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19 hours ago, Waker said:

I know he is tearing the cover off a baseball.

Good deal. I'm not much of a baseball fan, so I hadn't heard anything about him playing or how his recovery has gone. Glad to hear everything is going as planned. Sitting here impatiently waiting for those Friday night lights to come back on........

19 hours ago, 1983 said:

Well nothing new, the Mustangs are really talented again this coming season!  They very well could go undefeated in regular season.  We shall see what happens in postseason.  I think the path to state title game is a little clearer than years past.  I think the Stangs are going to be really good and I think the traditional teams around in 2A are not going to be as strong.  It should be a fun season!

Per usual, we'll be hard to beat in the regular season, I'm sure. It's the post season that I'm more worried about, specifically the coaches. Maybe they'll be able to make some adjustments that will keep the momentum in our favor. How's Grays recovery coming along?

GO MUSTANGS!

3 hours ago, RexKwonDo said:

That would be good news for McKenzie if the coaches stayed. But look fella I know u are from Huntingdon and like to post stuff on McKenzie, but show some respect for Comer because the people of McKenzie surely do and wish him nothing but the best. Your post above is somewhat childish.

I kind of agree with him though, but not the Comer disrespect. Comer is an excellent head coach and has done a lot for the rebels, but I feel like its not going to be what Comer thinks its gonna be being at Milan, especially with new assistants surrounding him. He had it made at McKenzie, with an extremely talented group of boys this coming year. I believe I would have finished my career where I had the most success. But, money talks I suppose. Who knows, he may have those bulldawgs set straight within a year or 2. There is way too much discipline that needs to be spread around at Milan though. Wish him nothing but success, I just don't think it was the right move, but again he is the coach and I'm just someone typing words on a forum.

16 hours ago, Beagle said:

we had 2 seniors one Oline one lb/rb

 

Yea, I thought I seen you or someone mention that they were a young team. Maybe this new coach can get that defense turned around and Camden can start being competitive again in those big region games.

2 hours ago, ItsAlwaysSunnyInAtwood said:

I don't think they lose too much. When we played I don't remember seeing many seniors starters. I know #7 was a junior. He'll keep that offense going for sure no matter what they decide to run. 

I thought I remember someone saying last season, that they were a relatively young team. Not saying they will be a juggernaut next year, but if they can return that offense and build up that defense, they will be better than most think. That is, if the coach can keep them motivated.   

5 hours ago, SpottedGoat said:

In the running? For what? Even 1A Dresden hung 28-0 on them in the few minutes of a Jamboree in Paris & it could've been worse without JV playing. It was incredibly worse than that the year prior at a scrimmage in Camden with same schools. Defense wasn't their only trouble. But Camden gets a fresh start this year, new coach, new look, new vibe. They deserve a chance to at least see where it falls. 

So many posts happy to see McConnell to hit the road, yet Westview fans have rented half of Chattanooga for December stays for the next decade. (Chris Coleman aside- that's the REAL winning hire to me) I'm just a football fan that loves to see the kids compete & play. I wish both of these programs luck for the kids sake. However, maybe I'm the only one, but everything surrounding this guy seems total love or hate with not much in between. It just seems odd. No hate from me, just conversation here. 

Did McConnell not have assistant coach help at Camden? Budget too tight? Right or wrong control freak 100% on everything? Just game plan to outscore everyone & not worry about the rest? So many kids play both ways at this level, how could they be good enough athletes to pile on 50 point games, yet not gain some form of respect on D? McConnell loses a coin toss in Martin & there will be grumbles from the stands, is he really ready for that after what he has/has not accomplished at Camden? Just for conversation.

