Football on the Plateau is dying

[JET4LIFE84]

40 minutes ago, TSSAAfootball said:

OK, can you give me your opinion of Bledsoe? 

Looked slow, and nobody that was dangerous. seemed to play well within the system for what they got. 

Neither team was impressive. 

[plateauvol]

On 8/31/2023 at 7:19 AM, JET4LIFE84 said:

Yeah he was one they hired from outside but then the same staff is here. I agree though rap is solid 

That’s not true. He brought his whole staff from out of town. Only 2 coaches from Cumberland County on staff.

[imakebigputts]

Man I was wrong on that… really thought the jets were better / more improved. 
 

good to see the kids on the field not being chippy like they used to be. 
 

rap is a good dude and coach. Definitely could use help, but the culture at CC will always be a problem. 

[neverwas]

Jets just don't have speed to beat teams with speed without great execution. also glad Coach Rap has eliminated the 15yd non football play penalties.

[Khall555]

On 8/29/2023 at 5:50 PM, UpperCumberlandMan said:

What reason is Stone better in most sports than Cumberland is? Any thoughts? 

A couple of reasons:

#1 Cumberland’s principal until recently was not a sports guy. The former guy would actually work to hurt the teams and school spirit. Example: Pep Rallies were very rare and when they were done the classes were separated into their own sections and not allowed to sit together. Plus he didn’t do a great job hiring or keeping good coaches. 

#2 Facilities!! Have you ever been to Jets stadium? It’s one side seating for a 4A school and the track around the field is falling apart. 

With open zoning the best players all go to Stone where they have everything they need 

Edited September 2, 2023 by Khall555

[UpperCumberlandMan]

On 9/2/2023 at 10:21 AM, Khall555 said:

A couple of reasons:

#1 Cumberland’s principal until recently was not a sports guy. The former guy would actually work to hurt the teams and school spirit. Example: Pep Rallies were very rare and when they were done the classes were separated into their own sections and not allowed to sit together. Plus he didn’t do a great job hiring or keeping good coaches. 

#2 Facilities!! Have you ever been to Jets stadium? It’s one side seating for a 4A school and the track around the field is falling apart. 

With open zoning the best players all go to Stone where they have everything they need 

Simular to Cookeville and UHS. Money always flows to Cookeville. Bees play in 4a in a 1a facility. Fortunately for the Bees, Cookeville is a political mess with suspect coaching. Bees coaching and local support has made the diffrence. But I understand where Cumbetland county comes from. Hard to build success without administration support. 

[kingofthenorth]

Stone Memorial coaches have zero discipline. So if you want to act a fool and have zero repercussions you go to Stone.

[UpperCumberlandMan]

14 hours ago, kingofthenorth said:

Stone Memorial coaches have zero discipline. So if you want to act a fool and have zero repercussions you go to Stone.

I guess that subject to opinion on which side you see it from. They get wins, and we all know, winning cures all.

If left with a choice of a little poor sportsmanship and 9-1, or great sportsmanship and being 1-9.....we all know the choice most people will take. 

[kingofthenorth]

2 hours ago, UpperCumberlandMan said:

I guess that subject to opinion on which side you see it from. They get wins, and we all know, winning cures all.

If left with a choice of a little poor sportsmanship and 9-1, or great sportsmanship and being 1-9.....we all know the choice most people will take. 

Well of course I am choosing winning, but I have been around a ton of successful programs that have won CHAMPIONSHIPS. That doesn't fly within those programs. By championships I mean the gold ball. I see it from a spectator in the stands and it's a bad look. It's also about turning boys into men.

[Khall555]

On 9/3/2023 at 3:58 PM, UpperCumberlandMan said:

Simular to Cookeville and UHS. Money always flows to Cookeville. Bees play in 4a in a 1a facility. Fortunately for the Bees, Cookeville is a political mess with suspect coaching. Bees coaching and local support has made the diffrence. But I understand where Cumbetland county comes from. Hard to build success without administration support. 

My Daughter played 2 sports at CC and the lack of support was a constant complaint from all the coaches. The only successful sport was Girls Basketball and even they wanted to have the lights out and music during intros and he said no. 

Hopefully things will change with the new principal who was a Jet baseball player and played in college and the minor leagues. He was also at Harriman when they won the boys basketball championship. The football stadium just saw a major upgrade (due mainly to local businesses) also. The community support is here for the kids. Thankfully that hasn’t gone away.

Edited September 4, 2023 by Khall555

[Khall555]

23 hours ago, kingofthenorth said:

Stone Memorial coaches have zero discipline. So if you want to act a fool and have zero repercussions you go to Stone.

The football team loves to get “chippy” when they are losing. Stone has good kids (I have coached them in summer softball) but the football team is very cocky at times and the coaches let it happen. 

[kingofthenorth]

58 minutes ago, Khall555 said:

The football team loves to get “chippy” when they are losing. Stone has good kids (I have coached them in summer softball) but the football team is very cocky at times and the coaches let it happen. 

Very much agree with this. The coaches let them do as they please.