BiggsB8

Here are my predictions for the 2 conferences in TN 

TSIAA:

1. Lancaster Christian

2. Providence Christian

3. Christian Community

4. Franklin Christian

5. Grace Baptist

6. South Haven Christian

Misses Playoffs: Lighthouse Christian

SEEC:

1: Freedom Cowboys

2: Sacred Heart

3: Tennessee Heat

4: Tri-Cities Christian

Misses Playoffs: Franklin Classical, Zion Christian

TSIAA Championship: 

(3) Christian Community beats (4) Franklin Christian

SEEC Championship

(2) Sacred Heart beats (4) Tri-Cities Christian

Note: These are just my personal predictions. Anything can change. Should be a fun season ahead.

48 minutes ago, WarEagleCartman said:

I thought I read a few years back y'all were going to try your hand at 11 man ball. Did that fall through? 

SHJ moved up for one year in 2017. That didn't work out and they have been in 8 man since 2018. Had a rough couple years until 2021. Should be pretty good the next couple of years, they got a great coaching staff, but I don't think they will move up to 11 any time soon. It's still a really fun and competitive brand of football to watch though. If you are ever in Jackson on a Friday you should definitely drop by St. Mary's to catch a game. 

On 2/26/2021 at 11:06 PM, WarEagleCartman said:

Here's my opinion on the 8 man thing. If a team wants to use an 8 man team to start their program with the hopes of maybe going to 11 man that would be really cool and interesting. Some schools that come to mind would be Bradford, Big Sandy, or even Madison Academic. I also wouldn't blame a school like Gleason for saying forget this and switching to 8 man for a period. That being said I personally don't think any schools goal should be to stay at 8 man forever. I'd also have a problem with it if it started taking mid level to good teams out of 1A. 

This would be awesome. Since Sacred Heart is the only team right now in West TN we have to drive to Nashville or Arkansas or Mississippi for our games. Having more 8-man teams in the area could benefit everyone travel wise. Also it would be very interesting to see that crosstown rivalry between Sacred Heart and Madison...

On 2/26/2021 at 11:05 PM, TryNotToSuck said:

They never did. You’re correct about everything, but that was it. They still do 8-man though, which is cute.

Sacred Heart did in fact win a national championship in 8-man in 2016. As someone who graduated there I saw it everyday when I went to the gym lol. We moved up to 11-man in 2017 but it didnt work out. 2018-2020 were rebuilding years for the program as they dropped back to 8-man. 2021 SHJ was good and is finally heading in the right direction. They should be contenting for another title within the next 3-4 years.