Rhea Co. @ Powell Round 2

[SweetScience]

Lol what in the world. It looks like they even had the red carpet laid out for him in front of ‘em where he slid. WTF Smdh haha 

[osunut2]

9 hours ago, chsbobcat09 said:

That’s the thing, its saying multiple schools. There’s definitely something to it, like I said all it takes is for a player to say Coach X talked to me after X game and Powell is screwed. Then it’s  not He said he said anymore. 

I don't have any inside information, so this is a bit of a devil's advocate take. Why would a coaching staff, who already had to forfeit 6 wins the previous year, openly recruit kids postgame (in broad daylight/nightlight)? That doesn't make a lot of sense, on the surface. It seems like you'd have to be really arrogant, or really stupid, to do something so blatant even with all of the recruiting that currently goes on. And maybe Lowe (and his staff) is that arrogant and/or stupid. But I'll let TSSAA decide how to handle these allegations.

We all know that Lowe has gotten his fair share of OOZ players, right, wrong, or indifferent. Combined with his persona, I'd say there are at least a few coaches with an ax to grind.

I think I'm pretty level-headed on the T, but I'm not exactly sure that TSSAA will do anything in this situation, unless there is some pretty damning evidence presented. Without that, you're just looking at a lot of he said-he said. If it hadn't been for the situation with the ineligible RB last year, we probably wouldn't even be hearing about this.

The Powell AD publicly came out yesterday and is backing his coaches, FWIW. We'll see what happens. Friday night could be a beat down in the wake of all of this. Same thing happened vs. West last year, which immediately followed the forfeiture of those 6 wins.

Edited November 14, 2019 by osunut2

[Rerun92]

yeah,  I'm not sure it's worth much at this point.  They got caught once, and now multiple schools say they're breaking the rules again?  Hard to believe Powell at this point.

[JohnnyUtah]

27 minutes ago, osunut2 said:

I don't have any inside information, so this is a bit of a devil's advocate take. Why would a coaching staff, who already had to forfeit 6 wins the previous year, openly recruit kids postgame (in broad daylight/nightlight)? That doesn't make a lot of sense, on the surface. It seems like you'd have to be really arrogant, or really stupid, to do something so blatant even with all of the recruiting that currently goes on. And maybe Lowe (and his staff) is that arrogant and/or stupid. But I'll let TSSAA decide how to handle these allegations.

We all know that Lowe has gotten his fair share of OOZ players, right, wrong, or indifferent. Combined with his persona, I'd say there are at least a few coaches with an ax to grind.

I think I'm pretty level-headed on the T, but I'm not exactly sure that TSSAA will do anything in this situation, unless there is some pretty damning evidence presented. Without that, you're just looking at a lot of he said-he said. If it hadn't been for the situation with the ineligible RB last year, we probably wouldn't even be hearing about this.

The Powell AD publicly came out yesterday and is backing his coaches, FWIW. We'll see what happens. Friday night could be a beat down in the wake of all of this. Same thing happened vs. West last year, which immediately followed the forfeiture of those 6 wins.

Nothing will happen right now due to the playoffs but I'd say in the off season is when you'll see the sanctions by TSSAA or a resignation. We as a community knew bringing him back we would operate in the gray area so anyone who pays attention should not be surprised with the quick turnaround. I expect Matt to have them ready to take it out on Rhea Co. but feel it'll be too much of a distraction moving into next week or beyond. 

[57eagle]

2 minutes ago, JohnnyUtah said:

Nothing will happen right now due to the playoffs but I'd say in the off season is when you'll see the sanctions by TSSAA or a resignation. We as a community knew bringing him back we would operate in the gray area so anyone who pays attention should not be surprised with the quick turnaround. I expect Matt to have them ready to take it out on Rhea Co. but feel it'll be too much of a distraction moving into next week or beyond. 

They may very well "take it out" on Rhea County but our young men will be able to look in the mirror the next morning. You may cheat yourself to a few wins here and there but the day of reckoning always seems to come. If the Eagles miraculously win this game they will have done it the right way and not "if you are not cheating you ain't trying"     GO EAGLES!

