Soareagles

I agree. Lowest crowds I have seen at a playoff game in a long time. As for the admission, that is out of the school's control. The TSSAA sets that. As of two years ago, the way the gate was divided was as follows: 25% of gross gate to home team. 25% of gross gate to visiting team. 50% of gross gate to TSSAA. The school has to give account for every ticket and pay the TSSAA their portion. Not like regular home games where the school keeps 100% of the gate. If you go to any playoff game in the state, you would see the same price. And...no athletic passes will get you in.

You guys crack me up. I'll give it to Rutherford County right now. Everything goes in cycles. Williamson will be back on top in a few years, only to give way to Rutherford Co. again. I do agree that the best public school coaches are in Rutherford Co. Once again, I do have to say that the abundance of private schools in Williamson Co. has had an affect on the coaching staffs in the public schools. Hard to blame the coaches. When you are offered $20K-$30K more (some in 6 figures) to coach, you would be crazy to turn it down. This is something I have personally witnessed. As far as recruiting (which is not allowed), does anyone else see the private schools still seek out and contact prospective players?

I keep hearing that Rutherford County football is much stronger than Williamson County football. I completely disagree. Yes, the public schools in Rutherford County have produced and are still producing some great teams. But, if you take into consideration that Williamson County has Brentwood Academy, Ensworth, Battle Ground Academy, Father Ryan, and MBA pulling some of the best athletes from the public schools, one would have to concur that Williamson County is loaded with incredible athletes too. Rutherford County does not have these kind of schools in their backyard pulling their best athletes away. Anyone else have a take on this?