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Shipped from Minnesota, that has to be wrong.  We certainly must have somebody in our state that can print, assemble and ship Donovan's book out.

How would Coach Rankin do if he were at Maryville and how would Coach Quarles do if he were at Alcoa?

I think all smaller programs, public & private, should entertain the thought of playing 8 v 8 football games.  I have seen games in Texas in person and they have just as much action, if not more, than regular HS football.  The TSSAA is looking into this opportunity.  There already is a league for very small non-TSSAA members that play.

Couldn't there be a 7 v 7 and no coaches involved, like people who have 7 v 7 teams outside of the school system?

20 hours ago, bounder said:

Yep the two teams split the pot after TSSAA gets their 50% of the gate, 25%  for each team but the home team pays all the expenses. Officials, rent, utilities, you name it.  Can really add up. 

You are incorrect about the officials, that money comes from the TSSAA's 50% cut.  

2 hours ago, chs1984 said:

All truth. The South Georgia teams oppose playing anything in Atlanta, but they no longer have the pull to get their way. Hard to tell if playing finals outside has hurt attendance because numbers skewed by Covid. When I was in Tennessee I always heard that you were better off financially playing on the road in the playoffs. 

They have been playing either semi's or finals in Atlanta for years.  In all regions there is only 1 team placed in each section of the state.  And basically the state is divided by I-75 and I-20.

You can actually have 2 teams from the same region playing for the state championship.

On 3/18/2021 at 5:40 PM, Red Rebels said:

Tennessee:

Lake County High to Finley Stadium 329 miles.

Whitehaven High to Finley Stadium 314 miles.

Elizabethton High to Finley Stadium 223 miles.

 

Georgia for comparison:

Camden Co. High to Georgia State 333 miles.

Valdosta High to Georgia State 226 miles.

Big difference in payouts: 1. every playoff game -->12% off top goes to GHSA / 50% to TSSAA,

2. Officials paid off top at GHSA / TSSAA pays out of their 50%, 3. Travel teams get $4 or 5 a mile to travel one way - GHSA / Tssaa lets travel team have  25% of gate, 4. GHSA - after expenses both teams split gate 50-50.

GHSA take 4 teams from each region and place them in 4 brackets across the state.  EVERY TEAM that travels, no mater 50 miles or 333 miles gets mileage money per mile one way.

Tell me who has the better deal.

Games played at Georgia State for a reason.  Mercedes-Benz Dome wanted $600,000+ for rent, all concessions, and all parking.

On 3/18/2021 at 10:31 AM, Raider1234 said:

That is a shame if thats true the Rebels were tuff in the 90's seemed like they were in the hunt every year for the most part. Wasn't Red Roberts the coach then if I am not mistaken.

Yep and Red Roberts will be inducted into the TNFCA Hall of Fame this December in Chattanooga during the Blue Cross games.

Wonder how cheap the hotel's will be and how close to the stadium compared to Cookeville?

Might be hiring from within.

Why not rotate between Knoxville, Murfreesboro, Nashville, Memphis?  Those are our  D-1 FBS sites.

And Nashville has 2 choices, Vanderbilt & Nissan Stadium.

How about this. The CHS football alumni club wanted to donate $250 to a GoFundMe account in this young man's name.  Told you can't do that because the club is an SSO and that is against the rules. 

Asking a very serious question...Are most Booster Clubs classified as School Support Organization's (SSO) meaning they have to follow state SSO guidelines or do they not classify as SSO therefore they can continue to support high school sports and not be restricted by state guidelines?

In both cases they must be a non-profit organization file with the state.

22 hours ago, BIGPURPLEMACHINE said:

Around 8k seated.  Would be on the low side but I don’t think we have had any state games in the last few years that had more than that although I could be wrong. 

APSU seats 10,000 and they say that is not enough.  Not sure my memory is correct but I think the largest crowds in Cookeville over their tenure as host has been 12,000 and that has only been a few times.

15 hours ago, BIGPURPLEMACHINE said:

I beg to differ about West TN. I think the Liberty Bowl in Memphis would work fine. Also The minor league ball park in Jackson would work just fine. They have had high school jamborees there before. It has many hotels and restaurants very close by and is right on the interstate. 