Edited November 14, 2019 by 57eagle
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[KnoxPhoto]

56 minutes ago, osunut2 said:

I don't have any inside information, so this is a bit of a devil's advocate take. Why would a coaching staff, who already had to forfeit 6 wins the previous year, openly recruit kids postgame (in broad daylight/nightlight)? That doesn't make a lot of sense, on the surface. It seems like you'd have to be really arrogant, or really stupid, to do something so blatant even with all of the recruiting that currently goes on. And maybe Lowe (and his staff) is that arrogant and/or stupid. But I'll let TSSAA decide how to handle these allegations.

We all know that Lowe has gotten his fair share of OOZ players, right, wrong, or indifferent. Combined with his persona, I'd say there are at least a few coaches with an ax to grind.

I think I'm pretty level-headed on the T, but I'm not exactly sure that TSSAA will do anything in this situation, unless there is some pretty damning evidence presented. Without that, you're just looking at a lot of he said-he said. If it hadn't been for the situation with the ineligible RB last year, we probably wouldn't even be hearing about this.

The Powell AD publicly came out yesterday and is backing his coaches, FWIW. We'll see what happens. Friday night could be a beat down in the wake of all of this. Same thing happened vs. West last year, which immediately followed the forfeiture of those 6 wins.

I’m with you on multiple points here. 

[Rerun92]

10 minutes ago, 57eagle said:

They may very well "take it out" on Rhea County but our young men will be able to look in the mirror the next morning. You may cheat yourself to a few wins here and there but the day of reckoning always seems to come. If the Eagles miraculously win this game they will have done it the right way and not "if you are not cheating you ain't trying"     GO EAGLES!

Here's the thing that people forget about high school sports.  The Powell kids aren't cheating.  If anyone is cheating it's adults.  So the Powell kids will "be able to look in the mirror the next morning" too.  Hold off on your righteous indignation...

[oridgecat]

Just curious.  What is a guthook?  Great screen name. 

If I'm not mistaken, wasn't it Bear Bryant that said, "If you Ain't Cheatin', you ain't trying"?  Some say Alabama invented cheating and Ky basketball perfected it.  Lol

[KnoxPhoto]

18 minutes ago, guthook said:

Here's the thing that people forget about high school sports.  The Powell kids aren't cheating.  If anyone is cheating it's adults.  So the Powell kids will "be able to look in the mirror the next morning" too.  Hold off on your righteous indignation...

Yes! Couldn’t agree more. Ultimately, the young men haven’t done anything wrong. The sad part is it really only hurts them in the long run. People forget that as well. 

Edited November 14, 2019 by KnoxPhoto

[57eagle]

11 minutes ago, guthook said:

Here's the thing that people forget about high school sports.  The Powell kids aren't cheating.  If anyone is cheating it's adults.  So the Powell kids will "be able to look in the mirror the next morning" too.  Hold off on your righteous indignation...

HERE'S THE THING..........Powell kids know if there are team mates that don't belong on the team. Sure, they are not responsible for it but they are going to suffer all the same. What about the honest player that loses his starting position because they brought in a ringer? 

[KnoxVil]

18 minutes ago, guthook said:

Here's the thing that people forget about high school sports.  The Powell kids aren't cheating.  If anyone is cheating it's adults.  So the Powell kids will "be able to look in the mirror the next morning" too.  Hold off on your righteous indignation...

This I am in 100% agreement with. I feel bad for those kids. The kids themselves have done nothing wrong. The adults in this matter are ridiculous! 

[Rerun92]

3 minutes ago, 57eagle said:

HERE'S THE THING..........Powell kids know if there are team mates that don't belong on the team. Sure, they are not responsible for it but they are going to suffer all the same. What about the honest player that loses his starting position because they brought in a ringer? 

Wrong.  They don't know.  Legal transfers happen all the time.  Those kids can live in another zone and play a different school.  The transfer isn't illegal.  The recruiting is.