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Hi. Here is how it's been in the past. If the school is TSSAA then during the player's school VB season they can practice with their club, but not compete with their club. Before their school season begins and then after their school season is over they can compete with club. That has been very clear and our club never violated that, not sure about other clubs. If the school is not TSSAA then my memory is not clear, seems like some yrs they played club, some they did not. I believe one non-TSSAA league had a league rule about not competing in club during their school season. You'd have to go to the league administrators for that one. But, the key factor is whether or not that league is under TSSAA jurisdiction. good luck

Congrats to Whit and Rachel for fine careers and for representing well. Enjoy your night ...and ask for more sets on Sr night !

I pick the red team with the good Junior setter, great defense and passing, big middle, good blocking, smart hitting, aggressive serving and a tiny bit of attitude from the coach. ..good luck to all.

Sad to finally conclude that Nature Boy is not the super witty 17 yr old with an orange fro that he/she portrays. The RC Cocola comment was the first clue. Super witty none-the-less. Keep posting! Privates most certainly have 2 benefits as givens. The ability to draw from all over and the sad but true fact that the families are likely to have more money, and more money TENDS to make it more likely that the kid's athletic career will be better paved. Even if the privates don't have informally formal recruiting practices "the system" makes it so that kids/parents get to choose to recruit themselves to go to privates. Nothing wrong with that, it's the free market at work and if a school or program has proven themselves worthy then people will naturally choose them ...you just can't choose a public school program (as easily ). So, the publics who hang with the privates or beat the privates should be proud, they are bucking the odds. I wish there weren't so many have nots in VB in Tn. It would be better all the way around if the gap wasn't so huge, everyone would have to learn more and work smarter and everyone would rise continuously together. That's the widespread, abundance of modern programs, environment that the more progressive areas in the country have. There may be a few more haves or barely haves now, but the gap to the have nots seems to be growing wider. Money and time. Don't you wish everyone had alot of both?

It's reported that Notre Dame won their two, both easily with full subbage.

I just listened to George's speech excerpts.... Again, what's the most scary is that he does the blatantly "OK, now I will act like I hate people so you can hate them too so we can be friends so you vote for my buddies who hate people too." ...he does that so charicaturistically that it could be a comedy act ...and the scary parts are: 1. That he is actually doing this, the President of the US is role playing hate and fear for votes and he is doing it with a straight face with no acknowledgement of the obvious which is he's doing it to incite the right to vote. 2. People fall for it. It's so superficial It's so fake It's so unappologetic It's so wrong to dump this on the world It's the mass peprally syndrome. Some of you posters here KNOW darn well he is full of it and that the war is NOT for the reasons he says and that George lies and that we can't bring peace to the world by killing people and that the plan to kill every terrorist is a loser plan and just creates more terrorists ...you KNOW this, but you enjoy the peprally for the home team, you enjoy feeling like a tough guy, so you hide from your heart, you hide from your mind and you PLAY like you believe in this crap. Can't you see the similarities of being a German and going along with Hitler's hate plans for power? Can't you see George is taking you to the same place for many of the same reasons? He's taking away rights, he's centralizing power, he's threatening those who disagree, he is creating hate and fear, he is killing people, he will do or say anything to keep his buds in power. When will you say "enough is enough, I am tired of playing along with hate and murder and killing and war and taking away rights and creating hate against fellow Americans in order to win votes in swing states, I'm tired of being manipulated for HIS benefit and the benefit of HIS rich buds, I'm tired of it George, go jump in the crap filled lake you have poured all across America!" What will it take for YOU to reclaim your integrity? He's not going to reclaim his, he's all in. YOU can still salvage your integrity and our country. The very next time George or his buds or Fox asserts that we are winning the war on terror, the very next time, I challenge you to STOP and think about your integrity and who you want to be. For them to look us in the eye and say we are winning the war on terror is so, so mischieveous, you know that. That is the keystone lie I challange you to challenge YOURSELF about. We, friends, MUST begin saying NO to Georgie. If you personally allow your integrity to play peprally much longer we could really get our country in trouble. YOU have already allowed Georgie to take us into decades of debt, YOU have already allowed Georgie to totally ruin our integrity with the rest of the world, YOU have already allowed our country to increase terror in the world by a factor of 100, YOU have already increased our odds of us being attacked again. When are you going to face your integrity on this issue. You know this is not a Jr. High FB peprally, you know that. Take off your John Wayne costume, reclaim your integrity and say NO. Thanks for considering it ...remember, the next time they say we are winning the war on terror, that's your chance to reclaim your integrity. Thanks.

