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I have had three sons play for Rankin since 2007. I never saw any of the false charges you place here. Rankin is a old school hard nosed man and so many parents and kids are soft and cannot handle it. He will not pet you. He will not console you. He will not favor you. He will not kiss parents butts. He will get after your rear and demand all you have. But, he will give you a chance and it is up to you to excel. If you do not, or if you are inconsistent, or have attitude problems, he will make a change. You do not get many “do overs” in championship football. Additionally, so many parents move their “star” into Alcoa only to find out their kid is treated like everybody else. This hurts their little hearts, they spoil the kids attitude, and it is downhill from there. As for recruiting, I have personally observed him talking to colleges and pushing the abilities of players. However, he will not push kids he knows are incapable of playing at the next level or have attitude/character issues. All of my sons benefited greatly from the life lessons he and his staff delivered every day. Did they complain sometimes? Yes, they did. Did I listen? Yes. Did I agree? No. I told them to get back out there and deliver what he wanted. They are all solid men now. They know how to compete and not make excuses. I thank Coach Rankin and staff for all they did for my sons. And always will. Adios.

Covid was here last football season. It wont stop this one. Remember all the sick kids? We just werent testing for it.

Stop!!!! Please remove yourself from CoachT.

A vaccine fixes very little. If that's the savior you're waiting in you'll be mightily disappointed. There's a flu vaccine and tens of thousands die from the flu every year. Viruses are known to mutate Covid has already mutated at least twice. So the vaccine will do very little to help

We play the 6a state champ about every yr 4a and 5a district games wouldnt be any better. think about this. Every year we play Maryville within a touchdown game typically. They in their district blast five out of six teams by 40 points or more. So if we moved up to even 6a we should beat teams almost by that same amount. That is if we have the depth that we have now. In the past Alcoa would have 5 to 7 guys going both ways. But we’ve been lucky the past couple years that only a few skill guys go both ways only when needed. No lineman at all