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Ladies & Gentlemen, Rich kids, poor kids, redneck kids, blue collar kids, white kids, black kids, asian kids, etc... the facts are they are all kids and money has nothing to do with success on the athletic field or in the classroom. Most kids will do what their parents expect them and allow them to do. If your parents expect you to make great grades and score high on the ACT or SAT the kids will do their best to please their parents most of the time. The only difference that I can see between rual public school kids and private school kids are some of the life experiences. Rual kids often understand the values of hunting & fishing because that is their enviroment. City kids understand some of the social graces & visiting museums because that is their enviroment. Many times the city kids go off to college and start hunting & fishing with their new friends from rual towns. How many times have the rual girls gone to college and taken an interest in art because of the many museums around the university? The main people that want a total split are the people that really don't want anything to be fair but want a major advantage for their school. If they wanted to be fair they would push for the MERIT SYSTEM but that's not going to happen.

The problem is that we have a trend where kids are leaving private schools and are allowed to participate in athletics at a public school without having to sit out one year from their last date of participation. Some of the examples are: MBA QB leaves after playing some his sophmore year and is eligible to play @ Indy Lipscomb RB & DB leaves and is allowed to play @ Ravenwood Father Ryan girls BB players leaves and is allowed to play at Greenbrier JP2 football player and 2X State Wrestling Champion is allowed to leave and wrestle for Centennial. What is the deal here? Has the TSSAA lost complete control or do they even care anymore?

I looks like you had two good officials for the 1993 State Duals and one good official for the 1995 State Duals.

Brentwood Academy Maryville Alcoa McCallie Fulton Smyrna Ravenwood Riverdale Hillsboro Baylor FYI, the Sonny Moore rankings have everyone combined.

When you look at all of the facts we all know that how kids act, what they say, where they go, and what they do is the responsibility of their parents and only their parents. If my kids act like a fool it's my responsibility to take control of the situation and not the schools. Never ever blame the school or the school enviroment on your childs behavior because they are your children and you can correct their behavior if you are willing to take the necessary steps.

Hoosierdad, Don't knock madonna!!!!! Even though they may be fake (just for show) they look good to me!!!!!!!!!!

Look we all know who you are talking about so why don't you just call them out by their name? Keep one thing in mind, while they may not be good officials, try to call all CBHS matches, are graduates of CBHS, etc... they do get paid as much as the good officials.

If high school students (both public & private) act like a fool or say something very stupid you can bet your sweet cheeks that they got their behavior from home. Go to their house and knock on the front door and there is a good chance that the person that answers the door will act like a fool or say something stupid.

Did she wear her 6" heals when you took her out? What color was her wig?

Metro Davidson County schools are open zoned if you take a class that is not offered at your zoned school. All of the schools offer a class that the other high schools do not so that kids may attend the school of their choice. The only problem is that kids have to provide their own transportation.

That's great, I had no idea that Kelly Felix won the USA Wrestling Junior Nationals in Fargo, ND this past Summer. Is he the first wrestler from Tennessee to win the USA Wrestling Junior Nationals? By winning that tournament he should be ranked number 1 or 2 in the country this season but I have not seem the rankings. What is he ranked?

How does 2X Tennessee State Champion Coffee get ask to leave one school for discipline reasons and become eligible at another school? It's ok with me but when did the TSSAA start allowing kids to transfer without sitting out a year?

SBA, How bad were the officials? The rumor on the street is that out of town official were far superior but that didn't sit well with the Memphis coaches and Memphis officials because they were not use to how other regions of the state officiate.

Your ideas make perfect since so I am sure the TSSAA would not consider it. Let's be real, what has the TSSAA done for the schools & athletes lately other than take their money?

You may want to try DeLaSalle from Concord, CA. The deal that they had with South Lake fell through at the last moment.

These are some serious questions: Does the TSSAA and its member schools have enough money to fight a total split? Do they even have enough money to pay off Brentwood Academy? I have heard that many of the D2 schools would like to see a today split so that they have less trouble with schedules and travel, what do you know about this? Which group would the National Federation align themselves with? Is it true that the National Federation will on accept membership from one association in each state? With the financial situation that the TSSAA is in could they make it without the private schools? I know that is a ton of questions but they are questions that must me answered before the ball starts to roll for a total split.

Ravenwood vs Smyrna (attendance 10,173) Not very good considering that you had a Rutherford County team and a team from Williamson County. This may be a sign of the times and people are not going to support high school football. IMO, the game would have a better draw if it were still played in Nashville @ Vanderbilt.

If the young man turned 18 in November of his Junior year of high school he will be eligible to play next season unless he will have completed 8 semester of high school at the end of his junior year. The rule is that an individual may not turn 19 before August 1 or Sept 1 (It seems like the National Federation rule changed a few year ago & I am too lazy to look it up)s to be eligible. For some reason kid that live in California and the Southern states are younger (17 or have just turned 18) when the graduate while kids from the New England states seem to be a year (18 & turning 19) older when the graduate.

If it still seems unfair just vote to place everyone back together and use the merit system. That is if you want to be fair.

The TSSAA released the attendance figures for the D1 A (just over 2500) game and the D1 AA (just over 2000) game with Goodpasture vs Alcoa. Its no wonder that the TSSAA is not making any money with those figures. Do people just not travel to watch their team play for a state championship?

Soms, I have seen both of those young men wrestle and they both should be very good in the furture. However, by ranking them this early (it's not like they are USA Wrestling Cadet National Champions) you are only placing undue pressure on the young men before they prove their worth on the mat. Not to mention the fact that some "jacked up returning state champion" will now try kill them. Those two young men now have a bounty placed on their head and all of the upper classmen are standing in line for the opportunity to put them into Vanderbilt Childrens Hospital. There is a big difference between wrestling 103 as a freshmen and going 189.

What is wrong with Ensworth? In the past they had some very good middle school teams. They don't seem to be making progress in wrestling like they are in other sports.

This topic has been discussed many times before and it's not going to happen. Most teams don't wish to get outside of their comfort zone and take the test of just how good they are.

Do we have any Tennessee teams traveling out of state to wrestle in one of the top high school tournaments? Example: Beast of the East, Reno Tournament of Champions, 5 Counties, etc...

For your second post you sure are showing your backside!