I'll be out of town for a few days. When the Iranians, Iraqi's and other terrorists take over America this weekend, it sounds like it could happen any day by listening to Mr. Wayne, will someone please come feed my cat some goat meat and Baklava? And, if the sky falls, please pull it off my tomato plants. Thanks.

Warmongers celebrate! Sure you didn't see it since it wasn't on Fox, but King George just re-asserted his desire and plans on CSPAN to keep killing and killing, on the assertive, going to kill them in their home, anyone who may at sometime have a bad thought, we get to go kill them!! Yeah. Killing. Pre-emptive killing is the best kind. (just don't tell Iran, or they would get to use our new fancy pre-killing principles to come kill us) He also stated that we have two new countries that support America against terrorism- Afghanistan and Iraq. Yes, he said that. A world dominated by fear and killing, all Presidential speeches (at least till after the elections) about killing and fear. Negotiation is so "last civilization", this is the time to kill, create more enemies, increase terrorism exponentially, pretend that we are winning and keep spreading fear and hatred ...that's the kind of Democracy my Christian principles yearn for. Yeah. Go Vols.

Maybe one day I'll grow up to avoid the subject as skillfully as you. Here's a simple one for you. I'll even throw in something stupid so you can be a tough guy like little Georgie and put me down and dodge the topic again. Q. If we're gonna spend 1.5 billion dollars per week on something, why is it better to spend it to kill people, increase terror, ruin our relations with the rest of the world, bankrupt our country, and pay back republican donors with no bid contracts, than on a really fancy ropes course with nice shiney carabineers for all the world leaders to bond on? They could even do that fall backwards exercise until they start giggling and hugging and TALKING ....rather than perpetuating a hateful and violent world where posters are more interested in jabbin at people than trying to work together to find peace. Here's the simple part you will dodge- why is it better to kill than to look for peace? And you're right, that other thing was spam. Now, you are free to dodge the question.

What You Need To Believe To Be A Republican 1. Jesus loves you, and shares your hatred of homosexuals and Hillary Clinton. 2. Saddam was a good guy when Reagan armed him, a bad guy when Bush's daddy made war on him, a good guy when Cheney did business with him, and a bad guy when Bush needed a "we can't find Bin Laden" diversion. 3. Trade with Cuba is wrong because the country is Communist, but trade with China and Vietnam is vital to a spirit of international harmony. 4. The United States should get out of the United Nations, and our highest national priority is enforcing U.N. resolutions against Iraq. 5 A woman can't be trusted with decisions about her own body, but multi-national corporations can make decisions affecting all mankind without regulation. 6. The best way to improve military morale is to praise the troops in speeches, while slashing veterans' benefits and combat pay. 7. If condoms are kept out of schools, adolescents won't have sex. 8. A good way to fight terrorism is to belittle our long-time allies, then demand their cooperation and money. 9. Providing health care to all Iraqis is sound policy, but providing health care to all Americans is socialism. HMOs and insurance companies have the best interests of the public at heart. 10. Global warming and tobacco's link to cancer are junk science, but creationism should be taught in schools. 11. A president lying about an extramarital affair is a impeachable offense, but a president lying to enlist support for a war in which thousands die is solid defense policy. 12. Government should limit itself to the powers named in the Constitution, which include banning gay marriages and censoring the Internet. 13. The public has a right to know about Hillary's cattle trades, but George Bush's driving record is none of our business. 14. Being a drug addict is a moral failing and a crime, unless you're a conservative radio host. Then it's an illness and you need our prayers for your recovery. 15. Supporting "Executive Privilege" for every Republican ever born, who will be born or who might be born (in perp etuity.) 16. What Bill Clinton did in the 1960s is of vital national interest, but what Bush did in the '80s is irrelevant. 17. Support for hunters who shoot their friends and blame them for wearing orange vests similar to those worn by the quail.

