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What does not playing the private school show anyone? Would it not be best for the public school to play the private schools a beat them? It's a proven fact that in football, mens basketball, and womens basketball the public schools have the best athletes based on the number of kids they have sign to play in college. So why and how do the private schools win. IMO, a team is only as good as their weakest link and the privates to a better job of getting their bottom 1/3 players to play at a level above what their athletic ability is. The bottom line is that the privates seem to use the old military theory of being a "TEAM" with everyone sticking together and all of the players & their parents buy into doing their job and being a roll player.

So what is the solution? The adminstration will make it work is not a solution and is simply passing the "Buck" and forcing someone else to handle the problem. While the teachers union would go crazy with the idea, I would be willing to put it in new teachers contracts that if they stop coaching they loose their teaching position. Schools only have X number of teaching positions and they need coaches, band leaders, debate instructors, etc... something has to be done to see that all teaching positions and after school activities have qualified people leading the students. While you may not want to hear it the day's of people simply teaching and going home are over. Teachers are going to be required in the future to be involved in after school functions.

Does BA have a band? I don't remember them having any type of band play at the football games but I could be wrong. I know for a fact that MBA does not have a marching band that plays during the football games.

You are correct in that it's still the same old thing in Waynesboro. Coach Crews had decided that he want's to spend more time with his church (which is great) but he is going to continue teaching which will be one less teaching position available for the football staff. Until they decide that they want to win and win in the correct manner they will never get over the hump. Small town schools cannot allow men to teach and not coach a sport because they don't have enough teaching positions available for the new coach to hire his own coaches and bring them on board. Crews is a great man and was a good class A coach but business is business and if they want to hire Rice or whomever they need the luxury of allowing the new hire the opportunity to bring a minium of 2 coaches with him.

It's much too early to start this type of post!!!!!!!!!!!!!

It would be interesting to know if the members of the Supreme Court attended private,prep,catholic schools, public, etc... or if they sent their own children to private schools.

IMO, Rankin may want to get into a 2A program for several reasons. 1. Riverdale is not able to get all of the players from Rutherford County like they used to. The school board is not allowing the number of special transfers like the did in the past. 2. If BA wins the latest legal battle with the TSSAA everyone may be put back together and Rankin does not want to play in the same division as the D2 schools. Good luck to both Riverdale and Alcoa.

Stan, You are a smart man that has been around long enough to know that sending a letter to students that had already signed a contract was not wrong and the courts stated that it was not wrong. Don't blame Brentwood Academy for taking this case to the Supereme Court, if the TSSAA didn't want to play the game they had every opportunity to bail out before the legal expenses got so high. Being a tax payer of the State of Tennessee we should all be most upset with the TSSAA Board of Control and how they are spending OUR MONEY. Yes, it is the tax payers of Tennessee who will have to pay for this crap. They are spending my money and I have no control over the situation. Maybe we should all demand that Ronnie Carter and the Board of Control sign a personl note that they will be responsible for the legal expenses if the TSSAA does not win this NEW legal battle.

It looks fine with the exception of football. I wish they would not practice until the 1st Monday in August and not play any regular season games until the Friday before Labor Day. Other states do this and it works fine and IMO July 15 is much too early for Football practice. Give the kids the whole month of July to participate in baseball, track, etc...

When you have Crieve Hall & Music City as your youth feeder programs you should be strong!!!!!!!!

Is it true that Tom Brands is going to be the Iowa head coach and Gable is going to be the 3rd assistant?

You are correct!!!!! This could be a bottomless money pit for the TSSAA to continue on with the legal case. If I were the TSSAA I would probably try to cut my losses and get out without anymore debt. What a crazy world we live in today.

If BA wins the case the TSSAA will try to get out of paying all of the legal fees for BA. BA will then probably back off on some of the legal fees for changes being made by the TSSAA and it's member schools. I have no inside information, this is just an educated guess on my part.

coacht, While we are all guessing as to what will happen, I would like your educated opinion as to what direction you feel this whole situation will take.

They should have insurance but my educated guess is that the insurance has a cap on it and the member institutions would be responsible for the balance. This legal bill will not be small (IMO probably over 1 million) and the insurance policy will not cover everything. They could also have a clause in the policy where if the TSSAA did something wrong the insurance company will not pay the claim. The insurance company will search for every loophole possible so they don't have to pay this large claim. Let's remember that the insurance company has a staff of attorneys to fight this and we know the TSSAA is probably short on funds. Would they like or could they afford another 5 or 10 year legal battle?

