It’s big-game week with a number of rivalries sprinkled in for additional flavor, and the average fan, those with loyalty to no particular school, will have his choice of good games to attend.
Atop the list is Baylor at McCallie, but this time there is much more at stake than bragging rights.
McCallie is the state’s top-ranked Division II-AA team now, and the Blue Tornado also put themselves in line for a national ranking with their 62-34 win last Friday over Ensworth.
Baylor, meanwhile, is 5-0 and No. 2 in the state and will have had two weeks to prepare for the Blue Tornado when the Red Raiders go visiting.
This will be the first time since 1978 that both teams enter this rivalry game undefeated. Coaches that year, by the way, were legends Pete Potter, current McCallie coach Ralph Potter’s dad, and Red Etter.