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What is the point in your statement? I ask a legit question about employment opportunities and you have failed to answer the question.

1. The list would start with anyone that was an All-American. 2. Any player that was voted National Offensive or Defensive MVP 3. National player of the year Plese omit any national polls that are not legitimate or were created by someone other than a national newspaper, magazine, or a wire service poll.

You can tell a true persons/teams character by how they respond to adversity. I seems as if Riverdale went back to work after the McCallie loss and took their game to another level. Teams that will not schedule difficult opponents will never know how good or bad they reallly are. Let's have four (4) classifications within the TSSAA for football and use the "MERIT SYSTEM" Why would people not want the "MERIT SYSTEM" unless they are scared of change or the unknown? Athletic Directors and coaches are supposed to be educated people (sometimes I debate this topic) and they should be able to make it work. The major problem is that everyone is acting as if they are in a gang and this is some type of turf war.

Ole Dad, You are way out of line with your statement! Could it be that MBA understands that you sometimes have down seasons. Would Oak Ridge or any other school in Tennessee not take Rutledge as their coach as I feel his background, win/loss % and championships set him apart from everyone else? When was the last time Oak Ridge won a state championship or was ranked in the top 25 of USA Today or any other national poll.

What Tennessee colleges and universities have fielded varsity teams in the past? I know of the following: University of Tennessee Tennessee Tech Middle Tennessee State University University of Tennessee @ Martin

What are the chances of a former OR coach returning?

It's been 42 years since DB won a state championship? Could it be that some of the better paying jobs that attracted young families to the area like Eastman & Kingsport Press have evaporated and those same types of families are moving to other areas of Tennessee.

IMO, Ricky Bowers & Ensworth is having a major impact on all private schools in Middle Tennessee. Look for Ricky to build Ensworth into the type of powerhouse that MBA once was. It also helped when MBA had a run of QB's like Martin & Fisher. How many schools get that type of QB once every 25 years much less when they follow each other?

Please allow me to educate you on why the D2AAA private schools were "FORCED" into another division after most of them had been playing in the same division for 30+ seasons. Riverdale and their coach at the time Gary Rankin lost the state championship game to Brentwood Academy. Everything was great when Brentwood Academy was playing down in classification and winning state titles but when they decided to request that the TSSAA place them in the states highest classification and they won the state title everything broke loose. Before someone starts talking about cheating don't forget that Brentwood Academy won the case in front of the United States Supreme Court.

Before anyone takes the job they need to look at a few things if they wish to have a winning program: 1. Practice facilities: field is small and not in very good condition 2. Strength & Conditioning: Is the room large enough so that the whole team can workout and do you have enough equipment 3. Will they allow you to hire your own staff? 4. Will you be able to have a 1/8 coach to player ratio including the varsity, jv and freshmen teams? 5. Would they allow you to bring your own certified strength & conditioning coach into the school? This all sounds crazy but you need to know what you are going to be allowed to do before you ever take the job. It would be foolish to take the job if the school system is not going to give you the tools to have a winning program.

Was Joe Bates (Father Ryan) not selected as a High School All-American?

BJ Coleman (McCallie & University of Tennessee) would probably be the top choice.

Was Hendersonville & MtJuliet in the old NIL? I only remember the teams from Davidson County being in the league.

In today's world why would a football game be postponed until Saturday evening? With all of the college games on TV now it's probably not going to help the gate to postpone the game.

It dosen't matter who the head coach is if you don't have a good staff you will not win. All programs that want to turn the ship around in a short period of time will allow the new head coach to bring the following positions with him: DC, DL, OL, OC, along with a strength & conditioning coach. The general rule of thumb is that most successful large school football programs have at a minium of one coach for every eight players in the program.

Keith Davis was from Overton but if my memory serves me correctly he graduated with the 1981 state championship team & the NIL folded around 1979.

What are the qualifications of the new Smyrna coach? Did he win a high school state championship when he competed or was he a D1 All-American in college? I heard from someone else that he is the former coach at Smyrna Middle School but I know nothing about their program. What conference do they compete in and did the Smyrna team win multiple team or individual championships? Good luck to Smyrna in the future, it appears that they must work hard to get the program back on top.

No more D1 or D2! Place all teams in one division with 4 classifications and use the Merit System for the football playoffs. Teams that have 6 wins and do not qualify for the playoffs may attend a bowl game.

If the TSSAA would do away with D1 & D2 and go to 4 classifications while using the "MERIT SYSTEM" you could eliminate 99% of all the problems. The reason that schools will not look at the merit system for football is because it is human nature to fear the unknown.

IMO, the following players were the best ever in the old NIL: Defense: E.J. Junior (Mapelwood) & Greg Gaines (DuPont) both of these guys had long careers in the NFL Offense: Bill Wade (MBA), Mike Wright (Father Ryan), and Ingle Martin (MBA) all played professional football or professional baseball. MVP: "Jefferson Street" Joe Gilliam (Pearl, Tennessee State & Pittsburgh Steelers) Better than Terry Bradshaw and proved it but the NFL was not ready for a minority to play QB on a Super Bowl championship team.

Why not keep everyone together and use the merit system?

E.J. Junior (Mapelwood & University of Alabama) was All-Pro in the NFL Lester McClain (Antioch & University of Tennessee) "Jefferson Street" Joe Gillam (Pearl, Tennessee State, Pittsburgh Steelers) Mike Wright (Father Ryan) was probably the best QB from Middle Tennessee until Ingle Martin (MBA) started to play. Is it true that one of Wright's daughters is married to Martin?

That is my top ten in order. Which one of those teams do you not agree with and who would you want to play? I gave a reason for each team so maybe you should give us your reason as to why it is 50% incorrect.

Those other 160 teams could play a bowl game (like they once did) if they have a winning record. The TSSAA receoves 50% of all gate receipts for bowl games just like the playoff games. The concessions, parking, program sales, etc... goes to the home school.

Maryville (no doubt they are the best team in Tennessee) McCallie (with Coleman @ QB they can beat anyone) Riverdale (very good defense but do they have a passing attack and 2 min offense) Brentwood Academy (very good team that seems to be getting better) Alcoa (up and down team but when they are good they are very good) Gallatin (who have they played that is really good?) ECS (they can throw the football very well and that is trouble for most high school teams in Tennessee) Dobyns Bennett (show me you can beat the best from Middle and West Tennessee) Goodpasture (they have size and talent but the QB does not have a good arm, look and their RAC average) Ooltewah (a good Chattanooga area team that needs to show they can beat the best in Middle & West Tennessee)