OHS On The News

[Thesportsreporters]

Why Did 802 Say That 3 Times? hahahah

[olandpats]

Why Did 802 Say That 3 Times? hahahah

2 make sure u aint sleepin?

[gomabsilk]

ok i think sum facts need 2 get out on this. u r seeing 1 side only. i played 4 coach ferg & there is not a racial bone in his body. he treats players like family. if anything he might treat them 2 good be-cuz he always wants to think the best of them even when they lie. i support Ferg and the whole team on this 1. i know pico as well. and here is the funny part, i bet when ferg hit his knees last nite, he prayed 4 u pico and 4 ur mom.

 

pico was ALREADY allowed back on this team once. if u got a 2nd chance then u should go out of ur way 2 show it is deserved , rite? well bottom line on this 1 is that pico and his mom think be-cuz he was a stud on the freshman team one year ago that he should start on varsity. well aint gonna happen.it is hard to start at tb as a soph even on a rebuildin team. he had a chance to prove himself and he hasnt been able 2. not saying that he cant , just sayin he hasnt. he was sleeping AFTER he was allowed back on the team when all the other boys ran sprints in the hot heat and could LISTEN 2 coach. momma has already tried 2 send this on 3 different levels 2 get ferg in trouble. the sro, principal, and school board cleared him of no wrong-doing. so now she wants 2 go 2 the media and look like a bigger fool than she already looks. now here is the odd part. pico gets to be in homecoming court. anybody else walks out proudly in their uniform . but not pico, he is already given a 2nd chance, but he chooses 2 wear a tux and NOT dress out with his teammates? but yet, ferg is wrong to boot him off 4 that? what other coach lets 1 of his players get by with not dressin out for homecoming? sorry, but that aint puttin ur team first and that is pico's whole problem. he is playin as an individual and not as a TEAM. then he yelps about ferg being quick 2 kick a kid off? that shows how ignorant the whole thing is. he burned his bridge real fast. i dont know any other coach that wouldnt have dun the same thing if a kid that u tried to give a second chance 2 wasnt listenin 2 u. he didnt abuse pico and he didnt assault him. momma is doin what she has been good at all her life, make excuses 4 her kid instead of disciplining him. but then what coach lets a kid get back on after kicking them off? what about daryl smith. he let him come back and daryl didnt live up 2 what was asked of him 2 be back on the team. how many chances r u supposed 2 get?

 

what makes me so mad is that sum of the others r jumpin on the race train 2. ther isnt any-1 that ferg hasnt tried 2 help straighten out his life than cord cowan and his momma knows it. she should be ashamed 2 be involved. cord is good enough 2 play in college, but who wants 2 touch him now? dont u guys know u just ruined any chance u have of playin at the next level? u goin 2 be labeled as trouble. let pico stand alone. go about ur business and get the focus back on the game.

 

2 all the boys still playin 4 the pats, i hope u go out friday and win this game 4 this team so everyone really knows who was causin u 2 lose.

[gomabsilk]

2 make sure u aint sleepin?

 

 

 

Were you out there the day the alleged assault took place?

If not, I don't think you should say what happend on that day in August. It seems strange to me that numerous players would say it got out of hand that day, if it didn't. I wouldn't think everyone would be making that up. Also, if a guy looks as if he is falling asleep after running 12 windsprints(this is not normal) in 90 degree weather...the common sense thing would be to make sure the kid is ok, not to go and jerk him up. Also, I just don't know why a witness that you are saying is making up the assault case would be willing to put their name out there in the media if they are making false accusations.

 

As for whether this is a racial thing, that is probably yet to be determined...But it does look strange to outsiders if the majority, if not all of the kids being kicked off the team are blk even when you hear of wht kids gettin in trouble also.

[beethoven]

Thats what happens when your losing....when you lose to Siegal.

[Croach]

It all seems pretty wierd to me. I'm just afraid I know how this saga usually turn out.

[Croach]

It all seems pretty wierd to me. I'm just afraid I know how this saga usually turn out.

[riddlers]

Were you out there the day the alleged assault took place?

If not, I don't think you should say what happend on that day in August. It seems strange to me that numerous players would say it got out of hand that day, if it didn't. I wouldn't think everyone would be making that up. Also, if a guy looks as if he is falling asleep after running 12 windsprints(this is not normal) in 90 degree weather...the common sense thing would be to make sure the kid is ok, not to go and jerk him up. Also, I just don't know why a witness that you are saying is making up the assault case would be willing to put their name out there in the media if they are making false accusations.

