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2 hours ago, QSouth89 said:

Is it. me or is it way too many state championships?  The TSSAA needs to go back to 3 classes in D1 and One class in D2.

I agree. This is about money. It’s watered down. I’m from Indiana, this is very weak. 

On 2/14/2021 at 11:54 PM, HawkGuy06 said:

Smart man! 

Did I miss something....back to back?

On 3/8/2019 at 8:48 AM, coachzero said:

I have watched film on Columbia. What do you all think will happen?

Manassas by as many as they want. 

7 hours ago, Swipes said:

http://wreg.com/2015/01/23/hamilton-high-school-loses-undefeated-season-due-to-ineligible-player/

 

Guess Memphis news had it wrong.....

This is almost 3 years ago. What’s your point?

East by 15 plus

12 hours ago, terop said:

They should stack up well against Whitehaven because their two best players I believe are still out. With East I can't see it.

 

12 hours ago, terop said:

They should stack up well against Whitehaven because their two best players I believe are still out. With East I can't see it.

What’s wrong and when will they be back?

You forgot Hamilton. 

In theory, the TSSAA is a great thing...in practice, not so much. There would be chaos without some governing body presiding, and it requires money to operate.

Now for the bad. TSSAA should do a much better job of enacting and enforcing policies that comply with the wishes of the member schools, as wells as ensuring (as much as possible) that fairness to everyone, and to each individual sport is the main goal. The principal of six football classifications and three for most other sports is baseless...there are far more schools who field basketball programs than football, and condensing them into 1/2 the separate classes is contrary to what "common sense" tells you. I'd love to see football at four or five classes, and all other sports the same. Districts and regions should be comprised of the same schools in all sports in order to form and maintain rivalries across the board.

Scotts Hill is a great example...in football we have recently been and will continue to be pitted against teams from Middle Tennessee of like size to us...in the past (in all other sports) we have been in district 15A, and played schools of similar size from West Tennessee, but now going forward will be in a district with four or five schools twice our size, and only two of relatively the same enrollment. The farthest easterly schools in football to the far west in basketball are approaching 200 miles apart, and only one or two schools are common opponents to both basketball and football programs. Makes absolutely zero sense to me.

Almost forgot the salaries part...non profit = full disclosure...try and find out the salaries...interesting.processe

Tradertwo, I agree, you need a governing body. But it's time for a change. There is nothing special about the TSSAA. IM a logical person and there is no logic in their process. When things don't evolve, there is usually someone or a group of people, with their hands in the pot. Full disclosure is definitely needed. Good post Tradertwo. ðŸ‘ðŸ¾

What's their purpose?

Why do the schools need them?

Where does the money go?

What's their salaries?

 

When something is not understood, follow the paper trail. Their salaries need to be revealed, from the top down. They definitely have integrity issues.

I'm not surprised at the officiating but I expected better in tournament. It's just an extension of the regular season, they're awful! I'm not saying TSSAA encourages it but they don't do anything to discourage it either and they are not held accountable.

+1

I must be ignorant. Please explain how calling games tightly helps the TSSAA?

you must be. Catering to where the bigger crowds come from, equals a bigger gate. $$$

Exactly

Hmmmm! Someone told me the same thing last year. The officiating is absolutely terrible

East, easy. By as many as they want.

As God is my witness, I would have hollered something just as the song was ending...I know that those of you who know me would find that hard to believe, but I would've!

As many redneck veterans as we have in these parts, it would be bad for a stunt to be pulled like that here

 

If I was standing beside someone sitting and they weren't disabled, Id offer them an escort to the door!

Kids don't know it cause the libs have convinced the masses that good is evil and evil is good...Constitution, USA, Old Glory, Law...all evil now

if someone ever puts their hands on me for not standing, they will have an onset of constipation, from my foot being in their #%%.

So, if a person goes and feeds the homeless, is a loving person to pretty much every person they come into contact with, promotes peace, sends money to homeless shelters, forgives even their most vehement enemies, sends money to refugees throughout the world, they are a piece of sh&^ in your eyes if they choose to not stand for the national anthem? Something the very soldiers fought for them to be able to do? Look, I am proud to be from America and I think we are all blessed to be able to live here, but not everyone sees things the same way you or anybody else for that matter does. I consider myself a follower of Christ, and if anything he subverted the nationalistic tendencies the ancient Israelites had for Israel in the time that he lived. In my opinion as a follower of this man Jesus it's my opinion that their is a lot of nationalistic fervor in the United States, and frankly it comes very close to if not equating all out idolatry. While I do appreciate a lot of the sacrifices our troops do make (I was one at one time) I think we come to the point of idolizing them and the flag and anthem to a point. Frankly, the United States is no more special then any other country in this world is. Yes, we have prospered for a lot of years, but the Roman Empire did as well and in its history it was mostly based upon Pagan idolatry. I think a lot of people go wrong when they equate God with America, because that gives the attitude to me that we are justified in anything we do when simply we aren't. We have done a lot of good in this world, but also a lot of bad and continue to do both. I know this won't be a popular post by any means and I'm fully aware of the pushback I'm sure I will get, but I have never been accused of following the crowd, but neither did the God/Man I worship.

you are well rounded and not POLITICALLY CORRECT, I appreciate and respect that. You can disagree with someone and respect them at the same time.

