84 to 0...Greeneville?

[greengreen22]

Since Greeneville won state in 2010 scheduling has been tough. It's not that we haven't tried to seek it it's that no one likes to accept it. We can't choose who the tssaa places in our region and even requested to move regions but were turned down. Our out of conference games have been Morristown West (old imac rival), Science Hill a team twice our size, jeff co. Another school twice our size, Alcoa, Signal mtn (who has won a state championship and the fell off alot), and having to travel to Franklin County tn and Harlan Co ky because teams around here don't want to schedule us. We will be playing Alcoa again next year too. When you win alot of schools don't want to play you expecially teams in our area.

 

During those years we have beat the likes of Alcoa, Maplewood, Giles County, Fulton, Trezevant, Morristown West, Science Hill so it's not like we haven't beat some really good teams

i sit and read all the bad put downs towards Greeneville football we have been playing for 100 years and up until 6 or 7 years ago the devils started to rise to the top and all of a sudden we are recruiting , got some millionaire buying stuff for us and lord knows what else you all can think up - the bottom line is back in 07 08 the coaching staff then introduced a new style and training and weightlifting etc. it took several years for the kids to buy in but they are committed to winning - coming to practice everyday- workouts -weightlifting - and just a general love for the game the 09-2010-2011 season saw what the hard work brought while every school has some up and down years greeneville has been able to maintain a winning edge - up among the likes of Alcoa - maryville - fulton those are very good programs we have had to deal with the hand the tssaa has dealt on the re-structure of the region i myself thought playing some of the kingsport schools would be a great advantage to GHS but i have heard of the re-zoning of the school system up that way has made it hard on several Sullivan looks like they took the hardest hit they and the devils where always a top 5 game of the week how about haslam donating 15 million dollars to the knox county school and surrounding  area schools for new field TURF! that is him and his family giving back for the love of the game - as everyone know it takes money to travel and thats why the tssaa trys to keep the schools in the region close to cut down on travel - Greenevill loved playing those big name schools Alcoa mo west and Giles co of coarse some of those where in the playoffs but it should be a fun season the rest of the way and next year maybe all the ones that put down greeneville down will come to Burley Stadium and enjoy a game i still think the best place to watch since you are right on the field not a round track that seperates you and the players .. one last thing for those that think that greeneville should play the elite maybe you could call those schools and convince them to play us seems like we try at the end of the season and for the most part their scheduls are already full - guess thats our fault too..........GO BIG GREENE! 

[greengreen22]

Like many small town schools,Greeneville plays as competitive a schedule as is logistically feasible. The current alignment should have been more competitive with a higher percentage of 4a schools. I thought picking up MoWest was a good choice. Tough to get bigger,tougher schools to play without incurring considerable travel costs. With schools increasingly faced with cutting sports funding, the idea of bussing 60 players plus coaches and equipment 150 miles to middle tennessee so you can play more than 2 quarters of football without some Rutherford county yahoo calling out your coach is ludicrius.

Very Well Said Barb! 

[greengreen22]

Looking at their schedule the last 6-7 years it doesn't look like they seek out too much competition.

How do you suggest we get the TSSAA to restructure the league , since 09 we have played jeff co - tenn high sully south science hill mo west alcoa harlan ky signal mt -as out of league opponents  for the most part we have had a pretty good record against those oppnt's we split with a few but i think a pretty good bunch of schools to have played not counting red bank in 09- maplewood at there place in 2010 also anderson co they have been a top program for several years but have seemed to take a downwards  turn latley ..........GO BIG GREENE !

[greengreen22]

I'm sure he would be up for it since Greeneville doesn't turn down competition. Are we on the level as Oakland I would say no but Greeneville is a top 20 program in the state regardless of classification this year no matter if you like it or not

[BatmanDB]

A lot of well said stuff guys.I guess I'm getting to old.After a couple of lines I start to think,who gives a       what somebody thinks that's not a Devil fan.As long as we are happy with the program,that's good enough.

[greengreen22]

we will see!

YES WE WILL ! ARMY!

[greengreen22]

A lot of well said stuff guys.I guess I'm getting to old.After a couple of lines I start to think,who gives a       what somebody thinks that's not a Devil fan.As long as we are happy with the program,that's good enough.

[JohnnyLawrence]

They still stink out loud.

[noonesfool]

They still stink out loud.

Whose your team Johnny?

[BatmanDB]

They still stink out loud.

Reminds me of grade school when I wasn't learning how to spell ...It might have went something like this...They still stink out loud.Oh yeah Johnny ! atleast my avatar could have beat up Ralph Macchio in "The karate Kid " .A one leg sissy beat your guy up.

Edited October 24, 2016 by BatmanDB

[lawnman]

Greeneville has a great program and they have beat up my Cyclones the last few games we have played.I respect there program and wish them the best.

[BatmanDB]

Greeneville has a great program and they have beat up my Cyclones the last few games we have played.I respect there program and wish them the best.

I've been on the other side of that when a great Cyclone team beat us.All the respect in the world for Elizabethton as well.