Tennessee/Kentucky All Stars Game

[compusatman]

Last June was the 24th annual TN/Kentucky all stars game. Normally a star studded event it was said that 2007 was possibly the end of the classic. I think due to the Toyota East/West game. One nail in its coffin I think was its June play date. Meanwhile the Toyota game in its second year is to be played the week after the Blue Cross Bowl. Which makes much more sense. Anyone have a definitive answer on this timely classic?

[olhickory]

The Border Bowl is January 19 at University of the Cumberlands. It features East Tennessee seniors against Eastern Kentucky seniors. Last year they had 5,600 attend the game. 38 seniors off the Tennessee team were playing ball on a college roster this fall. Tennessee won that game, and I think they will win again this year. The winning team gets championship rings, and a suitcase full of clothes to take with them. Also, the kids get looked at by KY NAIA and D2/D3 schools. It is a great opportunity to play ball one more time for those seniors, who did not make the D1 cut. The rosters are being picked now, and Coach Steve Brewer of Sevier County will be the head coach this year. East TN will represent again this year. Good Luck to all those players who get selected.

[compusatman]

The Border Bowl is January 19 at University of the Cumberlands. It features East Tennessee seniors against Eastern Kentucky seniors. Last year they had 5,600 attend the game. 38 seniors off the Tennessee team were playing ball on a college roster this fall. Tennessee won that game, and I think they will win again this year. The winning team gets championship rings, and a suitcase full of clothes to take with them. Also, the kids get looked at by KY NAIA and D2/D3 schools. It is a great opportunity to play ball one more time for those seniors, who did not make the D1 cut. The rosters are being picked now, and Coach Steve Brewer of Sevier County will be the head coach this year. East TN will represent again this year. Good Luck to all those players who get selected.

 

Olhickory...your name implies Nashville but I would imagine you are NET. Is this the second annual game? As well, I would like to know if the game is restricted to NET or East TN. The Counties of East Tennessee actually includes much of Region 4 - 4A whereas the common concensus is that the counties of Sevier, Jefferson, Hamblen, Hawkins, and Hancock are the border for North East Tennessee. University of the Cumberlands if I'm not mistaken is NAIA. What offense does Brewer run. The spread I hope. At any rate thanks for the information.

[olhickory]

Olhickory...your name implies Nashville but I would imagine you are NET. Is this the second annual game? As well, I would like to know if the game is restricted to NET or East TN. The Counties of East Tennessee actually includes much of Region 4 - 4A whereas the common concensus is that the counties of Sevier, Jefferson, Hamblen, Hawkins, and Hancock are the border for North East Tennessee. University of the Cumberlands if I'm not mistaken is NAIA. What offense does Brewer run. The spread I hope. At any rate thanks for the information.

 

The Border Bowl will have players from East Tennessee as far south as Boyd Buchanon and as far west as Roane County just west of Knoxville. Coach Brewer and his Border Bowl Staff will choose the offense. I know last year the team used some variations of the spread and the I because of the Cobb kid (tailback from Knoxville Fulton). He took the game over in the second half running the ball and really opened it up for the Tennessee team to win. Anyone interested may try to contact Steve Brewer for more information. This year's game should be a great one, I heard the KY folks were not happy with the Tennessee victory last year.