MBA-Brentwood Academy

[oblong]

Not sure....but they (BA) may have taken it easy in practice (no disrespect to Coach Jeff Brothers...JPII...BA Alum).......May not have practiced in pads but a day....overlooked JPII for MBA......thinking about their date after the game.......

 

 

 

don't know this for a fact, just speculation on my part, but I would not be surprised if BA spent the entire week prior to the JPII game preparing for MBA. JPII came in 0-6, giving up 45+ pts. per game, and scoring 15/game. They were never a threat, start 7 players both ways, so depth a problem, etc. This could explain JPII popping some big plays and having some early success moving he ball. If I were coach, I would give JPII a quick look/study, but use that practice time to prepare for the MBA game.

 

I believe MBA will be able to run the ball on BA, they have a lot of talent on that side of the ball. MBA is always prepared, has plenty of great athletes, and play very hard. They have a great coaching staff, and the players just love the new coach. Last year's team was an aberration since they had so many injuries. They realize they are the underdog, so they will be sky high. That being said, BA's defense is just fantastic, and very fast. If MBA has to pass, BA D line will force quick throws, and that has resulted in mistakes for other teams all year. A sack or two, putting MBA in 3rd and long, plays to BA's advantage.

 

MBA's best chance to pull out a win is to make BA one dimensional and take away the pass. BA QB is young, and has grown a lot over the year, and passing game has struggled at times. Early in the year, other teams loaded up to stop the run game, and dared BA to pass, which they were not very effective at doing. It makes CJ's stats all the more impressive, for so many of his yards have been VERY TOUGH yards, against 8-9 players in the box. If BA QB struggles, then a very close game, very evenly matched. Turnovers/Special teams probably decides game. If BA QB has some success throwing it, BA has a big advantage IMO, the BA's QB has shown a lot of growth in recent games.

 

This game will be very close

[32Skidoo]

don't know this for a fact, just speculation on my part, but I would not be surprised if BA spent the entire week prior to the JPII game preparing for MBA. JPII came in 0-6, giving up 45+ pts. per game, and scoring 15/game. They were never a threat, start 7 players both ways, so depth a problem, etc. This could explain JPII popping some big plays and having some early success moving he ball. If I were coach, I would give JPII a quick look/study, but use that practice time to prepare for the MBA game.

 

I believe MBA will be able to run the ball on BA, they have a lot of talent on that side of the ball. MBA is always prepared, has plenty of great athletes, and play very hard. They have a great coaching staff, and the players just love the new coach. Last year's team was an aberration since they had so many injuries. They realize they are the underdog, so they will be sky high. That being said, BA's defense is just fantastic, and very fast. If MBA has to pass, BA D line will force quick throws, and that has resulted in mistakes for other teams all year. A sack or two, putting MBA in 3rd and long, plays to BA's advantage.

 

MBA's best chance to pull out a win is to make BA one dimensional and take away the pass. BA QB is young, and has grown a lot over the year, and passing game has struggled at times. Early in the year, other teams loaded up to stop the run game, and dared BA to pass, which they were not very effective at doing. It makes CJ's stats all the more impressive, for so many of his yards have been VERY TOUGH yards, against 8-9 players in the box. If BA QB struggles, then a very close game, very evenly matched. Turnovers/Special teams probably decides game. If BA QB has some success throwing it, BA has a big advantage IMO, the BA's QB has shown a lot of growth in recent games.

 

This game will be very close

 

It is a fact that they worked on MBA all that week and very little on JP2. However, JP2 came out hard, executed some plays very well and broke some tackles. I don't care what their record is, they played very hard and sharp against BA.

[vols98]

u need 2 shut up silly goose. we work harder we dont pump as much money as ehs mba and ba do into our program. in fact all the money they put into their programs, they should be on the tippy top of the national hs list. im sorry but father ryan is the best considering the little resources we have

 

no, you dont work harder at all, come to one of MBAs summer workouts and youll see that immediately. Its not like Ryan is the poor school that has to stretch every penny, so dont try to make it look that way, and anyway, the polls and playoffs arent who's the best with the least resources, it who is the BEST and anyway, you guys are going to lose your next 3 games

[olddevil]

just shut up, you dont know what you are talking about, NOBODY has been talking about ryan football, it IS the biggest game in the state, and I guarentee that People from the other schools have worked just as hard, probably harder than the ryan team, but you know, the EHS and MBA Ryan games will finally shut you up.

