RocketHouse Posted January 15, 2019 Report Share Posted January 15, 2019 With so much migration to Tennessee, especially middle Tennessee, realignment should occur every two years instead of four. Also, with 49 other states out there I'm sure many practical solutions to playoff attendance have already been addressed and solved. We don't have to come up with radical experiments just look around at other states and see what works for them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rlh Posted January 15, 2019 Report Share Posted January 15, 2019 24 minutes ago, Salem said: With so much migration to Tennessee, especially middle Tennessee, realignment should occur every two years instead of four. Also, with 49 other states out there I'm sure many practical solutions to playoff attendance have already been addressed and solved. We don't have to come up with radical experiments just look around at other states and see what works for them. Look at states with similar size like Alabama, Ky, Indiana etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RocketHouse Posted January 15, 2019 Report Share Posted January 15, 2019 6 minutes ago, rlh said: Look at states with similar size like Alabama, Ky, Indiana etc. Big difference is venues. Game fields of Auburn, Alabama, Louisville, Indianapolis Colts, and Tennessee Tech. The Alabama High School Athletic Association Super 7 State Football Championships are one of the most exciting and highly anticipated sporting events in the state. Each December, over the course of three days, the final two teams from each of Alabama’s seven classifications (1A through 7A) compete to be crowned as the new state champions. Each year, the event alternates between the two largest football facilities in the state, the University of Alabama’s Bryant-Denny Stadium and Auburn University’s Jordan-Hare Stadium. In 2016, Jordan-Hare Stadium hosted a new total attendance record of 49,353 and the AHSAA looks to welcome another record crowd to the Auburn December 5 -7, 2018. https://super7al.com/ INDIANA http://www.ihsaa.org/dnn/Sports/Boys/Football/StateTournament/tabid/2177/Default.aspx#38122429-state-finals KENTUCKY https://www.courier-journal.com/story/sports/preps/kentucky/2018/11/24/kentucky-high-school-football-state-championships-6-game-preview/2100201002/ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rlh Posted January 16, 2019 Report Share Posted January 16, 2019 17 hours ago, Salem said: Big difference is venues. Game fields of Auburn, Alabama, Louisville, Indianapolis Colts, and Tennessee Tech. The Alabama High School Athletic Association Super 7 State Football Championships are one of the most exciting and highly anticipated sporting events in the state. Each December, over the course of three days, the final two teams from each of Alabama’s seven classifications (1A through 7A) compete to be crowned as the new state champions. Each year, the event alternates between the two largest football facilities in the state, the University of Alabama’s Bryant-Denny Stadium and Auburn University’s Jordan-Hare Stadium. In 2016, Jordan-Hare Stadium hosted a new total attendance record of 49,353 and the AHSAA looks to welcome another record crowd to the Auburn December 5 -7, 2018. https://super7al.com/ INDIANA http://www.ihsaa.org/dnn/Sports/Boys/Football/StateTournament/tabid/2177/Default.aspx#38122429-state-finals KENTUCKY https://www.courier-journal.com/story/sports/preps/kentucky/2018/11/24/kentucky-high-school-football-state-championships-6-game-preview/2100201002/ It wasn't an accident that I picked those states. Excellent points. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheAmbassador Posted January 16, 2019 Report Share Posted January 16, 2019 17 hours ago, Salem said: Big difference is venues. Game fields of Auburn, Alabama, Louisville, Indianapolis Colts, and Tennessee Tech. The Alabama High School Athletic Association Super 7 State Football Championships are one of the most exciting and highly anticipated sporting events in the state. Each December, over the course of three days, the final two teams from each of Alabama’s seven classifications (1A through 7A) compete to be crowned as the new state champions. Each year, the event alternates between the two largest football facilities in the state, the University of Alabama’s Bryant-Denny Stadium and Auburn University’s Jordan-Hare Stadium. In 2016, Jordan-Hare Stadium hosted a new total attendance record of 49,353 and the AHSAA looks to welcome another record crowd to the Auburn December 5 -7, 2018. https://super7al.com/ INDIANA http://www.ihsaa.org/dnn/Sports/Boys/Football/StateTournament/tabid/2177/Default.aspx#38122429-state-finals KENTUCKY https://www.courier-journal.com/story/sports/preps/kentucky/2018/11/24/kentucky-high-school-football-state-championships-6-game-preview/2100201002/ Surely these venues aren’t better than Tennessee Tech? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RocketHouse Posted January 16, 2019 Report Share Posted January 16, 2019 48 minutes ago, TheAmbassador said: Surely these venues aren’t better than Tennessee Tech? Would have been nice to be INSIDE Lucas Oil Stadium during that cold wet windy weekend! Looks like Alabama had just over 49,000 attend 7 championship games with tickets costing $15/ day in 2016 (last time they played at Jordan _hare) for an average of 7000 per game. be interesting to see Tennessee's totals. Looks to be a problem dating back years ago! Here's a blast from the past! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jobres76 Posted January 16, 2019 Report Share Posted January 16, 2019 I would think MTSU, Vanderbilt, or even Nissan stadium would be better. Nissan stadium would be a problem though as the Titans are still playing at the time as well as the Music city bowl. MTSU has done upgrades and is a very nice facility. Haven't been to Vandy in years so not sure what they have done. Murfreesboro is the geographic center of TN though and has grown leaps and bounds. If I am not mistaken, the basketball championships are there, so why not football? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimb1972 Posted January 16, 2019 Report Share Posted January 16, 2019 Should be done every 2 years. TSSAA at its BEST. INCOMPETENCE at its best. When revenue gets short enough to hurt their salarys, then you will see something happen! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southtowner Posted January 17, 2019 Report Share Posted January 17, 2019 10 hours ago, Jobres76 said: I would think MTSU, Vanderbilt, or even Nissan stadium would be better. Nissan stadium would be a problem though as the Titans are still playing at the time as well as the Music city bowl. MTSU has done upgrades and is a very nice facility. Haven't been to Vandy in years so not sure what they have done. Murfreesboro is the geographic center of TN though and has grown leaps and bounds. If I am not mistaken, the basketball championships are there, so why not football? Football is in Cookeville because they submitted the winning bid of $253,000. I don't know what the attendance numbers were for Cookeville. And TSSAA doesn't get anything from championship games ticket sales. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rlh Posted January 17, 2019 Report Share Posted January 17, 2019 8 hours ago, Southtowner said: Football is in Cookeville because they submitted the winning bid of $253,000. I don't know what the attendance numbers were for Cookeville. And TSSAA doesn't get anything from championship games ticket sales. Beene Stadium should submit a winning bid of $120,000. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indian Posted January 17, 2019 Author Report Share Posted January 17, 2019 They did 2 year classes for decades, with mail and phone calls, then later fax. Instant communication now and it's four years, meaning some numbers will be 5 years old in the last year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DominateTheTrenches Posted January 17, 2019 Report Share Posted January 17, 2019 On 1/16/2019 at 9:04 AM, TheAmbassador said: Surely these venues aren’t better than Tennessee Tech? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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