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  1. Home court advantage is a major bonus for the lady cats, playing another 25-3 team I'll take any advantage we can get as they're obviously no slouch. The crowd usually makes a great atmosphere in such important games; I've seen a lot of good teams give in to the intensity. LaVergne has a great record for a reason so I'm sure this will be an entertaining game.
  2. I wouldn't want to play in a gym where the home teams have combined for a 16-2 record this year either, with the girls team undefeated at Ralph Benson. Wayne Co girls played excellent basketball, but comments like yours take attention away from their performance. Everyone is on the end of such a result, with the opposing team hitting a heartbreaking shot, but to show up and denounce LCHS' effort completely as luck shows no class on your part. At least the kids you claim have no class are exactly that, kids. Great game, Lady Cats.
  3. ladycat67- thanks for hurrying home to share that with us, get some cheese to go with that.
  4. Hearsay is what you get when you're not accompanied by evidence. So the Shelbyville fans that volunteered to speak about the incident... why would anyone do that, indicting their hometown team as deserving punishment, unless they were compelled to do so? Also, I do not believe TSSAA would make any ruling without sufficient evidence to make that ruling. So, like I said if you bring new info to the table, then be our guest. Something new on this issue would actually be refreshing. I know your case is built on self defense, but the ruling was based on many, many accounts that it was not self defense including a lot of SCHS supporters.
  5. Very few people are outspoken about Andrews acting in self defense, including the Shelbyville testimonies. Why would other hometown fans say he was an instigator and not acting in self defense? I'm sorry but cases are built on evidence, not the hearsay of someone slinging a story varying from the majority of other first hand accounts. Again, why would TSSAA have an agenda to rule against or in favor of either one of these schools?
  6. 'Look I know what I saw'... Are you disputing the Shelbyville fans that were outspoken about the incident in contacting the person(s) involved? BTW it wasn't to defend their hometown team, but indicating their team as the main players in the violence.
  7. Crunchtime- what are you bringing to the table, in a beating-a-dead-horse argument by the way,that hasn't already been said or mentioned or considered by TSSAA? 100 percent certainty, as you have claimed several times, should be accompanied by better information than he said she said.
  8. Jeff- i wanna hear you perfectly describe how the events unfolded tonight exactly, just so we all know how we feel about this.
  9. Hawse40- did you watch the games last night against East Literature or just look at the scoreboard? maybe the performance was worthy of such a scoreline and not simply just the opposition? just a thought
  10. Glad to see something like this come out, finally. Convey could get start for US at World Cup
  11. I agree with listing Ching and Wolff under that heading. However, I think Convey could be a huge player for us during the world cup. Convey must has grown a lot as a player in the past couple seasons. Since his move to Reading in England a couple seasons ago, there is a noticable difference in the determination of his play (running at defenders, early crosses, quick passing...). I actually would prefer to see Convey start on the left wing against the Czechs instead of Beasley...he seems to have become stagnant in his development, though he is still young. If your wondering about Convey actually playing at Reading, he started 45 of 46 games during league play for a team that won the League Championship with a record number of points. Premier league for Convey next season, hope he proves me right....
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    cleats

    I have some kelme master cleats and really like them. But it is different to everyone....don't buy online unless your sure about size or you have time to send them back.
  13. I was sitting directly behind the linesman on the sideline during the play, and a center back for Brothers held him onside, possibly even for a full second.
  14. this was a game of efficiency v. elegance. bga played most of the game on the back foot and allowed brothers to swing the ball all over the field, run through the midfield, play drops, but rarely allowed them to make that final pass/shot. bga was content to hit brothers on the counter for most of the game, and it was a strategy(planned or not) that worked. playing on the counter required bga to finish the few good chances they would get, and did finish as 2 goals (both on headers from a deadball) out of maybe 5-6 good chances throughout the whole game. also, a big mention should go out to the keepers for either team. each keeper made 2-3 great saves throughout the game, with the biggest coming from the bga keep with a great diving save from a header 20 secs from the end of extra time. as penalty kicks is always a lottery situation, touch luck for brothers and congrats to a deserving bga team.
  15. i know ive read this statement on other topics several times over, but cak and catholic really are about as even as top teams come. cak controlled most of the tempo for the game because of their early possession advantage. i dont know much about cak and catholic's season/rivalry (having only seen them for the first time today), but it looked like catholic would be just as willing and capable as cak of holding the ball and making them hit on the counter. catholic did pick up the ball more in the second half because of the need for the goal, and even hit the crossbar on a bullet header in the closing minutes. i was really impressed with number 9 for catholic and numbers 1/7 for cak. the player for catholic won plenty of 50-50 balls in midfield, continually harrassed cak's full backs, and hit the post in the second half from a good through ball. the players i mentioned for cak just seemed genuine all-around players. 7 was especially good at running at defenders and constantly putting them on the backfoot. all the players in this game were very good, these just stuck out to me during the game. good meeting you today BigG, hope to get to a few more of these knoxville rivalries next spring.
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    USA vs. Morocco

