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[MidTennFootball]

If you make it to the state championship game, your season is no way a failure. In all 3 of those matchups, they were the underdog

[oridgecat]

FWIW Maxpreps Strength of schedule rankings.

• Page .4
• West 25.5
• Powell 14.6

Again this year, the Knoxville teams have played much tougher competition.  So, if Powell beat Page in '21, West beat Page in '22 and '23, doesn't that already make them the "Buffalo Bills"?  I think that playing a schedule like that definitely works against them when all of the sudden there is a West or Powell across from you.  Could losing 3 SC's in a row to Knox teams be in the back of their heads?  Like, oh no,here we go again type thing?

Edited November 6, 2024 by oridgecat

[ILB1999]

1 hour ago, MidTennFootball said:

If you make it to the state championship game, your season is no way a failure. In all 3 of those matchups, they were the underdog

interesting take.  you gonna tell us they're the underdogs this year too?

[MidTennFootball]

20 minutes ago, ILB1999 said:

interesting take.  you gonna tell us they're the underdogs this year too?

Did I say they are? I'm not saying anything controversial by pointing out they were major underdogs in their first two title games and probably were last season as well

[MJGOLDENBEARS]

1 hour ago, MidTennFootball said:

Did I say they are? I'm not saying anything controversial by pointing out they were major underdogs in their first two title games and probably were last season as well

Yet another biased pro-east Tn topic. I’ll pass.

Edited November 6, 2024 by MJGOLDENBEARS

[Josh82]

Don’t sleep on Beech coming out of the West.

[Pizzpatriot2]

Until we “finally” win the big one, we will most likely be the underdog. This, even if we run the table again this year.

Before some of you get into the biased thing, football is different in the East than here in Middle Tennessee. Fundamentals may be similar but the game itself is played different and the athletes seem to be different as well. Not stating one region is better than the other. Just differences across the board.

[cbg]

On 11/3/2024 at 9:50 AM, District12AA said:

No matter the schedule, Page allowed 13 points all season. They are coming off three straight State Championship game appearances so whatever they are doing is working.

You realize teams schedule for a 2 year period? It’s not like Page could have changed their schedule heading into this year. 
 

They are poised to make another run to Chattanooga.

 

Is really getting to the state championship game and not winning considered being successful.  You are either winning a state championship or you’re not reaching your goals and being successful.  The definition of insanity is continuing to do the same thing and expecting different results.

[MidTennFootball]

22 minutes ago, cbg said:

Is really getting to the state championship game and not winning considered being successful.  You are either winning a state championship or you’re not reaching your goals and being successful.  The definition of insanity is continuing to do the same thing and expecting different results.

Opinions like this are why players and coaches get burned out on football. If your barometer on success is did you win a state title then your going to be dissapointed alot unless you follow Alcoa.

Every team should have the goal of winning a state championship, but that shouldn't be the only goal either. Whether your a fan, coach, player, etc. the journey of getting there should be just as much fun as the title game itself 

[SweetScience]

25 minutes ago, MidTennFootball said:

Opinions like this are why players and coaches get burned out on football. If your barometer on success is did you win a state title then your going to be dissapointed alot unless you follow Alcoa.

Every team should have the goal of winning a state championship, but that shouldn't be the only goal either. Whether your a fan, coach, player, etc. the journey of getting there should be just as much fun as the title game itself 

Agreed. What Maryville and Alcoa both have accomplished the past 25 years or so, set people’s expectations and barometers way too high for every other program. If you’re not winning a championship every other year, your program is really mediocre, according to some fans. It has made people’s expectations be way too unrealistic.

[ILB1999]

15 hours ago, MJGOLDENBEARS said:

Yet another biased pro-east Tn topic. I’ll pass.

since it's a discussion of 5a, that's kind of how they generally go...

[cbg]

4 hours ago, MidTennFootball said:

Opinions like this are why players and coaches get burned out on football. If your barometer on success is did you win a state title then your going to be dissapointed alot unless you follow Alcoa.

Every team should have the goal of winning a state championship, but that shouldn't be the only goal either. Whether your a fan, coach, player, etc. the journey of getting there should be just as much fun as the title game itself 

I have been a part of several state championship and nationally ranked teams.  The goal was always to win a state title, and anything less was a bad season.  Yes, winning is a great feeling but learning to be a grinder that never allowed your competition to work harder than you was a life lesson that is never forgotten.