VHSL director of communications Mike McCall clarified to the Times-Dispatch on Saturday that the league's sanctions are a "recommendation." I'm just saying, folks, better not count this as a done deal.
STICK A FORK IN THEM
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The two things that disgust me the most about situations like this are the example it sets, and the true lifelong resident kids that get cheated out of playing time or even playing.
Nobody can claim that the ends justify the means. I don’t want to hear any excuse, because there are none.
Cheating breaks every rule there is. Whether you are a Godly person or not, EVERY adult has an obligation to set a good example for young people. If your ego, your desire for self promotion, causes you to put this one obligation second to fulfilling your own selfish interest, then you are the lowest form of life.
And what about the kid that has limited talent, but loves the game enough to play every season since rec league? And what about his mother and father, and his grand parents that support him beyond measure? Then a coach comes along and coaxes players that don’t rightfully belong in the school district to come in and take playing opportunities away from that kid? That coach, and everybody that had authority for him are nothing less than the scum of the earth to me.
VHSL recommendation be damned. Fairfax County School System needs to drop the hammer on the entire lot of lowlifes that allowed this to take place.
"Recommendation" to who? If it was just a "Recommendation" then why is there a need to appeal until an actual decision has been handed down? This situation, if handled properly, could have been decided long before now. However, whoever greenlighted the original sham investigation in the FCPS just muddied the water instead of designing a true independent investigation of facts to resolve the matter. Whoever has true oversight for the FCPS Board and administrators should likely be asking, maybe even long before now, some very specific, and likely uncomfortable, questions of the parties involved.
From my understanding it is a recommendation from VHSL to FCPS and the Class 6 Region C principals and ADs (all of whom are FCPS schools). FCPS has already conducted their investigation and concluded no wrong doing. I would not be surprised at all if nothing comes of this and Hayfield meets Oscar Smith in the state championship game December 14th.
I guess that would be a jury of one's peers but, extremely unlikely to be an impartial one. I am also guessing that unless the VHSL shares its findings with FCPS it is unlikely those findings would be subject to FOIA and maybe not even then. It will be interesting to see the odor, if any, that will emanate from the final resolution.
They got what they deserve straight up. No debate, build a super team, displace the existing players, ruin the school you left and be so tone deaf your social media bravado is #hayfieldby50 slaughtering the downtrodden local teams. It’s not the action for me, it’s the brazen outright bragging about it that makes me have no empathy. It’s indefensible!
I agree 100%.
With respect to the post above:
I see no “clarification” anywhere. I think that is erroneous information.
There is an appeal hearing tomorrow at 2:00 pm. There would be no appeal hearing for a “recommendation”.
There are a lot of eyes on this thing now and some that the various involved parties are likely unaware of at present. They will likely do themselves much more harm than good IF they try to cut corners again like they did with the initial investigation.
VHSL appeals committee to determine Hayfield football's fate over next two days
Over the next 48 hours, an appeals committee for the Virginia High School League will review and make its decision regarding whether Hayfield High School is eligible for the postseason
One question, does anybody know who the members of the appeals committee are and, if so, has that information been made public any where?
I also agree with OCBoy that this is already a disaster or, maybe more aptly, a bad joke. One group does an "investigation" and fully exonerates while a second group does an "investigation" and recommends a 2 year post season ban. Now they want a third group to call balls and strikes and decide the outcome? The disparity in the findings between the first two groups makes this far more than a difference of opinion to be resolved by an independent third party. I also doubt anyone is coming out of this vindicated or looking good.
I also agree with OCBoy that this is already a disaster or, maybe more aptly, a bad joke. One group does an "investigation" and fully exonerates while a second group does an "investigation" and recommends a 2 year post season ban. Now they want a third group to call balls and strikes and decide the outcome? The disparity in the findings between the first two groups makes this far more than a difference of opinion to be resolved by an independent third party. I also doubt anyone is coming out of this vindicated or looking good.
Thanks for the info. I believe the composition of the Appeals Committee and the transparency with which they operate will be critical to how the final result is perceived. By the transparency with which they operate, I mean not only the disclosure of the decision but, discussion and disclosure, as allowed and appropriate, of the information and arguments from BOTH sides that they considered in reaching their decision.
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