I know and agree with you. ENR can sure talk can’t he.It’s one thing to disagree with the Sports Writers, and it’s another thing to really badger them. I get his (ENR) point without the constant talk…. Well Coffee Couty did beat Houston County….. I didn’t think that NSWR would have beaten Valdosta in Winnersville. That just shows how tough that NSWR Defense is…. In addition, it that Region (1-AAAAA) you can’t under estimate anyone there. You can be beaten if you are on top of your game. Congrats goes out to ENR…..

Where’s EagleNationRising? It’s time for a history lesson about something, ha ha! Just wish he wasn’t so negative about Todd, who I think does a great job!

September 15th, 2009
2:00 pm

Sportsfan31313 – I can’t believe you went to Camden last week instead of to the Houston County vs Bradwell Inst. game! Going is one thing but admitting it here so ENR, Yo and I can poke fun at’cha is too much!

Greetings A VIKINGFAN,

Well I really wanted to see both and of course that was impossible. I had my allies there and they kept me in close contact with the Houston County / Bradwell Institute game. This Camden County / Hoover was to good to miss, and yes I watched that game and don’t regret it.

But don’t get me wrong…. I am still a Bradwell Institute Fan…… They have a great season this year even with the lost to Houston County. By the way, I watched some clips of the Bradwell Institute Houston County game. They are a lot better than they were last year. That full back they have is pretty strong. He can run the ball. I’m sure he will keyed on when they NSWR. It will be interesting how they will matchup against Region 1-AAAAA opponents this year.

Watch out for Houston County in Region 1AAAAA. They will surprise someone this year. You read it here first!

OK I guess it’s only fair if I make a prediction is also. I predict it will be one of the best games in the entire state this week. (Valdosta has a good chance to win) Come on headeast and realistic ep fan, don’t get riled up. Ya’ll will take care of business.

I just hope the Lowndes Vikings can handle Colquitt and Air Propst’s passing attack. Colquitt is better than most people give them credit for. They demolished a good Thomasville team.

“Excuses, Excuses. There are plenty of good teams other than Columbia and Mcnair that will play you guys. Say what you want but those were scrimmages with JV teams at best.”

I know we at Columbia are having a down year with a first year coach and no practice facilities at our school but a “JV team” get real. To add insult to injury because since we’re not on the north end of the county, we have find places to practice in the area due to construction at the school that was supposed to be finished by summer’s end. I say not on the north end of the county because this never would happen at Lakeside, Tucker, Dunwoody or even Chamblee. All through the 90’s we had a good program, run by the current Director of Dekalb County Athletics Ron Sebree. Just ask former Tucker standout Patrick Pass about the Columbia teams of the past, one in particular that put them out of the playoffs . Give us a year or so , we’ll be back.

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MAC Fans,,,,,,,,,,,,,can you hear it yet,,,,,,,,,,,,can you,,,,,,Tick Tick Tick Tick……….all of Raider Nation is headed your way.,,,see you soon.

My hunch is that EP’s offense will put up a few points and it might take longer then MAC’s offense to score, which in the end might be a good thing because the MAC defense will end up more wore out at the end. I could be wrong but I see it being a bit of a track meet unfortuantely(I’d rather see defense),,,,,Something like 38-35 either way. I could be all washed up and find out that MAC has a defense, but at least on paper it doesn’t sound overly strong. (Oh and limiting Etowah to 10 was good but that isn’t a well balanced Offense either)..

Also,,,last note: Last week against Woodstock, MAC played a straight up defense early and got burned because they could not get to the ball carrier. Then they realized Woodstock wasnt’ going to throw the ball(0 attempts in the first half, and 0-4 in the game). Later in the game they gambled and but up to 9 in the box and were able to shut the running game down and get the ball back. EP’s balanced offense won’t provide that same luxury and the MAC will quite possibly guessing and gambling all night to try and stop the Raiders. Not a great recipe for sucess.

Thanks for the warning, but I don’t think ANYTHING can be more obnoxious than that WOLF HOWL Rome has…if you never heard it you JUST DON’T understand, but I been to most AAAA & AAAAA stadiums in our area and that WOLF HOWL is unbearable!!!

Let em’ trot out their “Redskins tune” we got something called “THE RAIDER BRIGADE” that will crank out a few tunes for EAST all night also…I am looking forward to an exciting game over in Powder Town friday night and Thanks for the VOTE of support for our RAIDERS!!! (at least for this night…LOL!)

We just disagree a bit on the call then…I want em’ “INTIMIDATED”, cautious and looking over their shoulder watching for the next hit from our SWARMING RAIDER “D”!!!