Sounds like your one that needs a ticket on the Trump train!

I can't believe a parent or grandparent didn't call them out on this.NOT ONE??Sad days!

its sad that you would try to force your beliefs on someone else.

Do you understand the reason that you can even say that in public??? Generations of true Americans have left their homes, families, and career's in order to fight and perhaps die to ensure your right to form and speak your own opinion. Unless you're an immigrant yourself, you more than likely have family of your own that made that sacrifice. I don't personally care for the direction that our country seems to be headed, but it's still the best place to live, work, and raise your children on the face of the planet, and a little respect for the symbol of our freedom would DANG sure be required if I were those kids coach...bet on that.

that is YOUR opinion....you can't force your beliefs on someone else, that's part of the problem. I've traveled over seas, but I have not been everywhere. When you say something is the best and you have not been nor experienced all places......that's an ignorant statement. We have freedom of speech, but shut up when it comes to the flag. That makes sense. I haven't stood up for the anthem since 2000 and I'm not going to start now.

You have a problem with grammar.

Lmao. I know it was a mistake. I couldn't change. Have a seat.

I have know problem with it

TSSAA is so full of crap. I would love to hear their dumb reason for this.

Man I am great Mr.. ICY. I miss being around the kids everyday but I try to attend most games. How did your team do this year?

Where are you now Galilee. How are you?

I went to the Kentucky girls state tournament last week and it was the best state tournament I've ever attended. The only down fall to the KHSAA tournament was there was two sessions per day with 2 games per session at $13 a session. Of course, once it got down to the final 4 teams, there was only 1 session. Pretty steep price in my opinion. In terms of competition and crowing 1 state champion, it was an unbelievable atmosphere with very few blow out games. Almost every game was competitive from start to finish. I know this system will never happen in Tennessee, but in my opinion, Kentucky is leaps and bounds ahead of Tennessee high school basketball as a whole when it comes down to structure of tournament and getting the most excitement from games.

Yes it is. By far. TN To watered down. My home state of Indiana was the same way until the early 90's. The atmosphere in Kentucky and Indiana is on another level. It's nothing for 10,000 people to be at a regional game.

I'm from East Tn. No one had a bigger crowd than Brentwood.

Haywood County had the biggest crowd.

I can now talk about Union City. Once the brackets were released, the coaches told the team not to mention UC until we knew we had to play them. We were pretty sure it would happen. He only allowed the boys to watch the first half only on Friday.

Let me start by saying The UC fans are very passionate and I enjoyed speaking with them.

 

Now on to the game. Let me start with the coaches. For weeks it was stated over and over how Coach Phillips would get out coached. Well he put on a coaching clinic. It all started with his film study. Friday night during our usual pre-game film study, he broke down every player perfectly. He told the boys that they had to focus on Deberry and Simpson, they were the key.

 

Deberry- Told Martin to engage him from baseline to baseline. Make him use a lot of energy bringing the ball up court. His handles were very shaky and he is good at stopping and pulling up with the 3. He is the most dangerous player on the team. Because he can shoot and he has length. He also noticed that he does not like playing defense. Make him work on that end of the floor and it will affect his scoring.. Does not take the ball to the hole at all.

 

Simpson- He scared us the most with his ability to draw fouls and make FT’s. He is the most unselfish player we saw on the team. Does the small things to win games

 

Stockdale- Good player with a great motor. We knew the only way he would get a lot of buckets were on put backs. Told Hunt that he always would go to his left to score. If he went right do not fall for it, he is coming back left. We watched Thu and Fri game and he used that move 80% of the time.

 

Stewart- Will not guard anybody. Very lazy in help defense. We watched him 4 or 5 times let someone get a layup off the dribble because he would not step over and help. Whenever he was on the side Marin was on coach made sure we attacked that side.

 

We knew Sisco was not a scoring option.

 

Number 4, 5, and 30 only played when they wanted to press.

The starters played a lot of minutes and we knew our bench was deeper. In the first 2 games the bench on had a total of 2 points.

 

When the game started coach smiled when they opened with a box on JM. He knew Simpson, whom we feared would use a lot of energy chasing JM.

Now coach Sisco made a good move going to the zone in the 2^nd qtr and it allowed UC to get back into the game. But once again Coach Phillips adjusted and put JM at the FT lined and went to work.

 

Like I said earlier Phillips put on a clinic.

IF UC had played a tougher schedule they would have been better prepared. WE knew that if we could contain 6 top 100 players we face 2 McDonald AA, and 3 Jordan classic players, we could handle anything they brought.

 

One last thing I really sensed some discord on UC team. It looked like Stockdale had some issues with, Deberry, Simpson, and Parker. I am not saying it is true it just looked that way by his body language when he did not get the ball.

UC had a great season and have nothing to be ashamed of. Many top teams around the country had problems with our defense.

 

Cope you asked me in a thread in December after the Cordova game about UC team. I told you then how much you all missed the PG from last year. He was the reason you all played so well at Mitchell. WE had a hard time turning him over.

great observation. That pretty much sums it up. I saw pretty much the same thing.