private vs public in football final

[uknoit2]

Hampton sold 3000 tickets the last game, thats 24'000 dollars, The football program made enough money to buy 4 new helmets. I'm sure that's not the norm at a lot of school's.Takes a bunch of money to field a football team. And people wonder why we play natural rivals as our out of region games.

So, we got 10% of gate....Not sure we get a dime from concessions either....I think maybe basketball and some band takes that because they work it every game.

$2,400 for the FB team at a state semi-final FOOTBALL game....Hummmmmmmm

I'm gonna have to chew on this awhile...Never thot about it before

[uknoit2]

I do know that Carter Co is one of if not the poorest counties in the State. Elizabethton is the only City school and they do pretty well.  The County school's are really limited.

4 high schools....A total of 12 school building (20+ if you count the shop class buildings)....Limited yes...But not sure how it could change in this neck of the woods and actually benefit anyone

[pujo]

So, we got 10% of gate....Not sure we get a dime from concessions either....I think maybe basketball and some band takes that because they work it every game.

$2,400 for the FB team at a state semi-final FOOTBALL game....Hummmmmmmm

I'm gonna have to chew on this awhile...Never thot about it before

I'm just guessing but I bet Marion Co football made 6000.

[uknoit2]

I'm just guessing but I bet Marion Co football made 6000.

I'm still chewing................

[horse]

I'm not aware of school budgets, but the other benefit to evening out the regions and the classifications is that they can play 3 to 4 out of region games per year. I would love to see more games played across the state from East vs. Middle, Middle vs. West, and West vs. East. The average bus holds 60 gallons of gas and gets 8-9 mpg (might be higher mpg's on the interstate), but that would mean that it would take about $200 to ship 1 bus of kids across the state and back (and that's from Johnson City to Memphis). Surely, there is enough in the budgets to afford that once or twice per year, especially if we weighted reclassification based off of location with some flexibility on enrollment. Maybe it's not in the budgets, I don't know, but it would be awesome to see in my opinion.

how many fans would travel for west tn to east tn or vice versa.to watch their teams play if they didn't have a child playing.this new region that huntingdons playing killed the gate.the visitor's stands wouldn't have thirty fans.and that's schools two hours away.

[91LANDERS]

Yep....Every 7-10 years these small schools have "one of those" type teams...05,06,07 was one of those teams.

 

I've decided, since you and I have time on our hands, to follow suit and begin "persuading".

Think of the team we would have fielded if only a couple from Cloudland had played here....We start getting one from here and one from there (only 15 minutes away either direction) we won't have to wait years to field this type of 2A team again!

 

I may even start the process to gain the funds to install our own plastic-grass field since ours is so inferior to others...And auto-flush urinals and toilets too! We'll buy a white suit and hire the EXPERT to pass out hand-towels in our air conditioned rest rooms!

 

Naaa, all that sounds as if it'd take away from the FB experience to me

Easy now big fellow...

[9oldschool5]

All privates should be in D-II. The majaroity of them think they are better and above us public schools. For instance the high and mighties tried to get TSSAA to make Greenback change the semi final last friday night saying that it wasnt safe for them,and our field was subpar. ANd then after that failed they had to dring brooms and sweep our bleachers before they set their rich butts on our country dirt. So yes I say let them be with their own kind play in D-II and deal with the other high and mighties. Now yes I know that not all the private fans are like this but 99% are and you know its true.

Preach it!

[wildcat89]

how many fans would travel for west tn to east tn or vice versa.to watch their teams play if they didn't have a child playing.this new region that huntingdons playing killed the gate.the visitor's stands wouldn't have thirty fans.and that's schools two hours away.

Horse, WC will bring that gate number up for yall next year! I agree, wc's gate was way down this year as well with the new region, mostly parents attending only it seemed. HHS was our biggest crowd by far. There were a few games that there were more players than fans

[uknoit2]

Easy now big fellow...

"Persuading" will start at your house

[91LANDERS]

It won't take much if things don't change up here.

[pujo]

It won't take much if things don't change up here.

Don't sound promising from what I hear. I'm surprised.

[uknoit2]

Unreal!!