Boone vs. Crockett - The Musket Bowl

[formerblazer]

1 hour ago, WBNC83 said:

Did anyone catch the live steam GS did last night via his social media accounts? He encouraged kids to transfer to DB, even going as far as telling anyone interested in transferring to contact him and he could get them some housing in Kingsport. So I won't be surprised if we see a couple of Crockett players in maroon and grey next year.

If he said that on the live stream and anyone from Crockett actually did transfer to DB, pretty open and shut about recruiting for a school if said student played football.  

[BlueDevil58]

6 hours ago, formerblazer said:

If he said that on the live stream and anyone from Crockett actually did transfer to DB, pretty open and shut about recruiting for a school if said student played football.  

Yep.

Once again, the guy openly committed a serious rules violation that could actually get D-B in trouble, even though the TSSAA is lousy about actually enforcing this.

https://tssaa.org/wp-content/uploads/handbook.pdf

Go to page 17 for the recruiting rule explanation and examples of what is and is not legal.

Section 17.

Athletic recruiting is prohibited. Athletic recruiting is the use of influence on a student or the parents or guardians of a student, by any person(s) directly or indirectly associated with the school, to secure or retain a student for athletic purposes. In the event that there is a violation of this rule, there shall be a penalty against the school, and the student(s) who was the subject of the violation shall be ineligible for a minimum of one year.

 

The penalty and any additional period of ineligibility beyond the one-year minimum will be determined by the Executive Director based on a consideration of the number of violations involved, the number of student-athletes involved, the nature of the violation(s), the individual(s) responsible for the violation(s), and the extent to which the violation may have been knowing, deliberate, or in reckless disregard of the provisions of this rule and thecommentary that accompanies this rule.

[blazer1set]

18 minutes ago, BlueDevil58 said:

Yep.

Once again, the guy openly committed a serious rules violation that could actually get D-B in trouble, even though the TSSAA is lousy about actually enforcing this.

https://tssaa.org/wp-content/uploads/handbook.pdf

Go to page 17 for the recruiting rule explanation and examples of what is and is not legal.

Section 17.

Athletic recruiting is prohibited. Athletic recruiting is the use of influence on a student or the parents or guardians of a student, by any person(s) directly or indirectly associated with the school, to secure or retain a student for athletic purposes. In the event that there is a violation of this rule, there shall be a penalty against the school, and the student(s) who was the subject of the violation shall be ineligible for a minimum of one year.

 

The penalty and any additional period of ineligibility beyond the one-year minimum will be determined by the Executive Director based on a consideration of the number of violations involved, the number of student-athletes involved, the nature of the violation(s), the individual(s) responsible for the violation(s), and the extent to which the violation may have been knowing, deliberate, or in reckless disregard of the provisions of this rule and thecommentary that accompanies this rule.

DB should not get into any trouble for this because Sensabaugh is acting on his own without any consent or connection to DB.     Not saying DB won't get slapped, but they shouldn't.     Now if DB put Sensabaugh up to doing this (which they DID NOT) then that's a different story....

[BlueDevil58]

36 minutes ago, blazer1set said:

DB should not get into any trouble for this because Sensabaugh is acting on his own without any consent or connection to DB.     Not saying DB won't get slapped, but they shouldn't.     Now if DB put Sensabaugh up to doing this (which they DID NOT) then that's a different story....

That's what they'll say, but there have been allegations of D-B recruiting under the table for years.  In any given year, they have a bunch of kids on their roster who are zoned for Volunteer and the Sullivan Co. schools.  When Volunteer gets a stud, I know for a fact that he gets D-B boosters in his ear trying to lure him over there.  They used to get a fair amount from Science Hill and even the Boone area, as well.

I highly doubt that Graham Clark put GS up to this at all, but the rule does say that it's illegal for "any person(s) directly or indirectly related to the school" to recruit.  GS is a D-B alum, former D-B assistant coach, and a big time booster who's given them sizeable donations over the years.  He may even wind up back on the staff at D-B as a volunteer next year.

It wouldn't be hard to make a case that he's "indirectly associated" with the school and program as a rogue booster, especially after he put this out there and is on video explicitly telling Crockett kids that he'll magically secure housing for them if they want to transfer to D-B.  In fact, if I were the Crockett AD that GS threw under the bus and accused of dealing drugs, I'd save the video and go directly to the TSSAA with it.

Edited October 23, 2017 by BlueDevil58

[WBNC83]

You'd think he'd know the rules. What he was doing last night was actively recruiting some of his players to another school. And the biggest thing for me was him saying he'd secure housing for them to make the transfer process possible. That's a big no-no/red flag.

[WaCoJaCo]

15 hours ago, WBNC83 said:

Did anyone catch the live steam GS did last night via his social media accounts? He encouraged kids to transfer to DB, even going as far as telling anyone interested in transferring to contact him and he could get them some housing in Kingsport. So I won't be surprised if we see a couple of Crockett players in maroon and grey next year.

No players are going to transfer to DB. If they go anywhere it will be to Science Hill. You folks are getting your pant*** in a wad over nothing. You're talking about an entire family moving to another town so their son can (most likely) sit on the bench for one year. I don't see it happening. Do yourselves a favor and don't sit and stare at GS's Facebook page every single night.  I think BlueDevil58 is a X-girlfriend.

[WBNC83]

3 hours ago, WaCoJaCo said:

No players are going to transfer to DB. If they go anywhere it will be to Science Hill. You folks are getting your pant*** in a wad over nothing. You're talking about an entire family moving to another town so their son can (most likely) sit on the bench for one year. I don't see it happening. Do yourselves a favor and don't sit and stare at GS's Facebook page every single night.  I think BlueDevil58 is a X-girlfriend.

Why do you think they'd transfer to SH? GS specifically encouraged players that wanted to transfer to go to DB. He made no mention of SH or being able to secure housing in Johnson City. 

The players in question are the Kollie brothers. One is a freshman. The other is a junior, I believe. They play RB. SH is stacked at that position. All 4 of SH's RB's will be back next year. I'm assuming DB has just as much talented depth at the position.