Ladies and Gentlemen, It matters very little what we feel. The only person that matters now is Brentwood Academy and what they want to do and how far they want to go to collect their legal fees. Folks this battle is over and done with and Brentwood Academy is going to call the shots. I don't like it at all but we had all better get ready for big changes. The only good thing that will come out of this is that the student/athletes in Tennessee will be able to honestly be refered to as a STATE CHAMPION in the individual sports.

Work ethic!!!!!! Most very good high school players have the ability to play at the D1 level but very few have the maturity. Can the player wait his turn (until they are a junior) to get playing time. Will the player make the necessary grades. They must stay away from the injuries. Will "little miss wonderful" want to get married? Does the player want to get out of bed at 5:30am & be in the weightroom from 6:00am-7:00am. Breakfast is from 7:15-7:45 and you go to class from 8:00am-2:00pm. Practice starts @ 3:00pm and goes until 5:30pm. It's get a shower and dinner from 6:00pm-7:00pm with the mandatory study period from 7:30pm-9:30pm. That leaves very little free time for the player to become a normal student and most kids don't or will not devote that much time to baseball. It's a "JOB" in college at the higher levels and most players and parents do not understand this on the front end. If the school gives you money they expect a return on their investment.

JMO, but this is what will happen: Brentwood will not burden the TSSAA with "most" of the legal fees that would probably force the TSSAA into bankruptcy in exchange of the following: Everyone will be placed back together into one division and probably four classifications. We will have a multiplier or merit system for the football & basketball playoffs and maybe the olympic sports. The public schools will probably be forced to agree that they will not exit the TSSAA and form another association and they will schedule games with both private and current D2 schools. The financial aid giving schools will agree to only have X number of football and basketball players on financial aid. The number use to be 3 or 4 football players could receive any financial aid and my guess is that we will see a number similar to that. Let's keep in mind a few things: 1. Brentwood Academy won the legal war and they are in the drivers seat. I don't feel that the TSSAA want's to go back to court again with BA as their record is not that good when the case get's moved out of Tennessee. 2. If the TSSAA is forced to pay the legal fees of Brentwood Academy then every member of the TSSAA will more than likely be invoiced their equal portion of the bill. If your school decides to leave the TSSAA your school will still be responsible for that amount of money if they were a member when the court decision was handed down. 3. While we may not like the courts decision we must now accept it and hope that Brentwood Academy wants to be fair with everyone. If the TSSAA & the board of control does not want to go back to court they had better be very humble during their negotiation process with Brentwood Adacemy.

Congratulations to Kelly Felix but why did his opponent not wrestle in the finals? Was the kid sick with the flu?

This will all be worked out between the T$$AA and Brentwood Academy. IMO, this is what will happen: 1. BA will back off collecting some of the legal fees in exchange for the following: Everyone will be placed back together in one division with 4 classifications for football and basketball in 2009. The private schools that give financial aid will have a multiplier and will only be able to have X number of football & basketball players on financial aid. This will prevent any school from going out and getting 11 great athletes for football. It will be a number similar to what they used to have which may have been 3 or 4 athletes on aid for football. Let's all keep in mind that this problem was due to football and football only. Yes, some other schools had problems (McCallie & wrestling) but those were small compared to what people felt was going on in football. If Riverdale had won the state championship game this conversation and the legal war would have never taken place.

BGA's field was just voted the best in Middle Tennessee by the NASHVILLE CITY PAPER. They don't just have a field they have a complex. The playing surface is second to no one and they just completed a new 6000 sq ft indoor facility.

Sounds Great!!!!!!!!!!!! What are the chances that Simpson has a good scouting report on Masa?

Do you not have to have a receipt from the booster club if the donation is $500.00 or greater?

Let me guess, Gary Rankin is leaving Riverdale and will be the next coach at Shelbyville. This is going to get crazy.

Spoken like a true LEFT WING LIBERAL DEMOCRAT!!!!!!! The next thing that you will want is for every kid to be given a 6ft tall trophy like they have in bowling. Look at the post of what they do in California and go to work. If your kid is a stud they will stand on top to receive their gold medal.