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I saw it, and the coach in question was Coach Kendall. He didn't deserve to be treated that way. I was ashamed to be a football fan and an Obion Countian after witnessing that pitiful, classless and gutless display. The "fan" -- and those who saw it know who he was -- needs to spend some time in church. His display was disgusting. Staying "on thread" ... I listened to someone else anyway.

Ok, I'll get serious ..... I think some things that would really help would be to eliminate topics when they become outdated or stale and to combine similar topics into one thread. ..... All those "So and So vs. So and So. Your Predictions." threads should be trashed by no later than the following Monday. Do you know there are still threads about preseason jamborees on the boards?? Also, how many "Your Thoughts on the new 1A" threads are there? Things like that should be combined into just one thread. ..... I don't think you have to fully separate by classifications, but you can do that when the topic is specifically about one class or another, as in the example I just listed about 1A. ..... I'll bet just doing those things would knock about 50 threads off the board. .... Just my thoughts.

I would suggest all of you to take a quick drive through Obion County to see three top-notch facilities all within 30 miles of each other. Start on Highway 51 in South Fulton, where a new football field and fieldhouse (with indoor workout area) are currently under construction. Stay on that road into Union City and go to where High School Drive hits Miles Ave. and you'll see a stadium, indoor practice facility and fieldhouse, all glowing in school colors, with two outdoor practice fields also. Then, when Miles hits Reelfoot Ave, take a right and drive on down to Troy, where you will see another big stadium and indoor practice/all-purpose building for Obion Central. .... Say what you want about all of your places, but for a rural county with barely 20,000 citizens to have those kinds of facilities for its three high schools is pretty darned impressive. Based on its youth athletic facilities alone, Obion County should be a booming community. Makes one wonder why it's not.

Since you brought up "fabled" UTM's stadium .... We were both there on that cold night back in 1976 when UC played Mitchell in the playoffs. Tell me, does that still rank as the largest crowd on record there???

This is perhaps the best piece of sarcasm I have read on coachT. ... Bravo!

Are you related to Ronnie C., b/c that sounds like Ronnie C. logic to me.

20% isn't rare?? What kind of math is that??? If I bat 10 times and reach base only twice, then reaching base is a rare feat for me.

Well, J.Tow's old school vs. his current school. At least the hafltime show will be lively. Don't be shocked if the ol' Purple and Gold pulls off the stunner vs. the ol' Purple and White. .... But, I'm about 214 in The Big Ones, so what do I know?!?

I think we should post based on height. I'm 6-4.

Do not -- I repeat, do not -- be surprised if Westview pulls off the upset. .... But, then again, I'm ranked at about 214 in The Big Ones, so what do I know?!??!?

Ok, I just read more of the posts. If Joe Willie can apologize for bringing up "W" (which must have taken a lot for him to do), then I can be big enough to apologize to him. ..... Let's keep Washington D.C. out of this. In fact, things would be better off if Washington D.C. got its nose out of a lot of things .... ah, but I digress. Let's just hope a solution is found so the coaches can coach and the kids can participate in their sports. Oh, and guess what?? It's sports today. It's band tomorrow.

Well, I was wondering when the Cheatham County debacle would be blamed on George W. Boy, what depths you "HATERS" won't go to in order to bash the current occupant of the White House. Maybe we could go back to the previous administration and define what "is" is, or maybe the last president with (D) beside his name and return to the stag-flation and malaise days? ... Ok, fine. You wanna blame "W" and NCLB, then I can blame Title IX (which, I believe, was actually passed during a ® administration, but then again, look at what that administration was and did). Go back to my earlier posts about what is being taught in schools today. Maybe free condom distributuon or "alternative lifestyles" are not being taught in Cheatham County schools, but they are being taught, at taxpayers' expense -- and at the expense of the essentials needed by young men and women to be competitive in a global economy. And, to the person who asked if we should cut school meal plans instead, I didn't know it was the responsibility of the school system to feed my children??? Oh, but I guess that's just heartless, because as I'm sure ol' Joe Willie would agree, there are two Americas, after all. Maybe you guys could get George Soros to stop spending his money on 527s ($15 million and counting, so far) and donate just a little bit to the Cheatham County School System, hmmmm? Then again, none of this would be happening if Enron hadn't imploded or if Halliburton didn't own the White House, right??? Jeez, give me a break and get back to the real issues here.

Oh, now come on! You don't think King Ronnie I has just a little say in who goes where??

I agree with the early posts about Covington and Westview. Both are good teams playing tough schedules early. Don't be surprised if both play awhile past Week 10.

OH MY GOODNESS!!!! Now we're quoting Bon Jovi on this post! .... By the way, good job to you two guys on the UTM-TSU game. .... Should we sing "The Boys Are Back In Town" or quote that line from Smokey And The Bandit: "The Bandit and the Snowman. Together again. Like Fred and Ginger. And Lester and Earl." ?!?!? .... Also, just kidding about the late-night stuff earlier. I hate working late, too. But, admit it, "WQAK-QAK" is just a little kinda sorta funny, huh????

