((HT: WSAV-TV))
Kids transfer...
It's a part of high school existence and, even moreso, high school athletics.
Parents of athletes, and the athletes themselves, want to make sure that these days their opportunities are "maximized." If you can move, and move successfully, then maybe your chances to improve your place are magnified.
The case of former Savannah (GA) Country Day-slash-Alabama commit Demetris Robertson is going down those lines very quickly.
Robertson through either the desire of his brother-guardian, himself, or both wanted to transfer to another contending football program across town- Savannah Christian.
But the hook is, and has been, Robertson has had to file paperwork with the state governing body- the Georgia High School Association- to prove he had moved districts to be eligible to play for SCPS.
Through repeated appeals, his status has been denied for one reason or another. With his guardian threatening a lawsuit against the GHSA, FOSG Ken Slats may have discovered the real reason that Robertson may not be playing this season.
Looks like his old school objected on the grounds that the move was only football-based and didn't have anything to do with academics.
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The larger question in all of this: Just how much education is Robertson getting this season in bouncing between schools and will he even get a high school diploma this season...???
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Monday, October 20, 2014
Friday, August 15, 2014
OSG Prem: Pulis Quits Crystal Palace
((HT: Sky Sports))
Two days before the season starts...
It's either one of two things- a selfish move by a manager or the be all-end all in frustration over a squad that hasn't spent any money in the off-season to improve their lot.
The background...
Tony Pulis took over for Ian Holloway in November last season as Palace was in the heart of the relegation battle in the Premier League. He constructed a style of play and a mindset to get everything turned around and had the Eagles finish 11th in the table.
Only two sides know the real reason for his abrupt and shocking departure- Pulis and ownership.
But Palace has gone from receivership to manageable budgets- just not spending any money on importing talent in the process.
One can look at this two ways- considering what Pulis did with what he was given, the front office felt they didn't need to spend. But Pulis, in turn, would present the notion that there is no improvement without spending.
The folks at Sports Tonight discuss the season- presumably before the Pulis walk...
So, was Pulis foolish or did he know what was about to happen and didn't like where it was heading.
Two days before the season starts...
It's either one of two things- a selfish move by a manager or the be all-end all in frustration over a squad that hasn't spent any money in the off-season to improve their lot.
The background...
Tony Pulis took over for Ian Holloway in November last season as Palace was in the heart of the relegation battle in the Premier League. He constructed a style of play and a mindset to get everything turned around and had the Eagles finish 11th in the table.
Only two sides know the real reason for his abrupt and shocking departure- Pulis and ownership.
But Palace has gone from receivership to manageable budgets- just not spending any money on importing talent in the process.
One can look at this two ways- considering what Pulis did with what he was given, the front office felt they didn't need to spend. But Pulis, in turn, would present the notion that there is no improvement without spending.
The folks at Sports Tonight discuss the season- presumably before the Pulis walk...
So, was Pulis foolish or did he know what was about to happen and didn't like where it was heading.
Wednesday, June 11, 2014
OSG High: Another Dallas ISD Coach Fired After Twitter Threat
((HT: WFAA-TV))
OSG Sports chronicled the fallout of a massive recruiting scandal involving the Dallas Independent School District. It went further than that with the catalyst being the death of a basketball player who was beaten to death by a housemate. The two students were positioned to live in a house that was not in the school district of either player. A DISD investigation confirmed the forging of eligibility documents to hide the fact that the students were only living in the house without their parents to play basketball...
And nothing else...which is a huge no-no around the world...
It ended with 15 coaches, administrators, and DISD front office personnel being fired- or, at least, the HQ thought it was over...
In one of the dumbest moves on record, the brother of two of the fired went after the WFAA-TV reporter, Brett Causey, who filed the investigation stories via Twitter. The brother is the two fired is now one of the fired by the DISD.
Here's the fallout after the threat...
Interesting note: WFAA-TV did an investigation of Snoop Johnson and his high school program back in 2012 that was along the same lines. Johnson, of course, denied the allegations.
OSG Sports chronicled the fallout of a massive recruiting scandal involving the Dallas Independent School District. It went further than that with the catalyst being the death of a basketball player who was beaten to death by a housemate. The two students were positioned to live in a house that was not in the school district of either player. A DISD investigation confirmed the forging of eligibility documents to hide the fact that the students were only living in the house without their parents to play basketball...
And nothing else...which is a huge no-no around the world...
It ended with 15 coaches, administrators, and DISD front office personnel being fired- or, at least, the HQ thought it was over...
In one of the dumbest moves on record, the brother of two of the fired went after the WFAA-TV reporter, Brett Causey, who filed the investigation stories via Twitter. The brother is the two fired is now one of the fired by the DISD.
Here's the fallout after the threat...
