MountainTroll

20 hours ago, Booger said:

little laste to start the POLL

Booger just sayin

1 hour ago, Booger said:

no stage concert this week for lipscomb.....its the Church of Christ Bowl baby.....

......its a full blown tent revival over at the North Brainerd Levee Swamp

Booger just sayin 

You could come up with a million different scenarios regarding transfers and "school territories". Hard to have an easy to interpret rule that clearly and unambiguously covers every scenario.

Similar situation in the Signal Mountain case. Kid had bona fide residency change from GA to TN within the Hamilton County school district. Any kid in Hamilton County can attend any school with board approval. Board approved kid attending Signal Mountain. Matters were complicated somewhat by the "No Child Left Behind" transfer regulations. We submitted all of the correct addresses and info to T$$AA, and they ruled him eligible. When our rivals complained (one on the Board of Control), and T$$AA looked at the situation more closely, they determined that Signal Mountain had a natural  geographic/bus route "territory" that did not include his address.  Can't really argue with their logic although we tried.

Nobody wins in that Childress Boy's (Who I don't like so much) court of appeals.

10 hours ago, dragonrider said:

what kind of offense is SM running this year?

wing t for the most part

I'd like to say my Eagles can win this game, but reality says Upperman has a much better team. Hopefully, we can keep it close and give you a good game, but that's a stretch.

13 minutes ago, Potter46 said:

Is signal mountain very good? I know there record is not very good. 

I'd say yer coaches are probably watching Red Bank film.

I doubt Coach has made much money off of this site over the years, but it's clear that the site is a labor of love. As someone entering retirement myself, I can testify to the importance of having something you enjoy doing.

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Still here, but it ain't near as much fun when yer team ain't winnin'.

Met a lot of shady characters over the years thru CoachT.

Maybe I should move to Alcoee when I retire. Already got the tee shirt.

Loudon by far the better team tonight. I'll agree that Jackson was the best athlete on the field, but every member of the team stepped up and played near flawless football. Gotta give a lot of credit to coach Harig and his staff, too. Red Bank was seriously out coached in this game.

Congratulations to the Redskins on a well deserved region championship.

Ones and twos should win next week, but if Red Bank doesn't wake up and get their minds right, they won't get past Upperman at home.

8 hours ago, CaptainJackRackam said:

 This is T$$AA's gig. They write, interpret, and arbitrate the rules. They always win. Schools are voluntary members of the organization and agree to abide by the rules, as interpreted and enforced by the T$$AA. All of the sporting events and playoffs are sanctioned by the T$$AA, and they determine who is allowed to participate andwho is not.

So the TSSAA has a monopoly over TN High School sports! They can not be wrong because they (TSSAA) write, interpret and arbitrate the rules...that’s basically what you’re saying right?

A monopoly is when a company has exclusive control over a good or service in a particular market. ... But monopolies are illegalif they are established or maintained through improper conduct, such as exclusionary or predatory acts. This is known as anticompetitive monopolization.

Definition clearly fits the description! 

Yup. Pretty much.

Ain't sayin' it's fair or right, but I don't think we want the courts involved; and God forbid, we let the gubment start regulating it.

3 hours ago, OLD PIRATE said:

Mtn Troll, Old Pirate & a host others well remember SM meteoric rise the fame. That thought in mind, back then every SM poster was in denial and acted as thou theys were insulted with the attention they received regarding transfers. That scenario continues today by others. Questions, 1. Does you see similarities of programs getting unwanted attention for questionable transfer to fill immediate position needs?  2. Is there a time when supporters openly acknowledge their wrong doing?  OP says the only thing most ever heard is, We didn’t know what we were doing is illegal or We thought we were doing everything by the book or the TSSAA is wrong with their interpretation of their rules! Jest wondering, does anyone know or heard a program simply say, We got caught, we were cheating, We hope the TSSAA punishes all those doing what we got caught doing!  One thing is for sure,  Cheating programs are like inmates, All are innocent!  LOPAO 

School boards determine which students are eligible to attend which schools. T$$AA determines which students are eligible to participate in T$$AA sanctioned events.

T$$AA will win. Nobody ever said life was going to be fair.

I haven't been following this whole thing very closely, but I know one thing. This is T$$AA's gig. They write, interpret, and arbitrate the rules. They always win. Schools are voluntary members of the organization and agree to abide by the rules, as interpreted and enforced by the T$$AA. All of the sporting events and playoffs are sanctioned by the T$$AA, and they determine who is allowed to participate and who is not.

T$$AA will win.

47 minutes ago, rlh said:

How was your visit to that TrollMan on your week off?

Found his problem.

Red Bank has more athletes and speed than Loudon, but you never know in these kind of games. Both teams undefeated, last game of the regular season with the region title on the line. Both teams should be hyped and playing at their best. Should be an exciting game.

I don't usually make predictions, but I'll go out on a limb here and say Red Bank wins 35-17.

@reaction gonna be on the catnip all week.

Have the Pirates ever rolled the scoreboard over 100 at Beene?

@Booger, better watch out for snakes on the field.

Gonna be one of those kind of nights in South Kimball.

17 hours ago, Infamousfootballfan said:

 

That video is about as blatant as it gets. I heard they were doing it all night. I assume a complaint has been filed with T$$AA?

Is this a thing with Sweetwater, or was it unique to the Red Bank game?

That was an epic night and an epic game. Too bad somebody had to lose.

I still smile when I think back on all of the pregame and post-game activities.

The team buses had to be escorted to the county line by the Trousdale Sheriff.

I probably wouldn't have made it out alive if I didn't have @snoball5278, @SEVEN, and @Ole3putt watchin' out for me.

I wish the refs had just told everybody last night who was gonna win the game.

Signal could have forfeited and saved everybody a lot of time and energy.

4 hours ago, The Drunken Sailor said:

Word is that the state's head of officials was there and he wasn't going to let them go even if there was a flicker in the sky that was moving away. The coaches wanted to, but he said "no."

"state's head of officials" says it all. Who invited him to the party?

8 hours ago, Southtowner said:

Pass the word.  Everyone can get a refund on the game tickets.  Hold on to your ticket stubs. And I mean everyone.  We can't let this episode go down the way it did.  If you don't wanna refund then I'd suggest dropping off your ticket stub at the school and let SPHS have the money.  

I think I seen Roy still diggin' thru the trash for ticket stubs at midnight.

RB had a pretty good crowd to start. Not what you would expect for an undefeated, 4th ranked 3A team, but pretty good by RB standards. I expect quite of few of those on the RB side were neutral fans from other schools just coming to watch a good game.

Nevertheless, by 10 pm the home side was emptying while the Pirate faithful were staying put. If they had kicked off at 11pm, the Pirates would definitely have had a huge crowd advantage, and I think that would have inspired the Pirate players and demoralized the Lions players.

Oh well. Just hate the game didn't happen.