Gen7Dragon

Correct.

Probably truly about 6'

He probably won't get any taller. He isn't a true sophomore either. He is old enough to be a Jr.

Good luck to whoever it is! The days of having an abundance of 250 to 300lb linemen, and 4x100 track guys in the backfield are over with. They should have spread it out with several of those teams they have had over the past 20 years or so. My opinion, but I've watched the local small schools closely for a long time. Most of them have dropped way off or are dropping.

He might try his hand at a big D1 program. I think he could get hired for big bucks. I bet his son plays golf in college and not football. You almost have to be big in stature to be a D1 pocket passer. 6 foot 2 and 220lb or better.

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I've said for 4 years now that Bussey would be a slot receiver at the next 2 levels. So far in the All Star game that's what he is doing. And he looks great.

They won't be like they were from the early 90's until about 2017 or so any time soon. Probably never again. Like most small towns these days. People leave for various reasons and take a lot of the athletic genes with them. It was one heck of a run though! Football and basketball!

I agree with a lot you said about how small towns come together in the face of adversity, but that could be said for America in general. Divided but willing to help out when tragedy or catastrophe shows up. I'm happy for Gilmer. Watched it from the front row 50 yard lline. It was a great game. One of the best from this years championships.

#1 for Gilmer best individual performance I've witnessed in a while. I'm not sure about week in and week out but today he looked like the best back in 4a. He was definitely the X factor.

Bellville ran about 3 plays outside the tackles. . Troll

#1 best back in 4a. Hands down.

The same plays they have ran during the game.

1st half over and Bellville ran 2 plays outside the tackles. One a TD pass and an one an interception. . Edit. They scored again. Between the tackles.

They aren't hard to stop at all if you have a decent defense. It's much harder to stop when the athletes are spread out. When they are stacked in tight 2/3rds of the defensive coordinators worries are eliminated. It's actually an easy week of preparation. It's just a matter of getting man handled or not.

Line up two teams that are fairly matched in size and skill, and it's 3 yards and a cloud of dust. With way more injury probabilities and not much fun to watch.

I've been involved with the straight T, Wing T, and slot T. I just watched Bellville warm up, and it's an old school style of play based on running between the tackles. So yea, up the gut. I know you troll here a lot. You were the same guy that said Benny Smith would never see the field is Carhage. He was first team all district and made several plays throughout the year. Like I told you when you were trolling me back early in the season. The kid is gifted. Just wait until he learns how to play.

No doubt it can be effective. If a team is good enough to win state titles at the 4 and 5a levels I would wager that they have plenty of enough talent to spread it out. For one, they would have a great O line, and that's the hardest part. If you can get the big boys up front there are plenty of people that can run, catch and throw. That's not always the case in the smaller classifications. I'm actually watching Bellville warmup right now and they ran a few pass plays. They even lined up in the spread and ran some plays. I can promise you, they are capable.

I agree about the part in the trenches. That can be accomplished no matter the scheme. I respectfully disagree about the style of offense. I have experience with both. The modern offense is safer (proven fact) and way more fun. I think the up the gut stuff is relevant to football, and should be taught, but not the main ingredient. Especially in 4a. I prefer a mix.

Like I said, its impressive to make it this far in 4a with that ancient offense. Running the spread is WAY more fun all around. I know about both styles first hand. I do enjoy the big guys in the trenches as well. Physical defense with good tackling, and offensive lines that are well coached are fun to watch as well. I'm just not a fan of the 3 yard and a cloud of dust concepts. Spread it out and let your athletes move around in space. It's safer to play that way (which is a proven fact) and it's more fun in general.

It's very impressive for a 4a team to make it this far running an offense that came from the Civil War era. Bellville must have an incredible group of kids! It's a shame they don't get to play a more modern version of the game. The modern offense is much safer, and way more fun to play and watch. As for this game Gilmer is no doubt battle tested! They have faced some very good teams, and seem to be playing good at the right time. I don't know a lot about Bellville other than they are big and run an ancient offense. I'm picking Gilmer for a solid win. Their speed will eventually break it open.

No doubt. All those quality opponents for Timpson over the last 2 or 3 years payed off big in this year's run. It helped the players and the coaches finally put it all together. In my opinion over the last month or so Timpson has played some of the best 2a ball I've ever seen.

First one off the press. Congrats Timpson. Well deserved. Shelby County Pride!

I'm going with Timpson for another solid win as they close out this chapter of not only Timposn history, but Shelby County as well. It's been a historic run these past 4 years. I'm glad I've been around to follow it.