Football Camp in June at Brinkley High!!!!

[jbtiger73]

There will be a football camp at: Rusher Field at Tiger Stadium on the campus of Brinkley High School. Registration starts at 9:30 a.m. and the camp starts about 10:00 a.m. to time on when it will end yet at the moment. myself, along with camp coordinator Cameron McMath, (former all state and all star Linebacker at Brinkley High), will bring former college & NFL players from around that area to be instructors in various college and pro style drills and a 7 on 7 competition to end the day. open to all schools. we will be getting info to coaches very soon. or if you have a child that plays, and want to bring the individually, you will be able to. some coaches we've talked to already will come as a team. I will be posting additional info here very soon. we will have lunchfor the athletes. and best of all, its all FREE!!!!!!!!!! Hope I see some of you posters there.

[MomaLion]

That's awesome.  I hope Coach Thrash is bringing our guys.

[jbtiger73]

he will. we've talked with him already. he's supposed to help us out as well

[MomaLion]

He's young and eager...that is rubbing off on the kids as well so I'm exited to see what this season brings :-)

[jbtiger73]

me too. just hope the parents get more involved in both towns. it was pretty sad regardless of the records, at the brinkley at clarendon football game this past season, that the home bleachers were'nt halfway full. and it's supposed to be a rivalry game. it was that way at brinkley a couple years ago as well.

[MomaLion]

I agree about the support...I was at every game though

[jbtiger73]

I know you were there. loud and proud.

[THA TRUTH]

People don't like to watch to bad teams play ball

[MomaLion]

People don't like to watch to bad teams play ball

Some people lol...i'm there rain or shine, win or lose.

[MomaLion]

I know you were there. loud and proud.

Oh gosh, you know I was loud lol.  I always have been 

[jbtiger73]

but does it matter if they are bad or not? u seem like a fair weather bandwagoner to me. you should support your team, regardless of the record. and this is a topic about the camp thats coming up. take that negativity somewhere else.

[jbtiger73]

Quite a few coaches have called about it. Expecting a big turnout.

[THA TRUTH]

but does it matter if they are bad or not? u seem like a fair weather bandwagoner to me. you should support your team, regardless of the record. and this is a topic about the camp thats coming up. take that negativity somewhere else.

I am far from a bandwagoner my friend but it's not my fault the team I go for wins every year I guess that would make the lower level of intelligence people think that though so u are forgiven

[jbtiger73]

And what have you done to contribute to their success again?

[THA TRUTH]

Ummm idk maybe play on a  state championship team might be a good enough answer for u

[jbtiger73]

Uh oh. Look at him. Glad for u. But im not talking bout whem you played eons ago. Im talking about now.

[THA TRUTH]

Wasn't that long ago my friend but it all builds towards success

[MomaLion]

Yea yea, JC is the grand poobah, all knowing, end all be all...that's not what this thread is about so unless you have something to contribute besides the same crap you sling everywhere else, why are you here???

[jbtiger73]

BAAAAZZZZZIIINNG!!!!!!  . I guess you're gonna get that fortune 500 job you were always dreaming about because of that state title, huh? not your education or community service. it's that. smh at you my friend. but you are gonna go a long way in life thinking like that my friend. sky's the limit....NEXT!!!!

[Lions84]

This is great for Monroe County and Eastern Arkansas.  This is plenty close for folks from Forrest City down to Carlisle and Dewitt.

[Lions84]

but does it matter if they are bad or not? u seem like a fair weather bandwagoner to me. you should support your team, regardless of the record. and this is a topic about the camp thats coming up. take that negativity somewhere else.

Several of my classmates who still live in Monroe County have lamented the lack of butts in the seats the past 3 years.

[jbtiger73]

that was definitely our intention 84. we know a lot of those kids cant afford to go to the big time camps or have a place to showcase their skills. there is a lot of talent here in this part of the state that gets overshadowed by NWA and some of central AR. we're just hoping colleges all over the state take notice of some of the athletes that are going to be there. maybe they'll find that diamond in the rough that will help their team excel. we're hoping anyway.

[Lions84]

That is great the Hogs abandoned the Delta for years till Ken Hatfield got  Kerry Owens and some others were recruited out of Stuttgart. I know the Ricebirds claim him but he went k-11 at Clarendon and I played with him so he is one of ours. Then from 1984 we waited to the Cedric Houston era to get him and Big Scott Davenport up on the hill. 

[jbtiger73]

yea 84. I came out the same year with Ced. he was one of my good friends in school. im happy to say from 7th grade up to our senior year, they only beat us once. and that was ironically our senior year. guess they were due one, at least. lol. I played against scott my tenth grade year as well. he was definitely a great player as well. I just knew from what ced told me in high school, that there were a lot of politics about the reasoning of him going to Tennessee and not UofA.

