2024 5A Season

[SheriffofRedRock]

22 minutes ago, atrisk said:

I'm looking for big things from Oak Ridge next year. Heck I always look (hope) for big things out of OR. Lol.

keep hoping unless partin gets to call plays again. Rang tries to throw it too much. Too bad Dozier is gone.

[atrisk]

I will keep hoping and you keep doing what you do.

[atrisk]

And by the way, what team do you support? Again I ask.

[blazer1set]

Sounds like we have a consensus that there are maybe 5 or 6 teams who even have a chance in 2024 of reaching the championship game.       The other 40-something are playing to maybe beat their main rival, win their region, break .500, whatever.           Here's hoping that all 47 5A teams have fun with it in 2024.

[SheriffofRedRock]

10 minutes ago, atrisk said:

And by the way, what team do you support? Again I ask.

I support public East TN football. Too many connections/family members to pick one school

[atrisk]

Excellent take. Only one winner. No losers.

[MidTennFootball]

2 minutes ago, blazer1set said:

Sounds like we have a consensus that there are maybe 5 or 6 teams who even have a chance in 2024 of reaching the championship game.       The other 40-something are playing to maybe beat their main rival, win their region, break .500, whatever.           Here's hoping that all 47 5A teams have fun with it in 2024.

We aren't even a week into the off-season, trying to narrow it down to half a dozen teams with transfers and coach openings the way they are is like trying to predict the weather. Different class, but nobody had Houston as the 6A champion at this time last year 

[atrisk]

For a supporter of E. Tn. public football you seem to throw some shade at a certain program. Maybe it's just me.

[blazer1set]

1 hour ago, MidTennFootball said:

We aren't even a week into the off-season, trying to narrow it down to half a dozen teams with transfers and coach openings the way they are is like trying to predict the weather. Different class, but nobody had Houston as the 6A champion at this time last year 

I disagree.   Over the past 10 years here are the teams in the 5A title game:

Beech (1)
Farragut (1)  * moved to 6A in 2017
Henry County (1)
Hillsboro (1)
Independence (1)
Knox Catholic (1)   * moved to division 2 in 2019
Knox Central (2)
Knox West (3)
Oak Ridge (1)
Page (3)
Powell (1)
Summit (2)

Compared to an average of 47 5A schools each year it's a small handful of teams that ever make it to the finals.     As to Houston in 6A, you are right in that nobody can predict anomalies like that, and the same thing could happen in 5A, but the overwhelming probability is that the 2024 5A title game will be between two of the schools listed above (minus of course Farragut & Catholic)

[MidTennFootball]

6 minutes ago, blazer1set said:

I disagree.   Over the past 10 years here are the teams in the 5A title game:

Beech (1)
Farragut (1)  * moved to 6A in 2017
Henry County (1)
Hillsboro (1)
Independence (1)
Knox Catholic (1)   * moved to division 2 in 2019
Knox Central (2)
Knox West (3)
Oak Ridge (1)
Page (3)
Powell (1)
Summit (2)

Compared to an average of 47 5A schools each year it's a small handful of teams that ever make it to the finals.     As to Houston in 6A, you are right in that nobody can predict anomalies like that, and the same thing could happen in 5A, but the overwhelming probability is that the 2024 5A title game will be between two of the schools listed above (minus of course Farragut & Catholic)

Then you would be leaving out teams like  Nolensville, Centennial and Southwind. Good probability, but not overwhelming

[blazer1set]

5 minutes ago, MidTennFootball said:

Then you would be leaving out teams like  Nolensville, Centennial and Southwind. Good probability, but not overwhelming

Hope you're right, it would be good to see some other teams in the mix instead of the same ones year after year.

[MidTennFootball]

2 minutes ago, blazer1set said:

Hope you're right, it would be good to see some other teams in the mix instead of the same ones year after year.

Outside of following my own team, I enjoy following 5A because the power vacuum shifts every couple of years