20twentyfour Dobbins Bennett foozeball

[Cactus Jack]

On 6/18/2024 at 12:52 PM, blazer1set said:

As the season gets nearer here's an updated look @ DB 2024

Wins (5) - West Ridge, Asheville, Mo East, William Blount, David Crockett
Losses (3) - Greeneville, Elizabethton, Science Hill
Tossups (2) - Farragut, Jefferson County
 

I look for Farragut to be down, they have a new coach since Eddie Courtney retired and his son has taken over. Might take him a couple of years to get things going again as Farragut is getting killed in the West Knoxville recruiting battles with Bearden, West, Catholic, Webb and even Grace. I think the Indians beat the Fox Den crowd. Jeff County was pretty good last year and not sure how much they lost but that one probably is a tossup. Science Hill, well it depends on how the season develops....

[Cactus Jack]

On 6/18/2024 at 11:55 AM, WaCoJaCo said:

There's already a lot of empty seats. The upper deck is rarely half full unless you have a Maryville or if it's the Science Hill game. That was built more for Funfest concerts anyway. 1/3 of the "fans" are long time DB football fans. 1/3 are students, and 1/3 are there to see the band. When DB starts stringing together .500 or less seasons the students will just start going to the mall parking lot to hang out on Friday nights. The longtime fans will lose interest, and the Band parents will be the only ones left. At that point they might as well abolish football and have Band Shows on Friday nights. 

That will get a coach gone faster than anything, I would say if they were 9-1 or 10-0 going into the playoffs more seats would be full.  I remember going to a DB season opener back in 2015 and the place was packed. 

[LINEDAD]

1 hour ago, Cactus Jack said:

That will get a coach gone faster than anything, I would say if they were 9-1 or 10-0 going into the playoffs more seats would be full.  I remember going to a DB season opener back in 2015 and the place was packed. 

Still packed. last year was a record for season tickets sold. 

[blazer1set]

Does the coach have the autonomy to play the best guys, or does it depend more on who is related to the biggest donors, etc.?

[LINEDAD]

10 minutes ago, blazer1set said:

Does the coach have the autonomy to play the best guys, or does it depend more on who is related to the biggest donors, etc.?

They put the best players out there. It's just so dang boring and frustrating to watch DB with Christian as coach. They never call trick plays, never get the ball to the outside with speed players. Heck, they hardly ever throw a pass further than 15 yards. Going deep is only for our Secondary to play against.. he never puts pressure on the Defense.

The perfect game for Joey Christian is - 15 plays on opening drive, 80 yards, 6 min drive with a TD. 2 possessions a quarter is all he could ever hope for or want. Nobody is happy in the stands... packed always and nobody likes what they see on the field until halftime.

I will buy my season tickets, just so I can keep those seats for when we do have an exciting, dynamic coach. DeBusk should have just traded coaches with Volunteer. Prob grooming McMillian to be next HC, IMO.

[WaCoJaCo]

5 hours ago, LINEDAD said:

They put the best players out there. It's just so dang boring and frustrating to watch DB with Christian as coach. They never call trick plays, never get the ball to the outside with speed players. Heck, they hardly ever throw a pass further than 15 yards. Going deep is only for our Secondary to play against.. he never puts pressure on the Defense.

The perfect game for Joey Christian is - 15 plays on opening drive, 80 yards, 6 min drive with a TD. 2 possessions a quarter is all he could ever hope for or want. Nobody is happy in the stands... packed always and nobody likes what they see on the field until halftime.

I will buy my season tickets, just so I can keep those seats for when we do have an exciting, dynamic coach. DeBusk should have just traded coaches with Volunteer. Prob grooming McMillian to be next HC, IMO.

That's what you get when you form a fake coaching search committee to supposedly conduct a nationwide search for a head coach to replace the guy that's retiring. And the retiring guy had already hand-picked his replacement that was on his staff. After the "fake interviews" they passed on Shawn Witten who has since went on to win back-to-back State Championships and one runner up in the past 5 years at Elizabethton. Christian is a good guy, and he was a good assistant. He is not a good head coach. McMillian is also not head coach material. A school the size of DB, with the long tradition should never be settling for these Boys Club caliber coaches. If they had an ounce of common sense, they'd get the school board and the doners together in a meeting, get their money together and make an offer to Shawn Witten (and staff) and be done with it. But they don't have an ounce of common sense. So there's that. 