[Lions84]

He was buried on the Depth chart at UA and we all know Nutt was Nuts.

[jbtiger73]

aww yea, he was definitely that. I currently work with former hog Elliot Harris from Marianna. and he shares football stories from his time on the hill all the time. he talks great about Davenport, matt jones and others. they are very interesting stories quite frankly.

[Lions84]

Best of Luck getting plenty of help for your camp and it is a horrible shame that Tiger and UA Great Jerry Elwood is not able to come and talk to the kids.  I am old enough to have seen him keep that 12 game win streak over Clarendon going in the early 1970's!

[jbtiger73]

well yea. he's in Chicago now I believe. but we do have his grandson playing for us though. all 6'1, 215 lbs of him. and he's going to be a junior next year. plays running back and line backer. he's a better lb than anything tho. led the team in tackles and rushing yards. including 187 rushing 3 tds, 17 tackles, 3 sacks and 2 forced fumbles vs. your lions. sorry 84. had to say it tho. lol. hope u can forgive me bro. 

[Lions84]

That is fine I can still enjoy our classes 3 peat over Buck 81,82,83 You got us the year after I got out that fall of 84.

[jbtiger73]

hey, I would enjoy it too, if I were you. any win is a good win in my opinion. I think we have yall in week 3 or 4 this year. which really sucks. I hate this conf. realignment crap. lol.

[MomaLion]

Yea, I like having y'all end of season better.

[Lions84]

I would love to see the Tigers and Lions in the 3 round of the playoffs next year.

[jbtiger73]

u aint lyin 84

[Lions84]

We always had hard hitting clean games with Buck and Holly Grove  But Altimier Red Devils and Cotton Plant were the worse.

[jbtiger73]

wow, 84 that's too far back for me. lol. but I had a lot of uncles that played football for cotton plant during that time too.

[Lions84]

wow, 84 that's too far back for me. lol. but I had a lot of uncles that played football for cotton plant during that time too.

In the Early 1980's they still planted spring cotton on the field at Cotton Plant and harvested it right before the season started then they bush hogged the field.  So you had cotton stock sticking out of the ground and they used real lime to mark the lines.

[jbtiger73]

I definitely could imagine that there

[HorseFeathers]

wow, 84 that's too far back for me. lol. but I had a lot of uncles that played football for cotton plant during that time too.

In the Early 1980's they still planted spring cotton on the field at Cotton Plant and harvested it right before the season started then they bush hogged the field.  So you had cotton stock sticking out of the ground and they used real lime to mark the lines.

DOn't know which would be worse....the Cotton Stalks...Or the problem they claim to have had at Sparkman of fireants....One would stab you the other could eat you alive...Man those must have been the days

[jbtiger73]

I remember going to Dermott, and seeing those there as well

[Lions84]

As Big E he is old enough to remember Cotton on the Field at Cotton Plant in early August.

[Lions84]

When we went to Cotton Plant to play we had to report a hour early to the Field House so Rudy Henderson could tape all our Forearms from Wrist to Elbow.  Us Linemen got our hands taped boxer style by Rudy.  We had a kid not do that when I was in the 10 grade and he got a staph infection in his arm.   As for Lime to mark the lines tons of folks did that when we were playing. Mr. Brown sold us Sterling 12 Star Bright White Latex Paint and we diluted it and sprayed the lines on our home field on Thursdays after our walk troughs and on Friday if the JR High was at Home and we had back to back games Thur and Fri.

[MomaLion]

Mr. Rudy is still out there taping wrists and ankles lol.  He's a legend in Clarendon 

[jbtiger73]

Mr. Rudy was actually at Brinkley for a while in the 90's and early 2000's. Before returning to c-town after Paschal left Brinkley in 02. So I've had the privilege of him taping me up as well. He was actually gonna come back with Brinkley before last season. But they hired Thrash, and decided to stay.

[MomaLion]

I don't think Mr Rudy is going anywhere. He's a Lion to his core 

[jbtiger73]

not now, definitely. but he did say that a couple seasons ago when the lions came to Brinkley under the old coach. he told us some things he disagreed with under the old regime. but he's definitely a monroe county legend.

[Lions84]

not now, definitely. but he did say that a couple seasons ago when the lions came to Brinkley under the old coach. he told us some things he disagreed with under the old regime. but he's definitely a monroe county legend.

As he told me last year I went over to Buck to be with my Grandsons and once they graduated I came back home.  Rudy been taping up Lions and Tigers for about 60 years now.

[jbtiger73]

tight as heck too. lol.

[MomaLion]

I saw him get tackled last season. We really thought he was hurt but he hopped up and kept working 

[jbtiger73]

yea, momma. that happend to him a couple times while I was playing in Brinkley. he definitely doesn't shy away from the action.

[Lions84]

Uncle Rudy is tough as nails.