2up2downNole said:

The lower classification should just play anyways no matter what happens with this. They can't afford to have a delay, it will wreck their winter sports, the football players make up the basketball, wrestling and indoor track teams. Most schools can't field the other teams without the football players. Doesn't affect them one way so, who cares what is going on in NoVa. I still don't understand the fussing over a private school playing with the public schools. Just about every other state has multi private schools competiting against the publics. Va is just late to the party, but no need to get panties all in a wad. As long as the kids live in the school district it doesn't matter where they came from. Nobody is commuting from New York to Lynchburg so that has nothing to do with any of it. Things most be much different in NoVa and the tidewater with non moving transfers. Mass majority of the rest of the state doesn't even have those options or even concerns. But the local school system should never be allowed to conduct the final says investigation and never has before. The vhsl always conducts the deciding investigation. If these other past coaches got away with it, it is because nobody ever reported them to the vhsl. The vhsl doesn't go out actively looking for any of this, it has to be reported to them from a member institution. But it falls on the head coach and AD, they are responsible for the master eligibility list for their teams, it is their job to verify residency. If all the players live in the school district then there is no need for concern. But if they don't, then they are 365'd until that year is up. Only way around that would be open enrollment, but that only works if you live inside the county or city of that school system, can't come from different counties and cities and commute. It's where you lay your head at night 3 days a week. Not where you get mail or say you live. Should be pretty open and closed, they either all live in the district or they don't and then it is simple. But, it wasn't the vhsl that seeked hayfield out. Somebody in your own house turned it in or a neighboring school. That's the only way vhsl ever catches wind. What will be interesting is what attorney's in other parts of the state do, could see some lawsuits from other parts field against Hatfield. Definitely getting my popcorn out, but more than like won't be 💩.

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Fairlawncat said:

From the Phoebus Neighborhood/District in Hampton, VA, "we heard the same thing a couple of years ago and we don't believe you."

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WP02alum said:

Um Graham voted on it, and it’s rings

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DinwiddieProud said:

How about this novel idea? How about we pray that that the outcome sets the example that violating rules that you agreed to abide by carries consequences?

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BleedingNavy said:

I totally agree with you on LCA and have expressed the lack of backbone displayed by the participating schools. I am firmly against any type of open enrollment, non custodial, permanent transfers and anything else deemed illegal by our current VHSL guidelines.

Again, read the injunction. It's signed by one parent. No other co-signers. It references the law suit (two different things) as evidence. I was simply using the example of financial loss to prove the justification of an injunction which I don't believe is relevant in this case.

Please take minute and contemplate this. If the Court rules against the member schools then it will make the VHSL irrelevant. This will create a version of the wild West thus giving each child the ability to play anywhere they want without consequences. I ask you again, is this what you want?

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Bucktown434 said:

Please explain how would it wreck hs sports in more ways to come when Jerry Falwell literally did the same thing with his legal team against the VSHL 🤔? When they allowed a blatant private school join a public league, and not only join but dictate what Classification they would play in (3A) while bringing in a 4⭐️ high RB from New York. That my friend was the day the VHSL lost all it's accreditation and fair market value. So stop it. Until mass corruption is alleviated in totality, I don't want to hear it. And trust me. They wouldn't file that injunction is there wasn't tangible and validated supported evidence and documentation to win.

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BleedingNavy said:

@Bucktown434, you assume a lot and are terribly wrong. I always rely on and argue legality/ policy. Please do your research. I responded solely based on the fact that a father had filed damages in excess of 1.3 million. In order to win that type of judgement he would have to prove Hayfield brought in that kind of money at the gate or his sons are losing contracted revenue. Let's just play the game and pretend the children are contracted through an NIL. The father would then have show how they lost 1.3 million. Thus the statement they must have big NIL deals in NOVA. What two high school athletes make 1.3 million? Not to mention ones who are under diverse financial hardship as noted in the injunction. It's one big contradiction.

Now I do care about hs sports and to be perfectly honest, if a court rules against the VHSL it will wreck hs sports in more ways than one. I guess that's what you and others with the same mindset desire. Please be careful what wish for. 80% of the athletic funding comes from the private donors you hate so much.

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