    i completely agree with that. another thing i meant to mention earlier was the quickness of play last night. our counters weren't too bad (when morocco actually add possession), but several times left or right backs were breaking into a ton of space and ball to space let them down, either allowing the a defender to race back or a simple poor pass. seeing more of bocanegra in the lineup wouldn't bother me too much either.
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    USA vs. Morocco

    the game obviously had a bad result, but i dont think it was the nightmare most would think. the US played well in midfield and defense (barring the brain freeze from cherundelo). mastroeni and donovan played pretty well together i thought, with pablo hanging back to allow donovan to freely go forward. i think i even remember donovan racing back on defense a few times, somewhat surprising. however, he didn't have his best game where it counts for a player like him. his last pass always seemed to be a little off or slow. also, was it just me or did wolff seem invisible most of the game? biggest disappointment: john o'brien arena likes him cuz of his experience, but he is definitely rusty after his injury lay-off (his first touch let him down countless times). i think the big stage will inspire him in a few weeks tho. best performance: mastroeni/convey i thought mastroeni had a very good game in place of reyna. his passing was efficient and quick almost the entire game. convey brought some new style to the game after halftime with his running and quick crosses. however, he is used to playing in the fast paced game in england, where the world cup will be drastically slower paced. especially after a sucker punch like the team got last night, they will be more aware that possession acounts for little at the end of a game. they will have to take their chances better, especially johnson/donovan. creativity was the big issue against morocco....a problem usually coinciding with a simple "off-game"
  18. any word from this game yet?
  19. i am somewhat surprised nobody has mentioned eto'o's goal as controversial. when u see the play live it looks like larsson dummied the ball through for eto'o to race onto, but larsson did get a touch and then play eto'o into an offside position. the espn commentators didnt even mention the fact that eto'o was clearly offside after the touch on. deco and marquez should receive the dubious didier drogba awards for the game. drogba is known for his disgraceful and enraging (in my opinion) actions when it comes to fouls (diving) and appealing for opposition players to get cards. the way deco was diving all over the place and marquez rolling around toward the end of regular time tryin to waste away the game when he actually fouled reyes was embarrassing just to watch. also, larsson pulling back almunia when he's about to quickly release the ball up field to waste time was pretty ridiculous.
  20. re-run actually is tonight on espn2 at 11:30 central
  21. the red card to lehmann changed the game entirely. most would argue that the goal taken off was a better result for arsenal and that they even scored first while down to 10 men. they did have a very good grasp of the game before the red card incident. arsenal scoring the early game eventually killed them off. barca threw caution to the wind for the rest of the game and ran arsenal ragged, mentally and physically. after barcas equaliser and then the winner, arsenal didnt nearly have the legs to come back. my key point for the game is the chance henry missed in the second half....ominously enough, he looked tired as he took the chance
  22. with the first kick less that 2 hours away, what is everyones quick prediction for the match, often billed as the titanic henry v. ronaldinho clash?
  23. a lot has been said about diarra coming from lyon during the break. diarra is definitely a great player, and i was actually more impressed with him at his respective position than essien. i would love to see united get an englishman to fill the role if possible, and michael carrick immediately comes to mind. i dunno how long his contract is still running at tottenham, but he has really impressed me in their big games at controlling the flow and breaking up opposition attacks....the game against chelsea at stamford bridge, where gallas scored the winner in extra time, really stands out as to his ability. united's defense will be solid next season, especially if evra/silvestre/o'shea one can take hold at left-back. with rooney, saha, rossi, solskjaer, and maybe ruud up front, i think the midfield is the only area of concern at the moment. although the giggs-o'shea partnership did engineer an amazing end of season run that would be very much appreciated at the beginning of next season.
  24. stayNskool, i must say i am somewhat jealous of your living in london. i was lucky enough to see united play newcastle at old trafford in march and wish i was so close to the action all the time, nothing like any atmosphere i have seen at another professional sport anywhere. yes a solid midfield signing for united seems to be the missing piece to the puzzle over the last couple seasons. it will hopefully give ronaldo, giggs, park and co. a little more freedom going forward.
  25. a diamond midfield for chelsea makes a lot of sense using the 4 players highlighted in the bbc article the article also makes a good point about the apparently useless wingers. chelsea have arguably 4 worldclass wingers that now look like they will only trade spots with each other from the bench to reserve games. i hope that chelsea play with the diamond midfield formation.....sure the players are all great players but the 4-3-3 formation of the last 2 years has been nearly unbeatable in england. like they say, if it aint broke.... also, that leaves the diamond with 3 out of 4 players with a similar style.
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