How many kids officially leaving bearden?

[BeardenBullies]

31 minutes ago, SheriffofRedRock said:

They just don’t want to face them for a region game or playoffs 

AC gonna be tuffffff. 

[SheriffofRedRock]

1 hour ago, BeardenBullies said:

AC gonna be tuffffff. 

You mean North Bearden & Crick Neck Jr?

[ChatterBox99]

alcoa by 50

[Turtle]

On 4/28/2025 at 9:51 AM, HTV said:

Apparently, they are making that threat in some cases.  

But it's all about the kids, you know .................

 

I mean, that's crazy to lie to them like that just to make sure they go out of KCS just to play.  I mean, most of them could've helped their base school but that "threat" made all of the ones that's left go outside of KCS .

[Elias287]

On 4/27/2025 at 11:19 PM, Turtle said:

So is BHS really telling the players, they can't transfer to a KCS school or they would have to sit out?   Is that the reason all these players are transfering out of KCS schools?

 

On 4/28/2025 at 9:51 AM, HTV said:

Apparently, they are making that threat in some cases.  

But it's all about the kids, you know .................

 

So I talked to now 3 players and counting who’s left Bearden and a handful of players who have stayed, and a person who would know more than HTV’s coach, who is no longer even a coach but is still in the school building. There has not been a single report of Bearden coaches telling any players that. Most, if not all, the players who left did so before Coach Brad Taylor got there, so I’m not sure where you all are getting your information. Most of these players are going to where and whoever pays them. When Brad got into the coaching position at Bearden and started making phone calls to parents to introduce himself, about 37% asked for financial gain to be on the team. Just a heads up, the majority, if not about all, those players are now heading to Alcoa and AC, and two to Maryville, and they are getting them right much better than any school around here could offer outside of BA, but they didn’t want him due to size.

[Elias287]

27 minutes ago, Turtle said:

I mean, that's crazy to lie to them like that just to make sure they go out of KCS just to play.  I mean, most of them could've helped their base school but that "threat" made all of the ones that's left go outside of KCS .

I think you’re just in delusion because you thought all these players would want to go to the dumpster fire called Austin East… which btw none of them did.

[HTV]

1 hour ago, Elias287 said:

 

So I talked to now 3 players and counting who’s left Bearden and a handful of players who have stayed, and a person who would know more than HTV’s coach, who is no longer even a coach but is still in the school building. There has not been a single report of Bearden coaches telling any players that. Most, if not all, the players who left did so before Coach Brad Taylor got there, so I’m not sure where you all are getting your information. Most of these players are going to where and whoever pays them. When Brad got into the coaching position at Bearden and started making phone calls to parents to introduce himself, about 37% asked for financial gain to be on the team. Just a heads up, the majority, if not about all, those players are now heading to Alcoa and AC, and two to Maryville, and they are getting them right much better than any school around here could offer outside of BA, but they didn’t want him due to size.

My coach?   

Not sure who that would be.  

And have knowledge one particular situation where a student transfered back to his original home school zone, and even met a family situation with separated parents that is a book rule, yetis being held up by Bearden administrators. 

Yeah.  It's happening. 

Edited April 29 by HTV

[ILB1999]

I'm just realizing- HTV is all about disparaging schools once his friends aren't there

 

 

And this whole "BHS really telling the players, they can't transfer to a KCS school or they would have to sit out?".  That's true for anyone anywhere without a change of address or "significant academic, social-emotional, environmental, or mental health need" .  That's just the rule.  

 

Not sure why we're acting like there is some crazy conspiracy .

[MidTennFootball]

On 4/25/2025 at 10:10 AM, SheriffofRedRock said:

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. 

 

If your in a situation like Oakland or any public that has had alot of success, your just glad if you can find 10 games so if the private won't travel to your place, you find a way to make it work. 

Nashville has way more good private programs than Knox does, moving 30-40 miles isn't gonna stop a family from getting their kid transferred

The bigger issue should be calling out the publics that duck competition so teams like Oakland have no choice but to go out of state or the private route. I got no problem playing CPA, they focus on developing the kids they got rather than buying everyone else's.

[HTV]

1 hour ago, ILB1999 said:

I'm just realizing- HTV is all about disparaging schools once his friends aren't there

 

 

And this whole "BHS really telling the players, they can't transfer to a KCS school or they would have to sit out?".  That's true for anyone anywhere without a change of address or "significant academic, social-emotional, environmental, or mental health need" .  That's just the rule.  

 

Not sure why we're acting like there is some crazy conspiracy .

Where did I "disparage" anybody?   

 

 

[Turtle]

On 4/28/2025 at 9:52 AM, SheriffofRedRock said:

They just don’t want to face them for a region game or playoffs 

I understand that but some wasn't even going to a region where Bearden was an opponent .  TO say it was a TSSAA rule is crazy though .  Like I told someone, "the same crap they fed yall to get yall down there is the same crap they're feeding you to keep you there!"  

[SheriffofRedRock]

17 hours ago, MidTennFootball said:

If your in a situation like Oakland or any public that has had alot of success, your just glad if you can find 10 games so if the private won't travel to your place, you find a way to make it work. 

Nashville has way more good private programs than Knox does, moving 30-40 miles isn't gonna stop a family from getting their kid transferred

The bigger issue should be calling out the publics that duck competition so teams like Oakland have no choice but to go out of state or the private route. I got no problem playing CPA, they focus on developing the kids they got rather than buying everyone else's.

Nashville does have better privates than Knoxville no doubt. 
 

Any program tries to develop kids, but I would go as far as saying CPA doesn’t recruit. Maybe not “buy” as you termed it, but a private school by nature has to recruit. 
 

Ya’ll are in a situation that most public schools are not in so as far as scheduling goes I don’t blame public’s for not trying to play you all either. Take it as a compliment.
However, let’s not go as far as to say you all are opposed to recruiting kids from anywhere. Sure y’all are able to be selective and have people approaching you instead of the alternative, but at the end of the day if I’m a fledgling program I’m not scheduling you guys for those reasons.