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Science Hill has had a lot of athletes over the years as well. I totally agree with you

It's not just DB, I don't think any of the NET big schools will ever be relevant in football. Meaning in the playoffs.....

Aug 23 @ Maryville (L, 0-1) Aug 30 South Doyle (W, 1-1) Sep 5 @ William Blount (L, 1-2) Sep 13 Powell (L, 1-3) Sep 20 Karns (L, 1-4) Sep 27 @ West (L, 1-5) Oct 4 Knoxville Halls (L, 1-6) Oct 18 @ Lenoir City (W, 2-6) Oct 25 @ Knox Central (L, 2-7) Nov 1 Clinton (L, 2-8)

Are academic standards for eligibility in athletics set by the state and apply to all schools under the TSSAA?

I don't know much about Clinton or their associated teams in that area. I would agree with the above demographics assessment, that's against any likely probability. But since 2000 Clinton has only had 4 winning seasons, so I'm not sure how much they really impact football outcomes anyway. This is just from an outsider looking in.......

Until someone in 5A takes West out you kinda sorta gotta go with them, agreed

MoWest & TN High could either one get Sevier Co this year. For now I'm going with the Bears but later on when we start getting more info that could change

2024 SC Aug 23 Carter (W, 1-0) Aug 30 Jefferson County (L, 1-1) Sep 6 @ Lenoir City (W, 2-1) Sep 13 Cocke County (W, 3-1) Sep 20 @ Tennessee (W, 4-1) Oct 4 @ Hardin Valley (W, 5-1) Oct 11 @ Morristown West (W, 6-1) Oct 18 Daniel Boone (W, 7-1) Oct 25 @ East Hamilton (W, 8-1) Nov 1 David Crockett (W, 9-1)

AC 2024: Aug 22 Powell (L, 0-1) Aug 30 @ Science Hill (W, 1-1) Sep 6 Bearden (L, 1-2) Sep 13 Fulton (W, 2-2) Sep 20 @ Seymour (W, 3-2) Sep 27 Carter (W, 4-2) Oct 4 Clinton (W, 5-2) Oct 17 @ West (L, 5-3) Oct 25 @ Gibbs (W, 6-3) Oct 31 @ South Doyle (W, 7-3)

DB 2024: Aug 23 Farragut (L, 0-1) Aug 30 @ Greeneville (L, 0-2) Sep 6 West Ridge (W, 1-2) Sep 13 Jefferson County (W, 2-2) Sep 20 @ Asheville (NC) (W, 3-2) Sep 27 @ Morristown East (W, 4-2) Oct 4 @ Elizabethton (L, 4-3) Oct 18 William Blount (W, 5-3) Oct 25 David Crockett (W, 6-3) Nov 1 @ Science Hill (L, 6-4)

Until the season actually starts and we get more info it's only a guess, but here goes: Aug 23 Science Hill (W, 1-0) Aug 30 Morristown West (W, 2-0) Sep 6 Grainger (W, 3-0) Sep 13 Cherokee (W, 4-0) Sep 20 @ Daniel Boone (W, 5-0) Sep 27 Sullivan East (W, 6-0) Oct 4 Dobyns-Bennett (W, 7-0) Oct 11 @ Northview Academy (W, 8-0) Oct 18 @ Volunteer (W, 9-0) Oct 31 @ Greeneville (L, 9-1)

Do you mean 6A vs 6A? Also, what region of the state do you live in?

Everyone has different views on this. Some think that playing the toughest possible schedule and finishing .500 somehow makes you more prepared for the playoffs. Whether or not Boone plays an easy or hard schedule we still have an early playoff exit every year, the regular season schedule has absolutely zero to do with how we do in the playoffs. So with that being a given, I have come to the point where I would rather have an easy schedule where we have the opportunity to go 10-0. If you are going to get bounced early in the playoffs either way then what does it matter? Sevier County may be a different culture, perhaps adding Powell & West might get SC playoff ready.

Looking @ R2/5A, Sevier County might be able to take Heritage. And Central has been mediocre the last couple of years. But other than that I can't see anyone in R1/5A within 30 points of Powell or West. R2/5A Central Halls Heritage Powell West

I look for Sevier County to win region 1

My guess is that every team in R1-5A will be mediocre. The exception is Sevier County, they may be pretty good. As far as West vs. Boone, I don't think either will be very good but I give West the edge since they absolutely lit us up last year. Here is a guess about how R1-5A finishes, but it's only February so there could be some change as we learn more in late summer. Sevier County Morristown West Tennessee High Daniel Boone David Crockett Cocke County Maybe Sevier Co & Mo West flip for #1 & #2. Maybe Boone & TN High flip #3/#4. Too early to know anything for sure

Probably will. West beat us last year 30-0, Boone may be a bit better this year but doubt we can take West. Until the season gets started it's just guesswork though......

I would expect West to be mediocre this year. Not sure if the RB graduates or not.

I think 5-5 would be a reasonable expectation. Known losses will be against Sevier Co, Science Hill, Elizabethton & Morristown West. Might be able to squeeze out 6-4.

It's not just DB, all Tri-cities 5A & 6A teams will get smoked early in the 2024 playoffs.

If the TE wants a shot at a state title then this is a good move because Sullivan East will never be in a championship. That's not to say that colleges would not recruit from SE but if he wants to play at the next level then Elizabethton is a better option.

Greeneville seems solidly in 4A, if they move at all it would be to 5A, but as of now they would have to gain about 170 students to move up to 5A in 2026.

Depends on what you mean by "impact". If that means could the new private siphon off some students from the local publics then yes, that could happen. But if you mean will that impact the Tri-cities teams in the playoffs.... I dunno know, most of the time Tri-cities is one-and-done anyway, not sure how you could really negatively impact that.

This is just a non-professional anecdotal observation, but I do not believe that HS football means that much to the Tri-cities communities like it did in the 70's & 80's.

Yeah it takes the whole picture to make it successful, i.e., the athletes roaming the halls probably won't play until the rest of the pieces are in place. And conversely the rest of the pieces may not fall into place until all the athletes come out for the team. Thus a logical paradox. But my point is that there is a statistical validity that the number of available athletes increases as the student population increases.