Heard from Maryville or Alcoa, TSSAA?

[BarneySox2007]

Well I'm glad Alcoa did the right thing. Why all the secrecy and make people think you would drop down into a league your JV team could win the trophy in.

[OakRidgeKat]

If I knew how to dance a jig I would dance a freaking jig. No more Volunteer, Central, Boone or Crockett on the schedule. Finally a good decision by the TSSAA. The door is now open without Marysville in the way. ROLL FREAKIN TRIBE!!!! Yahooooooooo

 

A DB fan posted this. Not so fast my friend!

[strongx]

I guess all the extra travel expense will probably knock the Govs out of getting new unis next year.....darn it!!!!

Jake, I just don't see this being good for wb. I hate it for them. On the positive side, bearden will still be on the schedule and there will be at least 11 games next year. Maybe G91 can enlighten me to more positives with the situation.

[STARSNBARS]

but that playoff money, tho....

Playoft munny + car worshes + baik sails + donkey baskitbawl = knew ukneeforms and a box lunch fer tha players on a B&C luxuree coach...

[STARSNBARS]

Jake, I just don't see this being good for wb. I hate it for them. Maybe G91 can enlighten me to more positives with the situation.

Eye'll hung upp and lissun two G91 two sx....

[OakRidgeKat]

stars, don't forget that fundraiser where you square off the pasture, people buy a square, then you wait to see which square the cow poops in. That's a goodun too

[strongx]

This super 32 is just football surely? I can't imagine the other sports being able to do the travel during the week.

Crickets on this question...has anyone heard about the other sports?

 

Imagine the nightmare of leaving work early to drive 1-1/2 hours for a 5:30 baseball game on Monday night in mid-march only to get within 20 minutes and a shower pops up - so now it's made up on a Wednesday night. Plus, in baseball you travel to each school every year (not every other year). Has anyone at T$$AA thought enough about this stuff to see the problems?

 

Where's my Kool-Aid?

Edited October 23, 2014 by strongx

[MavMaximus]

I don't think it affects the other sports.  For example, AC will be 4A in football but will continue to play AAA in baseball, basketball, etc.

[strongx]

I don't think it affects the other sports.  For example, AC will be 4A in football but will continue to play AAA in baseball, basketball, etc.

I hope you are right, but our football region teams were the same as our baseball region teams - before the move. If it applies to other sports, we would get out of the baseball region with fairgut. Maybe there is another bright side.

[MavMaximus]

I hope you are right, but our football region teams were the same as our baseball region teams - before the move. If it applies to other sports, we would get out of the baseball region with fairgut. Maybe there is another bright side.

I'm about 95% sure.  But that 5% is worrisome.  Yes, I see your point on getting away from Farragut in baseball!  LOL.  It would benefit AC even more if we could drop to AA in the "minor" sports -- we would never have to face Farragut or MHS or any other of the big baseball powers.

[Governm]

Jake, I just don't see this being good for wb. I hate it for them. On the positive side, bearden will still be on the schedule and there will be at least 11 games next year. Maybe G91 can enlighten

me to more positives with the situation.

How is it a bad thing? Up until '09 the govs played bradley central, ooltewah, Soddy Daisy, Oak Ridge ,and Mcminn. And further back the Govs played Science Hill and DB as region games. The Govs have had some longer road trips in the past and it didn't hurt them any. And Now they are going to be playing Bradley,DB,and Science Hill again and you know all the coaches are going to try and work it where they only have to travel far one or two times a year. So if the Govs have to travel to one or two of those schools in a year, do you really think it will kill them financially? I don't think so.. IMO the fans travel pretty well so they will still make some money. Edited October 23, 2014 by Governors91

[wb85]

Well I was wrong about Maryville staying in 5a. Hats off to the A.D.