How many kids officially leaving bearden?

[Turtle]

These are all the schools that's been mention but how many actually went to these schools as of today?

 

Alcoa- 2

Austin East - 0

Fulton - ?

Catholic= ?

Maryville- 1

Anderson County- 2

Carter- ?

Out of State -?

Clinton- ?  

 

 

[Tonto10]

6 minutes ago, Turtle said:

These are all the schools that's been mention but how many actually went to these schools as of today?

 

Alcoa- 2

Austin East - 0

Fulton - ?

Catholic= ?

Maryville- 1

Anderson County- 2

Carter- ?

Out of State -?

Clinton- ?  

 

 

The interesting thing about your list....those three coaches actually called JJ about helping get players to their programs

[HTV]

3 hours ago, SheriffofRedRock said:

 

 

“These back channel games” that you talk about are mostly filling in spots that recruiters like your boy crick neck took or private schools took from public. 
Public coaches for the most part don’t want to recruit or else they would be at a private school. 

So, in oder to fill spots of players who were recruited out of their programs, they are justified to recruit players out of other programs to replace them?   

Honestly,  Sheriff. That's just delusional.  

 

[SheriffofRedRock]

4 hours ago, HTV said:

So, in oder to fill spots of players who were recruited out of their programs, they are justified to recruit players out of other programs to replace them?   

Honestly,  Sheriff. That's just delusional.  

 

I’m not saying it’s justified at all I’m just stating what happens.
Sure the crick necks & backwards upside down visor people will recruit no matter what at public school, but I’d be willing to bet most HS coaches in TN want to play with there own and not have to recruit their own kids to stay as well as outsiders to bring in to replace those who left/compete with the teams they play that recruit. 

[BigTime1950]

On 4/23/2025 at 6:27 PM, HTV said:

When the public school coaches quit playing the back channel games that get players to their schools via transfers, then i  will take what you are suggesting seriously. But until then, I'm laughing at it.    

 

 

You mean the Back Channel ways coach jones did at Fulton, Powell, at attempted to CAK, and how he did at bearden. That's why he is at Catholic now. 2nd run at privat Glory.

[BigTime1950]

10 hours ago, MidTennFootball said:

If you want to win championships, you play the best, public or private.  Transfers are just as likely to happen from private to public now as they are public to private and if you got kids that transfer to private schools regularly that says more about your program than anything else 

Oakland scrimmages McCallie every year and will be playing CPA. There's no doubt that they benefit from playing these teams and to avoid them just because they "might" try to recruit a player of yours is a cowards mentality 

you are comparing apples to oranges. your statement only applies to a few select schools. And Oakland has their ways that not everyone else can work that way.

[Elias287]

20 hours ago, Turtle said:

These are all the schools that's been mention but how many actually went to these schools as of today?

 

Alcoa- 2

Austin East - 0

Fulton - ?

Catholic= ?

Maryville- 1

Anderson County- 2

Carter- ?

Out of State -?

Clinton- ?  

 

 

Alcoa 4/6

AC 7/13 

Maryville 2 

AE/Carter/Gibbs/Fulton 0 (maybe one for Fulton but will only play basketball) 

Knoxville Halls 1/0

Knoxville Central 1/0 

West 3 

Webb 1 

Knoxville Catholic 2/0

Knoxville Grace 3-4 

Northview Academy 1

Out of state 1/2

Brentwood Academy 1/2 

 

 

Now, if you really want to get interesting, talk about the players, Bearden has/could be coming in

Karns 3/6 

HVA 2/3 

TKA 2/4 

Halls 2

Of course, all rumors, but they do need a QB… and a certain team I just listed has one, Bearden is going back to Brad’s original strategy at BHS, the same one West has mastered.  Fly under the radar only get what you need and who you need. 

Edited April 25 by Elias287

[SheriffofRedRock]

23 hours ago, MidTennFootball said:

If you want to win championships, you play the best, public or private.  Transfers are just as likely to happen from private to public now as they are public to private and if you got kids that transfer to private schools regularly that says more about your program than anything else 

Oakland scrimmages McCallie every year and will be playing CPA. There's no doubt that they benefit from playing these teams and to avoid them just because they "might" try to recruit a player of yours is a cowards mentality 

Y’all scrimmage but don’t play the big boys. Ya’ll are worse than most for recruiting.
Bet McCallie didn’t like yall stealing that RB from them. 
Ya’ll do have a great program but let’s not act like ya’ll are playing big time privates for regular season games year in and year out. 

[SheriffofRedRock]

AC is becoming North Bearden with all their recruiting they are doing. Gillum now has the title of Crick Neck 2.0 

How scared are they of Alcoa?

[HTV]

12 hours ago, BigTime1950 said:

You mean the Back Channel ways coach jones did at Fulton, Powell, at attempted to CAK, and how he did at bearden. That's why he is at Catholic now. 2nd run at privat Glory.

Point right over your head.  

I mean the back channel ways that most schools in Knox County have been doing for decades, now.  

But you know that.  

 

Edited April 25 by HTV

[MidTennFootball]

12 hours ago, BigTime1950 said:

you are comparing apples to oranges. your statement only applies to a few select schools. And Oakland has their ways that not everyone else can work that way.

Just about every program in Middle Tennessee has the same access to talent that Oakland does. Knox County is practically the wild west when it comes to transfers

13 minutes ago, SheriffofRedRock said:

Y’all scrimmage but don’t play the big boys. Ya’ll are worse than most for recruiting.
Bet McCallie didn’t like yall stealing that RB from them. 
Ya’ll do have a great program but let’s not act like ya’ll are playing big time privates for regular season games year in and year out. 

Playing CPA for the 3rd time in 5 years this season, don't care what class they were in, they classify as big time. Oakland's success recruits itself. You got RuCo schools like Riverdale where nearly half their starting lineup transferred in

Whether they are a private school or not should never deter you when it comes to scheduling. It shows up in the playoffs when teams schedule correctly 

 

Edited April 25 by MidTennFootball

[SheriffofRedRock]

39 minutes ago, MidTennFootball said:

Just about every program in Middle Tennessee has the same access to talent that Oakland does. Knox County is practically the wild west when it comes to transfers

Playing CPA for the 3rd time in 5 years this season, don't care what class they were in, they classify as big time. Oakland's success recruits itself. You got RuCo schools like Riverdale where nearly half their starting lineup transferred in

Whether they are a private school or not should never deter you when it comes to scheduling. It shows up in the playoffs when teams schedule correctly 

 

CPA does have a good program and they are in the biggest class for privates. Y’all are 1-1 vs them. We will see how this year goes. Kudos to scheduling them. 

My original point was Knox area teams playing Knox privates. Much closer for families to transfer from public to private.  Ya’ll are about a hour away from each other. 
I still believe in making private schools travel. Public schools shouldn’t make it easier for those privates that take their kids that are just down the road. There are plenty of public schools that can provide competition.