Football fans - cool it

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Friday night's game between Starr's Mill and Whitewater was one of the best I have seen in my eight years covering sports in this area. I assume that if you were in the crowd Friday night, you would agree with that assessment, regardless of which side you are on.

Starr's Mill looked awesome for much of the game - particularly Robby Davis. He was explosive running the ball for touchdowns, punted well and played great on defense, recovering a fumble. I don't care who you are or what level of football you are watching, you don't see a performance like that everyday. In addition, the defense played well too. They didn't let the Whitewater offense do too much - other than two big and very costly plays.

Whitewater had a rough start and they didn't look especially good on offense, but they hung in there and got the big plays when they needed them. That is the sign of a good team and a good coaching staff. Whitewater's defense played well and didn't let things get out of hand, when they easily could have.

As for penalties, any coach will tell you that they are a part of the game. Sometimes they go your way and sometimes they don't. Blaming the refs doesn't do anybody any good and once the game moves on, nothing is going to change.

Somebody mentioned it in a previous post, but the sportsmanship of both teams should be praised. These kids gave it their all and kept their jawing after plays to a minimum. I noticed that all the players and coaches shook hands at the end without going all Miami/Florida International.

As for the rumors that Tavoris Dixon is a Clayton County resident, I talked with C.W. Campbell and asked about the high school students affidavits. He said he could not tell me who was being audited and wouldn't answer a blogger's rumor, but also stated that the high school audits would be done within the week of us speaking - which leads me to believe that they have found no wrong doing. If they do find it, it will be a huge story. I promise you.

Regardless, let's remember this is high school football. Honor the efforts that every student athlete gives and try to relax. It's great when your team wins and it's sad when your team loses, but life moves on ...very quickly. While I'm sure the players and coaches appreciate all the support that you give them, they would also ask that you exhibit the same good sportsmanship that they do week in and week out.

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Dixon legal or not?
Submitted by head_ragg on Sat, 10/28/2006 - 8:26am.

Michael Boylan, you were gonna let us know if he was legal. Quite a few have said he isn't, or that some hanky panky went on. It is over a week later and no story as you said you were gonna do. What happened? If you write a story, are you gonna check out the facts, or take the FCBOE word on it?

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1) Dixon lives in Clayton -and the Official was suspended
Submitted by OldSchoolFootball on Tue, 10/24/2006 - 10:07am.

1) Dixon lives in Clayton County - Ask the right people (If Campbell says he doesn't he is lying to you maybe Sweat will be more honest) the right questions.

2) The official Friday night that made the call(s) in question - (including calling back a touchdown for Starr's Mill on a holding call by a back judge on an interior lineman that tape shows NEVER happened) has now been suspended for the next two games after the Head officials reviewed the game film and his calls - don't you want to know why?

3) WWHS kids vandalized the Starr's Mill campus after the win by painting on a storage building.

4)Starr's Mill Kids vandalized the road going to WWHS by painting "you paid of the officials" in blue paint.

5) There are several other players on the WWHS and WWMS team that play blue devils in Fayette County but live elswhere that the coaches have recruited to play for WWHS and WWMS.

6) WWHS was turned in to the GHSA for illegal filming of games this year but you never reported it.

7) Your featured image gallary has a picture of the player that lives in Clayton County.

Do you need the community to do the investigative reporting for you?

This is all information I was able to get from people I know in this community and in the high school sports circles. I have been out of this since my son graduated 10 years ago. You may want to re-establish or re-evaluate your connections if you can't get to the bottom of all of this. It took me two days.

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The official was not suspended - yet. FCHS MUST win.
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Submitted by mainframecpu on Tue, 10/24/2006 - 6:55pm.

Old School - I think you are right about most of this; however, I have heard that officials looked at the plays and admitted they were bad calls - including the two-point conversion - and are referring it to the Georgia High School Association.

Where we disagree is that I heard they MAY ASK (have NOT asked) to suspend the official but no action has been taken as of yet.

I was also told that the two officials that reviewed the film apologized to Coach Earwood et. al. for the calls that they described as 'game outcome changing'. Hummm... how do you ever know??

I was also told that Starr's Mill kids painted 'You paid off the officials' on the road at Whitewater with blue temporary paint. This is vandalism pure and simple and should be dealt with accordingly. Bad sports there guys.

Whitewater kids also painted a Band storage building at SMHS in red spray paint with "We run the show, WWHS 15 SMHS 14". Again, this is vandalism and should be dealt with accordingly.

Meanwhile, McIntosh has suffered yet more injuries to their already deminished starting line up and will finish the season short two more starters. the new couching staff has run off the riff-raff (not MY words) and those who want to win are left behind. looks like a program in the building. Kudos.

The Sandy Creek Patriots have lost another big region game and continues to struggle in AAA. No 'chip' off the block here folks (at least not yet). Rumor is they are building for next year already. Have you written it off already guys????

Fayette County High School is struggling to say the least despite having perhaps the best all around athletes in the school system. Might be time for a coaching change for the Tigers? Rumor has it the baseball coach is looking for a job already down in south GA and the football couch may be invited to look for one too if he can't get at least one more win out of the season. Booster clubs are brutal, huh?

Well, that's the scuttle butt for this week. OLM and Woodward are tight lipped but I have a line on them too. Look for more before Friday. Especially about those two. Rumors are flying about Woodward - I'll tell you why next time!

