Even though I have no dog in hunt anymore, this is the most interesting and somewhat hilarious thread I do believe I have ever read. Just by reading this banter makes this ole man realize just how the vast majority of you 'valley fellows' and 'mountain guys' need to get a life and quit living your dreams through some high school football program(s).. Pulling for your team is totally different from what this thread has turned in to.
Reading the article in the paper today did state that the individual in question had a pattern, stating that he was in juvenile court in January. Interesting. However, 2nd chances are good, especially for young kids, and having an opportunity to be part of an athletic program with a 'father figure' around could help a kid stay on the straight and narrow..however, this was 2nd time? Athletics is a privilege, not a right. How does the punishment fit the crime in this situation, when no crime has been proved? Lots to think about. But, here's the question? How many other schools in the Chattanooga area would have accepted the situation and allowed a 3rd chance? Also, is there just jealousy with the other schools that the kid did not show, at say Signal, Sequatchie, Whitwell, MC? Would those programs have taken the kid on knowing the situation? Oh well, time will push this over the hump, but in the meantime, keep up the posts... they are entertaining.