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Isn’t there already a topic for this little CF/OS lovers quarrel

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Me to. If so it’s gonna be a big deal but I do not think it is true. At least not for this year but we will see.

I thought it was recent. Any reason for the change? I’m just curious if there is a benefit or some distinction between being an academy vs a high school.

Speaking of Oliver Springs we played them the other night in basketball (new gym is very nice by the way) and I saw on their electronic sign “Welcome To Oliver Springs Academy”. When did that happen or have they always been an “academy”?

We get a few but we lose a few as well. Not huge numbers either way. Lately we have had several come in from the county and a few from the Knoxville area. Overall we are far from making a living with them and we’re not losing games because of it really either. Just not much of a draw up here. Kids may move schools within the county but we’re not really known as a hot bed of D1 recruits either.

Don’t get me wrong, I’m not saying we’re any kind of standard or model for anyone to follow because obviously we’re not but SB and WB are lucky to have the same guy more than 2 seasons. That’s rough in any program. In fact it eventually will kill most programs if not corrected.

So let me just throw this out there. How many HC changes have there been at SB and WB in the last 20 years? How many at CF in the same timeframe? Yes kids want success but they also want, need and deserve consistency. Consistency, by the way, tends to help with success. Not the only thing but almost impossible to have success without consistency at HC. If the good folks of SB and WB want success and for the community kids to go to those schools maybe they could find a way to run off the folks running off the HC’s they get instead of worrying about what CF may or may not be doing. Remember this is coming from an Oneida guy so it’s not like I’m a big CF fan, just giving respect and acknowledgment where it’s due, still don’t like ‘em much though lol.

I’m sure there’s some bias that draws some from other areas of the county to coalfield. Just as I’d be willing to bet there are kids that live closer to CF that go to SB or WB. A lot of it has to do with circumstances. There are a million reasons why someone would prefer their child to attend a school other than the one they happen to live closest to, sports is one of them but certainly not the only one. The idea of zoning doesn’t sit well with me anyway. It seems to be a very left winged liberalist idea that somehow the government knows better than me what is best for my kid. If it’s within the rules and I’m willing to provide transportation to and from school for my child then who’s business is it where I decide is best for him or her to go. It’s simply a matter between me, my family and the schools admissions staff.

So I’m guessing that’s a no on the zoning map link? That was all I was really interested in. Thanks.

I haven’t been able to find a Morgan County Schools zoning map anywhere online. Got a link to one? I was under the impression Morgan county, like most counties especially rural ones, were open zoned.

True or not if you have proof and don’t report it then it’s just gossip and rumors.

If it’s middle schools then the TSSAA doesn’t care. Now the TMSAA may be interested. I agree sounds like you’re the one to report it given your insider info on the situation. Like we’ve all said for years, if you have the info and don’t report it then it’s just a rumor.

Didn’t take it that way either. I’m sure the 2 will play again before long.

You can but it would cost you 1 year of eligibility by sitting out.