2017 Class 2A Coaches Poll: Murphy Fair Magazine

[Southtowner]

2A Coaches Preseason Poll
 
       As part of the content of Tennessee High School Football, coaches are asked to list six teams in their particular classification they feel have the best chance of reaching the BlueCross Bowl in Cookeville in December. Votes are then tabulated and teams are ranked. We list the Top 10 in each class (Top 3 in Division II classes) based on those rankings. Teams must score six or more points to be ranked. Here are the preseason 2A rankings according to coaches. Numbers in parenthesis reflect first place votes. All coaches did NOT participate in the voting.
 
2A
 
1. Union City (8)
 
2. Adamsville (2)
 
3. Marion Co. (4)
 
4. Trousdale Co. (3)
 
5. Waverly Cent. (1)
 
6. Peabody (2)
 
7. Mitchell
 
8. Tyner Acad. (1)
 
9. Forrest (tie)
 
9. Lewis Co. (tie)
 
Also receiving votes, in order: Columbia Acad.

[Southtowner]

The missing pole has been found. This pole was found last night in Jasper.  I heard those folks from there got mad when that Mathis man was not on top of Murphy's pole.  Thanks to PegLeg for getting this pole flown back to Murphy so he could put it on his website and include it in his 30th anniversary book.

[ItsAlwaysSunnyInAtwood]

This looks a lot better than the 1A poll. Wow 3 teams from region 7 in the top 6. Accurate.  That region will be heck to get through.

[BoardHater71]

I'd be amazed if there are 4 better football teams in the state than Waverly in 2A.  Region 7 has 3 that are capable of beating Waverly but only 1 of them will reach the state semifinals.  They would have beaten Marion County last year by 2-3 scores.  I mean no disrespect to the boys in purple but Waverly was the only team in 2A last year that could have competed against Trezevant's team of Rhodes Scholars.  

[BigEdMo]

3 minutes ago, howdoitknow said:

I'd be amazed if there are 4 better football teams in the state than Waverly in 2A.  Region 7 has 3 that are capable of beating Waverly but only 1 of them will reach the state semifinals.  They would have beaten Marion County last year by 2-3 scores.  I mean no disrespect to the boys in purple but Waverly was the only team in 2A last year that could have competed against Trezevant's team of Rhodes Scholars.  

I have seen on here about the great QB and great RB Waverly has. But will they be able to keep teams from scoring. if I remember correctly didn't they have a heavy senior class defense. Just wondering. 

[PurplePower68]

1 hour ago, howdoitknow said:

I'd be amazed if there are 4 better football teams in the state than Waverly in 2A.  Region 7 has 3 that are capable of beating Waverly but only 1 of them will reach the state semifinals.  They would have beaten Marion County last year by 2-3 scores.  I mean no disrespect to the boys in purple but Waverly was the only team in 2A last year that could have competed against Trezevant's team of Rhodes Scholars.  

No disrespect taken but you have to realize that Waverly lost to Trez without a Div 1 rb in Richardson. Our game was a 6 point game halfway through the 4th qtr. 

[PurplePower68]

2 hours ago, Southtowner said:

The missing pole has been found. This pole was found last night in Jasper.  I heard those folks from there got mad when that Mathis man was not on top of Murphy's pole.  Thanks to PegLeg for getting this pole flown back to Murphy so he could put it on his website and include it in his 30th anniversary book.

I think Donovan Stewart's poll is more accurate honestly. We aren't the 3rd best team in the state just like sp isn't the #1 team in 1A. 

[fallguy17]

Quite honestly, I wish we were sitting back in the 7 or 8 spot. Lots of pressure for the new kids on the block.

[ItsAlwaysSunnyInAtwood]

A Wavo-Marion State Championship would've been a one score game..

[Justmy2cents]

6 minutes ago, WarEagleCartman said:

A Wavo-Marion State Championship would've been a one score game..

Will never know because waverly did not make it,. 

[ReitzFan]

2 hours ago, howdoitknow said:

I'd be amazed if there are 4 better football teams in the state than Waverly in 2A.  Region 7 has 3 that are capable of beating Waverly but only 1 of them will reach the state semifinals.  They would have beaten Marion County last year by 2-3 scores.  I mean no disrespect to the boys in purple but Waverly was the only team in 2A last year that could have competed against Trezevant's team of Rhodes Scholars.  

Prepare to be amazed.

[lakecounty1968]

Just now, ReitzFan said:

Prepare to be amazed.

Agree totally with this statement. It wouldn't surprise me if 4 teams from region 7 are better.