Top 10 in State 2016

[baylorbigdog1976]

Just doing what you guys do kwc - throw some bs rankings up that are Memphis biased and no facts - could care less if you put whithaven at 1 but the order of some of the other just leaves me scratching my head

 

 

Really? You didn't see that big Ole hook in that slab of meat? You just had to bite on it, didn't you?

 

LOL

 

See, I just gave a polite ... "ok", and just swam on by.

[baylorbigdog1976]

Haha yes that seems about right - we will call it the Memphis bias top 10

 

 

Oh haha that makes more sense then. My (Memphis Thought Process) Top 10

 

1. Whitehaven

2. Oakland

3. Memphis East

4. Dresden

5. BA

6. MUS

7. Trezvant

8. Laussane

9. Cordova

10. Maryville

[kwc]

I am just doing what you guys do - there are two Memphis schools ranked in top 10 this year IMO

 

Whitehaven at number 2 or maybe 3 in the state and Memphis East number 10. Córdova and MUS would be 14 and 15 in my book

 

BaylorBD:

 

It's your Top 10. You don't have to defend it against the Whitehaven hoard! Just give what you think is the top 10. Either folk agree or they don't. It's that simple.

Edited December 9, 2016 by kwc

[big red big blue]

Just my two cents here...during the MBA-BA game, Steven Hargis, columnist for the Chattanooga Free Press, tweeted "watching the level of talent between these 2 private schools reminds me why public schools won't schedule them anymore."  The gap between D2 and D1 has never been wider than it is right now, and that's why there is a split.  We are playing with COMPLETELY different sets of rules.  There's no comparison, and nor should there be.  Imagine if George Quarles were drawing players from all over the Knoxville area?  Or if kids could follow Creasy to Oakland from anywhere in Rutherford, Davidson, or Sumner Counties?  OR Blade at Independence had 11-12 players from Nashville? Then it would be a fair comparison.

 

MBA, BA and ENS now all 3 have players from all over Middle TN.  All three have basically unlimited financial aid to give out, and since the TSSAA erased the limit on the # of financial aid recipients who can dress out for football, there are tons of players receiving financial aid playing football.  Take a look at the facilities at those 3 schools, or the number of staff members.  It's like college football.

 

Whitehaven, Oakland, and Maryville are like Alabama, FSU, and Ohio St.  We are like the NFL...totally different set of rules.

[kwc]

Just my two cents here...during the MBA-BA game, Steven Hargis, columnist for the Chattanooga Free Press, tweeted "watching the level of talent between these 2 private schools reminds me why public schools won't schedule them anymore." The gap between D2 and D1 has never been wider than it is right now, and that's why there is a split. We are playing with COMPLETELY different sets of rules. There's no comparison, and nor should there be. Imagine if George Quarles were drawing players from all over the Knoxville area? Or if kids could follow Creasy to Oakland from anywhere in Rutherford, Davidson, or Sumner Counties? OR Blade at Independence had 11-12 players from Nashville? Then it would be a fair comparison.

 

MBA, BA and ENS now all 3 have players from all over Middle TN. All three have basically unlimited financial aid to give out, and since the TSSAA erased the limit on the # of financial aid recipients who can dress out for football, there are tons of players receiving financial aid playing football. Take a look at the facilities at those 3 schools, or the number of staff members. It's like college football.

 

Whitehaven, Oakland, and Maryville are like Alabama, FSU, and Ohio St. We are like the NFL...totally different set of rules.

Whitehaven is Bama, and BA is New England.

 

Got it.

 

Whoop ... there it is!

[kwc]

Oh, by the way, which one of you ... BA, MBA, Ensworth or other, is going to turn into a Boarding school 1st? Who has already built their first dorm?

[baylorbigdog1976]

 

 

I'll just go with cal preps rankings but maybe they are biased too

 

 

 

BaylorBD:

 

It's your Top 10. You don't have to defend it against the Whitehaven hoard! Just give what you think is the top 10. Either folk agree or they don't. It's that simple.

Edited December 9, 2016 by baylorbigdog1976

[baylorbigdog1976]

Complete agreement

 

Just my two cents here...during the MBA-BA game, Steven Hargis, columnist for the Chattanooga Free Press, tweeted "watching the level of talent between these 2 private schools reminds me why public schools won't schedule them anymore." The gap between D2 and D1 has never been wider than it is right now, and that's why there is a split. We are playing with COMPLETELY different sets of rules. There's no comparison, and nor should there be. Imagine if George Quarles were drawing players from all over the Knoxville area? Or if kids could follow Creasy to Oakland from anywhere in Rutherford, Davidson, or Sumner Counties? OR Blade at Independence had 11-12 players from Nashville? Then it would be a fair comparison.

 

MBA, BA and ENS now all 3 have players from all over Middle TN. All three have basically unlimited financial aid to give out, and since the TSSAA erased the limit on the # of financial aid recipients who can dress out for football, there are tons of players receiving financial aid playing football. Take a look at the facilities at those 3 schools, or the number of staff members. It's like college football.

 

Whitehaven, Oakland, and Maryville are like Alabama, FSU, and Ohio St. We are like the NFL...totally different set of rules.

[big red big blue]

yes, it's a shame because it didn't used to be like this.  Privates and Publics used to be a lot more similar than they are today.  The playing field was much more level and our state overall was better for it.  I mean I still root for my alma mater but I really hate what this D2 thing has become...

 

I don't think anyone will become a boarding school.  I think data has shown over the years that boarding school attendance is way down from previous generations.  I guess anything is possible though.

[crow6424]

This thread is still going

[kwc]

This thread is still going

Frankenstein.

[kwc]

I'll just go with cal preps rankings but maybe they are biased too

 

 

 

 

Whatever BBD. Whatever.