Can’t argue with the success of the coaches that have moved over from Pickett County. 

12 minutes ago, TryNotToSuck said:

Does Memphis have a place to host the TSSAA Tournament? Yes. Well, there are actually two places.

One place will be the Elma Roane Fieldhouse, which is located on the University of Memphis campus. Let me just say there are high school gyms in West Tennessee that are better than that gymnasium. Murphy Center is head and shoulders over the Elma Roane Field Fieldhouse any day of the week.

The second place would be FedEx Forum. However, I would think the FedEx Forum and the Memphis Grizzlies would have no desire to host the tournament, which will mean the Grizzlies would have to be out of town for 4 straight days, then head back into town for a game or two, then go back out of town. I doubt there's enough money for the Grizzlies to entertain that. With that being said, FedEx Forum would be an amazing place to host the tournament, and for the players to get that experience. Hotels are also pricey in downtown Memphis, and the nearest ones will be in Northern Mississippi, or in the Bartlett area.

Here's the best case scenario:

East Tennessee will hose Football and Golf state championships

Middle Tennessee will host the basketball tournament (because they are basically two separate tournaments).

West Tennessee will host the Spring Fling and Volleyball state tournaments in Jackson. 

Therefore, every region of the state will host two tournaments. I know that is not the case and will likely never be the case, but I do think it's the perfect situation.

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On 4/3/2024 at 8:53 AM, warmachine7954 said:

I've lived in Memphis since 2015 and I've never had an issue. I coach and run a side business and I've been to just about every neighborhood in Memphis, the suburbs, and North Mississippi. Living and working here 365 puts me at much higher risk than visiting for 3 days. I've never had an issue or been put in danger.

Don't let your fear, stupidity, and ego get the best of you. It would be fine to have it here every 3 years. People will make excuses for everything.

MTSU's gym is terrible. East TN is too far from West TN. Memphis is too dangerous. The air is too cold. It's too hot in the gym. The bathroom didn't have soft toilet paper. The hot dogs weren't long enough. The popcorn had too many kernels. Some old lady looked at me funny. 

I’ll just use the statistics that came out on February 7th 2024

20 hours ago, tennesseeannouncer said:

Context.

The original post was suggesting the notion of moving state to Cookeville, thus my comment about how if a conversation is going to happen then the west should be an option as well. 

Cookeville/Tenn Tech is centrally located with a great venue and a safe place to bring the family.  However I do see your point about rotating venues. 

On 3/26/2024 at 1:53 PM, warmachine7954 said:

It really should rotate every few years. Memphis fans would represent a lot more even if it was held every 3 years in Memphis.

No offense, but Memphis is not a safe place to walk down the sidewalk let alone host a state tournament over 3 days. 

On 3/16/2024 at 11:20 PM, tennesseeannouncer said:

If any conversation is going to be had, why not consider a venue west of the Tennessee River? Believe it or not, it would be ok for the west to host an event. 

Because it needs to be centrally located. Otherwise have it in Bristol then the west teams can travel 6 hours instead of 3. Makes just as much sense as what you said. 

On 3/22/2024 at 10:06 PM, 85warrior said:

Exactly my thoughts  !!!

If Insell didn’t have the recruiting machine back in the 80’s, 90’s and early  00’s I wonder how many state titles White County would’ve had?

3 hours ago, ball21 said:

Dyersburg will win again next year.And will have a chance at it again after that some maybe a 3 peat. 

I’ll take the field against Dyersburg. What you want to put on it?

Upperman will be back next year and will be better. Where Fultons best players were seniors, Upperman’s best two players were a freshman and a sophomore. So the future is bright for them for sure. 

9 hours ago, Norman Dale said:

IMO, Fulton is the best public school team in the state this year regardless of classification. They beat all of the top teams in ET this year, including 4A teams, and then coasted in 3A state tourney after tough first game with Fayette Ware.  Very talented team and extremely well coached as always by Jody Wright.

Fulton was on a business trip. One goal and mission accomplished. This organization is a class act from the coaches down to the players on the floor. Love to see this kind of professionalism and humbleness. 

21 hours ago, BCsportsfan said:

Ha.....this aged well. 

Looks like Alcoa has some good basketball players as well. I stand corrected!

1 hour ago, Volsfan52 said:

Fulton is just way better than everybody else. They our the best the team in the state any class. We just didn’t have answer for the pressure and they out rebounded us. Fulton players and fans were chest last night. They acted with class. As good as they you they acted like this is a business trip for them. They our here to win a state title and to act like fools. Ridgeway has a good team but I see Fulton winning. Both teams good but Fulton is in another level than everyone else. You never know what can. We will see today who is the best team. Good luck to both teams.

Would pay to see Fulton vs Douglass

1 hour ago, repoman said:

4th best team in state not too shabby, Fayette Ware at 3rd imo. 

Pretty fair assessment. 

