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Would also like to congrate Jerome Felton for making it to the pro bowl this year.He plays for the Vikings.He played at Sequoyah.It just goes to show you can make it.Proud of ya man.I think the feild needs to be named after him.

I used to do the weight room.I would start it in Dec. until football started in late JULY.I would open it up 3 days a week a 6"30 am,I did this for 3 years and never took a dime.And the kids did get stronger and did show up.I did it because i cared and wanted to give them the best chance at winning.Then some complaining from a few parents tore it all down 'because of playing time'.I'm not asking the coach to leave,but just do his job.I dare to say that i bet most teams are in the weight room,and have been for a bit.To be successful in football now is a year around job.It just don't start in the summer.If your going to coach,then do it whole heartly,if not step down.

Welli heard the guy that was doing the work outs.who is not a coach,quit because no one was paying and most wasn't showing up.As i said last year about this team the head coach is coaching jv basketball.Its a shame for the kids.Alot ask me whats it going to take to get over the hump.Well a coach who does his job is a great start.But if the parents are happy i guess its fine.Just hope he retires before my youngest gets there.Just because you won a state championship in 1987 or somewhere around there,doesn't mean your the greatest coach in the world.I also heard ,don't know if its true or not,but the off, cord.is not returning either.

Thats why i say it starts with the head coach.He don't do much and the boys know it.Our coaches don't even meet on sunday to go over the friday night game or the game coming up'THATS WHAT I WAS TOLD'.The 2 coordinators do it at home and come tp practice on Monday with what they want to do.I give them creit,but that needs to be done as a unit.Our little league never sees him,i think he was at one game this year and no practices that i know of.Like i said i'm not saying go after his job,i think he would be fine if he put his heart into it.If hes not willing to do so then move on and give it to someone who will.Our school has 1000 students in it and were letting schools with 500 students beat us.Theres a reason why.And like i said give the jv basketball up and be with the football team.If you want the boys to do what it takes to win ,then the coach has to do it to.

Well i didn't miss it by much.SEQ.went 6 and 4 instead of 7 and 3.I posted this at the start of this thread.O and Slobber they do have a parent coaching so get your stuff straight.But hes a great person and he will do his best.I have no issue with it.The issue i have is the coach.He had more tallent this year then has been there in a while.Now i'm not sayin get rid of him but make him step up to the plate.If hes not willing to do so then ask him to leave.Give up the jv basketball coaching and be with the boys starting in JAN.in the weight room.Don't start the weight room in APRIL or MAY.If the coach is dedeicated then so will be the boys.If hes not neither will they.I don't blame the kids,because it all starts with him.Its his job to make sure the juniors and seniors show up.You may say 6 and 4 is not bad,but they only had 1 win with team that a winning record,which was Rockwood who was 6 and 4.The other 5 teams had a combine record of 10 and 40.So if you have kids coming back next year,make him commit to what hes getting paid for.Like i said theres a lot of tallent there and will be next year to.I love SEQ.football but its hard for me to watch.Look at your good programs and ask people there how there ran,i bet its alot different.People here know what i;m sayin is true.These are our kids and we should demand whats best for them and give them the best we can.

Congrats to the CHIEFS last night.I didn't get to go but listion to it on the radio.Chiefs sounded like they played a great game.Rockwood with what i could tell didn't do well.I think in the 1st half they had a fumble and threw at least two interceptions.I think the Chiefs will go at least 7 and 3.And if the coach has them where they need to be,they could go 10-0.Not sure on L.C. yet .We will find that out this Thursday against Loudoun.Like i said their 3 big games are L.C. LOUDON,AND POLK.They have the tallent,but it will be up to the coach to get them over those hurdles.They have a great senior and junior class.Great job CHIEFS.I think SEQ.BEATS TELLICO BY AS MUCH AS THEY WANT.GO CHIEFS.

I love Sequoyah football,but i'm worried.They have a chance to be a good football team this year but to my knowledge they have not even stepped into the weight room yet.The head coach is doing freshman basketball.Is this normal or is other teams not in there yet either.Like to know where other teams are at this point.I mean spring practice is less then 4 months.JUST CURIOUS AND CONCEREND.

This is a game i thought Sequoyah should win,but now i'm not sure.I hope the coach has them ready.Its a long ride but will be even longer on the way back if they lose.

I think it will be a little closer but i give meigs the win 26 to 13

Well if you go and look at my post its says they should go 7 and 3.It didn't say they would and there was a little sarcism in the post.I did'nt go to the game but everyone i talked to said sequoyah had a lot more tallent on the feild.So how do you get beat that bad.I WONDER.It not hard to figure out what there doing.Its 1980 football.

I hope chargers play well but i'm afraid it will be ugly loudon 47 central 6

If they are young like you said, i would say give him another year and if its the same next year then he may need to go,but its hard for me to think theres that much cussing going on.I know words slip out sometimes we've all done it but this seems more then that,but i'm going on what you guys are saying.Got to remember this isn't college, this is high school.Rome wasn't built in a day.

Tough game for the cheifs this week.I thought the cheifs had a chance to go 7 and 3 now i'm afraid 5 and 5 might be where their headed.I hope they can get it together for this game.I recommed going back to duece set some and mix it up.The tallent is there to run it,but may be a little late to try it.I just hope we play a good game and its close,what does everyone else think.

Well Loudon may be better then you think beat L.C. last night.I think Seq.does win this one , but it may be a closer game then what i thought.I heard that Seq.may have a couple suspended for this game but i only heard it, not saying its true.What will help Meigs is that extra game under their belt against a descent team,and they kept it close.The more you play the better you get most of the time,if you can keep injurys down.Seq.seemed to have alot of bugs to work out and being off a week dont help.

