Sycamore Middle Coaching: A Disgrace to Young Men

[Gtowner]

Tonight, I watched the poorest example of sportsmanship by a "leader" of young men i have ever witnessed. Westmoreland Middle was up on Sycamore 24-0 at halftime. Sycamore's head coach requested to forgo the second half, however, the Westmoreland staff did not agree due to an opportunity to play the younger kids. This coach had his offense kneel on every play in the second half. Its bad enough to tell 12 and 13 year old boys to go out on the field and quit, but what happened next was inexcusable. At the end of the game, the teams lined up to shake hands, when the Sycamore coach yelled for his team to return to the sideline and turned his back to the Westmoreland team. Refusing to allow his young men the opportunity to display sportsmanship. This man is a disgrace to the sport but moreover a disgrace to the young men he represents. The TSSAA does its best to promote sportsmanship with pregame meetings and announcements to the fans to conduct themselves in a positive manner. I truly hope TSSAA takes notice of this disgusting display of disrespect and takes action to eliminate the possibility of this coach using this platform to promote malice in the future. 

[TheCommissioner]

26 minutes ago, Gtowner said:

Tonight, I watched the poorest example of sportsmanship by a "leader" of young men i have ever witnessed. Westmoreland Middle was up on Sycamore 24-0 at halftime. Sycamore's head coach requested to forgo the second half, however, the Westmoreland staff did not agree due to an opportunity to play the younger kids. This coach had his offense kneel on every play in the second half. Its bad enough to tell 12 and 13 year old boys to go out on the field and quit, but what happened next was inexcusable. At the end of the game, the teams lined up to shake hands, when the Sycamore coach yelled for his team to return to the sideline and turned his back to the Westmoreland team. Refusing to allow his young men the opportunity to display sportsmanship. This man is a disgrace to the sport but moreover a disgrace to the young men he represents. The TSSAA does its best to promote sportsmanship with pregame meetings and announcements to the fans to conduct themselves in a positive manner. I truly hope TSSAA takes notice of this disgusting display of disrespect and takes action to eliminate the possibility of this coach using this platform to promote malice in the future. 

@brian2000 @JacketLover

@LEON @eers @Fryinpan66

[H2Oman]

Did Sycamore have a bunch of injuries and didn’t want anyone else to get hurt? Got to be something else to this story.

[TheCommissioner]

9 minutes ago, H2Oman said:

Did Sycamore have a bunch of injuries and didn’t want anyone else to get hurt? Got to be something else to this story.

Something sounds unusual here

[Mr. Postman1]

I was cooking burgers at the concession stand so I didnt have time to see the game. Huge crowd for our homecoming! However, heard threw the grapevine the coach said we was hitting them too hard! Wow! Hats off to our middle school coach Jamie Akins for putting a great product on the field. Undefeated and his kids play the game the way it should be played. Proud to say hes part of the class of 1996. Back in the days when we layed the wood the way football is supposed to be played!

Edited September 24, 2021 by Mr. Postman1

[brian2000]

1 hour ago, TheCommissioner said:

@brian2000 @JacketLover

@LEON @eers @Fryinpan66

Ouch

[tradertwo]

2 hours ago, Gtowner said:

Tonight, I watched the poorest example of sportsmanship by a "leader" of young men i have ever witnessed. Westmoreland Middle was up on Sycamore 24-0 at halftime. Sycamore's head coach requested to forgo the second half, however, the Westmoreland staff did not agree due to an opportunity to play the younger kids. This coach had his offense kneel on every play in the second half. Its bad enough to tell 12 and 13 year old boys to go out on the field and quit, but what happened next was inexcusable. At the end of the game, the teams lined up to shake hands, when the Sycamore coach yelled for his team to return to the sideline and turned his back to the Westmoreland team. Refusing to allow his young men the opportunity to display sportsmanship. This man is a disgrace to the sport but moreover a disgrace to the young men he represents. The TSSAA does its best to promote sportsmanship with pregame meetings and announcements to the fans to conduct themselves in a positive manner. I truly hope TSSAA takes notice of this disgusting display of disrespect and takes action to eliminate the possibility of this coach using this platform to promote malice in the future. 

Not a TSSAA problem. Whomever he answers directly to, (coach/Principal) and ultimately the Director of Schools needs to investigate. If I had a kid playing for this guy, someone would find out why this took place. It's not about a ballgame...it's about setting an example.

[TheTruthPrevails]

1 hour ago, Mr. Postman1 said:

I was cooking burgers at the concession stand so I didnt have time to see the game. Huge crowd for our homecoming! However, heard threw the grapevine the coach said we was hitting them too hard! Wow! Hats off to our middle school coach Jamie Akins for putting a great product on the field. Undefeated and his kids play the game the way it should be played. Proud to say hes part of the class of 1996. Back in the days when we layed the wood the way football is supposed to be 

At least the middle school is successful 

[Fryinpan66]

I’ll have to ask Heritage’s Middle School HC about this. Absolutely disgusting! 

[MondaymornQB]

11 hours ago, Gtowner said:

Tonight, I watched the poorest example of sportsmanship by a "leader" of young men i have ever witnessed. Westmoreland Middle was up on Sycamore 24-0 at halftime. Sycamore's head coach requested to forgo the second half, however, the Westmoreland staff did not agree due to an opportunity to play the younger kids. This coach had his offense kneel on every play in the second half. Its bad enough to tell 12 and 13 year old boys to go out on the field and quit, but what happened next was inexcusable. At the end of the game, the teams lined up to shake hands, when the Sycamore coach yelled for his team to return to the sideline and turned his back to the Westmoreland team. Refusing to allow his young men the opportunity to display sportsmanship. This man is a disgrace to the sport but moreover a disgrace to the young men he represents. The TSSAA does its best to promote sportsmanship with pregame meetings and announcements to the fans to conduct themselves in a positive manner. I truly hope TSSAA takes notice of this disgusting display of disrespect and takes action to eliminate the possibility of this coach using this platform to promote malice in the future. 

Wow...I am sure there is more to the story but this doesn't sound good

[BoardHater71]

Dan Fouts called this a "brilliant" offense in The Waterboy.  

[vandyfan1]

12 hours ago, Gtowner said:

Tonight, I watched the poorest example of sportsmanship by a "leader" of young men i have ever witnessed. Westmoreland Middle was up on Sycamore 24-0 at halftime. Sycamore's head coach requested to forgo the second half, however, the Westmoreland staff did not agree due to an opportunity to play the younger kids. This coach had his offense kneel on every play in the second half. Its bad enough to tell 12 and 13 year old boys to go out on the field and quit, but what happened next was inexcusable. At the end of the game, the teams lined up to shake hands, when the Sycamore coach yelled for his team to return to the sideline and turned his back to the Westmoreland team. Refusing to allow his young men the opportunity to display sportsmanship. This man is a disgrace to the sport but moreover a disgrace to the young men he represents. The TSSAA does its best to promote sportsmanship with pregame meetings and announcements to the fans to conduct themselves in a positive manner. I truly hope TSSAA takes notice of this disgusting display of disrespect and takes action to eliminate the possibility of this coach using this platform to promote malice in the future. 

What was the final score?

I know what I would have done if the opposing coach did this!