Will some of the private schools in DI join DII after the new alignmne

[bbsesq]

now, take a look at how the private folks talk about the publics on here. you berate, degrade, and ridicule public schools. you call their kids, coaches, and supporters lazy, anticompetition, whiners, and any other denigrating epithet you can conjure up.

read BBQ's posts.

 

You won't find a post on here where I have berated, degraded or ridiculed a public school. I have never made a comment about their kids as being lazy, anticompetition, or whiners. I have never used a denigrating epithet about a player, a team, or a coach.

 

I do think that the drive to institute a multiplier and to split the private schools from the public schools was, and continues to be, anticompetition.

 

Your "middle schoolers should play in the NFL if they want competition" is simply not in line with any state athletic association, baseball (rookie, A, AA, AAA), college athletics, NFL, NASCAR, boxing, NBA, NHL, I could go on and on and on and on.

[lazarus]

"Again, to all of you anticompetition people,"

 

bbseq...3:37pm today (10/31)

 

what was that, a keypunch error?

 

but i did delete my intemperate rant.

it might have been cathartic to let off steam by keying it in,

but serves no purpose to leave it there.

 

however, i didnt say you should play nfl teams, i said i didnt care if you did.

your attitude would not gain you a spot on my schedule.

[Indian]

If a large number of public schools left the TSSAA, would the smaller privates sue to join the new organization?

[VolunteerGeneral]

If a large number of public schools left the TSSAA, would the smaller privates sue to join the new organization?

 

It would seem from Supreme Court rulings that they would have a case.

[Antwan]

You won't find a post on here where I have berated, degraded or ridiculed a public school. I have never made a comment about their kids as being lazy, anticompetition, or whiners. I have never used a denigrating epithet about a player, or a coach.

 

I do think that the drive to institute a multiplier and to split the private schools from the public schools was, and continues to be, anticompetition.

 

Your "middle schoolers should play in the NFL if they want competition" is simply not in line with any state athletic association, baseball (rookie, A, AA, AAA), college athletics, NFL, NASCAR, boxing, NBA, NHL, I could go on and on and on and on.

 

You won't find a post on here where I have berated, degraded or ridiculed a private school. I have never made a comment about their kids as being snotty, spoiled, rich. or multiplier whiners. I have never used a denigrating epithet about a player, or a coach either.

 

I was...and am...against the multiplier. I am not anticompetition...as you put it. I am for public playing other publics in the playoffs. I am not for playing any privates in the playoffs...just as I am not for playing 4a and 5a publics in the playoffs either. I think two public and two private classes would be ideal. No...that would not make it any easier for my team to compete for a title. I am for playing whomever you want in the regular season...public...private...or out of state.

Edited November 1, 2006 by Antwan

[big red big blue]

 

I am not for playing any privates in the playoffs...just as I am not for playing 4a and 5a publics in the playoffs either. I think two public and two private classes would be ideal. No...that would not make it any easier for my team to compete for a title. I am for playing whomever you want in the regular season...public...private...or out of state.

 

I think that would be a fair system....PROVIDED that regular season match-ups actually happen between publics and privates. After all this is TENNESSEE high school football and Tennessee schools should be playing each other....it should not be that both MBA and Riverdale, 30 miles apart, are both playing out of state games in the same year, while not just playing each other. This year, we had some unbelievable match-ups between d1 publics and d2 privates (MUS-Melrose, BA-Ravenwood, Alcoa-McCallie, McCallie-Riverdale)....why not play more of these games? Everyone wins with a quality game, and no one's post-season chances are hurt...gates are fantastic.

 

I will be interested to see what Riverdale does with its schedule in light of the epic McCallie game. Will they seek more games like this, or will they be content beating Smyrna and company 49-0 every regular season game?

[Indian]

Not could, would, in anyone's opinion.

[mtnman]

I bet the Riverdale kids will remember the McCallie game alot long than a 49-0 win over whoever even though they lost. When they are 30 years old, it will be a great memory.

 

I think big time coaches/programs want to play in big time games regardless of winning and losing.

[mtnman]

I bet the Riverdale kids will remember the McCallie game alot long than a 49-0 win over whoever even though they lost. When they are 30 years old, it will be a great memory.

 

I think big time coaches/programs want to play in big time games regardless of winning and losing.

[BDURHAM]

Debate serves a purpose, but isn't the BA vs. TSSAA

lawsuit going to play a definitive role in this drama?

 

On one level, we can all debate for or against a certain

field of competition. One another level, shouldn't there

be some thought about how the final resolution to the

lawsuit impacts the field of competition?

 

My view could be overly dramatic, but I envision

something along the lines of "The Day After" a

nuclear explosion.

 

The countdown to the end of the lawsuit is still ticking, right?

[BDURHAM]

I know what you are saying, and it was a great environment

and game (for McCallie). But they have played so many big

games that I believe it doesn't stand out in the manner you

suggest.

 

The big win over Smyrna was a culmination of an off-season

and season's work under a new coach and system. In my

opinion, that was a BIG game that will last in their memories

and help them win the state.

 

I bet the Riverdale kids will remember the McCallie game alot long than a 49-0 win over whoever even though they lost. When they are 30 years old, it will be a great memory.

 

I think big time coaches/programs want to play in big time games regardless of winning and losing.

[cbg]

Debate serves a purpose, but isn't the BA vs. TSSAA

lawsuit going to play a definitive role in this drama?

 

On one level, we can all debate for or against a certain

field of competition. One another level, shouldn't there

be some thought about how the final resolution to the

lawsuit impacts the field of competition?

 

My view could be overly dramatic, but I envision

something along the lines of "The Day After" a

nuclear explosion.

 

The countdown to the end of the lawsuit is still ticking, right?

 

You can tell a true persons/teams character by how they respond to adversity. I seems as if Riverdale went back to work after the McCallie loss and took their game to another level. Teams that will not schedule difficult opponents will never know how good or bad they reallly are.

 

Let's have four (4) classifications within the TSSAA for football and use the "MERIT SYSTEM" Why would people not want the "MERIT SYSTEM" unless they are scared of change or the unknown? Athletic Directors and coaches are supposed to be educated people (sometimes I debate this topic) and they should be able to make it work. The major problem is that everyone is acting as if they are in a gang and this is some type of turf war.

Edited November 2, 2006 by cbg