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I believe Dunlap will be similar to Rhea Co. in the not too distant future. They will probably become the bullies before it's over.

Squatchie Co. is also a growth area, even whutwul will out pace SP in the future. New blood and money will dictate the future of the county.

I'm not saying that there won't be some years where SP has good games against MC, but not consistently and they will never have the upper hand for years at a time las in the past. Demographics are against SP. Even without consolidation the economic engine, power center, and growth areas of the county have shifted. The people moving in will not have allegiance to SP and thy will see SP as the least desirable school and area to live in. In the past SP has had powerful persons in their corner, that is no longer the case. Pun intended.

No doubt SP will contend in 1A, there are maybe 2 good teams in 1A on any given year. I was saying that the days of SP competing consistently with MC (regardless of coach) or any other quality schools of larger classification are most likely over.

Well you are also not wishin and hopin for him to go away, die, be abducted, etc. The Fringe skilletheads are in a tizzy.

Wow are the cages rattled to the point of irrational desperation. Some of yall sound like some of my Vol brethren a hopin and a prayin that Saban leaves. Personally I want Saban to stay so we can whip him. But the Skilletheads are truly terrified of CRR. It may seem funny but it is not nice to make fun of the mentally ill.

I really don't think that SP will be consistently competitive with MC ever again, at least while they are separate schools. There may be a decent game here or there but SP most likely will not be able to compete on a regular basis. Demographics are against SP and the hand writing is on the wall. Not trying to start a skillet slingin session, just making observations and I hope that I am wrong. By the way, I made this similar statement a few years ago (in another life) and I was vilified, what I said then has come to fruition.

This thread has become pathetic. I know it is difficult for mentally ill people to hide their desperation, but come on give 'er a shot.

The powers that stopped consolidation in the 90's are not nearly as powerful as they were then. The squable over the SP gym proved that. They wanted a 20 million dollar convention center as a center piece for the Cornbread Festival but they didn't have the muscle to get it done. The economic base and power structure of the county has changed.

In my mind the only way two schools would be built is if one was off in the future contingent on growth in the north.

I think that Roy would be able to be both OC and handle his equipment, he has been doing it a long time. I don't think my services or skill set will be required, yet.

The community is paying for the school and they elect the board ergo they should have say with what goes on there.

Truth is correct. All the high schools in the county are old and soon the county will have to replace all of them. Economically the only viable option is to combine schools. I think most likely there will end up being two county schools. Building a new school in the near future with MC and SP combining into South Marion (both names are represented) Whutwul would remain as is for now and then building a new school North Marion when the population dictates. the county could swing building two school a decade apart ant the room for population growth is in the north of the county. Possible South Marion mascot could be the Moonshiners. There are several skillet heads on here who could rotate each week.

Just so those Memphis boys don't think they are the only ones to overcome hardship and to promote mutual understanding and open a dialoge I have posted this article from the Jasper Journal. The History of Sasquatchie Valley Football Way back at the beginning of time (before Elvis was born) a man named Ebenezer Lodge decided to settle in the pristine Sasquatchie Valley on the banks of The Mighty Tennessee. His skillet slinger, being a big Stealers fan named the locale South Pittsburg. One day ol’ Ebenezer was full up with his skillet slinger whining (skillet slingers do a powerful piece of whining) about how easy her Teflon skillets scratched, so Ebenezer fashioned a skillet out of cast iron. His skillet slinger was over joyed with the cookware and ol’ Ebenezer reckoned he was on to something so he built him a big ol’ factory to make them cast iron skillets and such and put his name on every last one of em. A heep of big ol’ boys came to work in Eb’s factory and he entertained them on Friday nights by inventin a game called football in which the boys tussled over a bear’s skull in a sack. Them Pittsburg boys starts travelin around and whomping everybody in their new game. They done won their first TSSAA state title in 1969, way back before that war between the states. Round about that time neighbors moved in down the road to the north. They was a right smart bunch a fellers and their patriarch was Francis Marion County, formerly from South Caroline. He named the place after his betrothed’s favorite plum colored gemstone, Jasper. It wasn’t long that they was signs all around Francis’ place saying We Are Marion County and Welcome To Marion County. The injuns and the settlers in the surroundin area reckoned straitaway that Francis’ bunch was a right bit smarter than ol’ Eb’s bunch and they started callin the area Marion County generally. One day ol’ Eb happens on Francis’ brood and notices his betrothed was a cookin in a cast iron Dutch oven. Ol’ Eb commences to claim that Francis stole it from his factory. Well Francis says they done bought it back in South Caroline and shows ol’ Eb that it aint got his name on it but it is a National brand. Ol’ Eb is might sore as he reckoned that it was he that invented cast iron cookware and he and Francis starts a feuding. So in the course of events Francis Marion County starts up a football team for hisself and challenges ol’ Eb to match. Now whilest them Pittsburg Stealers were made a cast iron it seems them Jasper boys was made of sterner stuff cause they grew accustom to openin a yearly can of whup on them Pittsburg boys. Only three years after Eb’s bunch won them a gold ball in 1969, them Jasper boys won one of they own in 1990. They commenced to win them 28 gold balls in the 90’s. Now the Stealers had themselves a fair share of success but they was always in the shadow of them Jasper boys, who was a right smart bunch of fellers. So Eb designs hisself a plan. He goes over to Chattnooga to see his cousin Lester Boyd Buchaneer, who was a thievin low down no good. Eb says to Lester, “Lester you needs to start you a football team.†Now Lester protests causin his younuns is right puny and sickly. Eb says, “It don’t matter that yourn’s is no account, yall can go rustle off some of them Jasper boys, they’s right strong and smart fellers.†And that’s just what Lester done. He done run off with 27 all state players from that Marion County man’s team. Now the Good Lord has hisself a sense of humor. See Lester commenced to not only rustle them Marion County boys but also Eb’s Pirates as well. Now ol’ Eb took none to kindly to that and began a feuding with Lester. And ol’ Lester having run off with the bounty of others never won him a gold ball, seems that everytime they’s in line to get them one the football gods countenance shineth not upon them. So in the end despite being surrounded by pirates who’s heck bent on theivin (Francis built hisself a jail house to throw in them pirates that he could catch), those Marion County boys have over come and regained they rightful place as bullies of the Sasquatchie Valley.

Yer slim and trim by my standards. The leisure suit is still fear inducing though, anyone older than 45 should be terrified.

Can you give me the Holman verson please. I really struggle with Elizabethian English.

BUTCH PLEASE

If that is the case I am sure that Truth wasn't the only one avoiding him.

Here's yer skillet.

Here is how you spell hyperbole, H-Y-P-E-R-B-O-L-E. Which in skillethead means obvious exageration for effect. Preachers use it all the time.

The whining by these Trez people after winning is really unbelievable, I mean the "man" from Galilee has started 25 separate threads just to whine about winning. I think he and his buddies have achieved skillethead status. People are always going to criticize a team that wins, most right thinking people not seeking victim status would take the sour grapes as a compliment. Get over yourselves.

Indian's plan is a very good one for all those who are interested in competition. Most European club sports work this way (they don't have interscholasitc athletics). It makes sense that is why it will never happen, too many mamas boys out there.

Took it while I was painting the fieldhouse one Thursday night. I wizzed on the light switch the next year.

I'll be honest, he scares me a little bit.

If practice is more than an hour and a half, your wasting your time.