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I've been waiting on this thread. Seems to be a anual favorite. My vote is for "Flight of the Bumblebee".

This whole arguement is kind of weak. IF the fans that you speak of are so great in the area, then let them drive FARTHER, not shorter, cause they will. As for the best idea in my thinking is to have a three way rotation between an arena in west TN, mid TN, and east TN. Personally, I think that there is more to the whole slack in attendance, but that's another board.

Another year, another coach.

I'll have to go with Kiffin on this, and add a couple more thoughts to the stew. First, TSSAA should take a little trip down to FL or TX and see what they are doing that causes them to be such hotbeds for tallent. For the past few years, the TSSAA has passed rules and regs that seemed to be aimed at making our teams, not just football, kinder, gentler, and more politically correct. And, you would think that it would be northern states that would be better since the boys can practice year round with out roasting in the summer heat, but it is the hotter states of FL and TX that are the hottest states. Second, I don't care from where the boys come, and neither do the fans. If they did, Coach Summit would have been run off years ago. Not have her name written on the floor. If they are winning on the field, their'll be butts in the seats. And if there are butts in the seats, then there will be coverage by the networks. And if there is coverage by the networks, there will be highschool recruits that will long to be a part.

LC has some good sized boys. But just going on what I saw last Friday, and knowing a little about the teams that they are going to play, they are in for a tough year. They're going to have to get better exicution on O and D. Wish them luck.

I think that you may be short changing this years team, SrgEagleFort. I think that Polk is better this year. As for Bradley, they are a decent team, but from what I observed during the day of scrimmage held at Bradley with several different teams, Bradley is far from disciplined. At least 3 times they had to stop the scrimmage to break up fights with Bradley's team, and each time was with different teams. Tells me that the problem lies with Bradley, and also tells me that Davis had best have his boys ready for that. You sure don't want to loose a player for the next game for fighting in a "non-counting" game, if there is such a thing as that.

If the goal of high school is the win/loss record, then "what ever works." But, if your goal is to train up young men and women that will make your town and school proud on the field or floor and off, and in the years to come, then you have to set a level of expectations of your players to behave in a manner that is exceptable within your community. And it is more important that the example set by the leaders (coaches) set the highest standard of what is expected. There are no schools and few jobs where the use of profanity will be allowed. In fact, the use of profanity in school will lead to disciplinary actions, and the use of profanity on the job is creating a hostile work enviroment and will lead to being fired. And for those that are in favor of the use of profanity, what do you do when the young man receiving the cussing returns the same language to the coach? Is it ok for the players to cuss to or at the coach? If not, then why allow the players to receive it? And as far as being "turned into men" by this. I guess that my definition of being a man is somewhat different then yours. When I think of the best men that I have known, not a single one was incapable of expressing the depth of their emotions without the use of profanity.

Wilkerson may be here for only one more year. His wife is in her last year of pre-med, and she will be applying to med school when she finishes. The closest one is Johnson City. Don't think he will commute or expect his wife to commute that far. But, even with that said, I think that the best thing to do at this point is to name Wilkerson as head coach for this year, with the understanding the 2010 team will be getting a new coach. This will give the school a year to search for the best coach that they can find. Plus, Wilkerson was the anchor of this staff, and I think that the plays and plans that they have are alot of what he has come up with, so there won't be any changes for the boys beyond what they are doing now. This is no slight on BD, but if the school does this, I don't think there will be any real difference. I heard at least 2 people at the end of last years season say that they thought BD would be leaving. HEY, that gives us a year to talk Coach Derrick from Polk to come to Central. That way we won't have to change any tags, name plates, or programs. /roflol.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":roflol:" border="0" alt="roflol.gif" />

Did the refs effect the game? Most definitely. To be down only 9 at half with the calls that they had, I thought that they could still manage to pull it out. If you look at what LA did, they got what they thought was some bad calls, was outshot at the free throw line, but still managed to pull out the win. South Green had a real shot at coming out in the second half and just focus on winning one section of the game at a time, but they had their heads down. By the mid third quarter South Green lost their head. Pressure had a role in that, but so did the weak fouls called against SG. To win here, you need skill, luck, and toughness. All I'm saying is SG had skill, but bad luck, and lacked some toughness. To make you feel better, Gibson has skill, got some luck, and showed some toughness.