I mean Dresden could have beat many 2A teams last year. Just cause they are 1A, doesn't make them worse than any team in 2A. I never once said anything about being happy McConnell leaving, I don't know the man, nor do I care much about Camden. I think you may have me mixed with someone else. But yes, if Camden had any type of defense, they could have been a dark horse to, at the very least, win a couple of playoff games depending on who they were playing. I don't know many teams that can score 50 points and lose by 20. With most the kids playing both ways, there should have been some talent on the defense, but you didn't see it. I put that on the coaches not having the boys prepared to play their defensive position. It could have been a power trip from McConnell, idk. Or they could have just had a bad DC, idk. Maybe the new coach will have them better prepared this coming season. #GOMUSTANGS

10 hours ago, Beagle said:

Every team That McConnell coaches plays horrible defense with the exception of one Waverly team. I don't think he spends much time practicing that side of the ball. The only coach i know of that loses when scoring 50 points pretty regular. He  was doing it at Westveiw  before he started it here

Camden could have been in the running last year if they had any defense. Apart from Huntingdon, Milan, and Riverside, they played really well on offense, but their defense gave away too many games. @Beagle How many of those kids are they returning for next season?

The real question is, is he going to keep the current DC? I understand Camden needs help on both sides of the ball, but the defense was really bad last year. 

3 hours ago, Southtowner said:

Cowboys Anonymous

Howdy, my name is ST.  I'm a Cowboys fan...

 

Disclaimer: not making light of AA. 

Disclaimer to Disclaimer: AA isn't Atlantafalcons Anonymous.  That's an entirely different group.

As a Cowboys fan, we probably need a class like AA.

Disclaimer: Also not making light of AA

Disclaimer to disclaimer: They are like drugs though. Get you really high, then drop you straight on your head.

Buckle up. The drought will continue many years until they do a better job at hiring coaches, stop overpaying mediocre players, and holding on to those players for longer than they should, and hire a legit GM. Until those things happen, it will be either a .500 season or a 1 and done in the playoffs. As a Cowboys fan, I wasn't even surprised with the whooping we got. I've grown to expect it and if something else was to happen, I consider it a fluke. My mind will never change until we are holding up that Lombardi trophy. The life of a Cowboys fan is not for the faint of heart lol

On 1/7/2024 at 1:00 AM, tradertwo said:

Shoutout to Jack Camper from Riverside... if some of the bigger guys on this list had his heart, they'd be playing on Sundays.

Glaring omission... Jagger Cupples from Riverside. As good as most on this list on both sides of the ball.

Agreed. Also, Cj Pelanero not being on this list is a bit sus. Definitely one of the best defensive players on the field for either team, for any game. 

Now that is something to be excited about. What a change! Looks nice!

17 hours ago, MustangGuru said:

Eubanks, tearing his meniscus in his Knee had to do alot with the lack of Offensive play scheme as well... not saying it would have been a victory, but Gray was not able to run as effectively due to the injury.  

Prayers for our QB as he will be having reconstructive surgery on the knee tomorrow in Nashville. 

Absolutely hurt us with him being hurt. I hope the surgery is a complete success and I will pray for the doctors, for Gray, and for his family. This rehab will test him mentally and physically, but he is a tough dude and there is no doubt he will be back stronger next year. But this is bigger than just one player. We've had some extremely talented young men come through the last 10-12 years and what to show for it? We have always been a successful team, but is it really a success if we have no hardware to show for it in those years? Croppy likes to argue (no disrespect croppy) that our success is what most teams strive for, and although I agree, it's not enough with the talent we've had. Sure, we won our region with out regular season game plan, but when all the other good teams change to their post-season game plan, we still stick to our regular season game plan and that will not be enough to win you those big games. I highly doubt I could be as successful as Swenson if I was the head coach, but at least I know when it's time to open up the playbook. I'm not necessarily calling for his head, because it could be a complete disaster when the time comes for him to move on, but I will criticize him for his short comings. I love football, this town, and this team! If I had to choose one level of football to watch for the rest of my life between high school, college, or pros, it would be under those Friday night lights every time! GO MUSTANGS!! 

