11 million dollar addition to HVA

[SweetScience]

29 minutes ago, SheriffofRedRock said:

HVA will never be competitive 

Don’t think so? Crazy a school that big can’t field a competent football team. The first coach they ever had was the best they’ve ever had.

[SheriffofRedRock]

1 minute ago, SweetScience said:

Don’t think so? Crazy a school that big can’t field a competent football team. The first coach they ever had was the best they’ve ever had.

They also got to play a region that had 5A schools and 6A schools at first, then after that all 6A made the playoffs for a year or two when there was only 32 6A teams

[SweetScience]

1 minute ago, SheriffofRedRock said:

They also got to play a region that had 5A schools and 6A schools at first, then after that all 6A made the playoffs for a year or two when there was only 32 6A teams

Makes sense. 

[Cactus Jack]

On 3/31/2024 at 9:23 PM, BarneySox2007 said:

They would still have their cow pasture football field had Pilot not donated the money for what they have now. The whole place is a nightmare to get into and out of during football games. The visitor side is the worst I have ever seen in my life. 

Agreed, the way the field is turned you get the evening sun blasting right into the press box making filming a nightmare there, plus its so low.  The field is land locked and parking is a nightmare too. Seems like Knox County could have done a lot better there with the design and the quality. 

[HTV]

32 minutes ago, Cactus Jack said:

Agreed, the way the field is turned you get the evening sun blasting right into the press box making filming a nightmare there, plus its so low.  The field is land locked and parking is a nightmare too. Seems like Knox County could have done a lot better there with the design and the quality. 

As I said somewhere earlier in the thread, the original plans had no outdoor athletic facilities being part of the campus.  The original plan was for HVA to use facilities at nearby schools.  Very late in the process they came up with a plan and found budget to have minimal facilities and crammed them in to space that never was intended for athletic facilities.  

[SheriffofRedRock]

1 hour ago, Cactus Jack said:

Agreed, the way the field is turned you get the evening sun blasting right into the press box making filming a nightmare there, plus its so low.  The field is land locked and parking is a nightmare too. Seems like Knox County could have done a lot better there with the design and the quality. 

HVA is a dump and will never be good at football. It's a baseball school. Look at the types of homes being built and families moving in. Not football families. People will move in and look at the school and choose to play for another program. This issue has been snow balling for a decade now

[footballknox]

25 minutes ago, SheriffofRedRock said:

HVA is a dump and will never be good at football. It's a baseball school. Look at the types of homes being built and families moving in. Not football families. People will move in and look at the school and choose to play for another program. This issue has been snow balling for a decade now

Just curious...what type of homes are football family homes?  

[SheriffofRedRock]

7 minutes ago, footballknox said:

Just curious...what type of homes are football family homes?  

never said there was "football family homes" gotta make sure you read correctly

[BarneySox2007]

4 hours ago, HTV said:

As I said somewhere earlier in the thread, the original plans had no outdoor athletic facilities being part of the campus.  The original plan was for HVA to use facilities at nearby schools.  Very late in the process they came up with a plan and found budget to have minimal facilities and crammed them in to space that never was intended for athletic facilities.  

Sounds like the same group that designed West, South, East and Fulton. They all used the old Knoxville High Field along with Rule. Talk about a field that got over used.

[HTV]

1 hour ago, BarneySox2007 said:

Sounds like the same group that designed West, South, East and Fulton. They all used the old Knoxville High Field along with Rule. Talk about a field that got over used.

Evans-Collins got a lot of play over the years.  Several junior high teams and the youth leagues played there in my day.