Interesting note: WFAA-TV did an investigation of Snoop Johnson and his high school program back in 2012 that was along the same lines. Johnson, of course, denied the allegations.
Wednesday, April 2, 2014
Barca Gets 14-Month Transfer Ban
FIFA decided to flex its collective muscle on one of its model franchises yesterday when an investigation uncovered that FC Barcelona was mishandling their transactions involving athletes under the age of 18.
Their statement read in part:
“The FIFA Disciplinary Committee has sanctioned the Real Federacion Espanola de Futbol (RFEF) and Spanish club FC Barcelona for breaches relating to the international transfer and registration of players under the age of 18.
“The investigations concerned several minor players who were registered and participated in competitions with the club over various periods between 2009 and 2013.”
It looks like the summer and winter transfer windows will now remain without Barca's participation. The club plans to appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS)- which is notorious for voting in favor of people they like and voting against those they don't regardless of the evidence presented.
There are select conditions involved in youth transfers and FIFA claims that Barca violated the terms on ten players and also fined them the equivalent of a little over $500,000- which, for Barca as a franchise, is around seven dollars of their budget...
Barca will have some transfer decisions this off-season including both goalies and Carles Puyol, so it will be interesting to see if the deals they have in place for replacements will be able to stick...
Here's Valdes' injury that will keep him out for seven months and keep Barca fans gnashing their collective teeth...
((HT: UEFA))
Their statement read in part:
“The FIFA Disciplinary Committee has sanctioned the Real Federacion Espanola de Futbol (RFEF) and Spanish club FC Barcelona for breaches relating to the international transfer and registration of players under the age of 18.
“The investigations concerned several minor players who were registered and participated in competitions with the club over various periods between 2009 and 2013.”
It looks like the summer and winter transfer windows will now remain without Barca's participation. The club plans to appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS)- which is notorious for voting in favor of people they like and voting against those they don't regardless of the evidence presented.
There are select conditions involved in youth transfers and FIFA claims that Barca violated the terms on ten players and also fined them the equivalent of a little over $500,000- which, for Barca as a franchise, is around seven dollars of their budget...
Barca will have some transfer decisions this off-season including both goalies and Carles Puyol, so it will be interesting to see if the deals they have in place for replacements will be able to stick...
Here's Valdes' injury that will keep him out for seven months and keep Barca fans gnashing their collective teeth...
((HT: UEFA))
Wednesday, March 19, 2014
Providence Police Investigating Possible Sexual Assault By 2 PC Players
((HT: WJAR-TV Providence))
Providence police are investigating an allegation that two (then) Providence College basketball players sexually assaulted another student on campus. Providence College knew about the alleged incident in November, but the complaint was filed with local police only two weeks ago.
At that time of the original filing, the school suspended Rodney Bullock and Brandon Austin for "not upholding their responsibilities as student-athletes." Bullock has stayed with PC, but has been suspended all season. Austin, on the other hand, transferred to Oregon. Neither athlete has been questioned by police yet...
Providence College isn't allowed to notify police of a sexual assault- which seems odd at the least. PC has conducted an internal investigation, but hasn't said what their discoveries are...
And they're not really responding in any in-depth manner...
"In November, we were informed of an incident involving two student-athletes on the men's basketball team. In this situation and all cases like it, our response was immediate and in compliance with our long-standing disciplinary process," the school said in a statement to WJAR-TV.
Here's team coverage from earlier Wednesday evening...
News, Weather and Classifieds for Southern New England
Not that the team needed another distraction or anything, but they start their post-season tournament Friday in San Antonio against North Carolina...
Providence police are investigating an allegation that two (then) Providence College basketball players sexually assaulted another student on campus. Providence College knew about the alleged incident in November, but the complaint was filed with local police only two weeks ago.
At that time of the original filing, the school suspended Rodney Bullock and Brandon Austin for "not upholding their responsibilities as student-athletes." Bullock has stayed with PC, but has been suspended all season. Austin, on the other hand, transferred to Oregon. Neither athlete has been questioned by police yet...
Providence College isn't allowed to notify police of a sexual assault- which seems odd at the least. PC has conducted an internal investigation, but hasn't said what their discoveries are...
And they're not really responding in any in-depth manner...
"In November, we were informed of an incident involving two student-athletes on the men's basketball team. In this situation and all cases like it, our response was immediate and in compliance with our long-standing disciplinary process," the school said in a statement to WJAR-TV.
Here's team coverage from earlier Wednesday evening...
News, Weather and Classifieds for Southern New England
Not that the team needed another distraction or anything, but they start their post-season tournament Friday in San Antonio against North Carolina...
