Fayetteville to forfeit 6 wins

[Southtowner]

3 hours ago, 93grad said:

The TSSAA lawyer filed a motion and set it today. They had to go to Marshall County to argue because that was Judge’s scheduled court for today.

Keep us updated.  Thanks.

[mrbigster]

44 minutes ago, Southtowner said:

Keep us updated.  Thanks.

Heard the same thing.Heard they not getting in.

[Southtowner]

19 minutes ago, mrbigster said:

Heard the same thing.Heard they not getting in.

I haven't heard anything.   That's why I asked keep us dated.  

[LetMeHearYA]

They went through the motions and then both dropped the litigation before it was ruled on and they agreed to meet in front of the board of control on Tuesday. Wow.

https://www.tennessean.com/story/sports/high-school/2019/11/01/tennessee-high-school-football-tssaa-fayetteville-end-litigation/4127300002/

[Southtowner]

1 hour ago, LetMeHearYA said:

They went through the motions and then both dropped the litigation before it was ruled on and they agreed to meet in front of the board of control on Tuesday. Wow.

https://www.tennessean.com/story/sports/high-school/2019/11/01/tennessee-high-school-football-tssaa-fayetteville-end-litigation/4127300002/

Wow.

[Mustang1969]

10 minutes ago, justagoodoleboy said:

Where is ol guard puller?! Def want to hear his no doubter case all over again.. Just needling and don’t mean any harm I promise.. he is obviously 18 times smarter than me... but in all seriousness how is it nobody has brought up the kid in question here also skipping out on his alternative school punishment for being caught with a left handed cig at previous school and nothing ever more coming of it? Not gossiping here at all, these are facts known at previous school by coaches and admin.   Just not sure how those KEY adults at FC have been shouting from the roof tops on how they were going to win this legal smegal matter and then run it up in the post season... seems like a private chambers talk with the local judge changed that tune faster than hiccups.. 

Well well well

[tradertwo]

Still don't think this goes well for the appeal... I can't see GM reversing the prior decision without investigating the complaint, and finding clear reasoning to do so. If there's one person in the association that would put much thought into this, I'd say that he'd be the guy.

[93grad]

Sorry guys..heard a few things but im not going down that "i heard" road again.  Im hoping things go our way.  btw we won and pulled starters early again...GO TIGERS!

[Vandychris]

Did anyone actually read todays article in the Tennessean about the litigation being dropped and holding the appeal on Tuesday. Fayetteville isnt appealing the eligibility. They are appealing on the grounds of authority of the decision maker. Isnt that sort of an admission that they know the kid is actually ineligible? 

[Lead]

1 minute ago, Vandychris said:

Did anyone actually read todays article in the Tennessean about the litigation being dropped and holding the appeal on Tuesday. Fayetteville isnt appealing the eligibility. They are appealing on the grounds of authority of the decision maker. Isnt that sort of an admission that they know the kid is actually ineligible? 

No not really considering that the initial decision from the T$$AA was that he was eligible.  If the acting director has no authority to make that decision then they have a good case. If he does...then I guess they are SOL.

[Vandychris]

"Fayetteville's complaint to the Lincoln County chancery court included that the TSSAA's constitution and bylaws include "numerous provisions that require the TSSAA executive director to perform certain duties including the initiation of investigation, notification to the school that it is being investigated, evidence-gathering, conduction hearing and determination of whether a violation has occurred, and, if so, what penalties should be imposed."

The complaint stated that there is no provision by which Childress may delegate his duties."


Appealing his authority and not his eligibility. They know he does not live within the bus route of Fayetteville City High School and thus is ineligible. They just dont think the assistant  has any authority to make this ruling.

[Mustang1969]

Isn’t there also a provision that states that the student athlete must be in good standing with the school they transferred from? If the poster above has good information that he transferred before attending alternative school would that not make him automatically ineligible? New information, new complaint.