Spring Fling

[EastRidge010]

You Guys Give Me Your Opinion On What Yall Think About The Spring Fling? Should It Stay In Memphis Like Last Year Or Come Back To Chattanooga?

[RHSBASEBALL99]

Neither. I think that it should go somewhere in the middle of the state to make driving distances easier for everybody. That way, people in Memphis don't have to go all the way to Chattanooga, and people in the northeast part of the state don't have to go all the way to Memphis.

Murfreesboro is the ideal place for the spring fling. Football and basketball already have figured that out.

[Hack]

I agree wholeheartedly, but where ever it is I want to go this year.

Hack#3

[lethal10]

Even though i live in the middle of the state, i say memphis is a great place to have the spring fling. They have some of the nicest feilds and the area is big on baseball.

[bizazz]

No matter where the tournament is held some teams will be close to home and some will travel. Memphis is a great site except for its location.

 

Think about the teams from upper east Tennessee. Some of those teams have around a 500 mile trip.

 

I would prefer to see the site rotate every couple of years to each part of the state. Absent that, a central location in the Nashville area would be more equitable to the athletes, family, and friends. jmo

[mctigersportsfan]

There is not a location that is going to please everyone, because it's always going to be in someones backyard and someone is going to have to travel. But for the sake of cutting travel in half, or close to it, I think it should be in Nashville or maybe Murfreesboro.

 

The bottom line is money, if you want it in your area get your Chamber of Commerce and Local Governments to dig deep into their pockets and line TSSAA Pockets with some serious cash.

 

 

 

Money Talks and we all know what walks --- just don't get any on you

[GradfromtheNest]

bizazz, great idea. IT should rotate between a few different cities kind of like the BCS chamionship game does. I say Chattanooga, Memphis, Nashville, then start over.

[bizazz]

Well, I'd have to throw a plug in for Knoxville, as well .

 

But, politically and economically I don't see it happening.

 

The Knoxville Tourism & Sports Corporation was able to bring in the AAU Junior Olympics year before last. But there doesn't seem to be the same incentive to attract the Spring Fling.

Edited February 26, 2004 by bizazz

[Guesswho?]

I dont really care where they are holding the state tournament just as long as I get to go to it. I would drive 1,000 miles to be apart of it, and im willing to bet everyone in TN feels the same way I do

[EastRidge010]

I Heard That Last Year The Baseball Games And Softball Games Had To Be Held In Mississippi? True Or Just A Rumor? But Ya I Agree With GuessWho? I Dont Really Care Where It Is Just As Long As I Am There To

[bigbadblue]

Until someone can outbid Memphis, it is staying. It just stinks for teams in East Tennessee...I think we sould give Memphis to the state of Mississippii and let the fling be in Nashville. We will keep Graceland and Beale Street though. Arkansas and Miss. can split up the rest of the land.

[STATEment04]

Even though i live in the middle of the state, i say memphis is a great place to have the spring fling. They have some of the nicest feilds and the area is big on baseball.

this is my opinion also.... i live in east tn but memphis was awesome.... they did a great job with the tournament last year and i hope i get to visit again.