Sunday, November 17, 2013
OSG High: Mass. Game Canceled Because of Racist Graffiti
((HT: MyFoxBoston))
The HQ really doesn't have any words to go along with this- except for classless... and that's just a start...
An eighth-grader at Lunenburg (MA) High School in Massachusetts had racist graffiti spray-painted on his house the day of a game against Oakmont Regional (MA) High School.
"Knights don't need no n******," was the phrase on Isaac Phillips' home... and the HQ is fairly certain you can figure out the word isn't "nonsense..."
Phillips is one-quarter black. His father, Anthony Phillips, is half black, and his mother, Andrea Brazier, is white.
Brazier reported the graffiti to police, who notified Lunenburg High.
Superintendent Loxi Jo Calmes went ahead and postponed their game.
Brett Crawford of the Fitchburg (MA) Sentinel and Enterprise caught up with Phillips and his mom:
A team meeting was called for later on Friday to find out if anyone was going to come forward with any information- and, high schoolers being high schoolers, no one did. According to Brazier, her son has been victim of other pranks including having his cleats watered down and put in the trash and having a tire slashed on his bike.
Phillips also says he now wants to transfer schools...
Understandable...
Here's the coverage from suburban Boston...
Boston News, Weather, Sports | FOX 25 | MyFoxBoston
Read more coverage from the Sentinel and Enterprise hyah...
The HQ really doesn't have any words to go along with this- except for classless... and that's just a start...
An eighth-grader at Lunenburg (MA) High School in Massachusetts had racist graffiti spray-painted on his house the day of a game against Oakmont Regional (MA) High School.
"Knights don't need no n******," was the phrase on Isaac Phillips' home... and the HQ is fairly certain you can figure out the word isn't "nonsense..."
Phillips is one-quarter black. His father, Anthony Phillips, is half black, and his mother, Andrea Brazier, is white.
Brazier reported the graffiti to police, who notified Lunenburg High.
Superintendent Loxi Jo Calmes went ahead and postponed their game.
Brett Crawford of the Fitchburg (MA) Sentinel and Enterprise caught up with Phillips and his mom:
A team meeting was called for later on Friday to find out if anyone was going to come forward with any information- and, high schoolers being high schoolers, no one did. According to Brazier, her son has been victim of other pranks including having his cleats watered down and put in the trash and having a tire slashed on his bike.
Phillips also says he now wants to transfer schools...
Understandable...
Here's the coverage from suburban Boston...
Boston News, Weather, Sports | FOX 25 | MyFoxBoston
Read more coverage from the Sentinel and Enterprise hyah...
Monday, September 2, 2013
OSG Prem: Transfer Window Closes With Flair
((HT: Sky Sports))
The HQ will say, without fail, that the largest event of the end of the Transfer Window in the Premier League was the move of Everton striker Marouane Fellaini to Manchester United- for 27.5-million pounds. The Devils lost out on a joint bid of Fellaini and Leighton Baines for 36-million. There's still talk of Coentrao joining from overseas on loan, but there's nothing official.
Here's the recap
Victor Anichebe’s move to West Bromwich was huge as well as Gareth Barry from Manchester City to Everton.
Everton also adds Romelu Lukaku on loan and James McCarthy from Wigan- a man Roberto Martinez coached last year.
Mesut Ozil broke the bank for Arsenal as an import from Real Madrid and Victor Moses is now on season-long loan to Liverpool from Chelsea.
Swansea gets Getafe's Alvaro Vazquez on loan for the year...
And one that could fly below the radar is Stephane Sessegnon going from Sunderland to West Brom on a three-year deal. It could either make or break Sessegnon in a new environment in the Premier.
Interesting moves in the Championship include Harry Redknapp and QPR getting Benoit Essou-Ekotto as part of a mass loan of Tottenham players (read... three)
Now, let's see how all this money turns up in the positive or negative...
Everton and ManU did the most shaking, so they have the most to lose...
The HQ will say, without fail, that the largest event of the end of the Transfer Window in the Premier League was the move of Everton striker Marouane Fellaini to Manchester United- for 27.5-million pounds. The Devils lost out on a joint bid of Fellaini and Leighton Baines for 36-million. There's still talk of Coentrao joining from overseas on loan, but there's nothing official.
Here's the recap
Victor Anichebe’s move to West Bromwich was huge as well as Gareth Barry from Manchester City to Everton.
Everton also adds Romelu Lukaku on loan and James McCarthy from Wigan- a man Roberto Martinez coached last year.
Mesut Ozil broke the bank for Arsenal as an import from Real Madrid and Victor Moses is now on season-long loan to Liverpool from Chelsea.
Swansea gets Getafe's Alvaro Vazquez on loan for the year...
And one that could fly below the radar is Stephane Sessegnon going from Sunderland to West Brom on a three-year deal. It could either make or break Sessegnon in a new environment in the Premier.
