Moore Co. @ Forrest

[BBRaider]

7 hours ago, cascadehomer said:

Thanks for the updates-judging by the score, it’s almost as if Cascade offered more resistance?!

100% Cascade actually got a healthy MC also 

[BBRaider]

7 hours ago, utpoolman said:

Just stopped in to check on the general... 

Probably telling everyone in ear shot about the 2016 game 

[GeneralForrest]

Are there any more Bells available?

Last night, almost anyone not named Bell or Grissom seemed like they did not want to be there. Including the staff. 

Moore's #6 and #23, I think they're still running. Forrest's band might want to consider learning "Yakety Sax" to play early and often when Forrest is on defense. I certainly felt like I was watching a bad Benny Hill rerun for most of the night. 

Unlike last week, this wasn't competitive. It wasn't a repeat of the Loretto game. It was worse. Much worse. The game was all but over in the 2nd quarter when Moore took a 27-7 lead and made it look like child's play. 

I'm not sure how good Moore is overall. But I am sure how bad Forrest is. This team has a chance to whiff the rest of the season. This wasn't a secondary thing. This was players flopping all over the field like a Bruce Lee movie where the dialogue is 5 seconds behind the video. Forrest players missed so many tackles it seemed like they were hitting the deck before contact was even made. 

More importantly, this team looks miserable. The staff, the athletes, the fans, the supporting cast. No one looks like they want to be anywhere near this program or this field right now. If that is the case they should just call it a season and we can get on to doing more important things. Almost anything else beats watching this team labor thru a game: Root canals, hanging by your toenails, being waterboarded, sitting thru a Joel Osteen sermon, a hunger strike, reading about QE II, doing your taxes, Spring cleaning in Oct., i mean heck, bring back "COVID" and let's just all stay at home. A couple of our remaining opponents might not have the game in hand til the second quarter in our absence anyway. 

I'll name a couple of opponents who might have the game in hand fairly quickly the rest of the way- anyone not named Summertown. MTP, Richland, Cascade, Marion, and ER might mercy rule this squad.

Last night was very difficult to watch. You actually felt bad for the kids. For whatever it's worth, they don't seem like believers anymore. Watching Moore rack up 5 C notes on offense in about 10 plays, and watching them gain 7-10-15 yards a clip at will while Forrest moped, hung their heads, shrugged, hesitated, lunged 3 seconds too late, and more, I mean, it's inhumane.  There's a team down the road called the Vikings that does this for a living. But it's not supposed to be the Forrest way.

Unfortunately, I do believe that Forrest has faced a half dozen or so of the best athletes in Middle Tennessee small ball the last two weeks. I will grant them that. But it's one thing to get beat. It's another to completely cave. 

None of us is perfect in this life. We all do a face plant in various ways and multiple times.  But I think everyone associated with the program needs to have a real dialogue internally. Do you want to have a season? Do you want to make the playoffs? Do you want to be competitive? And it starts with the head man himself. 

If getting boat raced in a complete laugher to a 1A team at homecoming doesn't increase scrutiny on Coach Eli, nothing will. I've made my opinions known on here for 4 years. An intervention is needed. Imagine these families who have slaved and sweated and sacrificed, with time and dollars and the emotion it takes to invest in this, and having last night be the result. I'm being 100% serious. This town, fan base, its former athletes, and its history and tradition deserve MUCH much better. There are some great fans and people in Chapel Hill and all over the state that love this team. Maybe none more than me, but there was no joy last night. Was like watching a dying animal come to grips with its fate. 

In the 5 stages of grief, eventually, you reach "acceptance." A few times in the last 10 hours, I considered that I might be there. But I'm not. I still think winning out and making the playoffs is out there. Call me crazy. But I'd like to give the PA announcer something to get excited over besides announcing that someone's Volvo is blocking another car. Who even knew people owned Volvos in Bedford anyways? It was certainly a night of revelations.   

Speaking of Revelations, the apocalypse is nigh for Forrest if some things don't get fixed quickly. Thankfully, Summertown is at your doorstep. But can you imagine if this is a close game late? Summertown's defense might have some tricks up their sleeve. If this is a 6-3 game in the 4th, either way, we are looking at a potential total collapse. Even if you get thru the Eagles, Marion awaits. 

Speaking of root canals, The Bells' daddy is a dentist, right?

 

 

[cascadehomer]

39 minutes ago, GeneralForrest said:

Are there any more Bells available?