PS

MBA-28

BA-17

 

Ihaven't seen BA or MBA but I have seen Ryan and they are very talented.Asto this game being THE game in the state, that is debateable. I for one will be rooting for MBA as will many D1 school fans since BA's lawsuit against the TSSAA.First they didn't cheat, then they had the right to cheat due to free speech issues. Thank God that sanity prevailed in the final Supreme Court decision. To the rest of the state this is a big game only in that we hope BA gets it's comeupance! GO BIG RED.

[tarheel1]

what are you talking about?? BA's defense is weak, their D-Line is more overrated than Notre Dame last year, their secondary is too aggresive and cant tackle anyone, much less Ben Bartholomew, both MCallie and JP2 ran all over BA's D. Jordan doesnt show up in the first half, and is going to get stripped like none other

 

 

You are special. before the jpii game that ba didnt prepare for, they gave up 6 points per game. the d-line has over 40 sacks. their front four will each play for BCS schools. there are few people who say things that are simply wrong, but you are one of them.

[32Skidoo]

Ihaven't seen BA or MBA but I have seen Ryan and they are very talented.Asto this game being THE game in the state, that is debateable. I for one will be rooting for MBA as will many D1 school fans since BA's lawsuit against the TSSAA.First they didn't cheat, then they had the right to cheat due to free speech issues. Thank God that sanity prevailed in the final Supreme Court decision. To the rest of the state this is a big game only in that we hope BA gets it's comeupance! GO BIG RED.

 

Cheat - no cheat - comeupance - whatever. Ryan loses to MBA and BA this year. To quote one of my favorite Maryville fans, "Write it down!".

[Hadouken]

MBA will win this game in the regular season.

 

But BA will this game in the playoffs/championship.

 

Thats if both teams survive Ensworth, Ryan, BGA.

[vols98]

You are special. before the jpii game that ba didnt prepare for, they gave up 6 points per game. the d-line has over 40 sacks. their front four will each play for BCS schools. there are few people who say things that are simply wrong, but you are one of them.

 

go back and look at the tapes, smyrna should have won that game, after the QB went down, they ran it right down BA's throat, and BA took it for a series or two, but they cant take it over and over and over like MBA will do all game, Smyrna even had a FRESHMAN FB and he absolutely demolished BA's linebackers, and I would be willing to bet that Ben Bartholomew is a good bit better than Smyrna's Freshman. BA's line stands straight up and is really late off the ball, the proof is in the tapes.

[WarriorFan]

go back and look at the tapes, smyrna should have won that game, after the QB went down, they ran it right down BA's throat, and BA took it for a series or two, but they cant take it over and over and over like MBA will do all game, Smyrna even had a FRESHMAN FB and he absolutely demolished BA's linebackers, and I would be willing to bet that Ben Bartholomew is a good bit better than Smyrna's Freshman. BA's line stands straight up and is really late off the ball, the proof is in the tapes.

You may be right....we will see tomorrow nite.....

 

Smyrna's freshman rb (Bryson) will eat many teams lunches over the next 4 years.......that has nothing to do with it......of BA's DL, 4 are 10-11 grade, and 1 is a senior. BA has been known to start 8th and 9th graders as well. If they can play.....why keep them on the sideline....

[KWoodroof]

go back and look at the tapes, smyrna should have won that game, after the QB went down, they ran it right down BA's throat, and BA took it for a series or two, but they cant take it over and over and over like MBA will do all game, Smyrna even had a FRESHMAN FB and he absolutely demolished BA's linebackers, and I would be willing to bet that Ben Bartholomew is a good bit better than Smyrna's Freshman. BA's line stands straight up and is really late off the ball, the proof is in the tapes.

 

One of the hallmarks of a top-flight team is that they manage to win even on an off-night. Smyrna may well have deserved to win, and may have played a better game, but it is not a sport determined by judges; it's settled by points, and BA scored more of them.

 

Of course, I hope tomorrow night they don't score any of them, but that's another matter.

[my2cents]

You may be right....we will see tomorrow nite.....

 

Smyrna's freshman rb (Bryson) will eat many teams lunches over the next 4 years.......that has nothing to do with it......of BA's DL, 4 are 10-11 grade, and 1 is a senior. BA has been known to start 8th and 9th graders as well. If they can play.....why keep them on the sideline....

 

Just curious, how many if any, of those 5 DL are from Una?

[WarriorFan]

Just curious, how many if any, of those 5 DL are from Una?

Thaaaaa Bears, The bears, The bears!!!!!! Not sure....