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Is Western the only team that has to play on this field? Seems to me like both do. So like you say, its the playoffs, they both have to adjust.

An absolute testimony to what a kid should do. Do what HE wants to do. That kid forgoeing a once in his lifetime all-star football game (even though football was his chosen collegiate sport) to fulfill his commitment to his teammates to play in the state baseball tournament ranks as one of the all-time selfless acts and exceeds anything he will ever do on the football field. He is truly top shelf.

And sit down with college coaches and ask them too. Maybe the local colleges in the state, particularly the NAIA guys that don't have as many parental contact restrictions. The high school coaches are very well intentioned, but many times, are not in tune (yet) with what colleges are really looking for. I am not downing our high school coaches, just keep in mind that the rose colored shade of their glasses is frequently just slightly different than that of parents. But a good hard working high school coach, as most are, has inroads with college coaches where they can help get you a realistic assessment. And remember this. Life is extremely short. Before you pigeon hole him into one sport, make sure that he is doing it because HE wants to, not because YOU want him too. The latter will only cause regret later. Trust me. That is the one thing that Cvillecat is absolutely correct about, it has to be his decision. So many kids today talk about regretting not trying this or that in sports because their parents wanted to live vicariously through them, or have the success that they themselves never got to have.

Amen!! Most of the folks talking good things about a computerized system like Ohio's don't live there. But just like here, those that benefit from their system love it. Those that don't, don't like it. For example, most of the complaints from those that don't like a revised format for playoffs this year are those who are used to having great third and fourth round gates. Now, those big gates might be second round. And... they could lose. But guess what, some other school who usually doesn't get to have a third or fourth round game gets to have one. So somebody's happy, somebody's sad. It's that way with most things in life though.

POLITICS SMOLITICS. That's just a lame excuse in many cases for non winning programs. Period. That's also why when they surveyed us on the new alignment for 2007, there was a desire to keep teams to 4 or 5 within a district. The one thing that you, I, nor the KHSAA can control is where schools are built. Is it the KHSAA's fault that no school near the size of Ashland Blazer is within an hour? Or Belfry? If it is, and you think the schools (which is the KHSAA not the office or Board) can solve it, then we need to assign them much bigger crisis to solve.

Not true according to the Evansville press. The coaches were trying to concoct some paperwork to get the transfer process in order according to past stories. Bottom line, all of us are told that the move, custody , etc. has to be BEFORE the student enrolls at the new school. Not after.

Remember, from the article, he didn't just incidentally practice. He practiced the entire season with the school knowing he shouldn't be practicing.

The transfer was pre-Katrina. That is confusing you. The kid left just like kids leave every day and went somewhere else. Regardless, all of us as schools are told that you cannot practice ineligible kids. Hundreds of reasons, not the least of which is liability and insurance related. They probably got off easy to be honest.

Let's not be short sighted. Coaching success is measured a year at a time. This year, it's a new guy. For my money, Mike Harmon at Lafayette is clearly coach of the year. In that district, to go undefeated, is an accomplishment. Not talking about name recognition, or long term, but he is definitely worthy of this year's coach of the year consideration.

So if I am in GRC, Lincoln, Madison Central or Montgomery, I love the new format. As with all changes, there are winners and losers. This way, that district can stay around a while instead of getting elmiinated in the first round.

Not necessarily. Those that live in the past, oh yeah, I guess they are the majority.

It is if you go the their football page

So given this, do you like the Ohio or Kentucky system better?

Providence's situation is a bit different. It's isolated in a rural area, with an old building (WPA build I think) that is falling apart. As a matter of fact, according to school folks down that way, it has been condemned in parts and they are using trailers, etc. Webster is having to rebuild from a tornado that went through a year ago so it is a natural opportunity to merge. Same thing kind of held true in Harrodsburg. Mercer building a multi-million dollar new facility contrasted with Harrodsburg's inability to fund such an update gave both Boards a reason to look at merger.

Yep, just like last year's girls basketball tournament when an 0-23 team got to play in the district tournament, and it has happened in baseball as well.

it looks correct to me. Didn't Crittenden finish second?

I feel for you, but Watusi is right. The price has come down to meet the market and if you compare costs, turf is a lot cheaper. It has a 10 year guarantee in most places, so basically, you just have to clean and vacuum it at times in certain areas. Compare that to 10 years of cost of fertilizer, lawn mowers, trimmers, seed, chemicals, paint and then take that times the need to maintain more than one field (a practice field, a game field, one or two soccer fields, etc.). It becomes easy to see that the plastic grass in the end could save your district enough money to buy those new updated computers, especialy since the state price contract is so favorable now;)

Bottom line, by rule, if the error was caused by the snapper (skips it back there or snaps it too high, etc.), the holder can raise his knee and go immediately back down after getting the ball and it can still be kicked (the ball isn't dead). If its the holder's fault (he muffs, fumbles, etc.) and his knee comes up, when it goes back down, it's down.

That's probably the biggest misconception. They are not supposed to let up on the whistle, or play until the whistle. That is not the rule. They are supposed to stop when the play is dead by rule. If the whistle is late, it is still all player's obligation (offense and defense) to know when the forward progress is stopped, the ball is released, the play is over, etc. and stop play. Officials are actually properly instructed to be a bit slow with the whistle to prevent inadvertent whistles, etc.

That link is about the literal rule and really, this thread needs a bit more explaining. Unless the block by a person on the line of scrimmage against a defensive player who can be blocked below the waist by rule is initiated while the ball is in the free blocking zone (in other words, the block has to start between the time of the snap and the time the ball has traveled 3 yards toward the quarterback), then it cannot be below the waist. The start of the block below the waist almost has to be instantaneous with the snap to be legal. One of the things you sacrifice with the shotgun is blocking below the waist with any delay at all.

I know this doesn't have anything to do with your play, but the "ANY inadvertant whistle the down is replayed." is incorrect. It is replayed ALWAYS when it occurs on a loose ball play. When the ball is in player possession, the team last in possession has the choice of the results of the play OR replay. For example, a kid has gained 40 yards and then there is an inadvertent whistle, you certainly want them to have the option to keep that play's results.

In all honest, they both could end up right. Though some coaches don't like it, I understand that the district 1 and 2 seeds will end with trophies to present that say "Regular Season District Champion" and "Regular Season District Runner-up". Then in the second round games at the end, those teams with get the ones that say "KHSAA District Champions". So I guess everybody wins in the arguments. Though the KHSAA probably could have done better to let the media know how it was played out, they told the coaches (that chose to listen) how it was going to be all along.

Let me correct the correction. It did pass. As of now, the Kentucky Board of Education has not approved the change (but has not rejected it). The out of state restrictions DID pass the membership, but have not yet been implemented by the Kentucky Board of Education and whether or not they will be implemented is a matter of conjecture right now.

Coaches that say they were surprised by this 1) don't pay attention to the written information we all got from the KHSAA early in the summer and 2) don't pay attention at the annual meetings we all have to attend as coaches over the summer. A little more attention then and we wouldn't have confusion now.

He is exactly where he belongs as the umpire. Perfect initial position.