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You're region has no 5A teams...that's not fair. You'll still have 4 or 5 teams that deserve to go to the play-offs, but won't be able to because they play in the toughest region in the state. This system was supposed to reduce travel...Coffee County has Cookeville, Sparta, and Crossville to travel to. That's better than an hour to the closest one. Besides we have no history or rivalry with these schools.

 

 

Believe me, id rather have things the way they are. Just gotta do the best you can

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This system was supposed to reduce travel...Coffee County has Cookeville, Sparta, and Crossville to travel to. That's better than an hour to the closest one. Besides we have no history or rivalry with these schools.

 

 

Well, you neglected to mention Warren County. That's not so far. Also, you will only have to travel to two of your four opponents per year. That's not that bad at all.

 

Contrast it to what we have now. White County's nearest region opponent is Rhea County, an hour and a half drive at least. The rest of them are in Chattanooga region. Five years ago, they moved us to this region from one where our nearest opponent was Tullahoma. Five years before that, we had been in the Chattanooga one. So it's been at least fifteen years since Sparta has played a region game within an hour and a half of home. (other than the home games at least) And there were seven region games per season, unlike the four this plan would have, so we were travelling to Chattanooga, Nashville, Columbia, Cleveland, Lawrenceburg, Shelbyville four times a year, instead of two.

 

And you will develop history and rivalry with these schools now that you play them every year. And you get six games a year of out-of-region matchups with schools you DO have tradition with.

 

It's a win-win situation.

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Rutherford CO. ---Oakland, siegel, Riverdale, Blackman, Smyrna, Lavergne, Eagleville, Lancaster Christian, MTCS, with I believe two in the drawing board stages. One in Murfreesboro and one around Smyrna/Lavergne.

 

Williamson CO.---Brentwood, Centennial, Franklin, Ravenwood, Independence, Page, Fairview, BGA, BA. I only know of one new school in the planning stages.

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The new plan is the only way to go because of travel and bringing back some old rivals..It is very hard to satisfy ever team and every community when doing re-classifications. Getting rid of Ronnie Carter would be the biggest mistake that one could employ---he is by far the greastest thing that could happen to the TSSAA and his knowledge and expertise is un-matched anywhere. Get real!!!!

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