I don't think going down from 5 classes would be going backward. What we have right now is a joke. Let's face it: Most of the first- and second-round games of the playoffs are pointless (although you do sometimes get a good 2-vs.-3 matchup and the rare 4-over-1 upset). In this state, the playoffs don't really begin until the quarterfinals. ..... I advocate a four-class system for football, basketball, baseball, and softball. ..... Some have said that its not fair that a team with just a 100 fewer students than a nearby school is playing in a lower class when the other school is playing in the upper class, but you'll get that in any classification breakdown. ..... My reasoning for a four-class split is to bring back some competitiveness to earning a playoff spot. I have seen several 2-8 teams make the playoffs. Union City, just as one recent example, won a region game in Week 10 last year to "up" its record to 2-8. Though UC did not make the playoffs, it went into that last week with a chance. Playoff berths are supposed to be rewards for good seasons, not one more week of punishment for bad ones. On that note, for all of you ready to use the "second chance" argument, how many 2-8 or 3-7 or even 4-6 teams under the current format have made a run in the postseason and won five straight to take a state title. I don't see any 7-8 or 8-7 or 9-6 records listed beside any state champions in the TSSAA record books. Yes, there are some 11-4 teams, but those records are 99% of the time a result of good teams playing tough schedules. ..... Listen, it's just my opinion. I just happen to think we have one too many classifications in football and one too few in basketball. .... Also, I agree with those who want to put the privates back in and use a multiplier. Coaches need to quit taking a negative approach to playing the privates and use those games as opportunities to get better and make a statement. ...... Finally, I think there is a chance that a four-class system could possibly hurt the really small football-playing schools in Tennessee. We already have many small schools (locally, Bradford comes to mind) that don't play football. Maybe a compromise would be to develop an 8-man league open to all schools with less than 150 enrollment and giving those schools the option of playing 11-man or 8-man. There are several states with very competitive 7- and 8-man leagues. ..... Just my thoughts. Not intended to hurt anyone's feelings. The views and expressions of this post do not necessarily reflect the views of anyone else on this board, or anyone else living in my house.

Well, all those things you mentioned are certainly on my favorite list. .... I guess one of the big reason is how things come full circle in a small community. .... I remember going to games with my dad to watch my brother play, and now we all go to watch my brother's oldest son play. .... I see people at games now that I saw when I was a kid. ..... And, let's face it: What's better than a Hot Dog and Coke on a Friday night??

eagle .... I kinda like the five games/five sites idea. There are pros and cons, of course, such as what do those football fans who would like to see all five games do? But, still, an idea worth looking into. .... As far as playing the games at Vandy, do you really think it sends a positive message to the kids to send them out to play for the state's ultimate H.S. football prize on the field of one of college football's biggest losers? I mean, talk about your irony. ..... My thing about playing at The Coliseum or in Chatt is based on those stadiums getting the new field turf, which is good stuff. .... The idea of playing at H.S. sites is interesting, too, but I would hate to see fans turned away at the gate b/c the stadium wasn't big enough. I'd rather have 10,000 too many seats than one seat too few.

I wanna make some of quick points: 1. I think what Tinkle and his gang do on Friday nights, with games on play-by-play, and Saturday mornings is great for H.S. sports in NW Tennessee. B/c of them, a lot of our schools, be they in Weakley County, Gibson County or even Obion County, get a lot of coverage they normally would not get. You take them and what WENK does with Union City, and you have a wide variety of H.S. sports coverage in this area. 2. I'm not a big fan of what 104.9/105.7 are doing, but I don't have any control over it other than to voice my opinion. I've done that, so I won't do it anymore .... unless I'm just overcome with a thought. (Which does not happen very often. I had a thought once, but it died of loneliness.) .... I will say this, though: The folks running those stations should take note that this thread now has 10 PAGES of comments and none of them by people not associated with the stations are positive. 3. If this topic has convinced me of anything, it has made me an even stronger believer that an all-sports talk radio station would work in our little rural corner of the galaxy. ..... Hint, Hint. Anyone? Anyone? Bueller?

Well, I know some people associated with the UC Booster Club, but I'm a little uncomfortable about putting their names and addresses/phone numbers in an open forum like this ... even though I know it would be perfectly safe with our tight-nit coachT group. .... The thing to do, I think, would be to contact the high school and someone there can give you all the info you'll need. ..... And, please follow up b/c I'm sure the Booster Club would love to hear from any an all alums. .... speaking of, I need to join up, too.

Count me in. I'll do what I can to get info on Union City, Obion Central and South Fulton.

Once opposed to the rotation idea, I am now an advocate of it. What high school kid in Tennessee wouldn't want the opportunity to play at the Real Big House in K-ville, or an NFL stadium (which is where the games should be played if moved to Nashville). I also like the idea of playing in Chattanooga and even Memphis (even though I'm no big fan of the city) and, of course, keeping MTSU in the rotation. ... And, lets not just do it for football. There are plenty of nice hoops arenas in this state as well when you look at Gaylord in Nashville, the soon-to-open FedExForum in Memphis and The Oversized House in K-ville. The Roundhouse in Chatt. is a very nice facility. And, of course, The Boro should stay in the rotation. .... Just my thoughts.

Ah .... all that free food. Hey, did y'all know you actually have to PAY at the concession stand?!?!?!? OC has really put itself into a hole by opening the season with three home losses. A loss next week at Covington would all but eliminate the Rebs from a homefield playoff game in the first round. ..... So, my boy Cartman and his mates need a quick turnaround.

Just posting to keep this topic on the front page so all the Friday night post-gamers can see it. ..... Love the idea and am willing to help.

Actually, I'm being a bit rough on the Lords of the TSSAA .... They will, of course, look carefully over all the options, take the financial circumstances of each individual school into consideration, pay very close attention to the valuable input of all the coaches ..... And then do whatever the @#$& they wanna do.