TornadoCat 13 Report Share Posted September 12, 2015 This game needs to become a pre-season benefit game and give the gate receipts to various charities. Any thoughts ? Irishman 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bearcat Bob 491 Report Share Posted September 13, 2015 Why? GMan 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TornadoCat 13 Author Report Share Posted September 13, 2015 Coach Crist and Barry Reed were quoted in the BHC that due to the enrollment difference we can't match up and be competitive with them. The scores and series comparison reflect that. Enough is enough. Just my opinion. What are your objections? Irishman 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beamerball 566 Report Share Posted September 13, 2015 Has the enrollment changed over the past whatever years, that has made a difference at any other point for the past Bearcat teams? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick_Vitale 342 Report Share Posted September 13, 2015 But the real question is are they going to drop Tennessee High from ALL sports? I mean if the enrollment is to much of a difference you know.... Va High baseball and basketball beat Tennessee High last year I do believe. Beamerball 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bearcat Bob 491 Report Share Posted September 14, 2015 Why would VHS drop THS? This is one of the oldest games played in southern high school football. The only change I would make is to move it back to the last game of the regular season. V-T week consists of many great activities (bonfires, snake dances; pep rallies, etc). Both sides of Bristol get involved. It is a community thing. It is not just about the game. If you do not get it, I cannot help you. Playing THS in football may not do VHS any good on the scoreboard but playing a strong team is definitely not a bad thing for the Bearcats. Maybe you would replace THS with who -- some cream puff just to get a win? Playing inferior competition is not a program builder. Yeah, THS has much larger enrollment but VHS has a winning record against them in baseball; is very respectable in basketball and most all other sports. Not that it should matter (but it does), there is no way to replace the revenue from that game. Give the proceeds to charity? Have you lost your facilities? I do not know about THS but VHS needs that money for the sports program! Doing away with the V-T game is such a terrible idea that I cannot really believe that I am even responding to such a silly idea! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thsvikings2004 15 Report Share Posted September 14, 2015 I would love it to be the last game of the season but with our conference our non conference games are week 1,2,4,and 6.So V-T games wont be the last game of the year for an while Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1inStripes 932 Report Share Posted September 14, 2015 Plus the last week of the regular season in TN is a week earlier than it is in VA. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bearcat Bob 491 Report Share Posted September 14, 2015 It was the last game of the year for many, many years. The schedules may not allow for it now, but it was better in that position, IMHO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VHSLhelper 571 Report Share Posted September 14, 2015 I would love it to be the last game of the season but with our conference our non conference games are week 1,2,4,and 6.So V-T games wont be the last game of the year for an while Could they get a waiver from the TSSAA, or the Conference? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VHSLhelper 571 Report Share Posted September 14, 2015 Plus the last week of the regular season in TN is a week earlier than it is in VA. Since Va. doesn't have a scheduling calendar, they could have their bye week at the end,like Richlands & Gate City are doing, if THS could move that Conf. game to a non-Conf. date. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VHSLhelper 571 Report Share Posted September 14, 2015 Seems like a bad idea to me... everybody loses, nobody wins. Tenn. High gets a win, which helps their playoff seeding. Va. High gets a loss against a good, bigger team, which helps their ratings average (I don't have time to do a numbers run right now, but a few years ago, in Va., a team would get almost exactly the same points for beating Twin Valley OR for losing to Richlands.) Why give away probably the biggest gate of the year? You know that schools use football revenue to pay for other sports, right? And the VHSL gets a third right off the top (the game is for THEIR benefit) And if it's always a benefit game, that would be in TNs opening week. THS would either play it as a scrim. then play out the season with no bye week (or have just 9 games & a bye), or count it as game #1, and only get to keep a third of the gate when they host it at the Castle. Ryan4VT 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beamerball 566 Report Share Posted September 14, 2015 Va. High gets a loss against a good, bigger team, which helps their ratings average (I don't have time to do a numbers run right now, but a few years ago, in Va., a team would get almost exactly the same points for beating Twin Valley OR for losing to Richlands.) I wish someone could explain that to some down this way. Ryan4VT 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VHSLhelper 571 Report Share Posted September 14, 2015 So, I went back to last year's numbers. VHS got 17 ratings points for losing to THS, and 19 for beating Chilhowie. Very little diff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thsvikings2004 15 Report Share Posted September 14, 2015 No those are the mandated weeks we have to play our conference games....when we was in our old conference they had set weeks for conference games Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thsvikings2004 15 Report Share Posted September 14, 2015 It make since to play it at the emd of the year. When i was growing up i went to them and when i played it was the end of regular season Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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