47 minutes ago, crazzyness said:

Well I've been seeing you rant on here about Tennessee Temple Academy a while now, and I've contemplated correcting you, but haven't really had the inclination until now, when it's clear you haven't one iota of a clue what you're really talking about...

Tennessee Temple never "forfeited" any football championships because they never won any. Heck they only ever made they playoffs twice, made it to the quarterfinals once, in '06 I believe. 

Their championship winning basketball teams ('02, '03, '07?) were never found guilty of any wrongdoing either. What got them seriously looked at was they DID get into some rather shady recruiting type territory after the Skogen family had all went through. But by that time, the writing was on the wall. See, by the end of the 2000s, they had to shutter their athletic program due to a declining attendance, and the school was closed by Tennessee Temple University in 2011 I believe.

You keep talking like Temple Academy was some pop up outta nowhere fake school, when in reality they were a school set up and run by the university, and they'd had a high school since the early 70's. Their rise to prominence occured when the Skogen kids (one every two years, like clockwork) started reaching high school age, along with the Wadleys, who's dad was the coach. Yes, the Skogens were from North GA, but they'd been in the school for a while because of the family ties to the Highland Park Church, which kinda partnered up with the University. 

In the mid 80's they had over 1K kids enrolled in the school. By the late 2000's they'd lost over 85% of their enrollment, and were shut down. Their decline went hand in hand with the University, which by the early 2010's saw a decline in enrollment of over 90% from the early 80's enrollment of 4k+, and they went belly up in like 2014. I've heard it had to do with some sort of theological disagreement with the direction the new folks running it were taking, but who knows. You saying the school shutting down because of "cheating" in football is just incorrect. They were going to shut down anyway, because the school was failing. Just as the university was failing. 

 

Moral of the story, you calling Chat Prep "tHe NeW tEmPlE" is just bogus. Chat Prep is obviously just a handpicked travel team that they set up a charter school for so they could win some hardware. Tennessee Temple Academy was a legitimate secondary school operated by a legitimate university, for decades. Yes, I'm sure they recruited some kids along they way, but ALL private schools recruited. That's just the way it was, that's just the way it is. We had a good friendly rivalry with them, and we were only best them once, in the game that mattered the most. But when they were winning championships, there was nothing going on there that was any more nefarious than what was going on at Chatt Christian, or CPA, or DCA, or Friendship Christian, or Nashville Christian, or Clarksville Academy, or USJ, or any other private school powers from that time. They just happened to have a family of extremely talented basketball players, that were associated with the school anyway, hit high school at just the right time. The comparison between them and Chat Prep is unfounded. 

My mistake on the State title in football it was their region title I believe they had to vacate. Bottom line is this school is mirroring the old Temple school in so many ways when it comes to boys basketball. Now how they started out or when is of no concern. How they ended and what they were doing when it ended is very similar to how this school is starting out. There ARE similarities between the two. Temple didn’t all of a sudden get good at basketball in the early to mid 2000’s by doing what they had been in the 80’s and 90’s. And you’re correct ALL private schools recruited and still do. My point in all this is this school is playing in Div 1’s lowest classification while doing what private schools do and that sir is against the rules. 

Fulton just too good and too experienced for this young Upperman squad. The two best teams will meet for the championship tomorrow in AAA. 

Douglass Douglass Douglass Just sayin…

1 hour ago, Khall555 said:

You were openly talking about getting some kids out of Cookeville to come play with Cobb in the Cavs thread. Is that Not recruiting? 

Waiting…

1 hour ago, Alumn89 said:

Indy was cheering for Cookeville because they already played Bartlett this year and lost.  Probably didn't want to play them again.  Should be a dandy tomorrow:  middle tn final.  In 4A.  So awesome. 

So proud of CHS.  A ball is coming back home with them.... lets make it gold!

The Upper Cumberland is bringing home more hardware this year than any other area of the state. 

1 hour ago, Khall555 said:

You were openly talking about getting some kids out of Cookeville to come play with Cobb in the Cavs thread. Is that Not recruiting? 

Show me where I asked anybody to come and play with him. I’ve got nothing to do with the program I just have stepdaughters that go there. I made an observation, so get your story straight.  

13 minutes ago, LadyCavsFan said:

Shooters gonna shoot.   And I think they come out blazing tomorrow.     People been waiting to see us go cold all year.     After todays game I don't think it will happen.    They are too locked in.

I love the style of offense that they play. Fun to watch. 

9 minutes ago, alessic7 said:

they'll play the game tmrw, we'll find out. Indy fell in the final last year, I don't see jett n company letting it happen twice. 

They won’t “let” it happen. Cookeville will take it if they win. 

6 minutes ago, Khall555 said:

Ironic

How so? Name one player on Upperman’s team that didn’t go to school at UMS. 

Cheat Prep advances

Upperman is an up and coming program. Fulton is the standard bearer for this classification. Should be a dandy. I’ll take Upperman by 5

On 3/13/2024 at 10:05 AM, toinemac said:

I’ll take Bartlett Rossview and Independence. 

wrong