Well. South Green can't and shouldn't say it. But I'm not part of South Green, nor even seen them til this week. But South Green got hosed the first half with some of the worse calling that I've seen in a while. And someone needs to inform the refs what is and what isn't back court. But to be fair, the calling evened out somewhat in the second half, but South Green had done got their heads down. Tough luck South Green. I'm not going to be totally one sided so perhaps Gibson fans won't shout out TOO loud. Gibson has a good team. They have a good point, and good post and have players that don't hurt them filling in around these players. Gibson is able to beat any team here this week. I just wish we could have watched 5 on 5 instead of 5 on 8. After speaking with some folks that have seen South Green more often this year, they seem to have games where they look like the best team in Tennessee, but once in a while have a game where they loose their head. Today could have just been one of those days. You have to bring your A game to the 'boro. Good luck to both teams tomorrow. I have no favorites, just wanting to see a great game. AA is going to be the only game worth the price of admission, and that's with a tournament special seating. Make me glad I'm there ladies.

It's a shame that some would take away from what these young ladies have done. They won the games that they needed to win, and those teams that were "expected" to win didn't, or they would still be at the 'boro. That being said, I do know what "they" might mean. I sat Wednesday and Thursday and watched teams play that were no better then some of those "weak" teams that we see back home, AA and especially AAA. But more then anything, it shows just how hard it is to make it to the 'boro'. The format of tournament play is win or go home. Teams that can turn it on when they need to make it, and teams that can't go home. That's what makes it so exciting. It also shows that not all teams travel to the 'boro by the same road. Not all teams have to play a 7AA to get there only to dray a 7AA team first round. Tell the girls that they belong here. I'll be watching them play tomorrow (Sat) I'll be the one cheering for South Green /rolleyes.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":rolleyes:" border="0" alt="rolleyes.gif" />

These young ladies (seniors) may not realize what they have accomplished, or how blessed they have been. They have set records that can only be tied, but never beaten. Also, they have played in one of the most supportive atmospheres in the state. When you set and watch all the teams that are playing at the state level and see the lack of support or non-existant support that some teams receive, it makes you realize just how fortunate we are to live in a community that supports our young ladies and men as they do. There are several times when Central travels 45 minutes to an hour to play teams at their house, and we out number the home team's fans. They have also been blessed to have been trained and influenced by men like Coach Morgan and Coach Young. They are the highest examples of moral and ethical standards. I for one am proud to have had them as influences in the lives of my kids. Next is the friendships that they have formed. They have battled together in some of the toughest gyms around. And that makes for tight friendships and fond memories. Lastly, these 5 seniors have received some pretty good preperation for life beyond high school. Of the 5 seniors, 2 were offered athletic scholarships, but opted for academic. 3 will be playing ball at the collage level at UTC, TWC, and Hiwassee. That's enough to make a whole community proud.

Everyone sees the world different, I guess. Puzzles me at times. South Green wins this one. "Gibson's post running the floor?" No one must have watched the post of South Green run the floor. Yes, Gibson has a great little ball handler/shooter. South Green has 3. Gibson is a speed bump in South Green's road to gold this year. They'll feel a bump, but it won't stop em.

Should be a whale of a game. Looking forward to it. If I had to pick a winner, I'd follow the dumb teaming masses and pick CR. But, I don't think it'd be a lock. You have to play 'em before you can win 'em.

Hampton wins this one. Madison didn't so much "turn it on" yesterday, so much as the other team "turned it off". I think that Hampton wins, but the second best A team will be determined today (Friday) with OS and Clarkrange. Hampton will finish second to which ever team wins that game.