BarneySox2007

38 minutes ago, Dawgz4life said:

Look, the Oldfield was awful. But you really hating on it a lot more than it needs to be hated. It’s really not that bad of a stadium. Yes, they could’ve done a lot more, and the old field was awful, pilot definitely saved them there, but the bleachers aren’t even that bad. The parking is awful. And they are fixing that because it’s no longer a problem just for football, basketball, or baseball games, it’s now a problem for students whom actually go there because they don’t have enough parking spots for most of their senior and junior classes, especially no spots for sophomores or freshman who get their license early. The football team has two great facilities. great weight room, and a pretty good film room, both very big. The weight room is its own building, and the baseball team also has great facilities, a great field, and a pretty darn good setting. I’m not sure anymore, but before COVID, there was a plan to make a soccer stadium on the right side, right next to the high school. They cleared the trees that were there, but I’m pretty sure it was canceled because of COVID. I’m sure they’re going to do it eventually. But for a four-school campus, preschool, elementary school, middle school, and high school, They did a pretty darn good job with what they had, and I don’t know about traffic. I mean, I’ve been to baseball, football, soccer, and numerous basketball games before, and traffic is just like any other high school after a game, but maybe I’ve gotten lucky. I don’t know. 

Hear me out on this one. If your setting on the visitor side at a football game at HVA and your on the first row you are exactly 84 feet to the sideline not to mention your setting down low which the football team blocks your view unless you can get higher seats that only takes you farther away. If your on the home side you are exactly 109 feet from the first row to the sideline but the only positive is the bleachers are on higher ground but the sun will blind you until it goes down. I don't care about their weight room because I'm there to watch a football game that is a nightmare to see and also getting out of there after the game. I guess I'm spoiled because Maryville's field is 27 feet from first in the visitors side to the sidelines and it is built up where the players don't block your view. The home side is 30 feet from the side line to the first row and your setting up high also to prevent the players from blocking your view. HVA's design on the fields is an all time blunder considering it was a school built since 2000. If there is a place I dread going to HVA tops the list.

Been to a lot of places but never been to a dump like this,

5 hours ago, strongx said:

Does the AD not have a role in what the athletic programs do at 825? ADs are in the administration for a reason after all.

I'm not sure what his job details are but you can bet your life their very limited with that witch in charge. I personally like the guy but I've been told his leash is so short he has no choice but to go along or face the firing squad Coach West did. 

19 hours ago, Booger said:

somebody please indulge ole Booger on how this threadin business a paint stripe in maryville is gettin 6 plus pages.....

...and they is 2 more maryville threads gettin same attention

Booger just sayin 

Because it should have never happened without the highest in command giving their approval which they didn't because they would have never allowed it.  When you go do something like that with out your boss man's approval this is what you look like.

10 hours ago, SheriffofRedRock said:

Who got kicked off and where will he end up?

I don't want to mention names but he wore a lineman's number last year. Hope one of the other schools gives him a chance to show his abilities.

16 minutes ago, Cactus Jack said:

I wonder if any of the $$$ are going into the athletic facilities??

 

They would still have their cow pasture football field had Pilot not donated the money for what they have now. The whole place is a nightmare to get into and out of during football games. The visitor side is the worst I have ever seen in my life. 

1 hour ago, strongx said:

Back to grass! All for it!

BTW - I saw a nice looking new field out near walland gap yesterday. It looks great. I hear the one in LA also looks good. 

How long before the "new" thing is having a real grass field? 

The over use of the field in general was how we got to this point of synthetic turf.  With all the practices, band, Junior high games, youth leauge games B games the field would look like a garden again by November. 

2 hours ago, STARSNBARS said:

Barn how minny hunnurds ov thowsunds ov dollurs did we pay fer terf and thay lett this happun.....???..

Eye voat letts go baick two grass.....Att leest we cain mow tha yeller oft tha feeled beefour footbawl seesun....

The only thing I have to go off of is Alcoa is putting in a new field for $750,000 which they have all the drainage and infrastructure in place just as we do. The only thing we have that they don't is a Dumb Azz that would allow someone to paint the field yellow.

16 hours ago, ItsAlwaysSunnyInAtwood said:

LMBO. I must've misread. I thought you meant a practice field. That was done on turf? Yeesh 

I can asure you I don';t make this stuff up. The whole City of Maryville is being taken over like a swarm of locus by out of towners that have brought their destructive ways and stupidity along with them. Heads would have rolled had this happened at another school system but not here.  

