[RunItUpTheGut]

I am aware of Bryant and Ysidro, and I know they are both very good players. Who is the Jackson kid?

Tilman Jackson. Youll hear his name a lot this year.
He didnt play his sophomore and junior seasons and hes back for his senior year.
The kid has been a heck of a football player since he was in grade school. Maybe one of, if not the hardest hitter Whitley has got. You know how things go with these kids and quitting football, but this kid was smart enough to finish his career out and now will never live to regret it.
You wont believe how many of those kids from that 7th and 8th grade teams from 3 or 4 years ago could have been starting had they all not quit, which is a problem everywhere it seems like in todays world.

Whitley's offense still has some kinks to work out, and the defense has changed to a 4-3 this year instead of the 50, so its taking time to learn. I guess Black thought it would be better for this team. As DPD said above, we made some mistakes that we will not make later in the season. Russell County is a very good football team and have a real chance at going 11-0 or 12-0 before having to meet someone like a Boyle or Lex Cath that could beat them. But i fully believe there not 29 points better than Whitley. If we can adjust and get better each week, IMO every game on the schedule is winnable, except maybe Bell or Boyle, but with Bells QB going down i find that being a possible, if its true.

Ive always respected the Rock program and there tradition. When i was in high school, i got 3 years of all i wanted of the Rock and it seemed it was always a tight game. Rock also has some of the best fans in the world, and id love to see that old district back, but with the growth of Whitley, it will never happen again.

As i said earlier, ive heard that this could be the last year of this series as it may not be getting renewed, along with somerset, Clay, and lynn camp (thank god).
I hope we continue playing as its one of my favorite games of the year to watch and enjoy. Good luck to both teams friday. These games mean nothing and both teams should get better. Hope to see a couple of kids we were missing friday back. It could make a big difference.

Cant wait for Friday.