MARION AT FORREST 2023

[Southtowner]

31 minutes ago, Indian said:

Seq 36-22 over Jasper, 8th grade final. (No Community game thread to place this, unsurprisingly). 

What is this mess?

[Indian]

30 minutes ago, CoyDillard said:

Haven't seen you on in a while 

(Just kidding)

Busy watching the Sweetwater topic and making sure none threaten to meet behind the Black Bull Tavern. 

[Southtowner]

6 minutes ago, oldfaithful said:

Are you directly involved with the middle school in some form or fashion. Feel like I've been seeing you post more about the middle school team than high school for the last 5 or 6 years. 

 

This is not a shot taken at you, it's an honest question 

Fair question. 

I'm glad he does post.

I like to know the scores.

[Indian]

Mostly just watch here to help make sure nobody goes overboard. 

[CoyDillard]

14 minutes ago, Indian said:

Busy watching the Sweetwater topic and making sure none threaten to meet behind the Black Bull Tavern. 

Sounds like a rough place 

[oldfaithful]

3 hours ago, Indian said:

Mostly just watch here to help make sure nobody goes overboard. 

 

Just didn't know if you where in the same mind frame as General, not happy with the situation at the High School level 

[Indian]

high school on the right path, should again be hosting a first round game with a lot of 9th and 10th graders in the line up. 

[RocketHouse]

13 hours ago, Indian said:

Mostly just watch here to help make sure nobody goes overboard. 

We run a tight ship on the Forrest threads. Foolishness isn't tolerated. lol

 

13 hours ago, Indian said:

Seq 36-22 over Jasper, 8th grade final. (No Community game thread to place this, unsurprisingly). 

I wish Jasper would bring their 8th graders and we would let the middle school teams play the first half. 

[CoyDillard]

1 hour ago, Salem said:

We run a tight ship on the Forrest threads. Foolishness isn't tolerated. lol

 

I wish Jasper would bring their 8th graders and we would let the middle school teams play the first half. 

That would be fun.

[GeneralForrest]

Here's a problem with Forrest's identity under Coach Eli. We were NEVER finesse. We were "pound the rock" and physical. Teams figured they could beat us but they'd be in a dogfight with a tough team that played sound D. 

Forrest, to this day, seems to be priding itself on this characterization.   A hard-nosed physical team.

But we are NOT. 

• Cascade shoved Forrest up and down the field in the 2nd half when it mattered. THIS year. 
• Gordonsville has more physicality and more finesse. THIS year. 
• 1A Cornersville whipped our 2021 quarterfinal team up front. 

There are many many other examples. 

Physical teams shouldn't be out of games in the 2nd quarter. And that's our problem. We cant even come back from 10 down.  EVER. A team gets two scores up on us and it's meltdown collapse city. We haven't been TRULY that physical team since 2019 and maybe in reality, 2016 or earlier. 

As for those calling for a close game tonight- just look at this year's results. We get boat raced by 1A Gordonsville but tonight's gonna be close? Watertown blanks us, but this is gonna be close?

It won't be close.   
 

 

 

[GeneralForrest]

2 hours ago, Salem said:

I wish Jasper would bring their 8th graders and we would let the middle school teams play the first half. 

i loved this 

[TheTruthPrevails]

Sequatchie has been dominant for 4 or 5 years on the middle school level, not sure why it doesn't translate to the high school program.