6 hours ago, tradertwo said:

I get that it would be hard to change what you believe in when you've had as much success with it as Huntingdon has...there are a ton of programs who wish that they could average as many W's over the time that Swenson has been there as they have. The two big questions that I'd have if I were a Mustang fan would be are we satisfied enough with our results to be afraid to change? And do we really think we could get that one or two extra wins if we took more chances? 

  I honestly don't know if Riverside or Huntingdon wins that game with the same balance of run/pass between them...Riverside was solid everywhere and would have been tough for anyone to beat. After watching in person, I can't make the argument that Huntingdon loses if they throw the ball on every possession like they did...they didn't march down the field and score, but they moved the chains with it when they had to.

Riverside would have been still hard to beat either way, but I wouldn't be as salty if we made it close. That's the thing, I would hate to get rid of Swenson with all his success, but there has to be a change somewhere. Now days, it's hard to win these big games with just running the ball, there has to be some kind of passing game to set up the big runs. We have the horses to do both, run and pass, but it just seems like they don't want to take the time to develop players for that kind of game. I'm a nobody, but I need a little more out of the play calling, especially in the games that actually count.

15 hours ago, tradertwo said:

I can buy that, but Huntingdon really needs to incorporate something of a passing game. Not counting throwing the ball on third down behind the sticks either...just an occasional first & 10, or better yet 2'nd and 2 or 3. If they can just keep the defense from absolutely playing the run on virtually every down, they'll be even more of a threat to score on any snap on offense.

  I doubt that at the point they started passing against Riverside that it would have changed the outcome, but looked like it could have changed the final score if they'd just stuck with it because they moved the ball as well as anyone I saw against Riverside with it. Still haven't got a clue why they went away from it when they did.

See the coaching staff for why we got away from the passing game against Riverside. Happens every year. We continue to produce consistent winning teams year in and year out just to be shafted by the play calling. Looks like we have some speedy studs coming in from the middle school next couple of years. I know the success doesn't always transfer from middle school to high school, but that middle school team looks pretty darn good. Let's just hope for the coaching staff to finally realize what we have and let them throw a little more. But, I ain't going to hold my breath and neither should any other Mustang fan.

Highlight video made by a student to showcase the young stangs 2023 undefeated season. 

49 minutes ago, Waker said:

Same here, buddy. I feel lucky to get to watch these boys year in and year out. Not many schools or communities or kids that get to experience what we get to here. I think we will get some gold in the case in the next few years. Maybe in a few different sports. 

I sure hope so. Would be nice to go witness and experience a win at state. I was a sophomore in 2004 when we got beat by Alcoa and was at the game in 2012 when we lost a 1 point heartbreaker to Gordonsville. I actually didn't hate that 2 point play call at the end. I don't think it would have mattered either way, Gordonvilles RB was a beast!

1 hour ago, 1983 said:

Yes I agree the next 3/4 years Huntingdon will be good.  

 

Huntingdon is always in the mix, very consistent program.  Not sure I have ever seen Huntingdon fall off a cliff.  That’s the great thing about combining classes if one class isn’t that strong another usually makes up for them.  I feel good about the future.

The only year I would consider us falling off, and forgive me I don't remember what year that was, but it was the year they changed the helmets to resemble Michigans helmets. We had an off year and they went right back to the old helmets the next year lol

28 minutes ago, Waker said:

I don’t see that being the case. The coaching adjustments, yes. I couldn’t agree more. But the athletes coming through in this years freshman class, especially linemen, is going to be special. Defensively there are some sophomore kids that really get after the ball. Not to mention some kids that are hard nosed, especially in the backfield, in the upcoming freshman class. I think Huntingdon has 3 or 4 special years ahead. 

