Andrews WildCats. (2-3)
At Brevard (L)
Vs Tellico (W)
At Mitchell (L)
Vs Union Co. G.A. (L)
At Hayesville (W)
Cherokee Braves. (1-4)
Vs Trinity Academy (L)
At Mitchell (L)
At Choctaw Miss. (L)
Vs Cosby Tenn. (W)
Vs Smoky Mtn. (L).
Hayesville YellowJackets (1-4)
At Towns Co. G.A. (W)
Vs Copper Basin Tenn. (L)
Vs Trinity Academy Tenn. (L)
At Enka (L)
Vs Andrews (L)
Murphy Bulldogs (3-2)
Vs Hendersonville (W)
At Franklin (L)
Vs Carolina Wildcats (W)
At North G.A. Falcons (W)
Vs Gilmer County G.A. (L)
Robbinsville Black Knights (3-1)
At Smoky Mtn (W)
Vs Charlotte County Day (L)
At Dade County G.A. (W)
Vs Rabun Gap G.A. (W)
Rosman Tigers (4-1)
Vs Shannon Forest (W)
At Brevard (W)
At Madison (W)
Vs Mtn. Heritage (L)
Vs Tri-Cities Tenn. (W)
Swain County (4-1)
At Hapeville Charter G.A. (W)
Vs Smoky Mtn. (W)
At North Henderson (W)
At Franklin (L)
Vs Tuscola (W)
Good work BK, but I've got a somewhat different outlook for some of the teams....
Andrews lost a lot of offensive production, so it could be tough at Hayesville if the Yellowjackets return the Leek kid and more bodies as mentioned by recycled, so I'll say 1-4?
Don't know that much about several of Cherokee's non-conf foes, but they did beat Choctaw last year, and most think that the Braves will be much improved....They also get Trinity at home for the opener, so I'll give the Braves the early nod in this one too....Can't remember a whole lot off the top of the head about Smoky, but seems they return some size and the Wolfe kid will be a handfull, so the Mustangs may have the advantage as will Mitchell Co. on the road....I'll say 3-2 for the Braves?
If Hayesville does indeed have more turnout, and return some key players who were injured last season, I could see a reversal to 4-1?...I confess that I know nothing about the out-of-state teams, but Hayesville has played and beat those teams before with maybe the exception of Trinity, but who knows what kind of team they will bring to Hayesville?....I look for Hayesville to finish 3-2 or possibilly even 4-1 in non-conf play depending on the strength of those Tennessee teams?
Hard to disagree with your pick of Murphy finishing with a 3-2 non-conference record, but I'm just not as confident as a lot of people that Franklin is going to be anywhere close to as good as they were last year....Some will say that it doesn't matter because Murphy will be too inexperienced to take advantage of the weaknesses of the Panthers, and they may, or may not be right?....Murphy did lose a lot, and those players stepping into the shoes of those departed seniors, will have to prove themselves early,especially on defense?....Offensively, Murphy will be good right out of the gate, and that gives them a better than average chance to beat a Franklin team that likes to ground and pound their opponent, but will doing it this year without a Young in the backfield?....I give Murphy a great shot to beat Franklin this year, so I'll say 4-1 for the Bulldogs?
BK, you know your Black Knights better than I so if you believe that they'll finish 3-1 in non-conf play...Who's too agrue?
I think Swain runs the table this year, and finishes unbeaten in non-conf. play(5-0)?
As for my Tigers, it's still early yet, and some kids may have not decided whether or not they want to play football, so there's seemingly always that to deal with every year?....And then there's the constant offseason injuries from ATVs or Horseplay that'll sideline a player or two....If those uncertaintys are minimized, the Tigers have a pretty good chance to have a team capable of a winning record....Remember, a Rosman Tiger Football team has not finished the season with a winning record since 2001....They did finish with a 7-7 record a few years ago, but that's been it for the past 14 seasons.....Is that ANY motivation for this year's team which should have more Seniors than any Tiger team in recent memory?.....Only they themselves, know that?.....If all the Stars align, and players come out who are expected to play, and one or two unexpectantly decides to play adding depth and talent, the Tigers have a chance for a big turnaround this year, and dare I say it: A deep playoff run?.....It's hard to be too optimistic until you see whose on the sidelines for that first game against Shannon Forest, and that following game at Brevard?
If the positive things happen, Rosman can, and should finish unbeaten in non-conference play?....Yeah, I know MT Heritage will be tough to beat, but the two teams are basically dead-even in the all time series between the two teams with the Cougars possibilly holding a 1 game edge in the series, and the game is in Rosman...The health of the team will be crucial in order for the Tigers to have a chance in this game?
If season-ending injuries occur again this year, and the team doesn't play together, or Players decide not to play for one reason or the other?....It's not hard at all for me to see this team finishing 2-3 or 1-4 in non-conference play with another long season ahead?.....
Right now based on what I'm hearing, I'm expecting this team to finish UNBEATEN in non-conference play, but we'll revist these predictions once practice and the scrimmages begin?
Good luck to all the SMC teams against their NON-CONF. foes, this coming season!
Roar Tigers Roar!