West TN Rural Top 10 Week 2

[1983]

24 minutes ago, RedRebelman said:

You also thought that the Mustangs would "handle" the Rebels too...that wasn't the case.

Lol you are correct!  I will be wrong many times again.  Congrats to Rebels they are better than expected but the Mustangs couldn’t have played worse.  I think everyone may be inflating how good McKenzie really is at this point.   

[Rebdog]

27 minutes ago, Racerman said:

Gleason should be in 

Gleason looked good Saturday night. Great speed but o & d line are very small

[RedRebelman]

Naw, were not as good as last year talent wise. However we will work hard for what we get.  I did expect to beat Huntingdon, I was probably one of the few posters that did.

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[Tigersandcats]

2 hours ago, BIGPURPLEMACHINE said:

Lots of movement in the rankings this week. Several teams in the top 10 took opening week losses. So some moved up while others moved down. 
 

1.  Henry Co. 1-0 42-10 W over Brighton

2.  Dyersburg 1-0 33-7 W over Dyer Co

3.  Munford 1-0 30-13 W over Covington

T4.  Haywood 1-0 28-21 W over PURE Youth Academy

T4.  Riverside 0-1 35-14 L to Collierville

6.  Hardin Co. 1-0 48-12 W over Memphis Business Academy

7.  McKenzie 1-0 28-12 W over the Stanks

8.  USJ 1-0 W 14-7 over Peabody 

9.  Union City 0-1 40-6 L to Ensworth

10.  Covington 0-1 30-13 L to Munford

 Outside Looking In- Dresden 1-0, Crockett Co. 1-0, Huntingdung 0-1, Milan 1-0, South Gibson 0-1, JCS 1-0

What do you folks think??

Should learn a lot about the Tigers Friday night with Giles County coming to town. I think will be a good measuring stick for where this team is at. I’m not gonna get to high on them till I see how this game shakes out. HC looked pretty good for the most part in game one against a week opponent. Moved the ball well on the ground and through the air. Defense looked good other than a couple of breakdowns. 

[Southtowner]

Riverside @ #4 ?

They that good?

[BIGPURPLEMACHINE]

2 hours ago, Southtowner said:

Riverside @ #4 ?

They that good?

Seconds away from a 2A gold ball last year. Brought back the house. Should be. Time will tell. 

[731Ball]

6 hours ago, BIGPURPLEMACHINE said:

Lots of movement in the rankings this week. Several teams in the top 10 took opening week losses. So some moved up while others moved down. 
 

1.  Henry Co. 1-0 42-10 W over Brighton

2.  Dyersburg 1-0 33-7 W over Dyer Co

3.  Munford 1-0 30-13 W over Covington

T4.  Haywood 1-0 28-21 W over PURE Youth Academy

T4.  Riverside 0-1 35-14 L to Collierville

6.  Hardin Co. 1-0 48-12 W over Memphis Business Academy

7.  McKenzie 1-0 28-12 W over the Stanks

8.  USJ 1-0 W 14-7 over Peabody 

9.  Union City 0-1 40-6 L to Ensworth

10.  Covington 0-1 30-13 L to Munford

 Outside Looking In- Dresden 1-0, Crockett Co. 1-0, Huntingdung 0-1, Milan 1-0, South Gibson 0-1, JCS 1-0

What do you folks think??

Think Crockett, Milan, SGC are all better than Haywood this year. 

[BIGPURPLEMACHINE]

1 hour ago, 731Ball said:

Think Crockett, Milan, SGC are all better than Haywood this year. 

I think your probably right. Just need to see Haywood lose a game before I move them. 

[Dp81]

4 hours ago, 731Ball said:

Think Crockett, Milan, SGC are all better than Haywood this year. 

 

2 hours ago, BIGPURPLEMACHINE said:

I think your probably right. Just need to see Haywood lose a game before I move them. 

I believe this is correct. At a glance at Friday night's score, one would wonder what is going on with Haywood. Keep in mind that they were without their starting QB as well as #2 QB Friday night. Not to mention their QB from last year has transferred. So in a way, they were playing with the #4 QB. I would say this is odd for the 1st game of the season. I do however believe that this year's Haywood squad is not going to be the same as the past several years. 

[Kublah]

Good list BPM. I would go ahead and drop Haywood way down and flip USJ and Union City, but I get why you haven’t. The latter will get sorted out this week anyway.

Can’t quite throw them in the honorable mention after a loss, but I think Peabody will make some noise before this season is over with. They have size, speed and are well-coached. The cupboard is not bare in Trenton.

[PeskyPole]

13 hours ago, 1983 said:

Lol you are correct!  I will be wrong many times again.  Congrats to Rebels they are better than expected but the Mustangs couldn’t have played worse.  I think everyone may be inflating how good McKenzie really is at this point.   

Mustanks actually could have played worse.  It is my opinion that there isn't any inflating going on but rather an underestimating of how good a coach that Comer is.  You don't accidentally average 8.5 wins a season for 23 seasons.  He will hit 200 wins this season and has consistently adapted his offensive and defensive systems based on the strengths of his players and not forced them into some antiquated offense from the early 1900's.  Swenson won't get 200, Mansfield didn't either, and even the great Paul Ward fell short.  Looks like Comer and the Rebs were just better prepared for the game Friday night than Swenson and the ponies.  

[ManOfMillions]

12 hours ago, Southtowner said:

Riverside @ #4 ?

They that good?

Yes, they are that good.