Congrats to Sequoyah on the win against Rockwood.Next is Meigs how do you think this one wil go.Meigs must be a little better after beating Upperman or is Upperman that bad.But i give the cheifs the win in this one 24 to 7.I still say Sequoyah should go at least 7 and 3 and be in the other 3 games to say its a good year and maybe even sneak a win in against polk or loudoun or lenior city but should not get blowed out.Iwill hang up now and liston to the replies.

I will say Sequoyah has tallent this year.The most they have had in 4 years.If Rockwood is in shape and can be in it at half time they have a good shot.This is a big game for Seq.If they go 7 and 3 they need this game to do it i think.But i worry about what kinda of shape they will be in for a complete game.Don't know what kinda of shape Rockwood is in,but if its great shape they have a real shot.Should be a descent game though.

On a sad note a great friend of mine got killed on a motorcycle today going to work.James felker was the Madisonville little league commish.He coached alot of the kids that are at Sequoyah right now.He was the head coach for the Madisonville juniors.Please pray for his wife stacy and his family .He was a great guy and went all out for the kids he will be missed,

No not really.I havent said much at all since hes been there.I know hes got a lot of tallent this year.I'm not putting any other teams down at all just going on what ive heard out and about and on here.Im hear that central,meigs,cumberland,sweetwater,tellico are not going to be that strong.Rockwood is a smaller school but will be a descent team and loudoun and scott and l.c well be pretty good,and polk is always good.A good coach should be able to get a couple of more wins,that is what good coach's do.Everyone that played for him at Greenback says hes not the same coach he once was.If he is going to coach he needs to get back to that.So no i don't think 7 wins is a stretch.A football coach don't need to be coaching basketball.Maybe i'm wrong but how many does that.Everything they do needs to be toward the football program.If you want a team like Polk you have to have a program like Polk.Lets see 500 students and 7.8,9,wins a year proof is there don't you think.I'm not against him ,i hope he does well and gets the program where it needs to be,but its not going to happen with the way its being done.Its a year around thing so put the time in . Now if i hear right they do scrimmage this friday i think,but its what i heard can't swear to it ,they play sunbright and n.dame and harriman.at SEQ.

Wasn't sure about cumberland hadn't heard nothing on them ,thats why i gave it a toss up.Seq.has tallent this year in kids like huffman,mckane,dyer,arp,thats to name a few.thats why they should go at least 7 and 3.Thats why i said anything else is not good.Someone from Sweetwater said he thought they would struggle this year to.He said they would be better in a year or 2.So i say if he can't do no better then 7 and 3 time to move on and get some young blood in there.

I think heres how it will go. I think Rockwood will be a tuff game for us,and when they play they will be a step ahead.Rockwood 26 SEQ.13 Meigs will still be down.SEQ.24 MEIGS 7 L.C. WINS IN A tight one 21 to 20 Cumberland this game could go either way . Miminn having troubles Seq.28 Central 6 Scott still gets us but in a tight one 14 to 13 Tellico i think will be better but not that much SEQ.26 TELLICO 6 Polk is Polk great program Polk 28 SEQ 6 lOUDOUN another great program Loudoun 26 Seq.13 Sweetwater will be better this year hired a good assit.coach out of midway and i heard they have really been in the weight room this winter.This game could go either way . just my thought.

A head coach must be able to get everything and everyone on the same page.I know there are problems in the LL there because i've heard from people that live in both towns.Its the same way with Madisonville and Vonore.Theres alot of good people in both towns but alot do think their kids gets poorly treated because of where their from.So they think when the kid is a freshman they should be starting over a senior from the other town.I would ask this how many practices or games did the coach come to last year on both sides in LL.I seen Seq.coach at one practice and at 2 games all year.When your loseing its hard to get the kids to buy in ,but they also have to respect the coach,sounds like theres not much respect i see or hear.A good coach as to be able to get those players to run through a brick wall for them,its not happening at Seq.and it don't seem to be happening there.I hear the same thing up here if you ask the kids what they think about the coach they will say hes a joke,things can't be good when thats happening.

Well don't know about any 7 on 7 haven't heard anything.I think hes got 1 or 2 years left thats me guessing.The kids you are talking about are juniors and seniors now.Thats why i said if they don't go at least 7 and 3 it would be a bad year for them.What scares me is the work ethic in the weight room in the winter.Its about Feb.before it really gets started and its pretty much come if you want to.Now they are working hard now i heard, but i dont know if you have to be there or just show up if you want to. I believe weight room is key.You have to start as soon as you can.And they must be there to work out.Now i know you have to have tallent to ,but the weight room can get you a couple of more wins.You can't just feel like your a great coach and because your a great coach that the kids are going to win every ballgame.Its differenet now then it was in the 70"s and 80"s.Good exsample of this is Polk.They have 500 stundents and Sequoyah has 1000.Are there better players in Polk then in Sequoyah no i don't think so.I think at Polk it starts in the weight room and from what ive been told its a good program .Now tell me if Polks kids wasn't in the weight room would they win as many ballgames ,i would think not.Maybe i'm wrong but to compete its about a year around process.Tell me what you all think.

Actualy coach kerley was there 4 years.And the year before coach s came they won 4 games and played well in the ones they lost so hes done no better.I also heard coach conner is leaving and was going to maryville college to coach.If hes going to coach football hes needs to let basketball go don't you think.I heard he spent alot of the summer with the b-ball team maybe thats just a rumor to.You have to go the extra mile if your going to compete,weight room almost year around with people having to show up, not just when they want to,head coach being there.

I would say it should be a better schedule for them.But i think if its another bad year that it might be time for someone to go.People said to give it time its been 3 years and his record is 8 and 23 i think.With this schedule they should go at least 7 and 3 regular season.Any thing under that is not good.They have tallent there so i hope he got it together.