Or if Lafayette's bench was in front of Lafayette's crowd.

 

It has never been an issue before.

It has never been an issue before.

 

How many times before was Simon Kenton losing at home during a Semi Final game? I'm sure emotion were involved between both fans and players, but it could have been avoided if Simon Kenton was on their fans sidelines. It's over and done with now, so no point in pointing fingers or throwing out the word classless because it was an impossible situation. It was never going to end without some issue starting.

It has never been an issue before.

 

Then now that it has become an issue may it's time for Avoid'em to rethink this and put the home team in front of the home fans.

 

SK fans are very thin skinned.

Then now that it has become an issue may it's time for Avoid'em to rethink this and put the home team in front of the home fans.

 

SK fans are very thin skinned.

 

I'm pretty thick skinned buddy.

I'm pretty thick skinned buddy.

 

You're in the minority then.

Then now that it has become an issue may it's time for Avoid'em to rethink this and put the home team in front of the home fans.

 

 

SK fans are very thin skinned.

 

 

I thought it was Dodge'em?

I thought it was Dodge'em?

 

Someone suggested that I keep making up nicknames. Gonna see how many I can come up with.

It all comes down to this everyone, (IF) SK has been putting home fans behind the visitors bench it is a violation of the sport specific football competition rules. Whatever their reasoning it is wrong to do. SK should either move sidelines or move their fans, problem solved.

 

VIII) SPORTS SPECIFIC COMPETITION RULES (football)

) Location of Home Team / Fans

1) It is a home game management decision as to which side of

the field is designated for home team fans and which side is

designated for visiting team fans.

2) The home team benches shall be located on the side of the

field designated to the home team fans and the visiting team

benches shall be located on the side of the

field designated for

visiting team fans.

It all comes down to this everyone, (IF) SK has been putting home fans behind the visitors bench it is a violation of the sport specific football competition rules. Whatever their reasoning it is wrong to do. SK should either move sidelines or move their fans, problem solved.

 

VIII) SPORTS SPECIFIC COMPETITION RULES (football)

) Location of Home Team / Fans

1) It is a home game management decision as to which side of

the field is designated for home team fans and which side is

designated for visiting team fans.

2) The home team benches shall be located on the side of the

field designated to the home team fans and the visiting team

benches shall be located on the side of the

field designated for

visiting team fans.

 

Interesting find, I wonder why SK has been allowed to do this for as long as they have.

Interesting find, I wonder why SK has been allowed to do this for as long as they have.

 

Unless someone complains to the association about the setup, it is hard for them to detect it honestly. As long as I was AD, we were never subjected to that in any scenario.

 

You try to do the same thing in basketball even though the teams are on the same sideline, you never seat the pep club behind the visitors bench..... just a recipe for disaster & common sense.

So if SK was aware of this rule would it be considered cheating?

Just have to make a couple of points.

I think the 2 long drives that LL made in the 3rd quarter really took the air out of the SK defense, and they were unable to recover. Seemed LL size and speed was too much for SK for 4 quarters.

As for the unsportsmanlike conduct by players and fans, I have an unbiased take. Not an SK grad, not from Independence, no kids in the system.

I was sitting in the section next to the SK student section for the entire game, just where my wife and I ended up. I noticed the taunting started after LL's first score. Several players on that end of LL bench were engaging students. I noticed those involved consisted of both offensive and defensive starters, which was kind of surprising. This continued for the first half, which was also surprising because they were down 28-12 for a good bit of the 2nd Q. My wife, who has gone to very few games over the past 30 years, even asked if that was normal behavior for players to act the way some LL players were acting. The taunting only escalated in the 2nd half, with more jawing and vulger gestures. Later in the 2nd half, what appeared to be SK parents/fans were yelling back at some of the LL players. Never heard any fowl language, but that doesn't mean it didn't happen. I heard one fan behind me say he was going down to tell the LL staff to get their kids under control. I assume that may have been what started the out of control ruckus behind the LL bench, but I wasn't down there. I did see what appeared to be a balled up paper cup thrown at their bench. Didn't see anything else thrown. I've been to less than a handful of SK games over the past 10-15 years, witnessed both SK wins and losses. I've been to many other Ky HS football games over the years, and have never witnessed student athletes act in the manner in which "some" of the LL student athletes acted. No excuse for adults to get drawn into a confrontation with kids, but LL administration should likely address the issue with their coaching staff.

So if SK was aware of this rule would it be considered cheating?

 

Maybe Brady's attorney can give them some advice

They played a weak schedule and had a very easy side of the 6A tournament bracket. If you play a tougher schedule it gets you prepared for tough competition in the tournament. Case in point, 2014 Trinity was 5-5 going into the tournament. They played 7 out of state opponents, and the 3 teams from the super district, do you think that may have prepared for their state championship run?

 

Trinity was 5-5 because they played a tough schedule. They were still better than every other team in KY which is why they won. Not because of their tougher scheduling.

I do know the coaches told the players to watch the game several times. But they kept yapping at the fans.

 

What did you have to do to get your wet phone back from your dog? :lol2: J/K