[WaCoJaCo]

6 hours ago, LINEDAD said:

They put the best players out there. It's just so dang boring and frustrating to watch DB with Christian as coach. They never call trick plays, never get the ball to the outside with speed players. Heck, they hardly ever throw a pass further than 15 yards. Going deep is only for our Secondary to play against.. he never puts pressure on the Defense.

The perfect game for Joey Christian is - 15 plays on opening drive, 80 yards, 6 min drive with a TD. 2 possessions a quarter is all he could ever hope for or want. Nobody is happy in the stands... packed always and nobody likes what they see on the field until halftime.

I will buy my season tickets, just so I can keep those seats for when we do have an exciting, dynamic coach. DeBusk should have just traded coaches with Volunteer. Prob grooming McMillian to be next HC, IMO.

Oh, and I beg to differ on "putting the best players out there". The quarterback situation last year shows they do not. That one was obvious. 

[Razor61]

On 6/21/2024 at 8:40 AM, blazer1set said:

Does the coach have the autonomy to play the best guys, or does it depend more on who is related to the biggest donors, etc.?

We get to play at ETSU again this year. Looking forward to firing this thing back up.

[LINEDAD]

EXAMPLE - JOEY CHRISTIAN - DB COACH - HAS NO IDEA WHAT FOOTBALL IS TODAY

This is a quote from the Times-News today - regarding playing 7on7. 

“There’s nothing about it that resembles football, but it’s kind of a necessary evil. We’re going (to Science Hill) Thursday, and that’s about all I can stomach,” Christian said. “I’ve stressed to the team, we’ve got to compete, compete, compete every day we’re out. Got to get better.” 

7on7 doesn't resemble Football? It's all passing...that's how 75% of the teams play today, 75% of the time. That's why DB can't compete, not going to adapt to a new style of play, just not going to do it. It's all O-Line and running the ball (and running out the clock) for JC...which gets him and DB beat regularly by ALL "better than average" teams. 

"DB fans have had about as much of your coaching as we can stomach!"

 

 

 

[WaCoJaCo]

5 hours ago, LINEDAD said:

EXAMPLE - JOEY CHRISTIAN - DB COACH - HAS NO IDEA WHAT FOOTBALL IS TODAY

This is a quote from the Times-News today - regarding playing 7on7. 

“There’s nothing about it that resembles football, but it’s kind of a necessary evil. We’re going (to Science Hill) Thursday, and that’s about all I can stomach,” Christian said. “I’ve stressed to the team, we’ve got to compete, compete, compete every day we’re out. Got to get better.” 

7on7 doesn't resemble Football? It's all passing...that's how 75% of the teams play today, 75% of the time. That's why DB can't compete, not going to adapt to a new style of play, just not going to do it. It's all O-Line and running the ball (and running out the clock) for JC...which gets him and DB beat regularly by ALL "better than average" teams. 

"DB fans have had about as much of your coaching as we can stomach!"

 

 

 

The sad part is that Christan has the job for as long as he wants it. He's never going to give it up. Where's he gonna' go? Volunteer?  

[blazer1set]

I'd say it will be another 0-10 type of season for Volunteer

[cbg]

On 7/10/2024 at 10:14 AM, LINEDAD said:

EXAMPLE - JOEY CHRISTIAN - DB COACH - HAS NO IDEA WHAT FOOTBALL IS TODAY

This is a quote from the Times-News today - regarding playing 7on7. 

“There’s nothing about it that resembles football, but it’s kind of a necessary evil. We’re going (to Science Hill) Thursday, and that’s about all I can stomach,” Christian said. “I’ve stressed to the team, we’ve got to compete, compete, compete every day we’re out. Got to get better.” 

7on7 doesn't resemble Football? It's all passing...that's how 75% of the teams play today, 75% of the time. That's why DB can't compete, not going to adapt to a new style of play, just not going to do it. It's all O-Line and running the ball (and running out the clock) for JC...which gets him and DB beat regularly by ALL "better than average" teams. 

"DB fans have had about as much of your coaching as we can stomach!"

 

 

 

DB is not the only school that is getting out coached most every Friday night!  Very few schools have the administration, parents, faculty and school board pulling on the same end of the rope.  Until high school athletics become a priority for the community you will NEVER WIN outside of your geographical area.