 

As for whether this is a racial thing, that is probably yet to be determined...But it does look strange to outsiders if the majority, if not all of the kids being kicked off the team are blk even when you hear of wht kids gettin in trouble also.

i don't know who's right or wrong here but i think if my son experienced abuse at the hands of a coach he would not be back playing for said coach. furthermore if i witnessed a coach abusing a player on my kid's team then he would not be back either. life is a little bit more important than football.

i don't think i would have waited until he got kicked off the team for something else before i waged a war at that coach.

Edited September 21, 2005 by riddlers

[jabbo]

Regardless of what actually happened or didn't happen, I hate it for the players. They need to have Lincoln County on their minds...not all this crap.

 

I hope the Patriots play their best game of the season this Friday night.

[Thesportsreporters]

i can't stand it when the faculty stands behind someone because he is a "good guy"

[Thesportsreporters]

i can't stand it when the faculty stands behind someone because he is a "good guy"

 

 

and what I mean is that people act like a coach, who is always going to put up a "good guy" character in front of faculty & parents, can not do anything wrong. I don't think this is an act out of a player's parents getting mad because he does not start. but i know everyone of you would take action on a coach if your son or daughter made a very bad complaint about them(the coach). even if you found out later it was a lie, you would have done the right thing by investigating it. the faculty seems too careless of this situation. i think it will haunt them and then they will see how much a "good guy" this guy is.

[2priceless]

I really think that oland has covered most of the basics on this , but I would like to point out a few things.

First of all my son played for Coach Ferguson. Never did he exhibit any of the things that he is being accused of at any time....whether in wins or in losses. I have attended many scrimmages, football games, and practices in that time frame. In fact I have missed exactly ONE game and ONE scrimmage in the 10 yrs that Coach Ferg has been on staff. In fact, he is one of the reasons that I still support football at Oakland High School. So I feel like I can effectively ascertain the character of one Coach Ferguson. Coach Ferg is probably the most positive man I have ever known. He always has a kind word and an open door policy . In fact, maybe that may be his downfall....he cares too much for the players???

 

1. Pico made his choice to play on this team. He asked for a second chance when he was removed , and he got that chance. If Ferg was SO brutal on him that day in August, why was he STILL on the team on Sept 16th? If he was so scarred and scared, he should NEVER have been able to go back. And if other players felt that excessive forse was used........they would have quit that day out of fear that the same would happen to them. Surely someone should have seen that racial, abusive personality...so why did he still have kids playing on the team? And how can a lady in an Expedition in the end zone outside of a chain link fence clearly see what is going down at the far end of the practice field anyway? And can she show me where she tool Pico to the Dr that day in August you know when his eyes were rolling back in his head? I would like to see the PROOF. If she was so bothered about his health, then she would have rushed him to the ER, right?? so does she have the documented proof ?

 

2. If Pico was so dedicated to this team, he would have chosen to dress in his football uniform to escort the young lady at Homecoming. I have seen tons of players participate in Homecoming in their uniform. He CHOSE otherwise. A bit suspicious as to why this went to the news after he was booted and not before that time frame. I mean the so-called incident was in August. Because of the score...I think he should have known he would get some playing time in that game.

 

3. Ferg has been cleared by three separate bodies of power. I repeat THREE. That means NOT GUILTY.

 

4. If he has a history of abuse and cruelty, why has no one challenged him about it before? This is his tenth year at OHS. Surely...he would have flipped out sometime in that time span if this were something in his nature.

 

5. About Cord, he attended basically no practices this summer. Ferg was getting ready to kick him off the team because that violated the team rules. His Mother came to Ferg and explained a "situation" and asked him to keep Cord on the team. He complied because he cares about Cord. Now if he is the racist that you are implying and quick to kick kids off.....wouldn't he have used that opportunity and breaking of the rules to rid the team of Cord?

 

To sum up......I hate that all of this has gone down. I always enjoyed watching Pico play. I think he has gotten caught up in this by an over-zealous mother who has gotten others to try to ride shot-gun with her. The folk being hurt are the players on the team. That is what is so sad...and if we were 5-0 right now......how much do you want to bet that Pico's mom would never have said a word?

 

and what I mean is that people act like a coach, who is always going to put up a "good guy" character in front of faculty & parents, can not do anything wrong. I don't think this is an act out of a player's parents getting mad because he does not start. but i know everyone of you would take action on a coach if your son or daughter made a very bad complaint about them(the coach). even if you found out later it was a lie, you would have done the right thing by investigating it. the faculty seems too careless of this situation. i think it will haunt them and then they will see how much a "good guy" this guy is.

But look at the timing!!!! Why wasn't this addressed in August?

Edited September 21, 2005 by 2priceless