Last night, almost anyone not named Bell or Grissom seemed like they did not want to be there. Including the staff. 

Moore's #6 and #23, I think they're still running. Forrest's band might want to consider learning "Yakety Sax" to play early and often when Forrest is on defense. I certainly felt like I was watching a bad Benny Hill rerun for most of the night. 

Unlike last week, this wasn't competitive. It wasn't a repeat of the Loretto game. It was worse. Much worse. The game was all but over in the 2nd quarter when Moore took a 27-7 lead and made it look like child's play. 

I'm not sure how good Moore is overall. But I am sure how bad Forrest is. This team has a chance to whiff the rest of the season. This wasn't a secondary thing. This was players flopping all over the field like a Bruce Lee movie where the dialogue is 5 seconds behind the video. Forrest players missed so many tackles it seemed like they were hitting the deck before contact was even made. 

More importantly, this team looks miserable. The staff, the athletes, the fans, the supporting cast. No one looks like they want to be anywhere near this program or this field right now. If that is the case they should just call it a season and we can get on to doing more important things. Almost anything else beats watching this team labor thru a game: Root canals, hanging by your toenails, being waterboarded, sitting thru a Joel Osteen sermon, a hunger strike, reading about QE II, doing your taxes, Spring cleaning in Oct., i mean heck, bring back "COVID" and let's just all stay at home. A couple of our remaining opponents might not have the game in hand til the second quarter in our absence anyway. 

I'll name a couple of opponents who might have the game in hand fairly quickly the rest of the way- anyone not named Summertown. MTP, Richland, Cascade, Marion, and ER might mercy rule this squad.

Last night was very difficult to watch. You actually felt bad for the kids. For whatever it's worth, they don't seem like believers anymore. Watching Moore rack up 5 C notes on offense in about 10 plays, and watching them gain 7-10-15 yards a clip at will while Forrest moped, hung their heads, shrugged, hesitated, lunged 3 seconds too late, and more, I mean, it's inhumane.  There's a team down the road called the Vikings that does this for a living. But it's not supposed to be the Forrest way.

Unfortunately, I do believe that Forrest has faced a half dozen or so of the best athletes in Middle Tennessee small ball the last two weeks. I will grant them that. But it's one thing to get beat. It's another to completely cave. 

None of us is perfect in this life. We all do a face plant in various ways and multiple times.  But I think everyone associated with the program needs to have a real dialogue internally. Do you want to have a season? Do you want to make the playoffs? Do you want to be competitive? And it starts with the head man himself. 

If getting boat raced in a complete laugher to a 1A team at homecoming doesn't increase scrutiny on Coach Eli, nothing will. I've made my opinions known on here for 4 years. An intervention is needed. Imagine these families who have slaved and sweated and sacrificed, with time and dollars and the emotion it takes to invest in this, and having last night be the result. I'm being 100% serious. This town, fan base, its former athletes, and its history and tradition deserve MUCH much better. There are some great fans and people in Chapel Hill and all over the state that love this team. Maybe none more than me, but there was no joy last night. Was like watching a dying animal come to grips with its fate. 

In the 5 stages of grief, eventually, you reach "acceptance." A few times in the last 10 hours, I considered that I might be there. But I'm not. I still think winning out and making the playoffs is out there. Call me crazy. But I'd like to give the PA announcer something to get excited over besides announcing that someone's Volvo is blocking another car. Who even knew people owned Volvos in Bedford anyways? It was certainly a night of revelations.   

Speaking of Revelations, the apocalypse is nigh for Forrest if some things don't get fixed quickly. Thankfully, Summertown is at your doorstep. But can you imagine if this is a close game late? Summertown's defense might have some tricks up their sleeve. If this is a 6-3 game in the 4th, either way, we are looking at a potential total collapse. Even if you get thru the Eagles, Marion awaits. 

Speaking of root canals, The Bells' daddy is a dentist, right?

 

 

I got so much joy from reading this post, why did it have to end?! Why?! Why?!

[GeneralForrest]

1 hour ago, cascadehomer said:

I got so much joy from reading this post, why did it have to end?! Why?! Why?!

LOL

[Rocketboy21]

2 hours ago, GeneralForrest said:

Are there any more Bells available?

Last night, almost anyone not named Bell or Grissom seemed like they did not want to be there. Including the staff. 

Moore's #6 and #23, I think they're still running. Forrest's band might want to consider learning "Yakety Sax" to play early and often when Forrest is on defense. I certainly felt like I was watching a bad Benny Hill rerun for most of the night. 

