Jump to content

Henry County @ Paducah Tilghman


BigRed88
 Share

Recommended Posts

Not trying to kick a team while they’re down, but man I wish Beech was in 5A again this year. Something has happened in HC and the wheels have come completely off. There’s way too much talent to be sitting at 3-5. Even with that being the case, should finish 5-5 and come playoff time anything can happen. 

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Just now, BigRed88 said:

In a normal year this would be true. I wouldn't be shocked by a first round loss depending on who we played.

Unfortunately, I would have to agree. I was surprised by the loss to Springfield, but now sitting at 3-5, I’m a bit shocked. That said, with the talent HC has they could also make a deep run in the playoffs. They’re a bit Jekyll and Hyde. 

Link to comment
Share on other sites

2 minutes ago, eers said:

Unfortunately, I would have to agree. I was surprised by the loss to Springfield, but now sitting at 3-5, I’m a bit shocked. That said, with the talent HC has they could also make a deep run in the playoffs. They’re a bit Jekyll and Hyde. 

I dont know if you saw previous posts but we lost what I would say 2 of our top 3 best players who played both sides of the ball due to disciplinary reasons for probably the rest of the season (I dont know full details) Along with not having our starting RB. We are a complete mess right now unfortunately. Gah man i wish there was something positive to say but I cant find it...

 

 

 

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Sure hate to see such a proud program in disarray. When they played Haywood in the Jamboree, it just seemed like something was off. The line didn't seem as imposing on both sides of the ball and they were dropping passes etc. The offense also looked kind of vanilla. I thought they would still be fine and didn't see this coming. PT looked horrible in the same Jamboree, but I guess they improved. I do know the folks at Henry County are not used to losing and do not like it at all.

  • Like 2
Link to comment
Share on other sites

1 hour ago, reddyrebel6 said:

Sure hate to see such a proud program in disarray. When they played Haywood in the Jamboree, it just seemed like something was off. The line didn't seem as imposing on both sides of the ball and they were dropping passes etc. The offense also looked kind of vanilla. I thought they would still be fine and didn't see this coming. PT looked horrible in the same Jamboree, but I guess they improved. I do know the folks at Henry County are not used to losing and do not like it at all.

Yeah, you know how passionate I am about this football team and program @reddyrebel6 

  • Like 1
Link to comment
Share on other sites

Last night Junior QB Ryan Damron set the all time passing yardage mark at Henry County! Nothing but love for that kid and his family! He deserves it! Seen a few people on Facebook and places calling for a change at the QB position because of the recent struggles of the team as of late. Let me be clear that Ryan is the ONLY QB I want behind center for this year and next. That young man came in as a freshman and put his head down and started working from day 1 and now is YOUR All Time Passing Yardage King at Henry County!!!

20211009_092054.jpg

Edited by BigRed88
  • Like 2
Link to comment
Share on other sites

1 minute ago, gr8tn08 said:

This tells me something about the OC. He came from a college program down to high school. That speaks for itself.

Yeah definitely. Don't get me wrong he is a great great guy! I have talked to him several times and he always carried himself well. The unfortunate part is any kind of football coach is judged on their performance, and when expectations aren't met or even come close to, that usually isn't a good sign. The defense last night did an OK job given the circumstances of Paducah Tilghman running a high tempo offense and our offense not being able to sustain drives to give our defense a rest. Our defense just gassed out I think but I still applaud them for their effort against the speed and athleticism of Tilghman.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

I'm a HC graduate and love following the Big Red football games but this is as bad as it gets for HC. I'm just going to say facts about what's going on and what everyone else is seeing. When we had Coach Gaddis, he didn't care what the last names were for the players and he played the best players to give his team the best chance to win. We have a major coaching problem and bad coaching decisions made Offensively. That team has way too much talent up and down the sidelines with most of it being on the sidelines. It shouldn't matter if you're a Freshman or a Senior but the best talent and players should be playing instead of having to wait for the Senior to leave and graduate. If I'm the Head Coach or the Offensive Coordinator, I'm putting all my playmakers on the field at the same time instead of a couple talented players with this group and another couple talented players with another group. Just bad coaching and bad decision making and it's time to do something differently because what is being done isn't working. I will say since 2016 the head coach has been blessed with great talent bailing him out producing winning seasons and now it's caught up with him and it seems that now they're having to coach and can't get the job done. The best in the game today is Nick Saban and we all know if his players aren't getting the job done, he will shake things up without being afraid of what the Boosters will say or think because it's about winning games for his program and his players. Pee Wee football coaches don't get paid to lose but middle school and above coaches get paid to do a job. The bottom line, it's time to make changes.

