warriorsman

When I was in high school we would play MBA and and Father Ryan win every year. That's ridiculous to say big 6A teams are hiding from the privates. It's different now. There's not a level playing field. Private schools recruit. Public schools cannot. Private schools cherry pick talent especially in metropolitan areas. Further school choice advocates will make it even worse. Public school dollars will be siphoned away if they pass vouchers, and privates will have even more of an advantage. Privates do not have to adhere to the same rules as publics academically or athletically.

Sarcasm, Dad. Calm down. I agree; it's ridiculous. The Warriors are two wins away from a state title. This ain't the offseason Razor. Way to be positive.

You cut me deep Rutherfordrazor. Why even get on the bus Friday night if we don't think we can win at Maryville? Isn't this the state semifinals? When we win aren't we playing for another gold ball next week? On the other hand, you may be right. This just isn't good enough. It's obvious we need another coach. Brilliant. Why didn't I think of it myself?

Never happens in Rutherford County. It's against the rules.

I don't beleieve rational people from BGA will intentionally demean the student-athletes, faculty, or administration of a whole school system. What's the point? The guy had an ax to grind or some other agenda. Anyway, didn't BGA's head coach win a state championship at Oakland in 1998? Isn't Oakland in Rutherford County? People need to be civil. It's discouraging that people are losing the art of discourse. They are venomous in tone and speech no matter if they are discussing politics, religion, or high school football.

I'll take a jab at this based on who we played this year out of East Tennessee and watching the state championships. 1)Maryville 2) Alcoa 3) Greeneville 4) Oak Ridge 5) Farragut 6) Dobyns Bennett 7) Knoxville West 8) Webb 9) Catholic 10)Bearden

It's not whether a home-schooled students should be allowed to participate in athletics, but how his/her participation will be fair to other students and other schools. Home schooled students are not held to the same standards as public school kids so academic eligiblity may come into question. They do not have to take the same standardized tests, nor are they scrutinized by the local, state, and federal govenments that our public school students. And I don't know a momma or daddy that's going to flunk their own kid. Now we have a stud tailback that can't pass Algebra and he is in jeopardy of being ineligible next season. No problem, mom will home school him this summer, get the credit, and be eligible in the fall. Now, I know home schooler within twenty miles of my school, but he's also 20 miles from five other high schools in the district. What now? Home schoolers also need to be allowed to be in the band, the drama club, the vocational education club, and all. Enforcement and fairness is the question, but there ain't many Tim Tebows out there being home schooled. IDK but wasn't Tebow a mission kid who was unable to attend public school in the states? It probably will not be a problem, but I see a lot of issues with this ruling and the adminsitration of it. I do not want to discriminate against anyone, and I'm sure parents who home school their children are doing the best for them, but our socialist public school system is based on fairness for everyone, not just a few. I'm going recruiting.

Why are athletics programs good enough for these young men and women, but not our academic programs? How can TSSAA rules be enforced concerning these students? It doesn't seem like a good idea. If you want what schools have to offer, then you need to attend the school for which you are zoned, or attend a private school. I'm sure if your kid is good enough, you can shop him or her around.

Wingman is right. The post should be deleted. Nitro don't dignify these people with a response. Talk football. This staff in earlier posts seems to be very good. Why does a former Arena League coach go from pro to high school? Just curious. Good luck this season WC.

We used to play against Marty's teams at Oakland. They were always well prepared, disciplined, and played hard. You can't be as successful as Marty has been if you are such a bad coach. He's a great X's and O's guy. Maybe Jeff Co. does not deserve somebody like Marty. I haven't really heard or seen anything out them in the last few years anyway. He's been at BGA as OC for a few years so why hasn't Jefferson County improved? Was it really the coaching or negativity like dvp spews.

Maybe I didn't explain it very well. You have three classifications A, AA, AAA during the regular season. You go to six divisions in the playoffs because everyone seems so bent on having six different state champions, presumably for the $$$$$$$$. For example, take District 1 with Daniel Boone, David Crockett, Sullivan South, Tennessee High, Dobyns Bennett, Science Hill, Sullivan Central and Volunteer. If Boone, Tenn. High, D-B, and Science Hill finished in the top four. D-B and Science Hill would play in the 6A playoffs because they are bigger schools, and Boone and Tenn. High would play in the 5A bracket. It eliminates the bigger schools beating up on the smaller schools in the playoffs. If you are that good, and you were put in the bigger bracket, it shouldn't make any difference because you've beaten those teams all year long anyway, and you are one of the bigger schools. I hope I cleared things up. Maybe I muddied them a little. Who knows?

Here's a way T$$AA can keep their money with a lot of teams in the playoffs, and make it a little simpler to those involved. Keep the 16 districts in A, AA, and AAA as they are. Take the top four teams from each district at the end of the season. Once those teams have been determined, then split them into 1A, 2A, 3A, 4A, 5A, and 6A based on enrollment numbers. For instance, in a class AAA district the two larger schools by enrollment, regardless of finish, would go to the 6A playoffs, and the two smaller schools go to the 5A playoffs that. Yes, I know you might be in the 6A playoffs one year, and the 5A playoffs the next, but typically you would be playing against schools your own size in the end. You could seat based on location for the first round. It's not perfect, but you could elimiate the 1-9 teams, the long road trips formfirst-round matchups, and teams from the same district would not have to meet until the second or third round. You have six 32-team brackets with the best records in each district. Now everybody is happy.

Go ahead steal him. Wing T is antiquated.

Sounds like the Warriors are going to be strong. Work hard, get bigger, stronger, and faster in the offseason. Doesa anyone know what the schedule for spring will be?

No, it's a football clinic, genius. It's the first weekend or so in January. Graham Clark @ D-B or Steve Brewer @ Sevier County can guide you in the right direction.