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We'll only have around 100 burgers/cheeseburgers tonight...we are trying to sell out without having any leftover. The pizza is Snappy Tomato. We will have plenty of hot dogs, nachos, fries, and some Tornadoes. In addition, there will be caramel apples with whipped cream and walnuts, hot apple cider, and hot chocolate. If you've patronized either concession, the band appreciates your business!

I posted this on Sat., but figured I'd better say it again: There will only be a limited amount of band burgers this Friday. Plenty of hot dogs, Tornadoes, nachos, and fries, though. If you haven't tried the chicken sandwich yet, now is a good time to try it; they're really good!

I can answer that: about 1/2.

Believe it or not, there are parents out there who want their child to get a good education. When we moved here, we researched all the schools in Blount & Knox County. We chose Alcoa because of their academics...at that time we had no idea how good or bad the football team was. That was the least of our worries. It just so happened that our first year at Alcoa was...7 years ago, and they've been on a roll since. Bigphil: FOREVER. Even when I was in school...in the dark ages.

Concessions alert: There will only be a limited supply of band burgers for the game next week. We will have hot dogs, french fries, chili cheese fries, tornadoes, and nachos available at the lower concessions. If you haven't tried the chicken sandwiches, they're as good as the burgers! The upper concessions will have the usual until we run out. Thanks to everybody who has visited both concessions and has supported the band!

This thread is cracking me up! As someone who lived in Dalton for 10+ years and was closely associated with the high school for a few years (during the Bill Chappell era), here's something for you: A community that will run a pastor out of town will run a football coach out of town. Dalton is a very strange place. It's not like any other place in the SE USA. At one time it had the most millionaires per square mile in the USA. Those people with $ think they can run the football program...and apparently they can.

I beg your pardon: We're up to around 45 members now! I can take the bands playing, what I can't take are the cheerleaders throwing those little footballs during plays! I can't tell you how many times I've been hit in the face because I was actually trying to watch the play instead of catch a little football!

As an "outsider" looking in, I'm going to put in my 2cents' worth: Congratulations for both teams for making it to the championship game. I know that noone thought Murvul would make it that far; I'm assuming it was the same for WS. Watching the game on tv last night, MHS definitely did not look like the Murvul we've seen before. From where I was sitting, it did appear that WS dominated. MHS had a really, really hard time tackling #11 & #4. I was yelling at the tv, willing MHS to tackle them, but I guess they couldn't hear me! WS had some talented players that were amazing to watch. Something just didn't appear to be clicking with MHS. I was proud of the MHS players when they held up the silver ball just like it was the gold. You guys went a lot farther than most people thought you would. I was hoping GQ would be able to pull it off, but I guess it just wasn't meant to be. Congratulations again to both teams for a remarkable season!

YOu cant come on here and say stuff like that, come on. Be mature. Austin has worked hard all year long and your opinion like that is surely not needed. I agree Rankinated! I believe Austin had a very good season. He really did'nt get much playing time at the QB position last year. With the tough schedule Alcoa had , I thought he was a great leader. Not sure if alot of the problems Austin had with his passing game was due to play calls from coaching or bad decisions???? I do hope he has a chance to participate in a good camp in the off season. Lets face it most all QB's can work on accuracy. However, one must admit that a 10-15 yard pass is a higher percentage play than one 35-40 yard down the field. Seems like we never really tried the short high percentage passes??? Again, not sure if it was decision making on Austin's part or play calls from coaching??? With that said, I am very proud of the year our TORNADOES had. The guys played with alot of heart and determination and all their hard work definately payed off!! Let's get ready for next year!!! GO TORNADOES!!! I completely agree with both of you guys. I have enjoyed watching Austin this season. He came a long way this year, and with some guidance this summer, should have an amazing year next year.

Interesting. I sure didn't hear any of that. In fact, every time I asked someone a question, the answer was "I don't know". Still like the MTSU atmosphere better. But, like I said before, it could just be that I'm not a big fan of change.

Nope. The role changes from being a football/band mom to "just" a band mom! Well I guess I lost track of time then. Guess that's easy to do! I'd like to see the streak continue. We have some really good athletes chomping at the bit for their turn. It was good that a lot of them saw some playing action this year.

Nope. The role changes from being a football/band mom to "just" a band mom!

I agree. Maybe it was because it was a new location, but we had some trouble finding parking, and were surprised that parking in some locations was $8. Ended up finding a free lot and walking a little. It didn't seem like a state championship game; just seemed like a regular game. I also missed the big screen and music. Maybe for next year TTU could contact MTSU to find out about what music to play. "YMCA" wasn't the same without the big screen, and we really missed the dancing football. Thought it was really weird that we were the home team, but we seemed to be sitting on the visitor's side. Also, what's up with our boys having to walk to the Athletic Center to change? Ended up having to mingle with some Milan players waiting on our boys. That was a little awkward, but probably more so for them. We had a hard time getting into the stands as well, much more difficult than at MTSU. Could be that I'm just not a big fan of change. I suppose if this was your first champ game, things would've been great. It was nice to sleep in my own bed last night! Mama Rosa's was great! Well worth the wait!

awww, here's the real question: Can Alcoa win a state championship without any Coopers and Marshes on the team? For the past 6 years Alcoa has not lost a championship game when there has been a Cooper & a Marsh! I have my faith in Alcoa and the coaches. They'll have the boys ready for next year and the great tradition will continue with the younger boys stepping up, just as they've done for the past 6 years!

That would be incorrect. I was there this morning and they had no such thing. Nice try, though.