What is the seating capacity for Jackson?  

9 hours ago, Lost Old Dad said:

OK I like Murfreesboro for the following reasons.

1.  It is the exact geographical center of the state.

2.  Plenty of places to eat, sleep, and play.

3.  FREE parking and plenty of it.

4.  While trafic is now a pain in the butt for natives, it is no where as bad as it is in the cities.

5.  Stadium is big and spacious with an artificial field.

Now what is y'alls logical and not emotional reasons for your choice of location.

 

BTW if you want a cake selection like was shown, you only have to go about 8 blocks away from MTSU to 'Jeff's'.

Walking distance for hotels and restaurants can't be better than Vanderbilt at any of the mentioned cities.   Would love to see it come to Clarksville but size of stadium will be a factor and Johnny's is the only place to eat within walking distance and currently no hotel within walking distance. 

Friday night a young football player from Clarksville HS, named Juland Laforture was shot and killed.  Asking for prayers for his family, his coaches, his teammates and his classmates.  This crap has got to cease.  Two young lives in the past two weeks, taken too soon.

17 hours ago, BIGPURPLEMACHINE said:

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The D Line coach for the Bucs, Kacy Rodgers, was a Humboldt grad. Amazing all the Tenn connections on this team. 

The LB coach played at Oak Ridge and MTSU, yet another Tennessee connection.

12 hours ago, Beagle said:

Nice. I looked none of his time over lapped with Tanners but interesting none the less.

Coach was there in 1982, long before Tanner was born!

JMO, Titans Stadium would be the best site.  NFL would to schedule no home games for two weeks surrounding the championship game...OR PUT IN A SYNTHETIC SURFACE AT VANDERBILT OR TITANS STADIUM.  Don't think that will happen at either venue.

8 hours ago, MichaelMyers76 said:

Thing is you will have some very large inner city schools that could benefit from it also. Glencliff, etc. are struggling to have teams. You would have to put a maximum number of students allowed to go to that or there would just be more whining

Absolutely agree and I would think that "magic" number would not exceed 300-400 students.

I have mentioned this to TSSAA.  I think it would be great for smaller Class A schools.

On 1/24/2021 at 1:37 PM, Beagle said:

Hard for me to root for  Brady but a local kids playing on his team

Tanner Hudson former QB of the Lions plays for the Buccaneers ,3rd year in the league  practice squad year 1 and active roster years 2 and 3. Plays mostly special teams but they think enough of him that they kept a 5th Tight End on the active roster and resigned him in the off season. It is  really not normal for an NFL team and the HC of the Bucs only carried 3 tight ends ever  until last season when Tanner was number 4.  They signed Gronk this offseason and the numbers didn't look good but he is a real tough hard worker.

I really believe next year he will make a Jump on the depth Chart with them having some older and high paid guys doing a job he can get done if given the chance. 

I came to brag for him and the The community.  Root for him if ya can. He does get in on offensive plays as well.#88 

 

His position coach at Tampa Bay, Rick Christophel, played and coached at Austin Peay as an assistant and Head Coach. Rick also coached at Southern Arkansas where Tanner Hudson played.  

1 hour ago, vandyfan13 said:

Nor am I.

I fully believe it's the future of small football programs nationally as quickly as it's growing. It's already played in TN by the TSIAA and FL, GA, SC, NC, VA, PA, NY, NJ, ME, OH, MI, AL, MS, AR, MO, IL, WI, MN, NE, SD (9m), KS, OK, CO, AZ, CA, OR, ID,  and MT all either have it as a state sanctioned sport or have a separate league like TN.

And before anyone starts throwing out cliches: no it's not an abomination or arena ball and yes kids still get recruited.

If my memory is correct I believe Nebraska had 2 All-American OL in the 80's that played 8 man football.  Granted that was 35+ years ago, but I believe both Dave Remington and Dean Steinkuhler (sp?) played 8 man football.  I know for a fact it is successful in Texas.

I have asked TSSAA about it as a possibility but I think you would have to have a limit on the size of a school to have an 8 man football.

Wonder if Hammontree feels he made a mistake in leaving Maryville for the Georgia hedges?