Interesting moves in the Championship include Harry Redknapp and QPR getting Benoit Essou-Ekotto as part of a mass loan of Tottenham players (read... three)
Now, let's see how all this money turns up in the positive or negative...
Everton and ManU did the most shaking, so they have the most to lose...
Saturday, July 27, 2013
You Don't Want $80M...?? Okay, How About $85M??? Bale Not Real's Yet...
The HQ, admittedly, is a novice at this whole soccer football thing...
But we do know that Tottenham Hotspurs Gareth Bale had a flat-out ridiculous season last year...
It was a coming out party...
Evidence below...
((HT: EPL))
It's no secret that Real Madrid are making some kind of play for him- even as Spurs manager Andre Villas-Boas is denying that he'll go (or not) and that the transfer fee Real is ponying up has increased up to a world-record 100-million euros (or 86.3-million pounds)...
Spurs chairman Daniel Levy has refused the offer flat and Bale is hot about it- in a bad way...
From the Guardian newspaper:
The situation has got under Bale's skin and it is threatening to turn ugly. He has had a glute muscle problem, which has restricted him in pre-season, but it has come to feel slightly convenient as he has been in no frame of mind to play. Bale featured in the club's opening friendly against Swindon Town but he missed the game against Colchester United and, although he travelled to Hong Kong for the Asia Trophy, he has not trained and he missed Tottenham's matches against Sunderland and South China.
After a 6-0 win in China, AVB wouldn't say anything on the ongoings...
"I don't want to comment on anything like that," Villas-Boas said. "I cannot speak about anything." The manager gave the same response to a question about Real's conduct.
Spurs are trying to shore up their scoring in case of a Bale exit. In the off-season, they are close to wrapping up the €30-million transfer order on Valencia striker Roberto Soldado. They have already signed the midfielder Paulinho for a club-record £17m from Corinthians and the winger Nacer Chadli for £7m from FC Twente.
But, that won't add up to Bale...
Zinedine Zidane (remember his head butt in the Worlds?) is now part of Real's front office and admits what everyone seems to know- except, maybe, Spurs:
“We have not given up on Gareth Bale – it is impossible to give up a player of that quality.
“Of course Tottenham are doing the right thing by trying to get him to sign a new contract.
“We have made it clear he is a target, but Real Madrid have a very good relationship with Tottenham so we would make sure any approach is done in the correct way.
“It is ideal to get any new players in as early as possible so they can integrate with the team – but it is not always possible and the best players are worth waiting for.”
And the HQ thinks this is only the beginning as the next move is, probably, a written request to go by Bale himself...
But we do know that Tottenham Hotspurs Gareth Bale had a flat-out ridiculous season last year...
It was a coming out party...
Evidence below...
((HT: EPL))
It's no secret that Real Madrid are making some kind of play for him- even as Spurs manager Andre Villas-Boas is denying that he'll go (or not) and that the transfer fee Real is ponying up has increased up to a world-record 100-million euros (or 86.3-million pounds)...
Spurs chairman Daniel Levy has refused the offer flat and Bale is hot about it- in a bad way...
From the Guardian newspaper:
The situation has got under Bale's skin and it is threatening to turn ugly. He has had a glute muscle problem, which has restricted him in pre-season, but it has come to feel slightly convenient as he has been in no frame of mind to play. Bale featured in the club's opening friendly against Swindon Town but he missed the game against Colchester United and, although he travelled to Hong Kong for the Asia Trophy, he has not trained and he missed Tottenham's matches against Sunderland and South China.
After a 6-0 win in China, AVB wouldn't say anything on the ongoings...
"I don't want to comment on anything like that," Villas-Boas said. "I cannot speak about anything." The manager gave the same response to a question about Real's conduct.
Spurs are trying to shore up their scoring in case of a Bale exit. In the off-season, they are close to wrapping up the €30-million transfer order on Valencia striker Roberto Soldado. They have already signed the midfielder Paulinho for a club-record £17m from Corinthians and the winger Nacer Chadli for £7m from FC Twente.
But, that won't add up to Bale...
Zinedine Zidane (remember his head butt in the Worlds?) is now part of Real's front office and admits what everyone seems to know- except, maybe, Spurs:
“We have not given up on Gareth Bale – it is impossible to give up a player of that quality.
“Of course Tottenham are doing the right thing by trying to get him to sign a new contract.
“We have made it clear he is a target, but Real Madrid have a very good relationship with Tottenham so we would make sure any approach is done in the correct way.
“It is ideal to get any new players in as early as possible so they can integrate with the team – but it is not always possible and the best players are worth waiting for.”
And the HQ thinks this is only the beginning as the next move is, probably, a written request to go by Bale himself...
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