Why so weak in the Big 8 this year? I believe basketball will come early for most this year. Hate to say it, but other areas lok a lot better than Big 8 as a unit. DB appears to be better than normal, maybe the same could be said for Johnson City. Everybody else is either about the same or down. Central, Volunteer, Crockett are even down it seems like. South and Boone have been disappointing. Bristol? Maybe the jury is still out on them.