It’s FOOTBALL…It’s a CONTACT sport…Man-up and let em’ play!!! I just don’t want they game called bad and cost either team the game!!!

GO RAIDERS!!!!

Who is EP?…Just ask your Seniors who came to “THE BONEYARD” last year for LESSON # 1 in the future of 5A-AAAAA. They remember well the beating they took and that ride back to Powder Town. Ask them how long it took to get the sound of “THE CANNON” out of their head (they really didn’t…they STILL hear it!!)

THE FUTURE of 5A-AAAAA continues this friday as the RAIDERS from EAST continue their march thru COBB…the countdown is on with only 60 hours left. Lesson #2 coming up!!!

TICK…TICK…TICK…BOOOOOOOOOOOOM!!!!!…GO RAIDERS!!!

The community feeder and support system combined with the sheer size (total numbers) of the talent pool to draw from should create a powerhouse by default (see P’Ridge, Grayson, NG). Mix in some good coaching –> Top 10 program.

Good to see you finally recognize that enrollment is a part of the equation. I never said it was #1, but that it is an advantage.

Do you know if North Gwinnett plays Grayson this year?

14-point margin, at least.

Your comments about our region are also appreciated. Last week our region scored 249 points and gave up 38. I challenge any region to say they did better. If they did, my hat’s off to’em!

As you know we, at Lowndes, have almost 50 people and businesses who contribute over $250 a year to our Touchdown Club, some give $500 and $750, and almost 200 people give $100 per year. We also have several hundred others who contribute $50 to the touchdown Club, and the school annually sells right at 5000 season reserved seat tickets. It takes community involvement and monetary support to have a successful program year after year. But the main ingrediants will always be good players who are good people, and good coaching. We aren’t alone, there a lots of other good successful programs in this great state of ours. I’m just glad it’s that time of the year again.

And by the way, it’s good to see HSballfan back with us this year!

1) There won’t be enough room at 8-9-10. Not enough teams above McE today will have lost yet due to other region rivals meeting later in October.

2) R5-AAAAA will not get the *nod* from Todd in the rankings. I see him reserving one, at most two, slot(s) in the Top 10 for R5-AAAAA at any given time.

The Region 6-AAAAA boys will have some right to claim a spot or two if Roswell, Walton, or Lassiter remain undefeated… and I think one of those will remain undefeated for a while.

Woodstock with one loss won’t creep back in the Top 10 regardless until … you win out with a victory over EP at the end and only then you *might* be ranked going into the playoffs. No hate here – just calling it like I see it.

p.s. try and not cheap shot our key players to try and win, as u can see it didnt help yall last year.

I watched that Camden County/Hoover game. That game was a very exciting game to watch. Camden County dominated the 1st half. Hoover didn’t’ know how adjust to that WING”T” offense that Camden County had. Because of that, Camden County Dominated, and that Defense was brutal as well. Camden dominated on both sides of the ball.

However; the second half was another story. Hoover came out there as new team. They held Camden County in the second half. But those teams that Camden County played this, all are Nationally Ranked. I watched running back # 32 Ean Day, he is so fast, strong, and that kid is a beast. He played on special teams and rushed. Not only him, but Andre Johnson # 15 (running back) did a great job too. In addition, boy can’t that Defensive back hit. #27 Steven Murphy was laying the wood to Hoover. He hit like a Ronnie Lott.

With all of that being said, I said to their remaining opponents, do not underestimate this team. Yes they are very young, and in a rebuilding state, but Jeff Herron is still coaching there and he still knows how to win. I see them being in the post season again this year.

Another note of interest. Remember the story ESPN did a couple of years ago about the high schoool team in Alaska not having a football field, and had to play all their games “on the road?” A lady in St. Johns County Florida – between Jacksonville and St Augustine – heard about it, and started raising money to build a stadium for that Northern Alaska high school. When the new field, complete with artificial turf was opened and the team won their first game, the whole team ran out and jumped into the adjacent artic ocean. ESPN did a great job with that story, and now a movie is in the works. Rumors are that Julia Roberts may play the starring role as, yes!, Kathy Parker, the lady who raised that money and was featured on ESPN. She is the mother of Clemson’s new QB and the wife of Carl Parker. SHE ALSO WENT TO LOWNDES

Now ya’ll can go back to talking about whether of not East Pauldin can beat McEachern or S. Gwinnett can stay on the field with Greyson, and last but not least, will Valdosta beat NSWR Friday.