Just found this thread, haven't read much yet. But, since all of the thoughtful rednecks seem to be in favor of burning Dixie Chicks CD's I just went out behind the meth lab and burned my old Ghandi collection of 78's too.

Thanks for responding so Dandily. Please stop talking now ...and let someone who thinks give some real answers.

As a newcomer I read thru the first 5 pages of re-friggin and can see that most of you will find me diculous, but I have a simple question for you. No spin, no political lean, just as honest as I can be. First a simple statement: Agreed that there's some bad dudes out there in the world, violent and irrational. Now the question: So, what are we gonna do about it? Solutions? Why do you think: A. We should, or can, kill every bad dude in the world who disagrees with us?? or B. Why do you not see that we only make it worse with a policy of "if you don't like us- we kill you!"? we create more terror and we create more terrorists when our leader says that he will come and hunt you down and kill you if you get on his list? This has NOTHING to do with "resolve" or "cut and run" it has to do with "it ain't workin George!" Really, can't you see that our stance in the world is NOT working? Forget your blind obedience for a minute and just look at WHAT IS ACTUALLY HAPPENING in the world. WE have been responsible for hundreds of thousands of deaths due to creating a war on terror. [don't you even frickin think about saying "they started it", you know what I'm talking about, stay on topic and off your misframing pat responses] So, WE have caused death all across the world because we now say "we're coming after you and we're gonna kill you!" We say that we will never stop, we demonstrate our seriousness to kill by spending 1.5 billion per week, our "leader" spends most of his speeches talking about terror and killing and fear and "we're going to take the fight to them". We paint them in a corner where they have no choice but to hate or want to kill us. This is NOT working, it's not getting better, there is NO sign that it will get better. We can't "win the war on terror" by increasing terror 100-fold. It feels warm and John Waynish to act like this is a HS FB game and threaten "we will kick your camel" if you bad mouth America ...but, guys, this is not a football game. When you promote the killing of hundreds of thousands of people then guess what? You just made them want to kill you more! We can't kill everyone that is not dandy like you, we can't. And, the world is screwed if pretend that we can, we will just get more and more violent until some one gets to the red button. The warmonger, John Wayne, FB mentality is not how we "win", it's how we bring about our own death eventually. This is way longer than I intended, sorry, but tell me why trying to kill everyone that is not you is preferable to generating a world where we can reach out and say, "OK, we're no longer interested in killing you or taking over your land and resources, can we talk now and see what we can figure out?" Call me diculous, but I am in favor of living in a world where our strength is demonstrated in our conviction to respect others and always make the first move to promoting cooperation. If WE adopt a compassionate stance towards others then their desire to kill us will die down, way down, maybe even go away someday, if WE are mature enough to lead the way to peace. Talk to me...

Conspiracy Theory? ? Oh, are you one of those old schoolers who think that things people say need to be true? I thought we were way past that quaint need for truth in politics and war and money and power and religion and control thru fear, especially when it came to war based on politics, money, power, religion and control thru fear. I'm sorry. I did stretch the truth a bit. Just go back and re-read it but every time I said "King George" replace it with "Cheney, Rumsfield, Wolfawitz, Rove, egocentric, narcisstic religious fanaticism, big oil, and military-industrial sugar daddies. I should not have given credit to the monkey grinders' monkey.

