VolNation Idiots

Okay

 

More likely, the planning predates the interstate system. Jackson was probably a natural stopover place when traveling across country before the interstate, and that is where the zoning and legacy development/properties ended up rather than the exit. If the interstate imminent domained through large tracts of farm country and the farmers keep operating, then the commercial space stays where it is and isn't displaced/destroyed by the interstate. It is the opposite side of the coin of towns that were annihilated by the interstate being built 30 miles away.

 

There are no roads crossing the interstate that aren't exits. City of 160k now . Double that in the county.

 

Oh, this is true, but right now the city is fighting the former AA baseball team about the stadium rights and such. This was where they had done a lot of their planning to grow after a shift in strategy of 20 years of expanding north and west. It's just comical ineptness.

Even by corrupt\incompetent standards, Jackson is a sight to behold.

 

When I was growing up it was maybe 50K. Like 75% of the city has been built out in the last 2 decades I think

 

I built a Baskin Robbins, a Gamestop, a karate studio and a few banks there

 

So this is groves' fault.

 

No shit, my wife's mother's side had two huge farms that were sold off in the late 70's in Murfreesboro, so kind of, yes

 

You don't have to be that good to play lacrosse at Tennessee, unless it's improved that drastically since I started college (2011).

 

Maybe not because it's club, but it's grown a lot just in 3 years since we started. We had 50 kids try out for middle school and there will be 70+ for HS. Our summer travel program had over 200 in 6th-11th play, and there are a couple other local clubs. I believe there are 70 high-school in the state playing now as well, not to mention the growth outside of TN. Gallatin, murf, hville, Cookeville, etc have programs now where I doubt they did back then. Great sport and good to see people realize the speed and physicality is fun to watch and play.

 

I’m probably just vastly underestimating the growth in the state since I played. Whipped Cookeville’s ass a few times but they were pretty good. Don’t think the other 3 were playing then but I could be wrong. Cool that y’all have so much interest in your neck of the woods. I was fortunate to have really good coaches that played in the Northeast and I’m sure that’s becoming more common every year (particularly in Nashville).

 

This

 

Back when Tommy West left the Memphis coaching job he had some pretty harsh statements about how Memphis wouldn’t support the team, Memphis doesn’t even give a chit about Memphis.

 

This is.........................something.

 

What the [uck fay] is this even supposed to mean?

 

The game didn't die when someone surrendered, so stop surrendering. He wants college football to die a horrible death.

 

That integrated part........

 

Am I understanding this to mean he thinks integration was a mistake or somehow corruption of the game? And somehow un-American?

Or am I reading it wrong?

 

I’m sitting here wondering the same thing. I really hope we are just reading it wrong…

 

No, pretty sure all 3 of us are reading it correctly.