And my assessment on that is solely based off hearsay and what I read on here. I'm not close to the school or the kids. I hope that is the case because we are losing some special kids this year and next. After the butt whooping we got to begin the season and them showing everyone how resilient and tough they are, I really thought this was going to be the year. I knew we were going to eventually go through Riverside to get there, but I just knew we were going to pull it off. I will always criticize the coaches (if needed), but have never doubted the kids ability to grind it out. I love my stangs and this community! I've always valued yours and croppys input on here, so here's to hoping you're right and being able to push through this "curse" 

2 hours ago, sportsnutz said:

I wouldn't be so sure of that. When you look at 4 year cycles, 2024 will be the end of a window for Huntingdon. Everyone said when this current junior class were 8th graders that this team was going to be special. Yes, they've been very successful, but ultimately have fallen short. We will have a major senior class graduate next year, and I could foresee some drop off after they're gone.

I saw a few things from a couple sophomores and freshmen that give me some hope that we can have some kids step up and not fall off a cliff after next year. Seems Huntingdon almost always have talent coming up, but if we don't win gold next year I could see a 2-3 year span before we are legit contenders again.

Until the coaching staff shows they can make adjustments when needed, we won't be going nowhere, but home. I hate to sound like Forest fans, but it's the same thing every year. Bad play calling will get you sent home every time against good teams. But I agree with you, if not next year, it will be a while before we are in the mix again, but then again, it seems we say that too often and it continues to be the next year, every year.

17 minutes ago, Croppygenius said:

The tough Mustang schedule I think hurts us late in the season. Playing a super tough region schedule plus non region games against Mckenzie, Crockett Co and a pretty talented Columbia Academy has us beat up. Huntingdon is a very physical team and the schedule takes its toll. Most fans don't know that our QB played with a torn meniscus against Riverside, was not close to 100%. No excuses its the kind of schedule we like to play. It is what it is!

I knew he was injured before the game, but he wasn't all we had. It's not just this year though. It's been every year that we can't get it done, even the years where we had a cupcake schedule. I know both are tough, not enough competition won't have you prepared and too much competition can have you beat up, but he wasn't the only player we had. We abandoned the passing game when we were having some success and their defense was stuffing the run. I just can't pick them to be the favorite until they show me they are the favorite. Still love those stangs tho!

I just can't pick my stangs to be the favorite to make it to state next year. Region champs? Sure, that is very possible, but until this coaching staff can show me that they can make the necessary adjustments when they are needed, I'm going to have to go with someone else. I would much rather eat my crow than to continue to look like a fool claiming us as the favorites every year just to underperform in the playoffs year after year. We had the horse's in the stable, but still couldn't get it done.  

9 hours ago, Mustang1969 said:

Same to you bud. I think our boys played hard. We didn’t play clean as evidenced by the two turnovers.  I kinda think our playcalling on offense was handcuffed due to injury and we definitely have zero semblance of a hurry up. The usage of the clock was a major stumbling block.  The major issue I had with coaching was in particular the malfeasance of never having a safety (or two) back with a play coming you know they are going to go to the end zone such as the last play before half. We also imo don’t do a good job of teaching technique to our dbs, such as how to line up to take away those slants.  Easy to coach on a message board. Lol. We just got beat by a better team that night. Hope the Panthers bring home the gold!

I hope what I heard about Gray isn't completely true and if it is I hope he has a speedy recovery and it doesn't affect him next year. I understand coaches like to stick to what they do best, especially Swenson, but in these games and beyond, there has to be some kind of change going forward if we are going to be successful, at least next year in this region. Somebody said earlier, somewhere, that we were pretty successful on the pass plays against Riverside and they wondered why we got away from it. I agree with them. Why not just keep passing until we set up the run? We can't keep running the same plays against good teams and expect it to work every time, there has to be an adjustment somewhere and IMO these coaches aren't able to do that in meaningful games. That has been shown plenty of times in the past 10 or more years. I'm not saying dump Swenson, but Jesus it's so frustrating. Our secondary has played really well this year, even better than I had expected, but I agree with you, that play you should have had 1 or maybe 2 players dropped back to defend the long pass. Another issue, like you stated, is the non-existent hurry up offense. In meaningful games, every second counts and it will hurt you tremendously if your qb is running 15-20 seconds off the clock having to run to the sideline to get the play. Swenson and the coaches need to get with the program. Use pictures or hand signals something, even if its just for the hurry up offense. I can't say that if all this was fixed during the game with Riverside, we would win, but I think it would have been closer. Riverside is just talented, from the players to the coaches. Good coaches win those meaningful games and Frost did just that, 2 years in a row. Good luck to the Panthers, bring that gold back to the west! Much respect from a salty and frustrated Mustang fan.

