Old Warhorse

Nice hire by John Allen.

NICE VIDEO.....

Losing the OC is huge but losing 10 starters on offense and 8 on defense will be hard to overcome. I think there will be a big drop odd at QB. The offensive line could be dominating at times with #79 but they lose 4 or 5 up front......The dude that played WR #20 was an awesome high school player. I think what will come back to haunt the Chiefs is not playing some young kids when the game was well in hand....I do not think the JV has done well the last two years. But that is why they play the games. District 5AA will be a dogfight in 2014.

Totally agree. It is the fear that increased participation at A/AA level will diminish the pool of talent that is available to the larger schools. Wrestlers will choose to stay at the home school rather than go to the "wrestling" school. Why has there been a decline at Soddy Daisy? maybe because there are more choosing to wrestle else where is Chattanooga. How hard does Cleveland have to work continue to the get the best in Bradley County? Wrestling at small schools is just like girl's softball was 25 years ago. As participation grows, so will the skill level. There will more attention placed on youth league development. Kids will get better coaching at a younger age and have higher skill levels when they get into high school. As far as Alcoa goes, they wrestle Cleveland, Walker Valley and Maryville every year. You will see them compete in lots of tourneys in Chattanooga. As Greenville, Alcoa, Pigeon Forge and Hixson continue to improve, they will have to wrestle better competition. That is part of the process. I can not believe that the coaches at AAA and D2 Private schools have negative thoughts on the success of the A/AA division. It was the Cleveland Wrestling staff that was one the first to congratulate Alcoa's coach on his team's performance. And for the same reason Cleveland is successful...........they love the sport of wrestling!

A-AA Wrestling despite the detractors will be very competitive and continue to improve statewide. Hixson is well coached and has some tough and talented kids. Alcoa surprised many with an outstanding performance at the state tourney. Lots of good teams statewide that will keep this division competitive for years to come.

BLITZ, Great Post!

This makes a lot of sense. In many Middle Atlantic States and in the Northeast, where there are more Catholic schools and churches, they all play in their own leagues that are separated from public school conferences. Publics and privates can still play non-conference games if they choose.

Not sure how Alcoa can not be in the top 10. Won the Region Championship this week. Beat Norte Dame soundly last week. Tied with Greenville in a tourney earlier this year.

I like 5 Classifications....Total public-private split......What is going to done with tuition playing publics?.......I would be in favor of some cross-seeding in the play-offs kind of like it was originally in 93......

Carter has lots of speed. Not the best upfront on either side of the ball but good enough to get some good athletes out in space. Turnovers are the key. GP is very disciplined and typically does not turn the ball over much. Not sure GP has the athletes to cover their athletes.......GP will score but Carter puts so much pressure on you with that speed. i agree. Carter by 3 TD.

Too bad we have to play any privates. Some do it right and some operate in the gray area. TSSAA not going to ever really enforce recruiting and transfer rules. Just hard to govern "intergrity". It would be better to schedule 9 games than play them. IMO....Put CAK, GCA, WEBB, Catholic, Norte Dame, Boyd, CCA and GRACE in one District and let them go at it.

Tough breaks for the Wildcats of Sweetwater. Number 12 is a heck of a player. Hard-nosed kid that is a great leader on the field.

Good honest objective post.