DariusJamesLivesWithUs

Lol. Now it's knee deep!

Who's quarreling? It was all funny when "it's about to get knee deep", until someone disagrees with you. There is really nothing to agree or disagree about. You're stating facts that we all know...we know he has changed his status...we know he has a court date set for after the season ends... All I'm saying is, I don't care what they have done legally or how they have covered their tracks, everyone that's using their brain and an ounce of common sense knows this was a football move. You can keep saying how you don't care one way or the other...but you do cause you get butt hurt if I make a comment about it being shady. I'm at least being honest...I DO CARE. I know they will get away with it, I know they have covered themselves legally and I know he will be on the field when Fairview plays every team in the region, but I'll still say it loud and proud: The James Family lied and this was a garbage move.

He may be cleared, but it's definitely not on the up and up lol.

That comment leads me to believe that you think he will be eligible to play in Fairview after sitting out his 1 game suspension.

I agree with the fact that the TSSAA will make the final decision, but the bonafide change of address doesn't Trump the practicing with Sycamore already. You can't practice with one team and then play for another, regardless of your bonafide change of address. Are you saying they will ignore that? And let's not forget, if the principal at Sycamore goes on record with the TSSAA and states that she doesn't support the move and feels this is a "football move", that alone will put a halt to everything until further investigation. Regardless, Hughes is gambling by putting the kid on the field. He may be in the "right" by playing him because he can, but he's also trusting the James family to not slip up.

I think you are missing my point...why are we talking about what HE wants to do, or what HE agrees to do? He isnt the one who determines if he is eligible to play. The issue right now is his eligibility at FAIRVIEW, not Sycamore! He practiced with Sycamore, he did his heat acclimation with Sycamore...the gray area right now is his Fairview eligibility. He is more than within his rights to attend any school he wants, but that has nothing to with his sports eligibility. Im not saying Coach Hughes has done anything wrong, but does Fairview think that the 5 other coaching staffs in the region are just gonna sit by and not say something to the TSSAA? Do they think the parents at Sycamore are gonna sit by and at least not make a public stink, to raise attention to this? Hughes is gambling big time with his team's future if James steps on that field in the regular season.

That comment leads me to believe that you think he will be eligible to play in Fairview after sitting out his 1 game suspension.

I guess the one thing we can all agree on is: the TSSAA WILL have to deal with it, it's not going away. The James family may have covered their basis on paperwork, but it doesn't change that this was a football move. They can paint it however they want to, but it was a football move. Your address can say Fairview, but the practices under a Sycamore helmet...the heat acclimation paperwork...say ineligible.

That was definitely a watered down version of the events, but I guess its a good start. I have to laugh though at your description of him as: "a member of the Sycamore Football team", after your previous description of him was "the most dynamic player in the region". So let's explain it to the people like this: Arguably the most dynamic player in the region, transfers to a school within the region, two weeks before opening night. Now, let's get to the meat and potatoes of the issue...eligibility.

Surely yall knew we would would ADDRESS this sooner or later. Hope everyone has done their 3 days of heat acclamation, cause we're about to light this thread on fiya!!

Anybody wanna start this thread over now? Change their vote?