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KCS isn't flush with money/funding. As a taxpayer with multiple children in the school system, I pull their annual reports every year, and it's painfully obvious. Inside Tennessee, KCS is run-of-the-mill, but compared to most other states, teacher pay is low and the buildings/facilities are increasingly sub-standard. KCS funding is heavily dependent on our property taxes, and as a Knox County resident, we pay some of the lowest property taxes in the entire country. The price tag is nice, but at the end of the day, you ultimately get what you pay for. While I agree that KCS doesn't prioritize sports, I would argue that they shouldn't. I would rather my tax dollars be prioritized for academics and facility upkeep, and we're barely doing that. I played sports throughout grade school, I still love everything about sports, and if I want to donate a million bucks to a school to pay for a new scoreboard, uniforms, etc (like the Haslams putting field-turf at every stadium in the county), I'm free to do that. I just think that sports should be secondary when it comes to public funding prioritization.

I'll admit that I haven't followed this very closely or read this entire thread word-for-word. But knowing KCS, it's entirely possible that they used this minor mistake as an excuse to give him the heave-ho for other "transgressions". Wouldn't be the first time that's ever happened in Knox County.

I saw Red Rebels mention neutral sites for semifinal games, and personally, I would like to see neutral sites host semifinal and possibly quarterfinal playoff games in TN. Ohio does this for all playoff games after the 2nd round, and it works well. I doubt we'll ever see this in TN though. I understand the financial reasons why the Blue Cross Bowl isn't in Nashville anymore, but with over a billion(!) dollars in public funding being allocated to finance the new Titans stadium, I would argue that the new stadium should host the championship games at some point.

MC recovers the kick. What a win for those kids!

Wow. OPI called on the 2 pt conversion. Rub route. 43-41 with 58 seconds left.

Wow, AC scores. Need the 2 PT for the tie...

TD MC with 1:53 left. MC leads 43-35.

Huge play here. 2 min left, 4th and goal inside the 1 for MC. Tied at 35.

Man, these MC backs are untouchable in the open field. Really impressed with their acceleration.

It rotates every year. Semifinals are hosted by the "bottom" team in even years (i.e., region 3/4 and 7/8), and the "top" team hosts in odd years. IMO, they should only do that if both teams have the same seed.

Great game. 28-28 late in the 3rd.

No one is playing any defense at this point. 45-34 with 530 to play.

Good lord, what a call by SC. Onside kick works.

SC comes right back with another TD. 41-37 with 730 to play.