bratman

Wow, I missed the boat on this one! I feel AC has the best starting five in the region. Athletically their top 5 is outstanding. According to the paper Fulton beat us last night. I thought we would be at worst 5-1 right now. I am in Iowa, and am not seeing the games just getting updates. What is happening. Hopi, how are we not winning these games? We play CAK tonight and should beat them by 15. Don't give me the Duprees as an excuse, because programs lose players all of the time. There is no way this team, with the talent they have, should be winless. What is wrong?

Truthfully, I am here in Iowa and know the girls and coach from being down in TN. I know the girls are very athletic, and the volleyball team did great. (Back to back final 4's.) How can there be such a difference in the two sports? I stand by AC. We beat SM twice in volleyball, we will win aagain in basketball.

Look for Anderson County to post a big region win over Stone Memorial. The AC sharpshooters will have too much speed for SM.

Anderson County is the most athletic and the fastest team in the region. Their record doesn't show how much talent this team has. Oaks, Elliot, Ellis, Lay, Parks are all capable of 20 a night. No upset, AC by 10!

How did they lose last night?

Well said QB. It is hard being a first time coach, particuarly if you never played or coached with a seasoned coach. X's and O's are the easy part. I would add that favoritism on a team will kill it. Coach, find an older coach (maybe even from a different school) and develope a mentor relationship. Don't be afraid to admit that you have alot to learn.

I agree Barb. This is probably a fine young coach that has his heart in the right place, he just lacks experience in these type of situations. Coaching is hard. Young guys like this that probably never played in college, or were asst.'s to really good programs, jump in the deep end not knowing how to swim. This guy seems like a good guy. I hope his ad or a more experienced coach takes him to the side for a little talk.

If I was your AD I would take away your coachT pass word. I agree with Gueen Bee on this one, you have crossed aline about discussing a parents confidential communication in public. Doesn't matter that you didn't use the name, how hard is it to figure out since you told everyone that she leads the team in shot attempts. I have no idea who you are, but I assume that you are a young coach in your first job. Man, this stuff will kill you. Parents are allowed to have input. They are also allowed to have an expectation of privacy when they talk to about their child. You have now lost this parents trust, and embareesed one of your players. That is wrong. If I were the AD you would issue a public apology and at the least serve a game suspension. These are young girls. You crossed aline coach, do the right thing.,

No joke. AC won more than 20 games last year and should win more than 20 this year. First, they play a weak district schedule. Every team in AC's district is down from last year. That will give them alot of wins. They should walk to the district finals, which they should have won last year. Second, there non-district schedule is not that tough. Expect them to go on a long win streak early. Third, and most important, they are loaded with quick athletic players. No one in their region has the athletes that AC has. Granted, AC doesn't have alot of size, but they are quick and athletic. Agressive defense will create points. Expect this team to do very well.

Great job Lady Dragons! Maybe there will be 4 Anderson County teams make state!

Anderson County is loaded with talent this year, and should win the region. They play in a weak district, and no one will push them until the regional finals. Yes, losing the Dupree girls hurts, but look at volleyball. The volleyball team lost the Duprees and graduated three other starters losing 5 of their top 6 players. They finished 3rd in the STATE. AC will be fine. Expect another 20 plus win season, and a trip to the buro! AC is L-O-A-D-E-D, and come Christmas will be about 10-2! At AC we have a motto. "We don't rebuild, we reload!"

Why? Anderson County seems to have a great womens athletic program. They dominate in volleyball and are very good in track, soccer and softball. I thought they won over 25 games in basketball last year? Do they have a new coach?

They still have to be LOADED. We played Anderson County in volleyball and they wore us out. With all of those girls playing basketball I can't believe they won't be awesome?

This would be a big win for a young AC team. Stone Memorial has six seniors that have played together for a while. Stone has to be the favorite.

I called Knoxville Catholic and asked what tuition was, A very pleasant lady said that it depended on whether or not I was Catholic. She said if I wasn't Catholic it was $7800 a year (roughly) and if I was Catholic it was $5200 a year (roughly.) I asked why the difference. The answer I was given was that if I was Catholic my local parrish would make up the difference. She also said that it didn't matter if I was an athlete or not. If I was Catholic my local church made up the difference. Here is my question. Rule 16 says that to play in Div 1 the only people that can pay the tuition is the parent or legal guardian. If someone else pays, (like the local church) then you go to Div 2. How can Catholic get past this rule when at least 25% of the players tuition is being paid by the church. GLJ a rule interpretation would be good here. By the way. The majority of the Catholic athletes at Knoxville Catholic take advantage of this benefit. Some get a bigger % of their tuition paid by having brothers and sisters in the system. How is this legal.

Great Line Judge. Please delete the posts that pull quotes from posts that you deleted.

Ouch! My hand has been appropriatley slapped!

If an apple were an orange, would we still call it an apple? Catuballer, the difference is the recruiting, the money, and year round play. They Louisville teams aren't better, they are different. You can't compare those type of year round programs that recruit to a normal program. The run Brentwood had is similiar. They were the first school to embrace year round play and to use "club" to have an extra season. I still think this is wrong, because I don't think it is good for the athlete. I remember when the TSSAA got up in arms about Brentwood Academy openly recruiting and playing year round. So much so that they changed the rules. Were they right? Depends on who you talk to. Brentwood was the gold standard in our state. Just because a few Ky private schools that play more than most college programs could beat them doesn't mean anything.

Thanks CU. Also, according to our coaches the 01' and 02' Page teams were two of the best ever!

Who do you think the top 10 volleyball schools are in this state, since 1990? My list, ALPHABETICAL ORDER: Anderson County Brentwood Briarcrest East Ridge Father Ryan Germantown GPS Harding Academy Harpeth Hall Sullivan South Honorable Mention to Page (a great run, but short and didn't last beyond coach Berry); Ooltewah, Farragut and Lavergne (consistently good but never GREAT); Summertown, Loretto; BGA; etc. competitive for several years. I AM SURE I MISSED SOME AND I MEAN TO SLIGHT NO-ONE!!! I HAD A BAD BRAT LAST NIGHT.

Stopped by UT's camp. Saw siegel. siegel looks good. siegel will have another good year. No brats at UT. Left UT camp hungry. UT camp bad.

My friend said that the two people that run Dig to win are Joe Harmon and a lady that was the Notre Dame coach. He also said That Coach Brock has started his own club team as a result.

I was talking to a friend of mine in Chattanooga and was told that after Coach Brock made it to the national championships in Club he was told by the people that run Dig To Win that he wasn't taking the team in the right direction. Is this true? I have always found Coach Brock to be a GREAT coach. Any info?

Well said!!! I couldn't agree more. I wish all posters had your wisdom!

Okay, Bratman is what happens to the Mav when he gains 20 because of the Ghost getting him hooked on these cheddy's!