You know I don't mind the torture so much, or the warrentless wiretaps, or using signing statements to avoid that bothersome Constitution thingie. I don't even mind that they deny science, logic, reason, The Enlightenment, and are taking us back to the days where the King gets to say what reality is. No big deal about linking voting for the wrong side with going to heck, it's OK with me if they inject proposals to deny rights to Americans in swing states only because I agree that morality should be defined by how to keep the current regime in power. You know, at first it did bother me that they knowingly lied to us about nuclear weapons, and used fear and patriotism and peer pressure and religion to terrorize us into not questioning them and turning over our basic rights. But, then I got to liking how they switched their story from the bait and switch Iraq-911 connection to mushroom clouds and definate WMD to "Well, they wanted to have WMD so we still need to kill them", then to "Well, we gotta get Saddam because he kills people, so let's go kill alot of them so he doesn't kill them", then to "Oh ye, why we're really here is to force Democracy on our good friends the Iraqi's who we have killed over 100,000 of." I don't mind that our little war on a concept has increased that concept by 100-fold. I don't mind that their Clean Air act makes the air more dirty, or that we occupy another country then term those who live there as "insurgents" (go look up "insurgents", do it.), or that causing a civil war and increasing terror worldwide on a massive scale is called "winning the war on terror". It's cool with me that the whole rest of the world now see's the American population as egotistic, egocentric freshman at their first pep rally who brainlessly cheer when they are told to cheer for the home team. I don't mind it that King George talks about "the sanctity of human life" on one issue then turns around and causes the killing of 100,000 or so and keeps wanting to give his cute little Lombardi speeches about how tough he is, isn't he a cute little tough guy? I don't mind that he has changed the system in our country where our tax monies can now be spent by his favorite religion to promote his favorite religion and not make his favorite religious organizations follow those bothersome federal laws about equal rights. I really dig how the ultra rich, who just happen to be republican donors, get tax break after tax break while me and my family and my kids and their grand kids now have a national dept to pay back for decades unless China and India call in the marker sooner and take control of America. Oh, and I find it so charming how they say the debt is going down when it doesn't go up as much as it did last yr, I don't mind that at all. Hey, this refusing to talk to other countries thing, great move! Talking just gets in the way of killing them then telling Fox to report in a fair and balanced way how great and compassionate we are when we kill 100,000+ people, and redefine the world in terms of us vs. them, and create and promote hatred of others, and generate eternal fear and the need for blind obedience of egomaniacs controlled by extreme religious fanatics, rich men who only care about being richer, and the boys with the guns who don't have a self identity unless they get to play with their guns so they view the whole world as "OK, who can I shoot next?!" And, I think it's a blessing in disguise that we spend 1.5 billion dollars per week to kill people rather than on education and jobs. Education makes you think too much and work is too much work. I mean what else could we do with 1.5 billion per week? We'd probably just throw it away on hurricane devastated African Americans in Lousiana who don't vote Republican anyway, right? Shoot, I say let's go blow up a country half way across the world then pay our donors billions to rebuild it! I don't mind that King George changed the precedent to where the King can independently go to war against anyone who we CLAIM might someday in the future want to harm us, after all, that keeps republican donors wealthy and donating and keeps the meek in line and voting for John Wayne. I don't mind that we'll spend billions to build a wall around our free and welcoming country because that keeps fear and the military budget up, it was groovy how they decided to put military guys to work and not Americans who need jobs. I don't mind that he spent 3 weeks time and money equivalent to 3 days in Iraq to promote getting off our addiction to oil, then immediately got right back on track with more tax breaks to oil companies (who are huge donors to think tanks that devise ways to positively frame tax breaks for the ultra rich and oil company donors in exchange for bankrupting our country and selling our soul for money and power) and opened up protected areas and reduced those bothersome protect our waters regulations so his donors who have had the largest profits in the course of human history while we pay $3 per gallon could drill for more oil so we could get off of oil. I didn't mind it at all a month ago when the Iraqi Oil Minister (who I think we appointed) met with the heads of all major American oil companies to discuss how to divide up the new oil fields they will open in Iraq, I mean geesch, they planned that 16 months before we invaded Iraq on the grounds of "what we need is another Pearl Harbor" then to imminent nuclear threats, I mean "well, they wanted to have weapons", I mean "let's kill 100,000 of them in order to get bad Sadaam so he won't kill them", oops, how silly of me, it's Democracy, I got confused, sorry, we care about our good friends the Iraqi's so let's kill them until they change the culture of 3 distinct peoples over to our beloved democracy, you know "Democracy"- losing the popular vote but becoming King anyway. And this little thing about the VP's ex-company and other republican donors in the military industrial pipeline getting billion dollar no bid contracts for a war they planned ..doesn't bother me in the least. ...but having a President that mispronounces words, whoa golly, that gets on my nerves sooo bad! In this post 911 world that's just unacceptable.