29 minutes ago, BIGPURPLEMACHINE said:

Me saying that had nothing to do with whether or not they should or shouldn’t be in 2A. It had to do with him insinuating they were purposely reporting false numbers. They have committed no wrong doing. It says something about one’s character to accuse someone with absolutely zero proof. 

You can tell this feller is a real OG old head. The amount of exclamation points and the non-ability (or stubbornness) to turn off caps lock is a dead give away. Well, he did write one sentence not in caps, but I assume he just hit the wrong button.

6 hours ago, FALCONFLYER said:

THEY GOING TO NEED MORE THAN A GO UC TO WIN THIS ONE!!!DRESDEN BY A LANDSLIDE!!!35-14!!!

6 hours ago, FALCONFLYER said:

I hope you didn’t make a bet on it!!!!DRESDEN REDIRECTS TORNADOES BACK TO ONION COUNTY WITH 35-14 L!!!!

6 hours ago, FALCONFLYER said:

NO HE IS NOT A MORON!!!HE IS CORRECT!!UC SHOULD BE IN 2A STAY IN 2A & GET OUT OF 1A!!!THAT OFFENSE IS ONLY GOOD FOR RUGBY NOT FOOTBALL!!!KMSL!!!!UC LOSES 35-14 IN THE SLOPYARD COME FRIDAY NIGHT!!!!!!

6 hours ago, FALCONFLYER said:

YA’LL WILL NEED EVERY ARMY BACKUP & REINFORCEMENT TO GO WIN AT THE SLOPYARD COME FRIDAY NIGHT SO DON’T GET COMFORTABLE SAYING NOTHING THAT WILL EFFECT THIS WEEK BC THIS IS YOUR LAST WEEK OF 2023!!ENJOY THE TYSON TURKEYS BC THAT’S WERE YOU WILL BE AFTER FRIDAY!!!HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS & YOU WON’T BE PLAYING FOOTBALL THAT WEEK!!!ONLY WATCHING!!!!KMSL!!LIONS BY A LANDSLIDE 35-14!!!!

6 hours ago, FALCONFLYER said:

IF #7 JONES TOUCHES THE BALL 15 TIMES THEN UC WILL WIN EASILY BUT I SERIOUSLY DOUBT THAT BC #5 & #12 ARE 85% OF THE OFFENSE SO DRESDEN BY A LANDSLIDE!!!!35-14!!!!!!

6 hours ago, FALCONFLYER said:

I THINK YOUR PEGS ARE BROKEN!!!UC WILL GET HOGTIED IN THE SLOPYARD BY A LANDSLIDE!!!35-14!!!!

6 hours ago, FALCONFLYER said:

YOU MUST BE ONE OF THOSE FROGGY 99.3 COMMENTATORS TO HAVE HIGH HOPES LIKE THAT!!!!KMSL!!!!UC WILL GET REDIRECTED OUT THE SLOPYARD WITH THE BIGGEST L OF THE YEAR!!!LIONS BY A LANDSLIDE 35-14!!!!!!GO TUNE UP FOR BASKETBALL BUDDY!!!!

6 hours ago, FALCONFLYER said:

YOU GOT THAT RIGHT!!!ENJOY YOUR BITTER 2 YEARS IN 1A JUST LIKE PEABODY DID!!DROPPED DOWN & GOT DROPPED BOTH YEARS!!!UC WILL EXPERIENCE THAT FEELING FRIDAY!!!!LIONS 35-14 OVER UC!!