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Grunt, If 50% of the private school students returned to the public schools in Tennessee the public schools would have more problems than they have today. 1. They would have less money to spend per student 2. They would not have the physical facilities to handle the influx of students 3. The last and most important issue is that the public schools could not handle the parents. The private school parents would demand that standards be raised and they would have the resources to hold everyones feet to the fire. They would very quickly vote most of the school boards out of office (remember they have tuition money that they would no longer be spending & could use for politics) and vote in the same people that have been on the boards of various private schools. Don't tell the private school parents but the public schools are better off without the additional students. It would be total chaos due to the demands that the new students & their families would place on the various school systems.

Clint, That is 20% of the male student body received athletic scholarships which is great. How many times did people point a finger at you and say that Alcoa recruited those athletes?

Why do they not lift at school during Christmas?

I fully understand why a great program would send their JV to a vasity tournament but not one of the most difficult tournaments. Who knows what Grissom is going to do as some people know they have done some crazy and unpredictible things over the years.

If Smyrna needs a game and Baylor, McCallie & Ensworth have openings then why not schedule a home and away with one of them? Ensworth is close and you should be able to win in 2007 but 2008 may be another story.

That's what people said about the Garfinkle brothers but didn't they have 2 state championships each?

If Preston Bailey is that big left tackle he looks like he could be playing on Sunday"s now.

Vol, My eyes must have been playing tricks on me as I felt sure that I saw you wearing blue and sitting with the McCallie folks.

Oak Ridge should win 7 or 8 game every year due to their schedule being weak. Before you jump on me ask yourself just how difficult is their region schedule and non-region games?

Rabbitt, Let him be a joke! He is winning and flying under the radar now without any pressure! No one cares what you do in December, it's what you do the 3rd weekend in February that people remember.

I could see Page as being the same as Ravenwood in 5-10 years. It will be the last area in Southern Williamson County to grow. Thousands of farm acres today will be subdivisions in the future.

Where does the money go? The gate receipts are down close to 50% from when we had 5 classifications, expenses have increased (we now have 8 classifications) and in past years Spring Fling was very profitable for the TSSAA. The TSSAA member schools need to take a close look at the finances and force some changes to be made. If the TSSAA would do the following things they could begin to turn the ugly financials around in short order: 1. Place D1 & D2 back together and have 4 classifications in football, basketball, and baseball. The "MERIT SYSTEM" must be used so that everyone is treated fairly. 2. Move the games out of Murfreesboro and play the 1A & 2A games at MBA. It's a great facility and could handle those two divisions. Work (pray) on using Vanderbilt for the 3A and 4A games. 3. Spring Fling needs to be in Chattanooga or Nashville. Chattanooga did a great job and the TSSAA made money. 4. Womens basketball should stay in Murfreesboro but the mens tournament should move to Vanderbilt. The crowds in Murfreesboro are no longer supporting the mens teams so go back to what once worked. 5. All individual sports (cross country, track, wrestling, tennis, etc...) should only have one division. The last thing that needs to happen is for BA not to kill the TSSAA with legal fees as they will hurt all of the member schools.

Wilson Central would not be too far from Smyrna. Baylor & McCallie would also be a good game for you but the gate would be small due to the travel. Ensworth and Ricky Bowers should be better next season and very good in 2009.

Other than making financial donations and doing a camp every year it would be hard for Weathers to have the time to worry about high school athletics. After he retires he make want to give them some of his time but until then he is trying to make as much $$$$$$$$$$$$ as possible to take care of his family.

As of a couple of years ago they were not all the same. I am not sure when everyone has to have a program in place. You will see less weight cutting if you follow the Tennessee program.

It seems as if each state has their own weight management program and some are more difficult than others. Tennessee has a very difficult program that was a pilot program. Will the national federation write a comprehensive weight management program for all 50 states?

Both public and private schools recruit. What about the person that is from out of town and is looking for a new home and the relator directs them to the school zone for private school with the best football program. This my friends has been happening for many years.

Yes his comments probably were not what they should have been but what he said may have been true. I don't see some of the public school people like yourself ever casting a vote for the D1 & D2 schools being placed back together. The problem is that some of the people are not for what is fair for the group, they are only looking out for their school and trying to gain every advantage possible. We all know that Tennessee's state tournament series is very weak now compared to before the split.

Look I am not saying anything about the kid or his parents. But from the way that the kid wrestled in the McCallie Tournament as an 8th grader I feel quite confident that the kid dosen't need someone like yourself to protect him. The kid is a stud and only going to get better with time.

This is nothing more than a cross town gang war played by a bunch of preppies. Baylor would do the same thing to McCallie tomorrow if they are given the opportunity>

Not many high school football coaches and AD's make $150,000 which has been reported several times. People stay @ MBA due to money (they pay very well) and if they do say something and it get's back to the "G-Man" they will be looking for another job very quickly. How many times have you ever heard of someone flying a plane over graduation that pulled a banner asking the board to fire the headmaster?

McCallie is doing a poor job with the internet and keeping the brackets updated. They are a long way from being professional like Ironman or Beast of the East.

Could it be that Jeff along with most people with 1/2 a brain hates working for the "G-MAN" Who wants to put up with the "G-Mans" BS The "G-Man" would have trouble finding a coachs if he didn't have the ability to pay his coaching staff more than other schools.

Is there anything to the rumor that Oak Ridge may be trying to lure Bruce back?

If NCW & Southside have a meeting you can count on everyone being hydrated. The problem is who pays the tab and does the local watering hole have enough liquid beverages for all of the participants.