[easyM]

I am not affiliated with Alcoa, but my guess is that most of what you read is not so much a lack of respect for Bell County as it is supreme confidence Alcoa fans have in their own team. While regional cable providers have made it possible to see teams from other states from time to time, outside of coaches, no one really sees many other teams play, especially out-of-state teams, so fans have to go by paper results, third-party rating systems, etc.

While it has very little to do with this game, it is evident that Tennessee's elite programs (and while "elite" can be defined many different ways, in this case, I am referring to state titles) have fared very well against Kentucky programs - both strong and not-so-strong ones - over time. Going down that Tennessee list, most of those programs have not only winning records against Kentucky programs but also winning percentages well in excess of 70%.

But, as the saying goes, you can throw out the record books for this game.

I'm not sure what you're getting at? You can't compare Ky/Tn high school football. Too many variables. For example, who's won the last few ky/tn all-star games?