fredjones Posted January 9, 2019 Report Share Posted January 9, 2019 In the board of control minutes, there is an item about Ezell going to eight man football. Sad demise to a once proud program. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cbg Posted January 9, 2019 Report Share Posted January 9, 2019 13 minutes ago, fredjones said: In the board of control minutes, there is an item about Ezell going to eight man football. Sad demise to a once proud program. Being honest here; but with where the physical location of Ezell Harding is and with all the private school competition in the Nashville area it's amazing that they are even able to keep the doors open. If it were not for a few generous individuals Ezell Harding would have been forced to shut the doors ten years ago. My advice to Ezell Harding would be to completely change directions and copy just what Mount Dora Christian Academy has done in Florida. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
731rumors Posted January 9, 2019 Report Share Posted January 9, 2019 3 hours ago, fredjones said: In the board of control minutes, there is an item about Ezell going to eight man football. Sad demise to a once proud program. In my opinion, this is a pretty unprofessional move to wait so late to announce moving to 8 man. This leaves every other team in that region with an open slot on there schedule at a time when most teams have already finalized for the next two years. Good luck finding games this late... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MichaelMyers76 Posted January 9, 2019 Report Share Posted January 9, 2019 (edited) Actually they informed all the schools in their region as well as the rest of the D2 schools of their intent well before scheduling happened after the season was over. They are just going through the process of being allowed to participate in the other sports post season. They could always just drop football completely. Their is no requirement to have a team. Their are still quite a few that do not. Edited January 9, 2019 by MichaelMyers76 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
731rumors Posted January 9, 2019 Report Share Posted January 9, 2019 30 minutes ago, MichaelMyers76 said: Actually they informed all the schools in their region as well as the rest of the D2 schools of their intent well before scheduling happened after the season was over. They are just going through the process of being allowed to participate in the other sports post season. They could always just drop football completely. Their is no requirement to have a team. Their are still quite a few that do not. I personally know two different coaches in the region that were not notified until December. Bush league. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MichaelMyers76 Posted January 10, 2019 Report Share Posted January 10, 2019 18 hours ago, 731rumors said: I personally know two different coaches in the region that were not notified until December. Bush league. Their headmaster told me personally in October. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
731rumors Posted January 10, 2019 Report Share Posted January 10, 2019 1 hour ago, MichaelMyers76 said: Their headmaster told me personally in October. Agree to disagree Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BDP2003 Posted January 10, 2019 Report Share Posted January 10, 2019 Who even plays 8 man football around here? Are the teams any good? Seems like a big letdown to play 8 man...maybe I am wrong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
orangecrush Posted January 10, 2019 Report Share Posted January 10, 2019 4 hours ago, MichaelMyers76 said: Their headmaster told me personally in October. I know Friendship was told in December. So, if the headmaster told you what Ezell was going to do they didn't tell everyone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cbg Posted January 10, 2019 Report Share Posted January 10, 2019 3 hours ago, orangecrush said: I know Friendship was told in December. So, if the headmaster told you what Ezell was going to do they didn't tell everyone. Honestly what would it have helped if your school had known in late October or early November? Would you have been able to schedule another team? See if a school in Kentucky or Alabama has an open schedule date. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
731rumors Posted January 10, 2019 Report Share Posted January 10, 2019 19 minutes ago, cbg said: Honestly what would it have helped if your school had known in late October or early November? Would you have been able to schedule another team? See if a school in Kentucky or Alabama has an open schedule date. Actually would have made a huge difference... If you knew anything, you would know that by December 99% of schedules are locked in. Additionally, do you know the logistics involved in playing a team in another state? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
orangecrush Posted January 10, 2019 Report Share Posted January 10, 2019 20 minutes ago, cbg said: Honestly what would it have helped if your school had known in late October or early November? Would you have been able to schedule another team? See if a school in Kentucky or Alabama has an open schedule date. Ezell was scheduled into the region games. I know Friendship had them for week 5, then several weeks later Ezell notified all schools that moving to 8 man football could be a possibility. Of course, this left every team in limbo all the while teams are scheduling. Friendship and Overton had a tentative agreement if Friendship could get and answer within a reasonable manner. A whole month went by before Ezell notified the schools. Personally, I don’t care because Ezell did what was best for Ezell and that is understandable because they are trying to keep their doors open. But, it mattered because teams are looking and pickings are slim. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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