6A Championship Oakland v. Whitehaven

[AlwaysAPatriot]

6 minutes ago, REBELRON said:

Reading some of this stuff about Oakland having a terrible wingT offense and not being near as good as teams from other States is comical.  Of course Whitehaven was criticized 2 years ago and Maryville has taken lots of criticism.  Who cares about other States? Oakland is your 6A Champions.  I respect Oakland a lot. Even though they are now a rival to Maryville.  I think Oakland is a classy program. When Oakland and Maryville play each other there is respect shown. 

 

 

 

I don't care what offense Oakland runs. I have seen them run wingT but also spread you out. Their offense is good enough.  Oakland wins with defense.  What they did to Maryville and Whitehaven is very impressive.  Congratulations to Oakland on a state title.

Thank you for saying that RR. Hard for me to try to defend Oakland’s style of play and not sound like a complete homer. 

We don’t play in a ‘sexy’ offense, but these seniors are the first class to go all the way through with Coach Creasy and they leave with a 4-year record of 53-5, 1 silver ball, and 1 gold ball. Never lost a home game or a Region game the entire time. They play hard and clean. And they play for the guys on either side of them. I’ll take those things all day long with an emphasis on defense and special teams. It has proven successful more often than not. 

[BullyDog]

Yes actually, Oakland's offense is impressive. Everybody knows they are going to run the ball, most teams stack the line. Even Whitehaven had 8 near the line of scrimmage at times expecting a run and you just can not stop them! Hence the difference in the  time of possession!                                                                                        

I would rank this Oakland team right up there with the best teams from Rutherford county. You seen last night they can throw the ball if they need to, but when you are up big by the run what better way to control the game, run run and run. If I remember correctly Oakland came out in the Maryville semi final game in the 3rd quarter and had a 9 minute drive.

Edited November 30, 2018 by BullyDog

[goforthegoal]

Oakland wing t is a hybrid not your typical two tight end set. Occasionally they do that. They run shotgun an even a triple I in short yardage situations. They at times have 2 and 3 wideouts. Sure there run game is there bread and butter but all that other stuff makes them hard to prepare for. There are top high school teams all over the country that run the wing t from Oregan, Texas, Illinois, Wisconsin, Indiana, Ohio and so forth. Also have you notice how well they do in 7 on 7 competition. Believe it or not they can pass when needed.

Edited November 30, 2018 by goforthegoal

[STARSNBARS]

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[Reneg8d1]

3 hours ago, kwc said:

To my Whitehaven fans, alumn, and whatnot:

Last night was a nightmare! I sat in the stands watching the game unfold and I thought to myself .... "Now I gotta go back and face eers!"

I know BHS has more to say but he is restraining himself. 

Our Offense looked totally inept. We didn't generate a first down until mop-up time. My hat is off to the defense, because when the O continually goes three and out and you have to fend off that bunch with goal-line stance after goal-line stance. It gets TIRING. You did very well to only allow 37 points! How may times did we hold at the goal line? I forget.

To the WH O. That was embarrasing! I'm being kind. The athletes are in place. It is NOT the jimmy and Joes fault. I know about the fumble, but that didn't get our tails whipped. No offensive production at all. I know the Oakland defense is good. I give them the credit they are due. But ... no first downs with all of that talent? I know we lost #14 ... that is no excuse either. That was the eptiome of under performance. That was horrible. That was just plain ole' pathetic.

 

Well, at least my wife got an opportunity to see her folks. 

KWC I don’t know if you remember but I told you weeks ago that Whitehaven’s Offensive scheme was horrible and would bite them down the road against REAL competition.  I think your response was not to even entertain the debate regarding the offensive scheme—as if it was a non-issue.  I saw this beat down coming no matter if it was Oakland or Maryville.  West TN football blinders all day. GL next year.

[kwc]

17 minutes ago, Reneg8d1 said:

KWC I don’t know if you remember but I told you weeks ago that Whitehaven’s Offensive scheme was horrible and would bite them down the road against REAL competition.  I think your response was not to even entertain the debate regarding the offensive scheme—as if it was a non-issue.  I saw this beat down coming no matter if it was Oakland or Maryville.  West TN football blinders all day. GL next year.

Thanks for the well wishing. I don't think the offensive play calling gave the players an opportunity to succeed. I will leave it at that.

I think we will be fine next season. We will again be in the hunt. That's all you can ask really. 

Edited December 1, 2018 by kwc

[eers]

4 hours ago, kwc said:

To my Whitehaven fans, alumn, and whatnot:

Last night was a nightmare! I sat in the stands watching the game unfold and I thought to myself .... "Now I gotta go back and face eers!"

I know BHS has more to say but he is restraining himself. 

Our Offense looked totally inept. We didn't generate a first down until mop-up time. My hat is off to the defense, because when the O continually goes three and out and you have to fend off that bunch with goal-line stance after goal-line stance. It gets TIRING. You did very well to only allow 37 points! How may times did we hold at the goal line? I forget.

To the WH O. That was embarrasing! I'm being kind. The athletes are in place. It is NOT the jimmy and Joes fault. I know about the fumble, but that didn't get our tails whipped. No offensive production at all. I know the Oakland defense is good. I give them the credit they are due. But ... no first downs with all of that talent? I know we lost #14 ... that is no excuse either. That was the eptiome of under performance. That was horrible. That was just plain ole' pathetic.

 

Well, at least my wife got an opportunity to see her folks. 

You came back.

I was being a little funny with the phrase boat race, but I wasn’t trying to be disrespectful to you guys. I just honestly didn’t feel it would be a game. WH has some talent, but Oakland was the complete package. From what I had seen, I knew the QB would have a tough night.

Congratulations on the season, it’s still an accomplishment nonetheless. 

[pepvol]

3 hours ago, Reneg8d1 said:

KWC I don’t know if you remember but I told you weeks ago that Whitehaven’s Offensive scheme was horrible and would bite them down the road against REAL competition.  I think your response was not to even entertain the debate regarding the offensive scheme—as if it was a non-issue.  I saw this beat down coming no matter if it was Oakland or Maryville.  West TN football blinders all day. GL next year.

Ya that Scheme did just fine in 2016 ... 2012 too . So Whitehaven's Terrible scheme has 2 6A State Championships to Oakland's 1 now . 

[OrangeEagle]

22 minutes ago, pepvol said:

Ya that Scheme did just fine in 2016 ... 2012 too . So Whitehaven's Terrible scheme has 2 6A State Championships to Oakland's 1 now . 

Actually Oakland has 4. 

#Facts

[pepvol]

6 hours ago, OrangeEagle said:

Actually Oakland has 4. 

#Facts

oh , they have 4 6A State championships ? I don't think so ... you need to pay closer attention to your facts . 

[Devilsx4]

54 minutes ago, pepvol said:

oh , they have 4 6A State championships ? I don't think so ... you need to pay closer attention to your facts . 

1984, 1998, 2008, 2018 looks like 4 to me 

[Ozone03]

1 hour ago, Devilsx4 said:

1984, 1998, 2008, 2018 looks like 4 to me 

His point is that 2018 is the only one Oakland has won since the 6A classification was created