Clinic Bowl vs. Blue Cross Bowl (History for you old timers1)

[cbg]

3 hours ago, MidTennFootball said:

Never going to happen, I agree 9 is too much, but best case scenario is 7 classes, 5 classes means mixing the privates back with the public's, which would be the end of the TSSAA. Also, the BCB just isn't that profitable, if it was Nashville and Murfreesboro would be putting in bids every time 

If the definition of insanity is to keep doing the same thing over and over and expect a different result could we make the assumption that the TSSAA and Board of Control are insane?  You don’t have to answer that question as we all know they would have an difficult time operating the church bake sale.

[MidTennFootball]

23 minutes ago, cbg said:

If the definition of insanity is to keep doing the same thing over and over and expect a different result could we make the assumption that the TSSAA and Board of Control are insane?  You don’t have to answer that question as we all know they would have an difficult time operating the church bake sale.

Schools make up the TSSAA and the BOC, it's not like their separate entities. It's not perfect, not even close, but the TSSAA looks pretty competent compared to other state associations 

[Khall555]

On 12/20/2022 at 12:08 PM, MidTennFootball said:

Never going to happen, I agree 9 is too much, but best case scenario is 7 classes, 5 classes means mixing the privates back with the public's, which would be the end of the TSSAA. Also, the BCB just isn't that profitable, if it was Nashville and Murfreesboro would be putting in bids every time 

Use the same Districts/Regions as Basketball 

go back to 3 classifications In Division 1

and 2 in Division 2

[BCB~MVP]

On 11/8/2022 at 10:04 AM, rlh said:

Here's a little trivia for you.  South Pittsburg, Oakland, and Alcoa are the only teams to play in all 4 venues.  Brentwood Academy will have to make to to Chattanooga to stay in that club.

Trousdale County needs to make it to Chattanooga, but have played and won in Nashiville, Murfreesboro, and Cookeville. Prior to Nashville, TC played in State games from '72-'75 but from what i know those were at different locations. 

[BigDaddyDave]

With Tennessee being such a long state, travel to the state championships can be expensive and just a flat out hassle. Trying to find a venue that is geographically accommodating is a nightmare. So, why not have a rotating schedule of some sort, where the games will move every reclassification cycle between, I don’t know, 3 cities? Or alternate every year between 2 sites. Odd years have it more to the East and Even years have it more to the West. Also, on a totally unrelated note, let’s stop with daylight savings time and adjust the clock 30 minutes (split the difference) and just leave it be. Ok. Tear my ideas apart! LOL

[tradertwo]

On 12/20/2022 at 3:25 PM, cbg said:

If the definition of insanity is to keep doing the same thing over and over and expect a different result could we make the assumption that the TSSAA and Board of Control are insane?  You don’t have to answer that question as we all know they would have an difficult time operating the church bake sale.

It's all about perspective cbg. You say that TSSAA is poorly operated because you're looking from the wrong angle...if fair play, equal enforcement of rules, consideration of everyone's priorities, and plain old common sense was their goal you'd have a point. In reality, the ultimate objective of TSSAA is to maximize their intake of revenue while limiting expenses and keeping member schools just happy enough to ensure that there's not an uprising of the magnitude of looking for other options. Of course, the organization in itself isn't really the primary benefactor of their efforts either, it's just that the better the TSSAA does, the better the people "earning" a salary do...maximum return for minimum effort is the mission, and they're great at that.

[TheTruthPrevails]

On 10/29/2022 at 10:44 AM, The Drunken Sailor said:

I thought, and still think, that Murfreesboro is the best venue and location to hold the championships. But the actual Clinic Bowl was by far one the best of charities that proceeds could go to. Do any charities get the money now?

Yeah, tssaa.......lol