I heard he waited too long to commit to Tennessee and Alabama. It happens some times when schools plan to sign a set number at one position it turns into first come first served unless you are a blue chip player.
Not enough talent at Lebanon for Rankin to leave what he has now, although he could still be an assistant principal. Not something he could do at Oakland.
I like the way they did things in 2A with the top three from each region and fill the rest with wild cards and then seeding all teams. But that still does not get rid of all sub .500 teams.
I think the best way for Lavergne to get in goes like this:
Lavergne win out
Lebanon beat Siegel
Then become Smyrna fans against Wilson Central
Riverdale
Smyrna
Lebanon
Lavergne
Same as last year, that would set up a Lavergne-Smyrna second round rematch.