Oak Ridge Football 2019

[Lost Old Dad]

5 hours ago, catswild said:

I'm not sure how or where you got all that info, but thanks.

If some of us told EVERYTHING we knew it would kill the advantages.  LOL

BTW Bounder, just how does it look from the VISITORS side?  After all that's how some of us get to see it.

[IanMackaye]

6 hours ago, catswild said:

I'm not sure how or where you got all that info, but thanks.

I was looking for the last OR championship at TSSAA and happened upon that page. I'd never seen it before.

[bounder]

3 hours ago, Lost Old Dad said:

If some of us told EVERYTHING we knew it would kill the advantages.  LOL

BTW Bounder, just how does it look from the VISITORS side?  After all that's how some of us get to see it.

Well LOD trying to sound positive  ... it looks the same are the LAST time you were here and saw it. Nothing new still the same. We'll let everybody figure out for themselves when was the last time Riverdale played at "The Ship"!

Edited April 1, 2019 by bounder

[GIJoe]

At HVA track meet seen a couple of your guys. J. Mitchell is out and looks good. Graham is healthy and won 100 meters (with bad start) against some of areas best. Ran 10.9. Shot out of cannon in 4x200 came back to win that. Didn't see the other kid that played football but was told he just got back out. I do know Pendergrass ran against HVA @OR but didn't see him at HVA.  I know we have over 100 kids at HVA for track but good to see football players out too at OR.

[Lost Old Dad]

On ‎4‎/‎1‎/‎2019 at 4:02 PM, bounder said:

Well LOD trying to sound positive  ... it looks the same are the LAST time you were here and saw it. Nothing new still the same. We'll let everybody figure out for themselves when was the last time Riverdale played at "The Ship"!

2004 when Rankin threw the game so the Coach now at LaVergne had a shot at the 5a championship.  Y'all really should have won that Gold Ball but your Coach did like usual.  HE CHOKED!

Thank You T$$AA..........................NOT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[STILLNUM1]

On ‎3‎/‎29‎/‎2019 at 1:12 PM, MJGOLDENBEARS said:

Looking forward to playing OR this coming season.

Should be great practice for both teams and help for the playoffs.I worry with how people are not going to games anymore college and high school that a lot of people wont make the trip.I love going to away games so I cant wait.

[CU06]

On 4/1/2019 at 5:02 PM, bounder said:

Well LOD trying to sound positive  ... it looks the same are the LAST time you were here and saw it. Nothing new still the same. We'll let everybody figure out for themselves when was the last time Riverdale played at "The Ship"!

 

15 hours ago, Lost Old Dad said:

2004 when Rankin threw the game so the Coach now at LaVergne had a shot at the 5a championship.  Y'all really should have won that Gold Ball but your Coach did like usual.  HE CHOKED!

Thank You T$$AA..........................NOT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Yes, but it was actually 2005 season, semifinals. Rankin's last at RHS with the younger Thomas brother at QB and Gaston Miller at RB. OR had the Gulmire brothers as QB/RB. 17-0 W for the Wildcats.

[bonkers]

On ‎4‎/‎1‎/‎2019 at 7:16 PM, GIJoe said:

At HVA track meet seen a couple of your guys. J. Mitchell is out and looks good. Graham is healthy and won 100 meters (with bad start) against some of areas best. Ran 10.9. Shot out of cannon in 4x200 came back to win that. Didn't see the other kid that played football but was told he just got back out. I do know Pendergrass ran against HVA @OR but didn't see him at HVA.  I know we have over 100 kids at HVA for track but good to see football players out too at OR.

Graham is a natural track runner and a heck of a football player. As far as Mitchell is concerned, he had a down year in football (compared to his junior year). He seemed slower and made much less of an impact than I expected. After his junior year I expected him to get offers from many places so I'm not sure what happened. I think he's an excellent football player who should've focused more on football (if college football was a goal). Otherwise, if he loves running track then that's another story since you're only in high school once. Either way, I'm glad Graham got healthy and I'm glad Mitchell got a football scholarship!

[catswild]

17 hours ago, STILLNUM1 said:

Should be great practice for both teams and help for the playoffs.I worry with how people are not going to games anymore college and high school that a lot of people wont make the trip.I love going to away games so I cant wait.

I think it's stupid scheduling and we have no business playing them. Our head coach needs to have his head examined. Our team won't gain ANYTHING by playing this stupid game...and look when we play them...right before Powell and Fulton!!!!!  STUPID! STUPID!! STUPID!!!

Now watch the "know it alls" get on here and tell me how it will help OR prepare for the playoffs!!!!!  BULLCRAP!!!!!!!  Why won't HVA, DB, Farragut, West, Powell, and Fulton be enough to do that???????

[WillieTheWildcats]

Last year the problem was playing too many tough games at the start of the season. Now we have it too tough at the end of the season. I truly believe that Coach Gaddis will never be able to satisfy you.

As for using regular season games to prepare you for the playoffs, I would think the more tough games the better. However, I really don't know much about football so I won't give an opinion.

On the subject of break away speed, I posted a tweet asking for names of any Wildcats with speed and got no response. We either don't have any or people just don't care to tweet with me.

[Lost Old Dad]

7 hours ago, CU06 said:

 

Yes, but it was actually 2005 season, semifinals. Rankin's last at RHS with the younger Thomas brother at QB and Gaston Miller at RB. OR had the Gulmire brothers as QB/RB. 17-0 W for the Wildcats.

Absolutely right!  Mr. Football runner and Rankin insisted on throw, throw, throw that night when all year it had been run, run, run!  Thing is Gaston had been making some good gains on the ground.  Now you know why even his assistants say he THREW the game.  Y'all had a passing game, while we were one or two tops passing every game.  Thomas was lucky if he could hit himself in the butt with both hands.  On his long pass attempts it was heave and pray one of our receivers ran under it.

[catswild]

On ‎3‎/‎30‎/‎2019 at 3:13 AM, WillieTheWildcats said:

Kendall Jackson, rising sophomore, has good genetics in the speed department. Looked great in Freshmen highlights on both sides of the ball.  Johnathan Stewart is fired up for the season and has wheels. The Johnson brothers are talented and swift. Rowe and Romano after breaking through the line will be a handful to take down. Finally, our QB Mitchell is a smart runner. As a freshmen he ran wild in the open field. Last season, he focused on the passing game. Maybe this season he will put it all together.

Yes, no Sweet Feet, Pendergrass, Booker and several others but MAYBE we will have players step it up. 

If not, my 55 year old fat #### will suit up.

OK Willie, I'll "tweet" with you. Jackson seems very talented but I'm not sure how fast he is. Stewart isn't fast at all. The Johnson brothers seem to be of average speed but very talented. Rowe and Romano are both powerful with good size but neither seems to have speed. Your 55 year old ### may be the fastest player we have.