blazer1set Posted April 23, 2019 Report Share Posted April 23, 2019 8 hours ago, Red Rebels said: Never. They have had .500 season next to a sub .500 season on two occasions: 1950 2-8 1951 5-5 2015 4-7 2016 6-6 Great work! So DB fans, take heart, this will be the year of the Tribe !!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TribalEmpire Posted April 23, 2019 Report Share Posted April 23, 2019 On 4/20/2019 at 12:37 PM, blazer1set said: You think the Vikings are going to be pretty good? I just can't see them hanging with DB for 4 quarters. I'm hoping we can get past them and get a shot at the playoffs. I know that Tennessee High is normally pretty stout. This is actually the first year I'll be following the Tennessee side on the gridiron. So, what would your predictions be? Just what little I know, I was thinking 5-5 looking at the schedule: Wins: Hardin Valley, Daniel Boone, Jefferson County, Morristown West, Science Hill Losses: Tennessee High, Oak Ridge, Bearden, Farragut, Alcoa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blazer1set Posted April 23, 2019 Report Share Posted April 23, 2019 3 hours ago, SWVAHavokFan said: I know that Tennessee High is normally pretty stout. This is actually the first year I'll be following the Tennessee side on the gridiron. So, what would your predictions be? Just what little I know, I was thinking 5-5 looking at the schedule: Wins: Hardin Valley, Daniel Boone, Jefferson County, Morristown West, Science Hill Losses: Tennessee High, Oak Ridge, Bearden, Farragut, Alcoa Move Tennessee High to the win column and you got it. The Vikings have fared poorly against the Tribe in recent years, I think they won somewhere around 2009, but that's been about it. I'm not sure Oak Ridge is a loss but we will have to wait until the season starts to see what they have. There is a good possibility of DB going 7-3. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swipes Posted April 23, 2019 Report Share Posted April 23, 2019 36 minutes ago, blazer1set said: Move Tennessee High to the win column and you got it. The Vikings have fared poorly against the Tribe in recent years, I think they won somewhere around 2009, but that's been about it. I'm not sure Oak Ridge is a loss but we will have to wait until the season starts to see what they have. There is a good possibility of DB going 7-3. I think DB is replacing a lot to make it to 7-3. All World Hicks graduated (He carried that team to 4 wins last year), Redwine, Bristol, Salyers, Starke, and now Browder is gone to Christ School. I could see them going 6-4 but also could see them being 4-6 again Hardin Valley, Tennessee High, Oak Ridge, Bearden, Farragut, Alcoa, and Science Hill will all be tough games for the Tribe 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blazer1set Posted April 24, 2019 Report Share Posted April 24, 2019 19 hours ago, Swipes said: I think DB is replacing a lot to make it to 7-3. All World Hicks graduated (He carried that team to 4 wins last year), Redwine, Bristol, Salyers, Starke, and now Browder is gone to Christ School. I could see them going 6-4 but also could see them being 4-6 again Hardin Valley, Tennessee High, Oak Ridge, Bearden, Farragut, Alcoa, and Science Hill will all be tough games for the Tribe I agree, it will not be easy, but 4-6 is just unfathomable. As Red Rebels has pointed out above, DB has never had back to back losing seasons, so while the statistical probability is certainly not zero it has to be extremely close that the Tribe goes no less than 5-5. DB lost a lot of seniors, true, but all schools lose a class of seniors each year. As they say, we will just have to line it up, kick it off and see what happens. Can't wait for HS football to begin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Rebels Posted April 24, 2019 Report Share Posted April 24, 2019 (edited) I just heard an interesting story about how the first Alcoa vs D-B game came about. There was a coaching convention and Athletic House had a hospitality suite set up at the hotel. The D-B representative and the Alcoa coach arm wrestled on the coffee table in the hospitality suite. The winner hosted the first game. I was told Jack Raby busted the D-B representative's knuckles and hosted the first game. The guy telling the story used to work at Athletic House and was there. Albert Davis signs scholarship papers with the University of Tennessee in this 1967 photo. Seated with Davis, from left, are his father, Jefferson Davis, mother, Annabelle, and Alcoa coach Jack Raby. Standing at center is Vols coach Doug Dickey. Photo courtesy of David Duggan Edited April 24, 2019 by Red Rebels 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BatmanDB Posted April 24, 2019 Report Share Posted April 24, 2019 8 hours ago, Red Rebels said: I just heard an interesting story about how the first Alcoa vs D-B game came about. There was a coaching convention and Athletic House had a hospitality suite set up at the hotel. The D-B representative and the Alcoa coach arm wrestled on the coffee table in the hospitality suite. The winner hosted the first game. I was told Jack Raby busted the D-B representative's knuckles and hosted the first game. The guy telling the story used to work at Athletic House and was there. Albert Davis signs scholarship papers with the University of Tennessee in this 1967 photo. Seated with Davis, from left, are his father, Jefferson Davis, mother, Annabelle, and Alcoa coach Jack Raby. Standing at center is Vols coach Doug Dickey. Photo courtesy of David Duggan Good story RR.Alcoa is something special,they can step on the field with most teams nomatter who they are.If they were 6A,you would probably see national championships on top of state championships. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Rebels Posted April 25, 2019 Report Share Posted April 25, 2019 14 hours ago, BatmanDB said: Good story RR.Alcoa is something special,they can step on the field with most teams no matter who they are. If they were 6A, you would probably see national championships on top of state championships. I wouldn't go that far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CU06 Posted April 25, 2019 Report Share Posted April 25, 2019 15 hours ago, BatmanDB said: Good story RR.Alcoa is something special,they can step on the field with most teams nomatter who they are.If they were 6A,you would probably see national championships on top of state championships. 1 hour ago, Red Rebels said: I wouldn't go that far. If Alcoa was 6A, they'd still only have 3 wins vs the Rebs in the last 13 years Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swipes Posted April 25, 2019 Report Share Posted April 25, 2019 11 minutes ago, CU06 said: If Alcoa was 6A, they'd still only have 3 wins vs the Rebs in the last 13 years Thats debatable. If Alcoa was 6a they also would be meeting the Rebels twice a year instead of once. You can't say that well since they beat them in the regular season that they would be beat them in the Play-offs. Oakland last year is a prime example of that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CU06 Posted April 25, 2019 Report Share Posted April 25, 2019 2 minutes ago, Swipes said: Thats debatable. If Alcoa was 6a they also would be meeting the Rebels twice a year instead of once. You can't say that well since they beat them in the regular season that they would be beat them in the Play-offs. Oakland last year is a prime example of that True. But my point was to @BatmanDB that Alcoa wouldn't be winning national championships losing to Maryville every year in the regular season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
32hammer Posted April 25, 2019 Report Share Posted April 25, 2019 1 hour ago, CU06 said: True. But my point was to @BatmanDB that Alcoa wouldn't be winning national championships losing to Maryville every year in the regular season. You make a good point. but if Alcoa were 6A, they would have 3 times as many students enrolled as they do now. That could change things as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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