Unlike last week, this wasn't competitive. It wasn't a repeat of the Loretto game. It was worse. Much worse. The game was all but over in the 2nd quarter when Moore took a 27-7 lead and made it look like child's play. 

I'm not sure how good Moore is overall. But I am sure how bad Forrest is. This team has a chance to whiff the rest of the season. This wasn't a secondary thing. This was players flopping all over the field like a Bruce Lee movie where the dialogue is 5 seconds behind the video. Forrest players missed so many tackles it seemed like they were hitting the deck before contact was even made. 

More importantly, this team looks miserable. The staff, the athletes, the fans, the supporting cast. No one looks like they want to be anywhere near this program or this field right now. If that is the case they should just call it a season and we can get on to doing more important things. Almost anything else beats watching this team labor thru a game: Root canals, hanging by your toenails, being waterboarded, sitting thru a Joel Osteen sermon, a hunger strike, reading about QE II, doing your taxes, Spring cleaning in Oct., i mean heck, bring back "COVID" and let's just all stay at home. A couple of our remaining opponents might not have the game in hand til the second quarter in our absence anyway. 

I'll name a couple of opponents who might have the game in hand fairly quickly the rest of the way- anyone not named Summertown. MTP, Richland, Cascade, Marion, and ER might mercy rule this squad.

Last night was very difficult to watch. You actually felt bad for the kids. For whatever it's worth, they don't seem like believers anymore. Watching Moore rack up 5 C notes on offense in about 10 plays, and watching them gain 7-10-15 yards a clip at will while Forrest moped, hung their heads, shrugged, hesitated, lunged 3 seconds too late, and more, I mean, it's inhumane.  There's a team down the road called the Vikings that does this for a living. But it's not supposed to be the Forrest way.

Unfortunately, I do believe that Forrest has faced a half dozen or so of the best athletes in Middle Tennessee small ball the last two weeks. I will grant them that. But it's one thing to get beat. It's another to completely cave. 

None of us is perfect in this life. We all do a face plant in various ways and multiple times.  But I think everyone associated with the program needs to have a real dialogue internally. Do you want to have a season? Do you want to make the playoffs? Do you want to be competitive? And it starts with the head man himself. 

If getting boat raced in a complete laugher to a 1A team at homecoming doesn't increase scrutiny on Coach Eli, nothing will. I've made my opinions known on here for 4 years. An intervention is needed. Imagine these families who have slaved and sweated and sacrificed, with time and dollars and the emotion it takes to invest in this, and having last night be the result. I'm being 100% serious. This town, fan base, its former athletes, and its history and tradition deserve MUCH much better. There are some great fans and people in Chapel Hill and all over the state that love this team. Maybe none more than me, but there was no joy last night. Was like watching a dying animal come to grips with its fate. 

In the 5 stages of grief, eventually, you reach "acceptance." A few times in the last 10 hours, I considered that I might be there. But I'm not. I still think winning out and making the playoffs is out there. Call me crazy. But I'd like to give the PA announcer something to get excited over besides announcing that someone's Volvo is blocking another car. Who even knew people owned Volvos in Bedford anyways? It was certainly a night of revelations.   

Speaking of Revelations, the apocalypse is nigh for Forrest if some things don't get fixed quickly. Thankfully, Summertown is at your doorstep. But can you imagine if this is a close game late? Summertown's defense might have some tricks up their sleeve. If this is a 6-3 game in the 4th, either way, we are looking at a potential total collapse. Even if you get thru the Eagles, Marion awaits. 

Speaking of root canals, The Bells' daddy is a dentist, right?

 

 

The way you can mix seriousness and humor together is top notch. I hope you never stop posting. We need more people like you on here

[GeneralForrest]

4 minutes ago, Rocketboy21 said:

 We need more people like you on here

Ditto RB21

[TheTruthPrevails]

2 hours ago, GeneralForrest said:

Are there any more Bells available?

Last night, almost anyone not named Bell or Grissom seemed like they did not want to be there. Including the staff. 

Moore's #6 and #23, I think they're still running. Forrest's band might want to consider learning "Yakety Sax" to play early and often when Forrest is on defense. I certainly felt like I was watching a bad Benny Hill rerun for most of the night. 

Unlike last week, this wasn't competitive. It wasn't a repeat of the Loretto game. It was worse. Much worse. The game was all but over in the 2nd quarter when Moore took a 27-7 lead and made it look like child's play. 