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Trying to Help
Submitted by ldw031 on Thu, 10/26/2006 - 7:22pm.

First of all, there was NO apology. It is just some crap Starr's Mill is making up because they can't handle the fact that someone just shut them up. Vandilism went both ways buddy.

You should not listen to this character who "told you" these things. They are minipulating you very badly. And it is making you look horrible to the people that actually know what is going on.

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Really you little turrrrr
Submitted by head_ragg on Thu, 10/26/2006 - 7:42pm.

Show us this kid ..don't live in CC! I know people who have told me different...Is he staying in FC...prob... are my tax dollars paying for him to go here? Yep! Show us different! The ball is in your court...show us the money

ps...
you can't!

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You are a wealth of information!!
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Submitted by farrahfawcettfawn on Tue, 10/24/2006 - 12:48pm.

You have quite a following on this blog. Maybe you should start your own. The taxpaying citizens of Fayette County have the right to know if we are paying for a student to be educated in our (yes, our) schools who lives in Clayton County. No exception should be made unless you intend to make exceptions for everyone. If his family is paying tuition to go here then tell us. When you turn down other students asking for transfers for legitimate reasons, and allow an "athlete" from another county to go to our schools and then declare that school full, well, I have to say it's not fair. BOE, you owe us an explanation since it has been brought up. Maybe tonight someone will ask the question. Please don't patronize us with a line of bull. Tell the truth.


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A Great Response To Everyone's Concerns
Submitted by ldw031 on Thu, 10/26/2006 - 7:16pm.

A) Please don't slander students or a student's family if you have no idea about the situation.

B)farrahfawcettfawn, if you are concerned about your tax dollars going to a undeserving student you'll be happy to hear that only 2 dollars of your taxes go to education

C)They are not a wealth of information, they are just trying to find something to complain about, when they have absolutely NO idea what is going on with this student

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Slander? can you be more pacific?
Submitted by head_ragg on Thu, 10/26/2006 - 7:36pm.

Please tell us..knower of all...how are these people ...slandering...a child's family that moved to another county...I think we...us...the ..people footing the bill...need an explaination...we are ...all...ears...tell us ...how are... we... are to blame?

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Really Idw031?
Submitted by head_ragg on Thu, 10/26/2006 - 7:31pm.

Well refund us our money! You can try your spinn but the end is ...it is our money! Our taxes...Why don't you give them back if you don't like our attitude? Yes ...Farrah got it right..! UNDESERVING! WHAT PART OF THAT DON'T YOU UNDERSTAND? Are you the coach or just FOCBOC? Tell us your name...you self rightoust person!

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Old school...you need to aply for the job of reporter!
Submitted by head_ragg on Tue, 10/24/2006 - 10:51am.

They use to have a really wonderfull one, named Lee Williams, a little Black girl who left no stone unturned. She lost her job though, what a pity. Someone said it was cause she lifted one of those rocks and one of Tyrone's councilmen slithered out. Heard he really made his anger known.

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do all the players live in Fayette county.. yes or no?
Submitted by mine_is_gone on Mon, 10/23/2006 - 3:21pm.

Not only am I angry at the idea that Clayton kids are going here with "special permisson", I find it very strange that other kids in Fayette may be going to either of these schools ..just to play football..., but live in another Fayette county school area. IF... I find this to be TRUE, Fayette county will be hit with a HUGE lawsuit, that I will win! My child went to FRMS and was suppose to go to SC. Had a melt down due to the constant problems, such as we have all read about at these schools. I asked the FCBOE to let me move my kid for these reasons, and was turned down! I have lived here and paid a lot of taxes for nothing. IF...this is true..I think some people are going to loose their jobs and the county will be forever sorry they did this.

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It may be entirely legal.
Submitted by McDonoughDawg on Mon, 10/23/2006 - 6:37pm.

I'm pretty sure Fayette County extends the immediate family of an employee the right to attend school here. That may be the case in this situation.

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The answer is NO
Submitted by RightOnTheMoney on Mon, 10/23/2006 - 5:17pm.

CW Campbell said what??? Mine_is_gone, seems no one will answer your question. I will - T. Dixon, Number 5, lives in Clayton County.

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T. Dixon no 5
Submitted by mine_is_gone on Mon, 10/23/2006 - 6:45pm.

Can you say this for sure? What kind of "special permission" might he have? Someone on here said that his family once lived here then moved. If that is so, he goes to school where he lives. That is what I was told, and me and mine ...live..in Fayette county and pay taxes. If this family moved, they do not. I would like details and where to look, as when I ask the FCBOE, if they did this, they are gonna lie. I have already talked to them about the story told by an employee of FCHS that several of their football players left to go to SC and Whitewater. They said this was untrue. If you are just saying this, you are causing a lot of ill will. If you know this to be true, I thank you for your honesty and would like to know more about it. Tell it all. It isn't fair to people like me and mine that have played by the rules. If people are making exceptions, they need to be fired. Please..details that they can't deny.

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Again..I ask...someone give the details
Submitted by mine_is_gone on Mon, 10/23/2006 - 7:17pm.

Right on the money? talk to me

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re: Michael Boylan: Football fans - cool it
Submitted by people4u on Mon, 10/23/2006 - 10:11am.

well said Michael!

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re: Boylan
Submitted by Stroke on Mon, 10/23/2006 - 11:54am.

Micheal,

I suspect several of your targeted posters, with their speed limit IQ's, will miss your point.

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