TNbuck84

Mr. Williamson, We know that you are enjoying your retirement and free time after a long and grueling NFL career. We know that you are pursuing various business ventures in West TN. We also know that you are already working as a position coach at a school that is 15 minutes from us, but strangely not at your alma mater (but no hard feelings, right?) How would you like to give all that up and come work for perhaps the most unrealistic and disgruntled fanbases west of the TN river? We are sure that that the high level of stress and pressure this opportunity will bring will pale in comparison to the pride and joy you will bring to our Milan community (until you lose too many games). We are looking forward to celebrating your return (and then calling for your firing after you drop the week 9 game to Peabody.) Warm Regards, Milan Booster Club

Can't wait for that Mount Juliet Christian School and FRA region matchup. That's going to be some compelling football. Boyd Buchanan and The King's Academy slugging it out for a mid-October battle for playoff positioning.

I forgot about Baldwin. I would agree. He is probably the best RB returning. I feel like he’s been playing for 6 years already. Columbia will certainly be a contender. That’s a program with a lot of momentum right now.

USJ in 2020? Regardless, what people have said in the past doesn’t really affect my claim for this up coming season. That’s a strange line of logic. Trinity has the best RB in the division, a style of play that translates to the playoffs, and a coach who has done it before. JCS has the best player in the division, and the best quarterback. Seems like solid ground to say that one of those teams will win it with all the other question marks around the state. but of course it’s all guesswork at this point. I was just trying to get the thread back on track.

Gold ball ends up in Jackson, TN next year. Just not sure which school. Both will be very talented and well-coached. If Mosley doesn’t get hurt this year the gold ball is more than likely there right now. There was no team in D2A stopping that.

I’ve heard conflicting reports about Westview. How did they look?

You make good points. I remember running the veer in HS, being very successful at it. Lots of great teams have won lots of games running that offense. TCA is a small private school in an area where there are a lot of good football programs and a limited number of high level skill players. If I’m an 8th grader, what’s more appealing: an offense that my grandad ran when he was in HS, or an offense I see on TV on Saturdays? If I want to play college ball some day (any level) do I want to be developed in ways that translate to the next level, or do I want to play in a system that very few college programs run. if I’m a basketball or baseball guy who the coach has talked into coming out for football, do I really want to play football in a phone booth or do I want to play in space with my natural athleticism. the option offense can work for many schools, but for TCA to compete they need the athletes mentioned above. Coach Butler understood this, and that’s why you saw elite athletes come through there playing in his system. Not saying new coach won’t be successful, I think he can and probably will. But football has changed. You may not like it, I may not like it, but the fact remains the same. trying not to suck, or be stupid.

honestly interested in how much interest this job garnered during the search. The whole process was kept very quiet. Seems like it would be an appealing job: solid returning roster, good community support, etc. I would imagine that Fayette Academy would at least reap some of the rewards of the big Ford plant moving in down the road as well.

this is just water-cooler talk I've heard from dads, but is there any chance they pursue either of the two private school coaches already in town?

wolves and bears don't typically fight outright, but they still compete for the same food. think the same thing could possibly be said about the Eagles and the Pups

ECS doesn't give a rat's rear end about USJ. ECS has 5 gold balls sitting in a trophy case. They care about what Lausanne is doing, what Briarcrest is doing. If USJ was the measuring stick for Coach Adams then that's probably why he got asked to leave. Maybe Coach Adams should throw his name in the hat at USJ. Could be a good fit.

The far and away favorite for A will be NCS as long as that quarterback is there. Outside of them, I think it's more wide open than ever before. DCA and Friendship lost talented players to transfer, USJ moves up to AA. West will be decided when JCS and Trinity play in October NCS obliterates everyone in middle MTCS wins East this year. AA-CPA and FRA...Lausanne as dark horse AAA-Usual Suspects

the freak under center for them right at this moment

Wasn't Columbia Academy leading JCS at half in their game earlier this year? Before the game got cancelled for storms? I agree with y'all, that one might be interesting.