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On 12/18/2022 at 10:05 AM, BarneySox2007 said:

They should of promoted the defensive coach that went to HVA, he knew what OR wanted and stood for and was from there. At the time I said I would have went after a different coach than Cummings but now he is there or was there so I say stand by your man like him or not the choice has been made. The honeymoon didn't last long did it. If the OR administration didn't see the program had a boat load of injuries and the man got them to the third round of the playoffs then they simply don't give a rats arse about winning and more worried about keeping a bunch of whiney parents happy.  Folks we lived this nightmare back in 1988 at Maryville over stuff like this.

And how did Hardin Valley do this past season?

There was a lot more to Cummings leaving Oak Ridge than complaining parents.......a lot more.

Rankin applied for the job twice but Mullins and the powers that be didn't hire him. Which was a huge mistake.

But there's a whole lot more to this situation than it seems. Cummings did some things bad and the administration did the right thing from what I heard. But he going to be allowed to keep his job as a teacher for the time being anyway.

Just now, ORWildcats1 said:

  "I was pulled into a mtg this morning by administration and basically informed that the direction of the program was not what they want. I’m very much heartbroken over this. I love you guys and Oak Ridge. I in no way want to leave you. But sometimes in life two sides can’t see eye to eye and things happen. I’m willing to fix any and all issues needed but not going to happen unfortunately. 
This year has been wild. We’ve practiced off campus all year, went thru numerous challenges with injuries, etc. But along the way grew as a team and as men. I’m proud to have been your coach and I wish I still was. Once my guys always my guys. I wish we could have had a team mtg so you could see my passion for you but we weren’t afforded that. For that I’m sorry. You deserve to be told in person. I love you all."

 

 

 

I guess the new coach better not yell or even raise his voice or he'll be fired too.

  "I was pulled into a mtg this morning by administration and basically informed that the direction of the program was not what they want. I’m very much heartbroken over this. I love you guys and Oak Ridge. I in no way want to leave you. But sometimes in life two sides can’t see eye to eye and things happen. I’m willing to fix any and all issues needed but not going to happen unfortunately. 
This year has been wild. We’ve practiced off campus all year, went thru numerous challenges with injuries, etc. But along the way grew as a team and as men. I’m proud to have been your coach and I wish I still was. Once my guys always my guys. I wish we could have had a team mtg so you could see my passion for you but we weren’t afforded that. For that I’m sorry. You deserve to be told in person. I love you all."

1 hour ago, HTV said:

Don't know any details yet. But it is confirmed. 

Does anyone know the details yet?

The interview with Scott Cummings Wednesday night was awesome! The more I learn about this guy the more I like him! If you haven't seen the interview yet with Scott Cummings there's link to it above, it's a must see for Wildcats fans.......Go Wildcats!

Scott Cummings is the new head football coach at Oak Ridge. The man who has been chosen to rebuild Oak Ridge into the powerhouse program it once was. I think it was a good hire.

I was very optimistic about the Wildcats team after they beat Hardin Valley.......After that things just seemed to fall apart. It's true they haven't beaten a team with a winning record all season. That's a huge concern if you're a Wildcat fan.

My prediction: If he offense shows up it should be Oak Ridge 21 mj 20. if the offense doesn't play a lot better......It will be 21-7 mj.

Go Wildcats!

Highlights of the Oak Ridge Wildcats beating the 6A powerhouse Mt Juliet! 

We came, we saw, we kicked their ####! 

Oak Ridge 40

Campbell County 0

3 hours ago, BatmanDevil said:

Yes sir it's bad at UT.The only good thing Batman found about Saturday was that my UT student from last year decided to get his education at another university this year.What a cluster form some of the professors that can't hardly speak enough English to order a Big Mac ,to the coaches that eat every Big Mac in Knoxville.

LOL, now that was funny. 

On 9/1/2019 at 1:26 PM, SweetScience said:

What situation is worse? The situation at OR or what’s going on @ The Hill in Knoxville? Strangely both teams look eerily similar to me in their overall what seems to me to be completely disinterested attitudes.

That's really kind of funny, even though I'm both a Oak Ridge fan and a UT fan. This could be fastest exit of a UT coach in history if this continues another year, lol. But yes, the UT loss would be like Oak Ridge loosing to a 1A school. 

1 hour ago, SweetScience said:

Holy. Seems we have just about hit rock bottom folks. I’m literally speechless.

I'm afraid you're right. This is the worst I've seen Oak Ridge play in the modern era (about 50 years). They can't even kick a extra point two games in a row. They returned their entire offensive line and 2 really good running backs, yet the only games that I see Oak Ridge having a chance to win is against Clinton and Karns. 

7 hours ago, bonkers said:

What happened Friday night is that a bigger and faster team beat OR even though the OR defense almost pulled it out. The offense got going a little in the second half but couldn't sustain it. The offensive line was average last year and about the same this year. I'm used to OR being the smallest team on the field but not the slowest. This could be a long year. I have some issues with play calling and personnel but I'll leave that to the coaches but the main problem IMO is the lack of speed and it's a glaring problem. The slowest OR team I've EVER seen.

But HV wasn't bigger and our offensive line was supposed to be our strength this year. It just pissed me off to watch #53 for HV rush unblocked most of the night. I just haven't ever seen Oak Ridge play so sloppy and not even try to block someone.

However, I do hope they turn things around and it is possible just like it was 2 years ago. They have a very tough schedule this year so I hope they improve fast. 

What happened Friday night? Oak Ridge returned their entire offensive line and Hardin Valley knocked them on their butt all night long. Number 53 for Hardin Valley was coming in untouched most of the night and the only time they could even get close to blocking him is when they blocked at his knees.

Some people may not like it, but this is the worst I've seen Oak Ridge play since S.S. was the coach. What has happened and what can be done about it?