BobbyB

It's a great experience for Oakland kids to travel like a college team does leaving day before to get isolated and focused on the game. Great team building experience and should be a great game. I have friend son played with Center Grove few years ago said they have a RB playing at UCLA that was his teammate.

Agree ,Saw 7 on 7 tournament ER played in looking good.

Have any Jamboree match ups been released?

Great players want to compete and improve skill set, so who can blame these kids everyday in practice your competing against top talent. Oakland backfield was already set with great talent, kid wants to compete. I admire the kid for pushing himself in a competitive position. Staying in Chattanooga would have been easy already a 4 star prospect. Good luck to him. Creasy doesn't have to recruit these kids,they want to compete at top program in the state, so they show up.

Kids can pay 20 bucks online service does it for them.

He would have to sit out a season, not outside 20 mile as the crow flies from current school. If he stays private Chattanooga only private school he would eligible. He has offers from AL and LSU already , I'd say mission accomplished!

Agree with you on developing kids , LA great example . Like TD or not Lipscomp indoor/ outdoor training facility has built as many kids for other programs as LA's own. Small schools don't have numbers to make football year round like bigger programs . Few schools have spring football, 7 on 7 teams, can't punish kids for pursuing dreams and sometimes that may mean leaving . You also may find you are not as a big of fish as you and your family thought you were in the bigger pond.

Large Private schools are going to change TN high school football forever in next 3 years. If these schools are hiring positions solely to handle NIL futures, no public school or small private schools will be able to compete with the BA , Ensworth, MBA, etc. The ability to fund raise for these kids will set the bar where no program but the elite financial private schools will thrive . Kids will be willing to sit out a year if necessary to go get NIL deal at bigger private school. The public and small private schools will be cherry picked every year. NIL is already taking place kids leaving top programs to go to big private schools with lower ranking nationally and state wide. Why? $$. If NCAA can't handle it asking TSSAA is absurd. BA took TN from 3 Division State Champions to 9 State Champions watering down the entire State ? Now what different leagues?

Add Jeff Bothers kid at NC Jared Curtis 4/5 star to the list

Power clean maybe one of the most important lifts for football. Does need to be taught by well credited strength coach . Visit best programs college and high school and you will see it taking place.

Agree, plus most college camps are not available during this window which is a time kids should go for evaluation and work .

How many Dilfer Dimes left LA? I thought Cooper kid played on varsity last season?

Still no Jeff Brothers?

When does Spring practice start?

Jon Kitna?

If your kid plays one snap as 8th grader on varsity team, they are under same rules as a 9-12 grader on transfer eligibility.

Spot on , additionally if he holds in 7th or 8th with a beneficial birthday that Swipes stated above he still has to sit his 8th grade year or his freshman year in TN. Athlete has 12 semesters of eligibility from 7-12 in TN. Most sit 8th grade.

Both former BA guys?

lol, no just a number guy. HTV gave me a lot of great info on process, I was wondering if some of the old narrative true.

I was curious on schools success of winning Mr Football . I took last 6 years 17-22 since new format began in 17 . I used schools who won the award and schools with more than one finalist in the six year period. 1A- South Pitt 4 finalist 1 winner, Greenback HS 2/2, Coalfield 1/1 ,Peabody 1/1 included in 2A category as well , McKenzie 2/1, Fayetteville HS 2/0, Huntingdon HS 2/0. 2A -Meigs County 5 finalist 1 winner, Peabody 2/2, Tyner 2/1, Waverly 1/1, Westview 1/1, Fairley 2/0. 3A- Alcoa 6 finalist 4 winners, ,Raleigh1/1, Stratford 1/1, PC 3/0 also in 4A, Fairview 2/0. 4A- Greeneville 4 finalist 2 winners, Elizabethton 2/1,Nolensville1/1, Fulton 1/1, PC 1/1, Anderson Co 3/0, Hardin Co 2/0. 5A- Karns 2 finalist 2 winners, David Crockett 2/1, South Doyle1/1, Fulton 1/1, Knox Cath 1/1, Summit 2/0 also in 6A. 6A- Summit 2 finalist 1 winner, Riverdale1/1, Cane Ridge 1/1, Houston 1/1,Warren Co 1/1, Smyrna 1/1, Oakland 2/0 DC (double check) that one wow. DivII-A Davidson Academy 4 finalist 2 winners, Nashville Christian 4/1, USJ2/1 , MTCS 1/1, Clarksville Academy 1/1, Fayette 2/0, DCA 2/0. DivII-AA Lipscomb 3 finalist 2 winners, Lausanne 2/2, ECS 3/2, CPA 3/0,ND 2/0. DivII-AAA Christian Brothers 4 finalist 3 winners, Briarcrest Christian 5/1,MUS 1/1, MBA 1/1, Baylor 2/0, McCallie 2/0. Looking at the stats Alcoa has had 33% of finalist and 22% win award but they do dominate 3A . Meigs County and Briarcrest 28% of finalist in each schools division .South Pitt, Greeneville, Christian Brothers ,DA, Nashville Christian each had 22% of the finalist. Summit and PC also had 4 finalist in combine 2 Divisions . DivII-A DA(now AA) and Nashville Christian have been almost 50% of finalist. DivII-AAA Briarcrest and Christian Brothers 50% of finalist. I know link started over Mr Bishop and Mr Dowell both studs! Mr Dowell shouldn't feel bad last year runner up was #1 prospect in our great state . Good luck to both you guys in your careers.

Independent committee is TSSAA? Thanks again for your insite.

First off have no dog in the fight but I watched this one bc of kid from White Co amazing stats and team making 1st playoff run. Kid from Karns is D1 talent. Spears responded to a lady on Twitter with factual info, she said based on lack of coverage and Spears put the link up showing Tennessean did a big piece on White Co RB which is how I learned of his accomplishments. I would appreciate more of your knowledge on like committee of media( how many, locations region. Where would confirmation of academics and character come? Nominee coach wouldn't suggest his player if he lacked these qualities. Or are nominations not made by players coach/school?

Just my thoughts no conspiracy, Spears replied to a lady last night on Twitter about the award is also academic and character. Does any of these media outlets know these kids grades or character issues ?

It's a TSSAA award they have more input than they let on. Character listed no sports writer going know most of these kids but officials do. They do report problem teams and players conduct to TSSAA weekly.

I agree many things said in past don't apply - post season doesn't count , really like finalist to be upper classman (Freshman made it) ,must play complete season (couple guys missed 3-4 weeks), schools record doesn't matter, same schools seem to have winners. Schools with multiple finalist should split the vote but seems one of two is a lock.