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Yeah, pretty much. I had a co-worker advise me that they were talking about my son, on here. So, yes, I felt I had to set the record straight.

I am the Giles County kid’s father and no we were not recruited. People said that if he goes there and does good, people will swear up and down that he was recruited. No, GCHS was so terrible, we had to find another option. Now, anybody that knows me and are familiar with our situation will tell you. I raised a lot of heck last year about GCHS’s coaching staff and their system. Coach Holt was my coach, when I attended GCHS. I graduated in 1991. He is still coaching the same way he coached back then. I could not have that for my son. He told me “maybe your son is not as good as you think he is...” So, with all of that, plus the mediocre education he was receiving, I had to make a change. I can’t help it that we came at a time that CA just happen to have a good basketball team.

Karl98, I am the father of the kid from Giles County, that you speak of, and yes, we moved feet from Columbia Academy only because their was a waiting list for the apartments they have on campus and yes we are paying full tuition. My wife and I both work in Pulaski, so having something close, so my son could walk to school, was beneficial. For the record, NO we were not recruited, nor do we receive any financial assistance. Not that I feel that I need to explain myself to anybody, but since my son is the topic of discussion, I will take the time to explain how we landed at Columbia Academy. First, I grew up in Pulaski, attended Giles County High School and was part of the 1991 basketball team that went 29-2. So, Pulaski is home to me. We moved back to Pulaski, from Louisville, KY, after my daughter went off to college. She attended Winston-Salem State University, where she helped lead her team to their 1st and 2nd CIAA Volleyball Championships. We moved back to Pulaski because I felt that Pulaski would be a better place to raise my son and help develop his basketball skills. However, the situation at GCHS was soooo bad, I had to find something different. We visited CA and was blown away. So, my family made the necessary sacrifices to make it possible for him to attend a great school. And let me tell you, it is well worth the sacrifice. We can not be more happy with the spiritual guidance and the great education that he is receiving. The exposure that he is getting, when it comes to basketball, is something that he would have never received at GCHS, nor did I ever imagine with CA. It's a blessing that we just happen to come at a time when they just happen to have a good basketball team. Next year will probably be a different story, as far as basketball is concerned, but believe it or not, we didn't come to CA for basketball. That was just the icing on the cake...and I love cake. So, don't blame Columbia Academy because they did nothing wrong and made sure we did EVERYTHING by the book. If anything, thank the lack of education and coaching staff at Giles County High School for being so horrible that we had to look elsewhere.

P007 this is the part about being a real boy that makes it so tough!You have to start being able to answer your own questions instead of relying on the hand thats been up your rear since you were made.JMO!LOL!

Was at a Milan spring scrimmage last week. Lost 14-8 to 5A runner up Henry Co. First let me say that Henry Co is loaded and will be a very good team this next year. Milan had every opportunity to beat them. New qb that was a wr last year. Kid can run it or throw it. Will probably see a lot of qb option this next year. However he missed some throws to wide open receivers. Got to learn to put some touch on the ball. If he does that it will free up the run game even more. Defense for Milan looked stout and made HC work for everything they got. And Milan was without a few starters due to spring sports including their best player Orlandis Williamson. Should be a good year.

This is the best thread ever!!

Duke is really quick but I think he will be better for us at receiver. But with addition of the new tall receiver we just got Duke could slide back there. Should be fun to see what kind of offence Coach Ryan runs this year.

Like I said, UHS, who I am most familiar with, doesn't have the talent that Alcoa does but has a heck of a coach in Caine. They do have 3 kids getting some serious looks. Two are like 6'4 300's OL/DL and the other is the QB. I expect all do sign with OVC or higher programs.

This conversation will forever be pointless. CA is going D2 next season. No matter what anyone says, people will always claim that we did it the wrong way even though we didn’t. But nothing changes that CA won the gold ball this year and was by far the best team in 1A and was able to win 31 games with the hardest schedule in the state.

I don’t think he entertained Mr Cupp...

Of all my years on this site i have NEVER seen people so AFRAID of ONE poster.I think SR has made this thread very fun to read.His posts a very entertaining and knowledgable.I do agree tho to not bring the kids into a negative light tho.JMO!

Agreed!!!

Did you call Grider and see where he got our boys equipment? Grider does not have a chute for our boys. He makes our runners chase chickens to get real fast and trains our hole nockers to do side body blocks. All Grider had is a goal post and he better not sell it for $1. You think im joking but im not.