Grandma from Heaven looking down at the field to see if that gulley washer rain this past weekend sent to make a dent on that paint that some are claiming washes off of turf. Nope looks like Krylon Tough Coat.

I went to practice yesterday and liked what I saw for the most part. Derek and crew have done a good job during the off-season. I was very impressed with the size of some of those boys on the offensive line. My only regret was one of the boys I was really pulling for to have a good year was dismissed from the team. I have to applaud the coaches for setting examples for the others, no one is bigger than the team. One other thing, I was hoping with that big rain we got this week some of that  yellow paint would dissolve but it didn't.  

Most spring scrimages are usually  in May.

Lacross isn't a TSSAA sanctioned sport but will be next year for girl's and boy's and if they want to go mark out a field and do it right then play the sport at the junior high  who will be getting a new field. It's a couple of blocks away and I'm sure they can brigng in stands to seat the fifty people that will attend those events. While they're at it go on ahead and draw out some Pickleball Courts and beat her to the punch.

On 3/24/2024 at 8:18 PM, Jetjock said:

well barn!!! if anyone knows vandalism, you would definitely know!! you were the local expert 

My theory back then was why wait until 3 p.m. on Friday to get out of school when I could get us all out at 2..

19 minutes ago, Slingitdownfield said:

How does that happen???? 

That's what I would like to know. Surley this couldn't be a coincidence. When I saw that yellow paint on the field the other day the very first thing that hit my mind was a dog pissing all over that green carpet marking it's territory showing it's boss who the real boss was up there and I guess it did because nothing happened. 

The reason I posted about the football field had to do with someone in the middle giving permission to do it without asking the one that writes their check. Remember Wednesday when I said everything should be fine until the next episode of That Crazy Woman. Learned today that the golf coach of 20 plus years and the swimming & diving coaches have all resigned. Is this the next episode?

Good choice. When we replaced GQ with Derek he wasn't an outsider and knew the system that none of us wanted changing. I'm sure a lot of the Farragut fans don't want their system changed. When you have an outsider come in you never know how long they will be there or if they're using you for their next move. Look at all the programs out there and you never see a coach hang around very long. Farragut doesn't need that especially long as his father had been in charge. Good luck to his son and coaching the Admirals.

1 hour ago, BroadwayBarberShop said:

Saw a new 5G tower going up 20 yards off the campus at MJHS.

Looks like Parks & Rec will get that cash instead of the Skoo.

Just like the 5G tree across the street from the Skeetur because, well, 5G kills folks according to some people.

 

I take it your throwing shade on my thread from last year about Maryville High School planning to microwave their football fans. I know they read my stuff and probably said we better listen to Barney on this one.

For right now if that paint washes off the field I'm okay with it and hope the Lacross team well. I've tried to understand the game of Lacross and it looks like a combination of Soccer and Hockey. Instead of a hockey stick everyone is carring around a long stick with a Jock Strap Cup Protector fastened to the end of it to carry a ball in.

23 minutes ago, SheriffofRedRock said:

I just know that from what it sounded like was that it was kids/non professionals. It looked like they at least had stencils or a machine that was self automated.

Hopefully that paint isn't permanent and this all blows over until the next episode of That Crazy Woman.

1 hour ago, SheriffofRedRock said:

If it makes you feel better it looks better than the picture you painted. 

The first pictures I had, there were people in them I did not want to put on here. There are a lot of people very upset about this from what is being told at the water cooler. The problem here is we're dealing with one of those let's make that one person happy out of a thousand and go paint the football field. I have absolutely no problem with the lacrosse team using the football field and hope them the best of luck or any other function that wants to use the field. Our soccer team has always used it but there's no markings on the field from that sport. Everyone in Blount County knows about the Trojan Horse that has been brought into the school. The only thing I've ever actually done was get on here and say I told you so. Every school in the country has the government pushing nonsense down everyone's throat or you don't get funded. What happened to the field didn't go to the very top of the chain for permission, it was blessed by the Trojan Horse. All I got to say is what's going to be next.

1 hour ago, strongx said:

I think the new gym floor also has some yellow paint on the floor.

May have been done for the tiddlywinks team.

8 hours ago, SheriffofRedRock said:

Lets see a pic

Here you go. The games will no longer be played at the Black Hole, they'll now be played at Old Yeller!!!

23 minutes ago, oridgecat said:

This happens all the time.  Just pisses the football folks right off.  Some jerk off goes out there with a hand held can of field paint and walks around wingin' it like Otis Campbell, all willy nilly.  I hope this idiot gets at the very least a good talkin' to. 

Hopefully Heather will have Mr Clean lined up to take care of this.