'11 TN DB Derek King

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#101
Anyone interested in seeing King who lives in Chattanooga should come see him play at Baylor on 8/10/10 game time is 7:30

For all the smart asses out there that is October 8th
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#104
#104
:lol: nah, I was just messin with you because you put August instead of September.

dont take me too seriously
 
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#108
At Derek's game against Father Ryan, will provide an update afterwards.

P.S. He returned the opening KO 40 yards to set up first drive TD.
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#109
#109
Looking forward to this update. I'm big on in-state guys this year.... TN will become a top notch recruiting state
 
#113
#113
Well guys, not too much to enlighten you with b/c Fr. Ryan probably threw the ball 10 times, and very rarely King's way. King did have an interception though and maybe a handful of tackles. He rarely played RB like I expected he would. The kids speed is definitely legit. BA won 45-7 so his play was limited.
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#116
you said:
Looking forward to this update. I'm big on in-state guys this year.... TN will become a top notch recruiting state
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Unless their is a significant shift in population, demographics and the way middle school football is prioritized it will never become a top notch recruiting state.
 
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Montrell Hardy said:
Unless their is a significant shift in population, demographics and the way middle school football is prioritized it will never become a top notch recruiting state.
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The coaching is so subpar in the state, at least in West Tennessee. I think that could be the biggest hurdle. A lot of teachers who have little to no idea how to coach are stuck in there as coaches. How many coaches just coach in the state? It's getting a little better but still isn't near the level of some of the states around us.
 
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DaddyChad said:
The coaching is so subpar in the state, at least in West Tennessee. I think that could be the biggest hurdle. A lot of teachers who have little to no idea how to coach are stuck in there as coaches. How many coaches just coach in the state? It's getting a little better but still isn't near the level of some of the states around us.
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There are some really good quality coaches in East Tennessee. George Quarles alone makes us respectable. He was honored with being the Head Coach of the All American game for the east team last year. Also, Gary Rankin (Alcoa) is pretty well respected in the coaching community. And I am pretty sure there is a rule in the state of Tennessee that coaches have to teach classes also. Correct me if I am wrong.
 
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thebjd said:
Maybe he was referring to this year.
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Maybe but I took "will become" as him referencing future years. It's just not going to happen, unless all those things I mentioned take place.

Football is not prioritized on the lower levels in Tennessee like baseball and basketball are and it is a big factor along with the others as to why Tennessee isn't and wont be a big-time talent producing state. And in some cases it flows onto the high school level as DaddyChad mentioned.
 
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fickalicious said:
There are some really good quality coaches in East Tennessee. George Quarles alone makes us respectable. He was honored with being the Head Coach of the All American game for the east team last year. Also, Gary Rankin (Alcoa) is pretty well respected in the coaching community. And I am pretty sure there is a rule in the state of Tennessee that coaches have to teach classes also. Correct me if I am wrong.
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The head coach for football has to be a staff member in the same school district as the coaching position or a retired teacher with five years experience as an educator. After five years of service as an assistant on a tssaa or tmsaa team, a non staff coach can become the head coach.
 
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DaddyChad said:
The coaching is so subpar in the state, at least in West Tennessee. I think that could be the biggest hurdle. A lot of teachers who have little to no idea how to coach are stuck in there as coaches. How many coaches just coach in the state? It's getting a little better but still isn't near the level of some of the states around us.
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If I am not mistaken none, In Tennessee all coaches (HC & Asst. who are paid by the school) must have a teaching certificate and must teach a class.

That's one of the things that holds Tennessee back in producing top talent as well as better, more competitive high school teams compared to other states.
 
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Montrell Hardy said:
Unless their is a significant shift in population, demographics and the way middle school football is prioritized it will never become a top notch recruiting state.
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Middle Tennessee is getting MUCH better. Population is booming and Knoxville is close. I anticipate the mid-state football market getting much better and UT will benefit from it to some degree. JMO.
 
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CagleMtnVol said:
If I am not mistaken none, In Tennessee all coaches (HC & Asst. who are paid by the school) must have a teaching certificate and must teach a class.

That's one of the things that holds Tennessee back in producing top talent as well as better, more competitive high school teams compared to other states.
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I think you are correct for public schools, but I think for private schools it may be up to the individual school. Not positive on this but I believe it is accurate.
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abb4 said:
I think you are correct for public schools, but I think for private schools it may be up to the individual school. Not positive on this but I believe it is accurate.
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Wow, coaches that actually care about a kid's education!
 
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