GoTigers0322

How does a Loudon Co schools employee have a list of names of the Sunbright applicants?

In all honesty, it sounds more complex than it is... The first option is always to give the RB the ball on the run play. Then if the read takes the run away, the QB then pulls the ball and transitions to his secondary read, which is typically a flat defender/outside linebacker. Reads then work out from inside out or low to high on which receiver to throw the ball to. If it is a trips set where there are 3 receivers to that side, options 2, 3, and 4 are those 3 receivers. Option 5 is a checkdown to a crossing backside receiver on a slant or dig route. Option 6 is for the QB to run the ball himself. Rarely do you see an offense at the high school level of carrying it out past first 2 to 3 options. Most high school QBs will get the first read on the give/keep on the run play. Then their second read/option is the first receiver. After that, they typically tuck and run and never get to the rest of the options

Even the most basic of spread offenses that you will see at the high school level will have 2 to 3 options of where to throw the ball on most every play. Most will actually have 6 options - the 4 receivers, the running back, and the QB running the ball. No, it isn't rocket science... but it is a little more complex than to say that it is just throw the ball here or throw the ball there. I highly doubt that Coach Rankin, or any coach for that matter, would "go off" on his QB for making a check down to one of the other receivers running a route in any particular play. He may point out that other options were open/more open and should have been where the ball should have been thrown.

Also, is there any truth to the rumor of Alcoa moving up or being forced to move up? I heard the other day that they were moving up or being forced to move up to 5A.

This isn't entirely correct. A booster club may pay coaches as long as they first turn the money over to the school/school system to be processed through for tax purposes.