I went to the Hiram/Hillgrove game last year, and was impressed at how good the team looked. Hillgrove has great balance on both sides of the ball. They also have an abundance of talent. That being said, the refs determined the outcome of last years game, not the teams. Let’s hope thats not the case for either team this year. The biggest difference that I see between the two teams this year is the size disparity on the OL and DL. Hillgrove is MUCH bigger in the trenches, and that worries me greatly ( I’m a Hiram fan, my son plays there). I actually think that both teams matchup fairly even at the skill positions. If Hillgrove wins, I think that it will be the size differerence in the trenches.

Slalom,

I said last week that Buford wasn’t as deep or as strong as they were in the past. That being said, I think Buford WILL win the AA State Title. This is not a slight to the other teams in AA, I just think that loss will wake Buford up. The same can be said for Carver, Columbus. Would you want to be the team that has to play either of them, or Flowery Branch for that matter? How much tougher does North Halls’ schedule look now after the FB/Creekview game? If there is a team in AAA that has a tougher schedule, I’d like to see it. That is not meant to be a slight on LG, CC, or Troup, as those teams have scheduled tough non-region opponents (Newnan, NSWR,and WACO) as well as having a tough region schedule.
As far as a team going undefeated, I think the best possibilities are Wesleyan, Gainesville, and Lowndes, with Grayson having an outside shot.
Where Hiram is concerned, I’ve seen a vast improvement in this team every week. I don’t know how far they will advance this year in the playoffs, but no matter what, it will help them tremendously next year. That’s when I see Hiram making its run.

Yo: Good points about Fitz. Very tough schedule. I probably ranked Fitz’s chances too high in that case. Calhoun is a better pick for 15-0.

Joe: I agree that Mays is a talented team. So is Grady this season. I don’t think most people realize how good the Top 10 is. Lots of pretty good teams aren’t ranked.

TJ: That’s an interesting game – Grayson vs. South GW. Grayson’s defense hasn’t allowed a touchdown this season. I think SG has scored about 20 touchdowns. I think Grayson wins comfortably, though.

“Why would a 1 or 2 loss team still be ranked in the top 10 ?”

Camden County has lost to two teams that have Top 25 national rankings and had both of them beat until the closing minutes.

APS Football Fan: What school should be dropped from the rankings to accommodate Mays or Grady or any APS school? If you can name names, then we can compare what each school has accomplished and make an objective decision.

R.W. Gweed: I like your explanation better than my own for Jackson falling out of the rankings. So I’ll agree with you!

Re: Tay Willis. Haven’t seen him. But I hear and read big things.

Re: Marietta: Weak.

Uncle Rico: You say no team will go 15-0. I tried to find the last season in which no team went undefeated and untied and I got back to 1960 and got tired of looking.

but – it doesn’t matter. an undefeated season is never the goal for any team/coach – even Valdosta.
the goal is to win your Region & go into the playoffs playing your best ball.

that said, I think a few teams have a great shot at 10-0.

* Roswell OR Walton. The winner of that game has a strong chance at 10-0.
* Grayson
* Lowndes OR Valdosta (see above)

Congratulations on the ESPN game. The week before you can watch Valdosta/Lowndes for the 2nd year in a row.

We don’t have nearly the players in Div 1 you probably have, kind of makes me wonder how less talented ball players keep beating up on more talented ball players.

No Hugs here we play OUTSIDE 285 not in Midtown ATL…LOL!

It’s true several of the schools in 5A AAAAA don’t have “winning traditions” that go back 20 or 30 years like many Dekalb schools. Most of these schools are fairly new, 10 to 15 years old in some cases and what they are showing is RECENT winning trends. You are talking like many of the South Ga. posters who like to brag about the Championships they won back in the 60’s, the 70’s & 80’s.

Well welcome to the FUTURE!!!…Many of our 5A – AAAAA teams can play with ANY of your Dekalb schools ANY friday night!…The reality / logistics is that this can’t happen until playoff time but I’ll give you a recent history lesson you can go look up…Mays (I know before you tell me they are not a Dekalb School) came out to “THE BONEYARD” year before last for a playoff game and was sent back to the ATL with a new outlook on outside 285 football!

Sure you got good teams at MLK, Stephenson but go the other direction and you got Grayson & the Gwinnett powerhouses that are fairly new schools.

But I’ll give you this stat to “CHEW ON”…since 2005 East Paulding has gone 33-6 finishing 2008 (1st year in AAAAA play) going to the 2nd round of State Playoffs before losing to Grayson 17/7 (who beat “mighty Lowndes”). EAST had an UNDEFEATED (10-0) regular season in 2007, winning the Region and going to the State Quarter finals. They reached the State Semifinals in 2006 before losing to Marist in the DOME. Traditions START somewhere and this type play is what gets you there.