I'm not sure how good Moore is overall. But I am sure how bad Forrest is. This team has a chance to whiff the rest of the season. This wasn't a secondary thing. This was players flopping all over the field like a Bruce Lee movie where the dialogue is 5 seconds behind the video. Forrest players missed so many tackles it seemed like they were hitting the deck before contact was even made. 

More importantly, this team looks miserable. The staff, the athletes, the fans, the supporting cast. No one looks like they want to be anywhere near this program or this field right now. If that is the case they should just call it a season and we can get on to doing more important things. Almost anything else beats watching this team labor thru a game: Root canals, hanging by your toenails, being waterboarded, sitting thru a Joel Osteen sermon, a hunger strike, reading about QE II, doing your taxes, Spring cleaning in Oct., i mean heck, bring back "COVID" and let's just all stay at home. A couple of our remaining opponents might not have the game in hand til the second quarter in our absence anyway. 

I'll name a couple of opponents who might have the game in hand fairly quickly the rest of the way- anyone not named Summertown. MTP, Richland, Cascade, Marion, and ER might mercy rule this squad.

Last night was very difficult to watch. You actually felt bad for the kids. For whatever it's worth, they don't seem like believers anymore. Watching Moore rack up 5 C notes on offense in about 10 plays, and watching them gain 7-10-15 yards a clip at will while Forrest moped, hung their heads, shrugged, hesitated, lunged 3 seconds too late, and more, I mean, it's inhumane.  There's a team down the road called the Vikings that does this for a living. But it's not supposed to be the Forrest way.

Unfortunately, I do believe that Forrest has faced a half dozen or so of the best athletes in Middle Tennessee small ball the last two weeks. I will grant them that. But it's one thing to get beat. It's another to completely cave. 

None of us is perfect in this life. We all do a face plant in various ways and multiple times.  But I think everyone associated with the program needs to have a real dialogue internally. Do you want to have a season? Do you want to make the playoffs? Do you want to be competitive? And it starts with the head man himself. 

If getting boat raced in a complete laugher to a 1A team at homecoming doesn't increase scrutiny on Coach Eli, nothing will. I've made my opinions known on here for 4 years. An intervention is needed. Imagine these families who have slaved and sweated and sacrificed, with time and dollars and the emotion it takes to invest in this, and having last night be the result. I'm being 100% serious. This town, fan base, its former athletes, and its history and tradition deserve MUCH much better. There are some great fans and people in Chapel Hill and all over the state that love this team. Maybe none more than me, but there was no joy last night. Was like watching a dying animal come to grips with its fate. 

In the 5 stages of grief, eventually, you reach "acceptance." A few times in the last 10 hours, I considered that I might be there. But I'm not. I still think winning out and making the playoffs is out there. Call me crazy. But I'd like to give the PA announcer something to get excited over besides announcing that someone's Volvo is blocking another car. Who even knew people owned Volvos in Bedford anyways? It was certainly a night of revelations.   

Speaking of Revelations, the apocalypse is nigh for Forrest if some things don't get fixed quickly. Thankfully, Summertown is at your doorstep. But can you imagine if this is a close game late? Summertown's defense might have some tricks up their sleeve. If this is a 6-3 game in the 4th, either way, we are looking at a potential total collapse. Even if you get thru the Eagles, Marion awaits. 

Speaking of root canals, The Bells' daddy is a dentist, right?

 

 

Marion is just a shell of what was thought to be this year.  Injuries have hit hard and there is no identity as of now.  Got some horses, but they have to step it up or we are looking at 4-6, 3-7 type year.  The potential was there to be better than last year.

[GeneralForrest]

1 minute ago, TheTruthPrevails said:

Marion is just a shell of what was thought to be this year....have to step it up or we are looking at 4-6, 3-7 type year.  

you said the same thing in 2016. 

[TheTruthPrevails]

1 minute ago, GeneralForrest said:

you said the same thing in 2016. 

I dont remember that, but im serious this time.  If Forrest doesn't beat us this year they never will.  Our defense is horrible, just wait.

[pujo]

5 hours ago, Rocketboy21 said:

The way you can mix seriousness and humor together is top notch. I hope you never stop posting. We need more people like you on here

Agrree, General for King of Coacht, insightful but loaded with humor. Love his posts

[THE KING]

The Joel Osteen sermon had me  Then the Volvo comment had me