  • Like 1
  • Upvote 1
Link to comment
Share on other sites

16 minutes ago, RedPride91 said:

I'm a HC graduate and love following the Big Red football games but this is as bad as it gets for HC. I'm just going to say facts about what's going on and what everyone else is seeing. When we had Coach Gaddis, he didn't care what the last names were for the players and he played the best players to give his team the best chance to win. We have a major coaching problem and bad coaching decisions made Offensively. That team has way too much talent up and down the sidelines with most of it being on the sidelines. It shouldn't matter if you're a Freshman or a Senior but the best talent and players should be playing instead of having to wait for the Senior to leave and graduate. If I'm the Head Coach or the Offensive Coordinator, I'm putting all my playmakers on the field at the same time instead of a couple talented players with this group and another couple talented players with another group. Just bad coaching and bad decision making and it's time to do something differently because what is being done isn't working. I will say since 2016 the head coach has been blessed with great talent bailing him out producing winning seasons and now it's caught up with him and it seems that now they're having to coach and can't get the job done. The best in the game today is Nick Saban and we all know if his players aren't getting the job done, he will shake things up without being afraid of what the Boosters will say or think because it's about winning games for his program and his players. Pee Wee football coaches don't get paid to lose but middle school and above coaches get paid to do a job. The bottom line, it's time to make changes.

Sam here.  HC class of 2000. On this thread after the Paducah game I said these coaches have been exposed this year. You hit the nail right on the head about the talent to just win games. I really noticed a problem in the 2018 state game when we had plenty of talent but the play calls weren’t working at all and it seems like they just kept beating that same dead horse. Same thing happened when we lost to Dyer county in the playoffs. We had a great team. But they got wise to us running up the middle. What was our play calls? Up the middle 3rd down no gain. 4th down. Same thing up the middle. And the crowd is just losing their minds how we all see it and the ones paid to just keep crippling our kids with the same thing that just hasn’t worked. Nothing will change because there is some really good talent coming up. But we get exposed in the big games :oops:

  • Like 2
Link to comment
Share on other sites

Join the conversation

You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.

Guest
Reply to this topic...

×   Pasted as rich text.   Paste as plain text instead

  Only 75 emoji are allowed.

×   Your link has been automatically embedded.   Display as a link instead

×   Your previous content has been restored.   Clear editor

×   You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL.

 Share

Announcements


  • Recent Posts

    • Lol! I was being a bit facetious. 
    • Way late on this post, but I do believe that I want to at least weight in so to speak lol. I wrestled NAIA competed against some of the best wrestler over all a crossed the divisions and felt great about my college wrestling experience. I think people make the mistake in believe that wrestling some how gets easier as a sport at the smaller college divisions it doesn't the training is mostly the same. I have that on good authority from a coach who was a D1 all-American. it's more the commitment level of the competitors that is different. There is talented wrestlers that can go D1 at any level in the smaller division. sub in Sammy Shires for one he would have done fine on a DI team. He chose a work life ratio that suited him. It's not about talent it's commitment are you going to make training and studying the sport the center of your world cause that's what it takes: NO MATTER HOW TALATENTED BEFORE HAND YOU ARE.  If so then D1 is for you and striving for success at that level is for you like Mr. Palmer said it's what your willing to put in. Now coaches if you have a successful wrestler who fits that bill then by all means D1 is a great option they will see some success no matter how small, but if they are not that committed along with being talented and a killer and you know it then your doing them wrong.  You don't have to tell athletes that you don't think they are D1 tell them to keep their options open to take all their visits to consider all the divisions regardless of their goals. college recruiting visits have you most times wrestle against their current wrestlers coaches and athletes  will find out real quick it's not easy no matter where you go. That way when they make their decision it's a sound one that's based on well rounded experiences.     BobCorker, and oceansize42 I believe what you are thinking is correct but for different reasons. TN wrestler's have the talent... it's a commitment level change. TN wrestlers aren't used to having to put themselves through the level of commitment required and kills them on the D1 level.    WrestlingGod, I agree you should push kids to pursue their dreams, but not at the cost of common sense period... we have to much of that going around this country already. Dreams can turn to poison when these wrestler are not educated on what it truly takes. In TN  a kid who understands wrestling to a high level can be successful with small amounts of hard work. They think their definition of hard work is enough for D1 that is the mistake not the "talent/understanding".  Over-all though we do not celebrate NAIA,D2,D3, or Juco success in this state like other states do. GA/AL celebrates all it's college wrestlers success a crossed the  board no matter the division. Why? because it's hard... I have gone to all the divisions National championships let me tell you to be a all-American at any is impressive especially D2 or NAIA. those guys can scrap and not one of those AA's are an easy match. all of them were state placers or champs multiple times in their high school careers. does that at all sound easy to place at? TN does not give those guys enough credit or shout outs period. it's an over sight because of this D1 or it's less than meaningless   mentality on this site and in this state. GA/AL is better then us on the highest stage because they send guys to D2,NAIA,D3 ect. they come back understanding the sport better then their pervious coaches, and give back and that cycles to athletes readiness to go D1 with clearer understanding of what it takes to be competitive day 1 freshman year.             My post isn't to support one way or the other but to just consider that both sides have merit and that both work when the system in TN. by system I mean coaches are the better educated on preparing athletes for each level they want and should pursue.        
    • If you think McKenzie could've beat Riverside I have a bridge you might like to buy. 
    • Hate to hear Ricky is heading to the old folk's home!
    • By recruiting, I mean members of a coaching staff are talking to, meeting with, giving tours, to students, and their guardians, that are not zoned for their school.    there’s no way that many non Bearden kids just showed up all at once without being recruited. It can’t be a coincidence that all those kids also went through the middle school all star game your boss puts on every year. 
×
  • Create New...