Week 2:CPA vs Knox Catholic

[BigDave1967]

How do you think the CPA-Knox Catholic game will go? I think it'll be a 21-24 point win for CPA. I don't think anyone can stop them outside of Alcoa.

[Govolsknox]

I think Catholic will be down from the last couple of years, although still good. But I see CPA winning, and it will likely be handily.

[sportsnerd]

The weather looks like it will be great. Hope there is a big crowd at Vandy. Should be a great game. CPA really did not have the pass much in their game plan due to the strength of Peachtree being their defensive backfield. I would expect CPA to open up a bit more this week, but Martin is a bit old school in that he runs first until the other team stops it.

CPA's first 5 games are like playoff games in terms of competition. If they can stay healthy, will be great preparation for the playoffs.

[missinglink2]

CPA wins by 2 TDs, CPA has a hard schedule this year, but(at no fault of their own) they are catching several teams in a rebuilding or down year. Ensworth, Knox Catholic, Goodpasture are 3 privates scheduled who are down, in fact Goodpasture has sunk to new levels.

[WhereChampionsAreMade]

Catholic's defense struggled at times against Morristown East, and that's not a good sign. CPA wins this one.

[HappyHour22]

I think Catholic will be down from the last couple of years, although still good. But I see CPA winning, and it will likely be handily.

[HappyHour22]

If Catholic is down, why would CAK not want to play Catholic?

[UpperCumberlandMan]

CPA wins 35-14

[Govolsknox]

If Catholic is down, why would CAK not want to play Catholic?

I honestly don't know all the dynamics in this match up. All I can tell you is that if CAK wanted to have their best chance to beat Catholic, it would have been the 2011 and 2012 championship years, and this year, not the last 2 years, when CAK did actually play Catholic. Catholic won both of those games as CAK was in a definite rebuilding period. CAK took Catholic literally to the wire in 2013, and lost with a QB making a decision to keep on a goal line play where the RB stepped easily into the endzone while the QB who kept got tackled easily. It was the decisive play in the game and cost CAK the win. That QB did not play for CAK much longer.  I don't know how a match up between the two of them would have come out this year, but I like our chances. Disclaimer: I have nothing to do with anything at CAK including my two kids are long since graduated. I'm just a fan of the program.

[IrishBBall]

I honestly don't know all the dynamics in this match up. All I can tell you is that if CAK wanted to have their best chance to beat Catholic, it would have been the 2011 and 2012 championship years, and this year, not the last 2 years, when CAK did actually play Catholic. Catholic won both of those games as CAK was in a definite rebuilding period. CAK took Catholic literally to the wire in 2013, and lost with a QB making a decision to keep on a goal line play where the RB stepped easily into the endzone while the QB who kept got tackled easily. It was the decisive play in the game and cost CAK the win. That QB did not play for CAK much longer.  I don't know how a match up between the two of them would have come out this year, but I like our chances. Disclaimer: I have nothing to do with anything at CAK including my two kids are long since graduated. I'm just a fan of the program.

GoVolsKnox I always enjoy reading your posts. I think they're always accurate and never demeaning to either programs or players.

 

I think CAK really should have won two years ago but made a few critical mistakes. Last year they just hit Catholic at the wrong time and ran into a buzz saw.

 

This may come across as egotistical but I think both CAK and Webb thought they would probably lose to us again. If a potential middle school football player was trying to evaluate which school had the best program for the future, I think it would be easy to point out the success we've had the last few years. Webb running the Wing-T is going to discourage a passing QB (like the one starting at Catholic now that transferred from there) and WRs. CAK has a great offensive system from a passing standpoint so maybe more RBs and defensive players would gravitate to Catholic.

[QSouth89]

If Catholic is down, why would CAK not want to play Catholic?

My sentiments exactly

[QSouth89]

I honestly don't know all the dynamics in this match up. All I can tell you is that if CAK wanted to have their best chance to beat Catholic, it would have been the 2011 and 2012 championship years, and this year, not the last 2 years, when CAK did actually play Catholic. Catholic won both of those games as CAK was in a definite rebuilding period. CAK took Catholic literally to the wire in 2013, and lost with a QB making a decision to keep on a goal line play where the RB stepped easily into the endzone while the QB who kept got tackled easily. It was the decisive play in the game and cost CAK the win. That QB did not play for CAK much longer.  I don't know how a match up between the two of them would have come out this year, but I like our chances. Disclaimer: I have nothing to do with anything at CAK including my two kids are long since graduated. I'm just a fan of the program.

But Catholic was down in 2011 and 2012.  If that's case then they should have played consistently over the years. And in 2013, Catholic was playing a lot of freshman and a QB who was moved from wide receiver. About as even as you can get. However, we've had this discussion already and since there is no need for redundancy lets move forward amicably.

Edited August 24, 2015 by QSouth89