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No region is tougher than D2 Middle. All 5 dec qualifiers bested 5600 meaning all 5 beat every other region. Top 4 pent qualifiers bested 3100 meaning all 4 beat every other region. Girls 3200-11:14 wins Boys 3200-8:57 wins and 4 guys under 9:45 Boys vault -4 over 12'6" Girls TJ-34'10" is 5th and does not qualify! I could go on and on, but year in year out, this Region proves itself.

I wonder how many of those votes came from Div. IA schools? Here is the breakdown: First Athletic District Mike Reed, Morristown West High School, Morristown (President) Term Expires March, 2005 Second Athletic District Lynn Brown, Maryville High School, Maryville Term Expires March, 2006 Third Athletic District Tommy Layne, Sequatchie Co. High School, Dunlap Term Expires March, 2007 Fourth Athletic District Terry Looper, Cascade High School, Wartrace Term Expires March, 2007 Fifth Athletic District Mike Tribue, McGavock High School, Nashville Term Expires March, 2006 Sixth Athletic District Mickey Dunn, Lawrence Co. High School, Lawrenceburg Term Expires March, 2005 Seventh Athletic District Fred Kessler, Bolivar Central High School, Bolivar (Vice President) Term Expires March, 2005 Eighth Athletic District Sam Miles, Dyersburg High School, Dyersburg Term Expires March, 2006 Ninth Athletic District Joe Davis, Manassas High School Memphis Term Expires March, 2007 Looks like Terry Looper is the only DIA representative. I wish I knew who voted what-- They really are an enlightened bunch!

Here is why no DI school should ever consider voluntarily going into DII: from the Tennessean: TSSAA rejects proposal for two D-II state finals Contrasting views on classification have peaked again. While the focus of high school sports was inside MTSU’s Murphy Center for the Division I boys basketball state tournaments last week, a proposal for reform within Division II was shot down. The TSSAA Board of Control voted 5-3 against the addition of Division II small-class state tournaments in boys and girls basketball, baseball, softball and volleyball. “They had requested a class for schools with enrollments of 300 and below and had asked for a state tournament in those sports in addition to the present tournament format,” TSSAA Executive Director Ronnie Carter said. Division II numbers 38 schools for the new classification period, which begins this fall. It has three classes for football but just one class for all other sports. The latest proposal would have provided greater postseason opportunities for Midstate schools Davidson Academy (moving to Division II), St. Andrews-Sewanee, Webb School and College Heights. Opponents of additional classes argue that too many state tournaments water down the value of winning a championship. Advocates argue that a school like College Heights, with an enrollment of 55, cannot compete with Memphis Christian Brothers, whose enrollment is 1,676. DII is absolutely without voice in any legislative matters. A solid committee of DII heads and AD's prepared this proposal with the help of Bernard Childress and Ronnie Carter. The proposal was not going to cost TSSAA a cent and the schools themselves were going to foot the bill. The understanding was that this would be rubber stamped by the B of C. 5 Public School Administrators, elected representatives of the Board of Control, voted against. There is absolutely no hope for small DII's under the current format and absolutely no relief in sight. All you DI's who choose not to join DII this fall----- Congratulations!

Why is saying "NO" to an athlete in need of financial aid any different from saying "NO" to anyone else? Here is my point: Any DI private school can give any amount of financial aid that they can afford to any student, except a varsity athlete , and still be in DI. DI privates are not prohibited from giving financial aid. What they are prohibited from doing is giving aid to varsity athletes. The lack of integrity for me comes when a school gives aid to any student in need, but tells these students that they can not play varsity athletics.

I write from the perspective of a DII school, frustrated by the "4 more years" size of DII and frustrated by the decisions that DI privates made to stay in DI. I just do not understand why, when a very good alternative was offered to the private schools currently in DI, that almost all decided to stay in DI and continue to live with the ill will and mistrust that exists toward them. That is why I ask how a DI private can, in good conscience and when a viable alternative exists, still say "NO" to a family in need of financial aid who happens to have an athletic child, just so the school can maintain a competitive advantage in DI by playing A or AA public schools? I think this position lacks integrity. Or, do these DI private schools find a way to get the athletic student needing financial aid into school in some other way? Obviously, I think this position lacks integrity.

Nobody except your administration is forcing you to refuse aid to athletes! TSSAA does not force a school to do this--- it is the administration of a school that , for what ever reason they choose to justify it, decides to not treat all its students equally! My beef is that any school that gives aid----(basically most privates) should have bit the bullet and gone to DII. That of course is water under the bridge. But----- I have no respect for a school that gives aid, except to a particular group of students.

Yo, I am not looking for a justification of why you are in DI--heard all that. This is the issue: It seems to me totally inconsistent for a school, like yours, to offer financial aid to all students without regard to creed or color, except to athletes. When a school takes that position I call that a lack of integrity. Explain, not from an athletic standpoint why privates choose DI, but explain how a school justifies discrimination against a class of students (athletes).

Second question: Why would any private school offer aid, but discriminate against athletes? Why would the families of athletes not be given the opportunity to recieve aid? Why would a private school seeking to carry out its mission, which more than likely includes a direct or indirect reference to "integrity", say "we teach and live with integrity, but if your child participates in athletics, you may not receive financial aid." It seems inconsisent, but that is what many DI privates apparently are doing by remaining in DI. I just don't get it and I wish some DI private school folks could shed some light here.

Two separate philosophical questions about private schools. Please respond to either or both. Why would any private school be in existence and not give financial aid? My bet is that most privates schools, religious or secular, exist in order to educate children in the values and principles that the school uphold, according to its mission statement. The mission more than likely does not state that "only children who can afford it" will be given access to this education. Most private schools DO offer some sort of "aid" , whether it is formal or informal, direct or work-study, tuition remission or secret benefactors paying, in order to include a precentage of children whose families can not afford it otherwise. Aid is good for the school, good for the student body, good for the educational process. It keeps the school from becoming an exclusive club, allows children to learn from diversity, and teaches them how to live in the "real world".

Can someone post the link that is being refered to concerning USJ?

There is no arguement until all times being compared are Fully Automatic and all 40's are run on the same surface. If it's not a Fully Automatic Time, then there is simply no use arguing. And FAT is ALWAYS going to be slower than hand time. What High School is timing their kids 40's with FAT? And for that matter, what colleges do? I think every 40 time that is posted anywhere should say if it is a FAT or a Hand time. Otherwise, it means squat.

Call it the "TFCA All Star Team" until there is more representation.

Has anyone seen what the results were of the voting on legislative changes in the 3 region meetings held in November? I have seen nothing posted on the TSSAA website and no reference anywhere to the vote results.

Why would Grannan not shake hands after the game? Why would any coach, much less the coach/AD, not insist that his team conclude their game by acknowledging and respecting the opponent in this manner? The Tennessean has been strangely silent. Only the Nashville City Paper has looked into it, unless I have missed something all together.

Uhh ---- Jack Grannan IS the AD, and the Head Football Coach. Why am I not surprised?