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14 minutes ago, alt1958 said:

I would not say the large rural county schools are bad. That is too strong of a statement. But they don't have the numbers of quality athletes that the schools in the large urban area schools tend to have. And that makes it tough on them to get to the top level.

Bad might be a poor choice of words.  My point was that 6A rural schools have not been relevant in terms of state championships for quite sometime.  When was the last time you saw one in the largest classification championship game?

Rural 6A  football has been bad for a long time.  Memphis teams, RuCo teams, WillCo teams and Maryville always are represented in the championship.  The large rural county schools cant’t compete like they once could. Maybe is 1A-5A but not 6A.

SS will improve as well Haywood.

Oakland dominance all season might have worked against them tonight. Didn't seem to handle the pressure of a close game very well.

Unreal! Congrats to Whitehaven. Could have folded numerous times but showed great perseverance. Coach Saulsberry did a great job keeping his kids in the game. Great season by Oakland.

Hitch and pitch?

Has Oakland had to play from behind all year?

Uh-oh

Wondering if the weather is playing a factor or if the Rebels just played a bad game against Oakland? This does not even resemble the team that took them down.

Make no mistake Whitehaven's defense is the real deal.

Doesn't Packer do all the east Tn TV games? If so then I feel for all those good people that have to listen to it weekly.

They forgot Scott Blade. State champion at Hillsboro and Indy.

Shortens the game. Not a bad plan if you want to keep the other teams offense off the field

Why do teams in 2016 still make the QB run a marathon during a game? Have they not heard of a signal?

Oakland should stay with their wing-t stuff. Whithaven sees I-Formation all the time and seems to play it well. The wing-t seems to be giving them more trouble.

Volume on TV is turned down. Just once I wish they would have a color commentator and play by play guy that understood HS football.

A very good player.

Cards win.

I don't know how many times I have to explain this.....but there is no recruiting going on at a school like Goodpasture.   We don't have to recruit.  Our coaches don't recruit.  If they recruited, we would not be 0-10 in football in a weak 2A division.     Are there schools in Division II that recruit....yes.  Are we one of those schools....No.   If we were recruiting, we are not very good at it because we just got beat by RBS.  

 

Everyone realizes we are in the public school division.  Anyone that knows anything at Goodpasture knows that we do not offer financial aid at this point.  Can that change?  Yes.  But, just like anywhere else in Division II-A, they are not "athletic scholarships".......and aren't signing a recruiting class.  Again, around Madison, you have Whites Creek, Hunters Lane, Maplewood, East Nashville, etc.  There are people out there that want a better situation that can afford it.   You also have established programs like Beech and Hendersonville that are good situations.  

 

As I have posted, we have talent grades 5-8.  We don't have to recruit anyone.....just keep the players we have already in the school and hire a competent coach.  I have also posted we have no business in the public school league, and I'm sure the decision will be made next go round to go Division II.  Everyone is sick of hearing the "poor public school" argument.  Do you guys cry about Maryville, Alcoa, or the other open enrollment schools?  Be careful what you wish for when there is a complete split.  I promise you might not like it, especially if Division II leaves TSSAA altogether and starts their own governing body.    Goodpasture had to play Alcoa several years, and I never once heard anyone complain about their recruiting, or it isn't fair.......

Three things.

One, most of the people who wanted out of Metro schools are already gone. Obviously GCS has alot but to think that there is a large untapped resource of potential of new students coming from Metro is wrong.

Two, Goodpastures location in Madison is farm from ideal.  Communities change. Davidson Academy, DCA and Ezell are all in the same boat when it comes to enrollment.

Three, Hendersonville, Beech, Station Camp, etc. are all good schools with solid programs. You are not going to get alot of kids from Sumner County.

Could always start a "work study" program at GP!

GCS already has a work study program in place. They have had one for some time.

TSSAA website says they are taking application through Jan. 31st.

When was Redbank's last playoff appearance?

Ok...First off lets be realistic....Ooltewah and Hamilton County would not be able to match the amount of money Ralph Potter is making at Brentwood Academy. So lets go ahead and scratch him from the list. Next, Tim James wouldn't leave Heritage in Georgia because once again the money is the issue. Scratch him off also as potential replacement. Now yes. I may be tottally wrong but I think everyone just needs to be a little more realistic in the possible replacements. I really think that the Ooltewah administration, Booster Club, and community needs to look at one of the top assistant coaches in Chattanooga (If not the Top Assistant). I really believe that the attention should be focused on Red Bank Defensive Coordinator Kenny Cobble. He has been the DC there for the past 8 years and Red Bank has won the Region/District 5 out of the 8 years. Year in year out, his Red Bank defense is top in the area. I feel that he would be a great fit at Ooltewah. He is a great family man and top notch teacher in the classroom. Its only a matter of time before he becomes a head coach and I would hate to see another team pass him up and then regret it down the road.

 

 

I am told Ralph Potter is under enormous pressure at B.A. as they did not hire him to finish third or fourth. In fact, I heard last fall that he inquired about the Ooltewah job and would be interested if Bennie retired, which everybody knew was going to happen except Bennie's best friends, apparently.

Also, Tim James worked for Principal Bean at East Ridge High and they are said to be best friends. Don't count that out as an option either.

I think that Potter is a definite possibility. There is some discontent at BA.

Thanks for posting!

It would be interesting to compare both regular season and playoff schedules of WSHS and MHS to see if there was an obvious difference.

son of a beech.

Significant pay increase? Better facilities?

Curious about the following:

In college are all pitches called by the coaching staffs?

Do most summer league coaches call the piches or let the catchers call the game?

Why do the vast majority of HS basbeall coaches call the pitches but it seems much less likely in HS Softball?