MBA vs. Ravenwood

[YamRocks]

Your right this is about ravenwood vs. mba and ill apologize for taking this a little off track, but I had to call out Yamrocks for his absurd comments.

 

Shouldn't be a close game for MBA for ravenwood is down.

 

 

 

My apologies. I can wait....MBA takes this game...But Id lke to see the Raptors win

[gbo]

My apologies. I can wait....MBA takes this game...But Id lke to see the Raptors win

 

 

Yamrocks lost his credibility with the absurdity of his posts. /dry.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="

[skip216]

My apologies. I can wait....MBA takes this game...But Id lke to see the Raptors win

 

 

of course you would

[Red77]

As an MBA football alum who has followed the Big Red for over forty years, through the good, bad and ugly years, I have seen several rivalries rise and and fall. Most of them were strong because of the mutual respect that both teams had for each other. Although our rivalry with Father Ryan was oftern heated, I never had the impression that the players or fans from either school despised each other. In recent years, the BA/MBA games have generated great intensity and excitement, but again the mutual respect that each of the teams has for the other is evident amoung the players, coaches, parents and fans.

 

However, over the past couple of years, the envy, anger, disingenuousness and lack of respect that is displayed by many of those who attend and support Ensworth toward MBA is such that these individuals lose all credibility. Conversely, everything I hear from the MBA contingent with respest to Ensworth is positive. Ensworth is a very good school, which already has a strong athletic program, to go along with many other areas of excellence. Considering the growth that Nashville has experienced over the past few decades, there is clearly a need for another good private school in the area, and I am confident that both schools will continue to thrive.

 

As far the football games go, over the next several years, MBA will win some, and Ensworth will win some. Both schools will pursue excellence, but the quality of the teams will ebb and flow, as is natural. However, it will serve the Ensworth folks well to handle both their successes and failures with dignity and decorum, as is consistent with the goals of the school.

 

As a good friend of several of the Ensworth coaches and as a good friend of many of the Ensworth families, I wish them all the best for the future of the school and of the football team. These two schools will be rivals for many years to come, and let us all work to making it a great one.

[itzme]

Let's wait till October 6th-12th to talk about MBA vs BA. Should be a GREAT one though. Don't count out MBA so soon. I don't know how some of you guys are comparing MBA's team last year to this years team, its a 360 degree turn.

 

For MBA's sake, I hope you meant to say 180 degree turnaround!

[Footballfan15]

After play both MBA and BA it would be hard to say but I think BA has a higher powered offense and MBA's defense is better. So hard to pick a winner there.

[moose]

Its okay guys, first off Yamrocks is an Ensworth High School fan who states in other posts how their QB Harrison Ballard is unstoppable (2-9 for 20 yards vs. CPA) and refers to Jefferson their running back when he is running as "BEAST MODE". Lets not take these comments seriously for he is living in the Ensworth bubble and thinks victories over stone memorial high school is some kind of accomplishment.

 

Yes, BA is a great team, but so is MBA and so is Father Ryan. The fact that you refer back to a scrimmage with Hillsboro and BA is hilarious, bc i brought up Ensworths scrimmage with Hillsboro, (and how they got their ###### kicked) and all the Ensworth fans cried about how that was just a scrimmage and how it would be different in a real game. I love how all these EHS fans come on here and boast about their team. Back to BA though.. if we want to talk about scrimmages lets do so.. Mba scrimmaged Smyrna, who didnt have their star qb, and dominated them with each string that went in. Why is this relevant? Bc the smyrna QB played for less than half the game and BA still struggled to get the win. If you want to talk about scrimmages then id love to talk about the hillsboro vs. EHS scrimmage

 

Mba will win this one BIG.

 

 

Yamrocks is not in the ensworth bubble but i think that he has some ensworth ties and most of his comments about ensworth players are playfully sarcastic. I disagree with those who have insinuated that he has no credability based off of his previous statements. He seems to know a lot.

 

back to the topic i think MBA will win big but at the same time will have some trouble containing ravenwood's quarterback Becker. I think Ravenwood's saving grace is that they are a physical team led by Beckers hard nosed running. However MBA will have an answer for him and keep him contained. MBA will win this game big.

[bugsy]

As an MBA football alum who has followed the Big Red for over forty years, through the good, bad and ugly years, I have seen several rivalries rise and and fall. Most of them were strong because of the mutual respect that both teams had for each other. Although our rivalry with Father Ryan was oftern heated, I never had the impression that the players or fans from either school despised each other. In recent years, the BA/MBA games have generated great intensity and excitement, but again the mutual respect that each of the teams has for the other is evident amoung the players, coaches, parents and fans.

