Moronicus

I must say that I'm with the erudite ORTT on this, at least in part. Tolerance is not really a virtue. It's often confused with mercy, which is. Until relatively recently, public shaming served a very important function in Western civilization. More's the pity that we don't see more of it nowadays.

Agree that music students perform better academically, etc., but correlation doesn't equal causation. In other words, it might not be the music making the students who participate in it perform better. It could just as easily be that the students who tend to gravitate toward music are, in fact, on average smarter than those who choose not to do music. I lean toward the latter explanation.

I remember those guys when Halls was in that district.

It's hard for me to get my feeble mind around it, HTV. I hate it. There's too much good about that community.

I think them there Powell Panthers might have a thing or two to say about your time period of West dominance.

Two words: Educational guardianship. It's all legal like.

Ouch!

I don't blame Coach Cummings. I also don't blame the kids who enroll in that program. For just getting two players, they're still both very good ones.

How is Mr. Cottrell getting along in that International Baccalaureate program thing you got over there Mr. Kat?

The Eagles are coming off a hard fought overtime loss to Clinton last Friday while Halls lost to perennial 3AAA power Oak Ridge. The Eagles have upped the ante with a little vandalism at Halls. http://www.wate.com/story/26558685/halls-high-school-vandalism-under-investigation-ahead-of-rivalry-football-game-against-gibbs Can the Eagles get it done this Friday or does Red Nation avenge the vandalism and recent gridiron losses it has suffered at the hands of the War Eagle?

How the mighty have fallen in the midst of the battle. And yet here they stand.

"He was a bold man that first ate an oyster!" ~ J. Swift I think you're on that level Mr. ORidgeKat! That is indeed a bold prediction!

Does the big red machine get it done tonight? Or do the Patriots grab a consecutive victory from their county line rival? As you contemplate the enormity of this imminent imbroglio, I give you some statistics to consider in making your conjecturous surmisal: Union County state rank 203, national rank 7,347 Halls state rank 276, national rank 10,695.

That's good stuff, BarneySox. I've never understood the caustic, maniacal, in the face approach that some coaches adopt. A few players might respond to it but most players who have a modicum of intelligence view it as absurd.

Knox Central is apparently still looking....

Where is HTV?

Halls has been lamenting the fact that West High is an "International Baccalaureate World School" for around three years now.

Oh yes, you are a good man and most competent at ferreting the facts, but you did, most perspicaciously I might add, discover my penchant for pilfering platitudinous prescriptions from thesauri.

Well it is hard to believe, that's for sure. You'd think some other sports would have them and that some would go there just for academics given Maryville's prowess in that area.

All of the tuition students play football??? Dudes! I've followed this back and forth ever since I've been on the T and I've never seen that. I'm not saying it's illegal. I know for a fact it's not. But if it is true that is one whale of an advantage against most of the other teams in 4AAA and statewide I would guess. Good job Stars!

Don't you know it. I keep that at my right hand and when that fails I just make them up as I go! It should be a good game. West is definitely faster as a team than that Powell team but not as physical in my opinion. Good luck Friday. "More better." Hehe.

FactsOnly! What's up? None of my 3AAA peeps made it this year so I haven't been as motivated to post. Pulling for West since they're right down the street from me. Of course, I have not an inkling about the Patriots this year. I will say though that you HC boys were much feistier a couple years back. Much smack talk back and forth! Fun times. How would you compare this year's team to the beastly bunch you fielded in '11?

Ain't happening. Central won't hire them. Wait and see.

Why didn't the powers that be at Halls hire them when they had the chance?

Excellent! Keep him away from the dark side though. I suggest, shall we day, diverting all of his mail from them and letting only the ones from Butch get through. That way he'll not err from the straight and narrow.