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So certain schools can buy up the talent? If this passes, bad things will happen to high school sports as we know it. Inner city public schools will be devastated. Small privates will be hurt as well. There are already rules in place for a kid who wants to transfer to another school. There is no good reason for high school athletics to turn into a wild west recruiting show.

So you think we went all the way to CA to recruit a player that couldn't even remember the plays? He was gone by game 4 because his dad thought he was better than what he was....We don't care where you come from or how many stars you have beside your name. If you can't understand how our program operates, you won't see the field, period. Pagach was the backup after 4 games as well, and left the program prior to the state game. Players may transfer to get a ring and leave, but this machine will keep on rolling! On to 4A!

It is the absolute right thing to do, these young men and women need to have the ability to move if the situation dictates it. A lawsuit would force the change at this point, it is way over due and a change that is needed now.

This feels random lol

Seems odd that a high school football and baseball coach would be allowed to do such. Conflict of interest?

Patience.....

Rep. Scott Cepicky, R-Culleoka, HB 0025 which would change TSSAA transfer rules to allow athletes one free transfer without eligibility restrictions. Thoughts?

Coach Martin is one of the most respected HS football coaches in the state. Not sure what he does, but they’d be lucky to have him.

Undisputed. I haven’t seen a team around here anywhere near as talented as that team. They had size, strength, speed, and a high motor from every kid on the field. And had Superman playing QB for them. Coach’s dream to have all of that on the field every Friday night

Huntingdon is not bad!

But would they know his dad, mom, and sister that I sat with at the championship game I worked at a place 23 years and there are definitely pros and cons about being the guy at a place. He could quit tomorrow, but Vegas has very long odds on such…

I got so sick of it I turned it off with 8 minutes to go.

Any news?

Didn't mean to throw shade on the greenwave. Evidently something has happened to Wartburg. They've lost double digit games to both Oakdale and Midway

I knew it would be a tough matchup for Cosby. We didn't have a point guard when we played them. I'd love to have that game back.

Don't know who is playing in the All Star game tomorrow night. I am guessing Alex Boyd,Price Davis and Matthew Covert.

Talent wise, 2013 upperman was better than those three

I agree

I was saying there are a lot of great athletes in Alcoa. Plus they get kids to come in because of them winning so much.

Rep. Scott Cepicky, R-Culleoka, proposed a bill this week that would force the Tennessee high school athletics governing body to change its bylaws and allow athletes one free transfer without eligibility restrictions. Cepicky’s House Bill No. 0025 would make it illegal for a public school to belong to an interscholastic athletic association that restricts eligibility in that way. HB0025 is written to allow a free one-time transfer without restriction. The TSSAA’s current eligibility rules would apply to all transfers after that. “(Other) courts have already ruled, with the transfer portal in college, that prohibiting an athlete from moving school to school is against the law,” Cepicky said. “I think what we're doing is trying to preempt the Wild West (of unlimited transfer legislation) by saying we acknowledge one time is fair. Hopefully, that will be enough that it will stand up in court

who from Maryville will be in the all-star game Friday night

I think a better solution would be just to co-op for football, where safety is more overarching concern that giving all the kids an opportunity to play. For other sports like basketball/volleyball/baseball/softball, consolidation would eliminate several opportunities for kids to play. While the overall team might be better, isn't the point high school athletics to give kids a chance to compete and learn valuable life lessons. Having one team instead of four make them more competitive, it takes away more opportunities. As far as academics are concerned, having a smaller student-teacher ratio is essential to meeting the needs of every kid, which could be accomplished in either situation.

I doubt Coalfield wants any part of merging it would be the other 3 schools that are in need of it more than them. Oakdale, Sunbright and Wartburg have all been pretty bad though so that would probably be a bad team that would still lose kids to Coalfield honestly.

It was a decent game. Still some sloppy turnovers from both sides. NG by 20