 

However, over the past couple of years, the envy, anger, disingenuousness and lack of respect that is displayed by many of those who attend and support Ensworth toward MBA is such that these individuals lose all credibility. Conversely, everything I hear from the MBA contingent with respest to Ensworth is positive. Ensworth is a very good school, which already has a strong athletic program, to go along with many other areas of excellence. Considering the growth that Nashville has experienced over the past few decades, there is clearly a need for another good private school in the area, and I am confident that both schools will continue to thrive.

 

As far the football games go, over the next several years, MBA will win some, and Ensworth will win some. Both schools will pursue excellence, but the quality of the teams will ebb and flow, as is natural. However, it will serve the Ensworth folks well to handle both their successes and failures with dignity and decorum, as is consistent with the goals of the school.

 

As a good friend of several of the Ensworth coaches and as a good friend of many of the Ensworth families, I wish them all the best for the future of the school and of the football team. These two schools will be rivals for many years to come, and let us all work to making it a great one.

 

 

I disagree that the Ensworth community has displayed a lack of respect for MBA. There may in fact be a few extreme counterexamples from Ensworth aficionados, however these are prevalent at every school including MBA. For example, this past winter when MBA faced Ensworth in basketball, the student section chanted "traitor" as head coach, Ricky Bowers, entered the gym. This was extremely inappropriate and immature. I don't doubt that Ensworth students have appeared just as hateful. But it is unfair to place MBA on a pedestal that they do not deserve. But, I guess, MBA can use all the fans they can get considering the majority of other high schools in Middle Tennessee want Ensworth to show up the big red. As a parent, who has ties at both MBA and Ensworth I think the level of disrespect is mutual and unnecessary. We should be the ones fueling a positive rivalry instead of cheering solely for bragging rights.

[Red77]

I disagree that the Ensworth community has displayed a lack of respect for MBA. There may in fact be a few extreme counterexamples from Ensworth aficionados, however these are prevalent at every school including MBA. For example, this past winter when MBA faced Ensworth in basketball, the student section chanted "traitor" as head coach, Ricky Bowers, entered the gym. This was extremely inappropriate and immature. I don't doubt that Ensworth students have appeared just as hateful. But it is unfair to place MBA on a pedestal that they do not deserve. But, I guess, MBA can use all the fans they can get considering the majority of other high schools in Middle Tennessee want Ensworth to show up the big red. As a parent, who has ties at both MBA and Ensworth I think the level of disrespect is mutual and unnecessary. We should be the ones fueling a positive rivalry instead of cheering solely for bragging rights.

 

 

Unfortunately, the posts on this board from those who support Ensworth versus the posts of the MBA folks do not support your position. Your own words "But, I guess, MBA can use all the fans they can get considering the majority of other high schools in Middle Tennessee want Ensworth to show up the big red," show the prevalent attitude.

[Predatorsfan]

Should be a good game. MBA in a close one only because I was impressed with their defense. Hope to see a good game!

[KWoodroof]

I disagree that the Ensworth community has displayed a lack of respect for MBA. There may in fact be a few extreme counterexamples from Ensworth aficionados, however these are prevalent at every school including MBA. For example, this past winter when MBA faced Ensworth in basketball, the student section chanted "traitor" as head coach, Ricky Bowers, entered the gym. This was extremely inappropriate and immature. I don't doubt that Ensworth students have appeared just as hateful. But it is unfair to place MBA on a pedestal that they do not deserve. But, I guess, MBA can use all the fans they can get considering the majority of other high schools in Middle Tennessee want Ensworth to show up the big red. As a parent, who has ties at both MBA and Ensworth I think the level of disrespect is mutual and unnecessary. We should be the ones fueling a positive rivalry instead of cheering solely for bragging rights.

 

Regarding an MBA crowd shouting "Traitor" at Ricky Bowers as he entered the gym, is this something about which you heard, or were you present for this event? I ask because there was a similar thread accusing BA's crowd of chanting "Here come the poor kids" as an oppsoing team entered the gym...highly inapporopriate and immature, except that it never happened. I would suggest that if your allegation were true (and I wasn't there, so I can't say it didn't happen), there would have been an almighty behind-chewing in assembly the next morning. Whatever differences Ricky and the headmaster might have had, the MBA community remembers and is grateful for his contributions to the school beginning when he was a 12 year old.

 

As to your assertion that, "But, I guess, MBA can use all the fans they can get considering the majority of other high schools in Middle Tennessee want Ensworth to show up the big red", twas ever thus. Mr. Carter used to tell us that in Nashville, either you hated MBA, or you went to MBA; there was no middle ground.

[itzme]

Mr. Carter used to tell us that in Nashville, either you hated MBA, or you went to MBA; there was no middle ground.

 

Mr. Carter was mistaken. I know it may be hard to believe, but MBA is not nearly that important in most people's lives to generate that kind of strong emotion. To communicate to MBA students that it is, does a lot of harm to those who actually beleieved him.