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Now that RBS, Unicoi County, and Montgomery Central have all snapped their multiyear losing streaks, what team now has the longest losing streak?

Anyone heard a Brentwood-Dickson Co. Score?

Over the years I held a TV camera shooting at games from every level from 5-year old kids playing t-ball to having my own personal on the sideline footage of the Music City Miracle at the then Coliseum in Nashville. As Del said, most refs at all levels have a mutual respect for the cameramen/women, but the problems (Neyland Stadium comes to mind) happen when those who aren't on the sideline in a WORKING capacity are allowed in the area. I distinctly remember working a UT-UK football game in 1998 (John Ward's final game at Neyland and the last regular season game before the national championship) where I was unable to make it through a wall of hangers-on to get to a spot to get video of the game. At the time I was assigned to go from end zone to end zone to get the best angles of both teams. I eventually gave up and stayed in one place (which wasn't hard given UT's dominance that day). As far as the new 6-foot rule goes I completely agree that it's a right move. As with all rules involving PRIVILEGES and not rights, if you don't like the rule, you can choose to not participate in the activity that has the rules. This is also known as the "My Yard, My Ball, My Rules" clause of the unofficial constitution of sports.

WBCR wants 10 bucks to listen to an internet stream that has been free for the first 12 weeks of the season. For the first time this season I will not have Maryville highlights on my show. On their website they're saying that they're trying to prove to the TSSAA that they should've been allowed to do a PPV video stream and that people are willing to pay to listen to their games. This is greed, plain and simple. I know it costs a lot of money to stream... but this isn't the way to get the TSSAA on your side. I wish the Rebels best of luck the rest of the way, but I wouldn't pay 10 bucks to listen to ANY HS game. In addition, I hope there were no Maryville alumni planning on listening to the game while they serve the U-S in the Middle East.

This game replaces the KY-TN series that used to be played in the Summer. With so many top prospects enrolling in summer school following their senior year many of the Mr. Football winners and finalists weren't taking part in the game against the Bluegrass because they were already in college. This will allow them to take part along with the state's other top players.

Del, I'm mentioning this on my show tonight. Thanks for the info... and consider this another bump.

Anyone know who won this one?

Those of us who are hockey fans can answer the question. Life would go on without football, as it did for most of human history. When the NHL locked out a few years back, I spent more time watching other types of programming. Of course, I didn't get desperate enough to watch the NBA!

T-V Game broadcasts are an expensive undertaking. Division II games, while important to the fans, don't have the drawing appeal of the D-I games. In addition, nobody is going to watch a game between two private schools when you have VU-UT, Michigan/Ohio State, and a dozen or so other games are on at the same time. The D-I games compete against some conference championship games but the schedule is more open on that weekend other than those games. I have been to both the DII Clinic Bowl (back at Vandy) as well as several BCBS Bowls in the 'Boro. The crowds are MUCH larger for the public schools (even in the smaller classes). CBQ, it isn't discrimination. If the TSSAA could make money doing the DII broadcasts I'm sure they would. While BA and Mccallie have some money, I doubt that the other schools have thousands to throw at a t-v broadcast that VERY few people would actually watch.

I think what you saw was the exception and rather than the rule. I covered KY HS football for 6 years in the media and followed it for 18 more before that as a kid growing up in Western KY. I think the bad blood like you describe can happen in TN as well. There are some programs in KY that have top-notch facilities where the field's still in great shape in November. In fact in Hopkinsville they have a two-team stadium built in 1991 that is nicer than most small-college digs across the country. Their field is bermuda which goes dormant in November but it is still a very playable surface. Most KY football games are like the ones here in Tennessee in that they're hard-fought events between two teams with good sportsmanship.

Solomon... They did that story because it's 1. a hot topic this year in football thanks to the Connecticut rule; 2. because it's the first anniversary weekend of Trousdale's 91-0 win over RBS; and 3. with the Titans coming off a bye week there wasn't anything new on the Titans to report on Wednesday.

Thanks for the correct MUS Score!

Hancock County's adding a program in either '07 or '08.

Anyone heard anything about the Goodpasture/Fairview game?

I'm jumping in late to support Solomon in his anti-band stance. My H.S. band was generally a non-factor except for my freshman year then they barely qualified for state. Next thing you know they're all wearing t-shirts saying "Football fields are for band practice". Those of us in athletics wanted to counter with "Parking lots are for band practice" but we never got it organized. Don't get me wrong, I come from a musical family (and my brother in law's a band director in Kentucky). More now than ever band's it's own distinct competition and for them friday nights are nothing more than an obligation and a warm-up for their Saturday events. The big issue at my h.s. was the fact that once halftime was over the band DISAPPEARED and there was a hole in the stands. I know that doesn't happen as much here in TN but I agree the band should know better than to play when the game's going on. If it's happening the school administrators should step in and keep it from happening. Likewise, cheerleading is also becoming a similar situation. What was once a role to support sports is now a multimillion dollar industry involving cheer academies and weekend competitions.