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I think they can hang. Coach Tygard is pretty imaginative with his game plans, so it will be enjoyable.

Only beat Bradley twice and once was this year, against one of the worst Bradley team in over a decade, due to youth adn injuries. Cleveland has held sway over them as well with only a couple of losses (that I remember) since Walker Valley started.

I think this is for the region. although Cleveland has been playing lights out, I am not sure they can pull the wins against Bearden or Murrvullle.

Bradley played Riverdale in the playoffs one year and because a rain situation they moved the game to Finley because the Bradley field was pure mud after a major rain event. You schedule the game you play it if at all possible. Yeah, it would be a mud bath, but then it's football. (I was at the infamous Mud Bowl; Cleveland fans will know what I am talking about)

Not sure that it's just Red Bank. Hamilton county has done things before that were rather bad. I can remember way back when there were only 5 classes, and Hamilton County's Administration worked the school zones and populations to do everything in their power to keep any Hamilton County Team from traveling out of the county. Bradley and Cleveland were forced into the Knoxville region then. And when you consider how much money Bradley/Cleveland resident spend in Hamilton County.,., Not very neighborly if you ask me.

Tom Weathers is rolling over in his grave.

When he took the program at 28 years old, he inherited as a bad a program as you could. While the season looks pretty bleak, due to circumstances beyond his control, it's not like he does not have a good group of youngsters, with good size and pretty good ability. This rebuilding job is not nearly as bad as before. What he decides will be after the season, but if I was in his position and looking to get out, I would have left after last season.

Yeah, lost him in the Maryville game late.

I have no doubt of that. I would have gone with one of the Freshman QB's too and took the lumps with them. Would have been better prepared for he future.

Replace Bradley with Cleveland? They are playing very well, and Bradley is not.

Been a Bear fan through thick and thin. Was there for the State Championship and the 0-10's. 50+ years of going to games watching them. But this is likely the most drastic drop from one year to another that I can remember with an existing coach. Granted losing 18 of your starters to graduation (6 of them signing high level scholarships) and having to replace them with freshmen, sophomores and a few juniors is not a recipe for success. Then have your starting QB go down (at least he had been in the system for 2 years), then by the end of the game you are on your second freshman QB due to injury (concussion) it looks bad. Then a controversial transfer of an experienced QB who then goes down to another season ending injury, makes it even worse. Now playing the former TE at QB? As a picking guru (joking guys) I would have a hard time picking the Bears in most any game going forward, unless I see something drastic in improvement offensively. Defense will play hard and looks decent, not great, but that is not enough to win in this league.

I really hate to agree on this but With Bradley's youth and QB issues (simply really bad luck, nothing nefarious about it) I don't see them winning, although I think they will put up a good game.

That is the biggest issue I see year in and year out. Too many stupid mistakes and penalties. I get just as upset at Bradley's players for that as I do anyone else. That stuff costs you ball games. Cleveland is dying for the next Benny Monroe, but one thing about Benny's teams. He kept a good lid on the penalties and to run that offense the way they did, they had to have some discipline.

I think we get Tucker as the starter this week. Tyler Cook (Yes older brother) went out on the 6th play of the season, then AJ Nash goes out int he same game with a concussion, leave Tucker to finish the game. Now Cash goes out with an MRI scheduled for Monday, and that leave the only healthy QB Tucker. Not sure about Nash with his concussion so if he's still out they have to find someone to be an emergency QB.

Yeah, but realistically it's a team culture fix. Something you don't fix completely in a week of practice.