Congrats Maryville

[utfantilidie]

Should win the state pretty easy. Riverdale appeared to fall asleep at the wheel. I was at the Smyrna -Riverdale game and even though we finished 5-5 this year, we were leading them 21-0 at half time. We couldn't stop Davenport but obviously Maryville could.Now we the TSAA needs to start investigating where all of Maryville's players come in from. They constantly are bickering/investigating the mid-state schools, constantly.

[Los-Osis]

[Ill Will Vol]

Would you like some cheese with that whine????

[Volsfan1984]

Was at the game last night. Maryville played flawless football. Much improved since I watched them play Alcoa. I am a Riverdale grad and former football player there. Not to take anything away from Maryville at all, but that was the sloppiest, most undisciplined, and worst coached Riverdale team I have ever watched. Maryville was a machine. Riverdale fumbled twice in the first quarter and it turned into 14 points for them, and then intercepted a pass to housed it. Riverdale had no answer for their offense. Congrats to Maryville and good luck next weekend. You will win state title #14.

[SamRebel35]

At a highschool that is perenially a state power, why do you suspect the coaches would go out and try to bring in players from other counties? Childs, your once golden Smyrna boy, wanted to play for a team that he knew would win. He didn't have to be coaxed by Maryville coaches to come play for them. I played and won state titles at Maryville in 2000, 2001, 2002, and the content of those teams were all Blount County citizens, none of which transferred to Maryville for football. Stop sippin' that haterade!

[Fullfillmer]

From time to time, I like to gig some of the people I work with that Maryville must have had a very good recruiting year. I have never seen them play.

Here's what little I know and what I think. They have a very good program and when I say program they run it like a college program. Very, very good coaching. Jimmy Gaylor left a head coaching position to be an assistant at Maryville.

Kids from 6 years old on up are indoctrinated and are largely running the same plays, sets, etc. as they will run for the Rebels when they are older. They don't have a history of great athletes but that results in flawless, flawless execution. Far better than say Tennessee had last year.

They work at it. I have seen Maryville kids on tv talking about the three a days during the summer. I can't tell you if their summer program is legal or not but I can tell you they get after during the summer.

On occasion parents will want their kids to play at Maryville and will move to the city of Maryville just so their kids can play football there when they are in high school.
Aaron Douglas played for years in the Farragut/Cedar Bluff system and then his parents moved for his high school years. During those same years they had a quaterback I believe whose family did the same and as a youth player I think his family lived in Powell. I think this is legal but certainly helps a winning program continue down that path.

Again I see a small town that embraces their team and program and some very, very good coaches. They just seem like good people as well when I have seen them.
Their head coach has turned down the job at Hoover in Birmingham and I am pretty sure that job payed $125,000 or so when you include benefits.

So, technically I would say that they do everything legally but they have created such a good program that some families have targeted Maryville as a good place to live and for their sons to go to high school. Not many likely, but two or three exception athletes added to an already deep program can make a huge difference.

I saw Aaaron Douglas two weeks ago at a UT practice and let me tell you - he is a beast and barring injuries will be playing on Sundays. Just threw that in there.

[uracrappie]

Originally Posted by utfantilidie

Now we the TSAA needs to start investigating where all of Maryville's players come in from. They constantly are bickering/investigating the mid-state schools, constantly.

What players would you want investigated? We don't have any one player that wins the game for us, unlike maybe when we had tyler maples and Adrian "Tank" Baker. Its all great coaching, conditioning, and passion.

[httytddy]

Not to mention, Maryville High students have averaged slightly over a 24 on their ACT over the last 3 years. That's the 3 year AVERAGE of all MHS students taking the ACT exam. (from the 2009 TN High School Report Card). As far as I can tell, only Brentwood and Farragut are better in the entire state for public schools.

[Tennessee Vols 90]

Originally Posted by Fullfillmer

From time to time, I like to gig some of the people I work with that Maryville must have had a very good recruiting year. I have never seen them play.

Here's what little I know and what I think. They have a very good program and when I say program they run it like a college program. Very, very good coaching. Jimmy Gaylor left a head coaching position to be an assistant at Maryville.

Kids from 6 years old on up are indoctrinated and are largely running the same plays, sets, etc. as they will run for the Rebels when they are older. They don't have a history of great athletes but that results in flawless, flawless execution. Far better than say Tennessee had last year.

They work at it. I have seen Maryville kids on tv talking about the three a days during the summer. I can't tell you if their summer program is legal or not but I can tell you they get after during the summer.

On occasion parents will want their kids to play at Maryville and will move to the city of Maryville just so their kids can play football there when they are in high school.
Aaron Douglas played for years in the Farragut/Cedar Bluff system and then his parents moved for his high school years. During those same years they had a quaterback I believe whose family did the same and as a youth player I think his family lived in Powell. I think this is legal but certainly helps a winning program continue down that path.

Again I see a small town that embraces their team and program and some very, very good coaches. They just seem like good people as well when I have seen them.
Their head coach has turned down the job at Hoover in Birmingham and I am pretty sure that job payed $125,000 or so when you include benefits.

So, technically I would say that they do everything legally but they have created such a good program that some families have targeted Maryville as a good place to live and for their sons to go to high school. Not many likely, but two or three exception athletes added to an already deep program can make a huge difference.

I saw Aaaron Douglas two weeks ago at a UT practice and let me tell you - he is a beast and barring injuries will be playing on Sundays. Just threw that in there.

You're right, Maryville kids do start young. Must of them start out at Maryville and finish at Maryville. Coaching is a huge part of their success. Kids want to win championships so they move to Maryville.

[theroyz71]

I work in Maryville but live in Jefferson City. I wish I could afford to move so I could get my boys in the Maryville football system. My 10 year old will play his final year of peewee football next year.

BTW, Maryville lost to White Station tonight 37-27.

[Panthro]

The score even makes that game look closer than it really was.
I'm pretty sure #4 was Dexter McCluster, just dressed in a White Station uniform.
You still have to give it to GQ for proving everyone wrong who said they couldn't hang with "the big boys".

[theroyz71]

No doubt. That #4 was a beast. Their quarterback (#11) was pretty good too.

[TruBlue]

Originally Posted by utfantilidie

Should win the state pretty easy. Riverdale appeared to fall asleep at the wheel. I was at the Smyrna -Riverdale game and even though we finished 5-5 this year, we were leading them 21-0 at half time. We couldn't stop Davenport but obviously Maryville could.Now we the TSAA needs to start investigating where all of Maryville's players come in from. They constantly are bickering/investigating the mid-state schools, constantly.

congrats

[Murvilvol]

What Maryville did this past season was amazing. This Maryville team was one of Quarles weakest teams. Alcoa killed Maryville because Alcoa was way more talented. Maryville will be super strong the next several seasons. Next years senior class will be okay but the upcominh Junior.Sophomore and Freshmen classes will be freaking loaded.
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