 7:00 and others say OR always plays games at 7:30. Any OR friends know the actual start time? 

8 hours ago, dawgs82 said:

MJ, I apologize for starting this mess. Everyone has the right to express their opinions, and I agree with you, Fulton is probably in for a long night. But my comment came out of stress and I vented. My wife is in her last days with Early Onset Alzheimer's, we put her on morphine this past Friday. Again, I apologize!

Sending prayers your way. I’m sorry to hear about your wife. Prayers for comfort and peace and for as much quality time together as you can get. 

1 hour ago, Rwrbigcat said:

I really believe that OR will have to open up the playbook to win. So far it’s been a very vanilla offense and the defense has been playing great. Offensive line play for OR was improved this past game, however, we have to get healthy there too. Our snaps were still very low most of the game and one that went 15 yards over the QB head. It hurt not having #7 and #1 and we need to get #13 back in the offensive production.  We have to allow players to make plays. While OR didn’t have many drives last Friday night we had a few penalties that hurt again. If we can get healthy and open up the playbook we should be ok. We also can’t wait until 5 seconds to call a play that has motion in it. Surprised we didn’t have more delay of game penalties. Overall this game will be a close one unless one team Ol/dl dominates. 

it seems like both teams have similar o line issues. 

This game is almost always a good one. Last year was heart stopping that last two minutes.  I don’t know much about OR this year. For Farragut, it comes down to defense and particularly whether the front 7 come to play or not. I feel like our DB’s are at least decent but it’s tough to say for sure because we haven’t been tested a ton in regards to a pass game and I feel like OR’s receivers are probably the among the best we’ll see all year.  So Friday should be a test for them. 
Whoever’s  lines do their jobs is going to be in the driver’s  seat as both teams have good skill players. O line is not super consistent for us and from what I’ve heard its the same for OR.  Both teams maybe have some guys out in that department  so hopefully everyone is back for Friday. Farragut’s pass game can be really good, IF the O line gives QB time. Farragut’s D line has struggled with the run game. Both teams’ QB’s seem kinda green but capable so QB decision making will play a role and both O lines will really need to protect their guy. Basically it’s a winnable game for either team. We’ll just have to see who shows up healthy and ready to play and who makes the least mistakes. Farragut needs to clean up some in the needless penalty dept. This is one of those rivalries where nothing shocks me. A close game, a lopsided game either way, literally anything can happen. If I had to bet though, I’d bet on a close one. 

6 hours ago, HTV said:

Hardin Valley will be better, but still just not enough horses to see a major difference in record this year, in my opinion.  

Bearden wins comfortably. 

Agreed. I think they will see gains and improvements this year but those won’t translate to the scoreboard  just yet. 

 Bearden wins big in this one. 

8 hours ago, MJGOLDENBEARS said:

Lol you’re so caught up in a program that’s 300 miles away from you my guy. We actually invest time into the weight room. Fulton reminds me of a metro Nashville program. Troubled kids, bad coaching, can’t put the pieces of the puzzle together ever..

Farragut played at Fulton last year. I thought it was a great atmosphere. Their players, parents and fans were awesome. Very friendly and welcoming. We didn’t get the win but it was definitely one of the better places to play as a visitor. 

52 minutes ago, Mavericksinflight said:

West is playing some lights out football. Maryville and West Game will be best in state.

 

For sure they played a lights out second half. But to have a shot at Maryville they will need to play the whole game that way. If they can get 4 quarters like their last two, I agree it could be a great game. 

2 hours ago, 2011Class said:

Anything I’m saying I would say to yours & anyone else's face me saying he’s the worst QB in the region wouldn’t start an altercation so don’t try to say “i won’t say it to someone’s face” as if someone would do something to me if I did….. this is just mine and the rankings opinion as of week 2 

What I’m saying is that face to face most of us choose our words more carefully and are a little bit kinder. It’s more difficult  to say mean things while standing  next to the person those words affect when you are able to see the effect it has on them. 
I don’t actually believe that calling a kid the worst QB in the state is the same as a website posting stats. When I see stats that show incompletions , sacks, interceptions (on any team this isn’t OR specific) sure I see that the pass game isn’t going well, but hey perhaps the O line isn’t doing so great, maybe the receivers share some blame but calling someone out as the worse QB in the state pins all the responsibility on him. It’s making it personally specific to him, and that’s the difference. He’s the QB1 presumably because the staff feels that he’s the best option the team has. I’d imagine if they had someone they thought was better, that guy would be out there. So when people get down on him, and talk him down, it just serves to shake his confidence and potentially make matters worse. I get the frustrations. My team had so many WTH moments last Friday. QB, d line, o line, special teams…pretty much everyone except our RB. It’s totally possible to criticize bad plays and bad decisions without tearing down a kid.