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Post by usramfan on May 31, 2021 15:43:20 GMT -5
Sure didn't take long to name a replacement. No kidding.
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Post by usramfan on May 28, 2021 11:24:50 GMT -5
A few area situations have prompted me to ask this question.
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Post by usramfan on May 19, 2021 16:14:03 GMT -5
Are you referring to Upper's boys coaches? If so, your statement isn't true. None of them were approved at this meeting. The Jv coach is on the meeting agenda for hire, as well as a couple girl's coaches. I did not attend the meeting so I cannot confirm if they were discussed. All the high school boys basketball positions were originally on the agenda, but were removed quickly and never discussed.
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Post by usramfan on May 19, 2021 14:05:17 GMT -5
The Jv coach was hired at May's meeting. I would hope the off-season activities would still be happening. Last year coaches did not get hired until Sept but most were still in the gyms when they could be during the off-season. Are you referring to Upper's boys coaches? If so, your statement isn't true. None of them were approved at this meeting.
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Post by usramfan on May 19, 2021 12:00:42 GMT -5
It could affect their off-season activities if they have an inkling they will not be rehired. Exactly. Leading up to the date of the next BOE meeting, there's a scrimmage, youth camp, JH team camp, freshman/JV team camp, and varsity team camp. Not to mention another varsity team camp that starts on the day of that school board meeting, plus a few practices in between. Who would want to spend time doing all that if you didn't have assurances that you would get your job back?
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Post by usramfan on May 19, 2021 8:42:15 GMT -5
This may be a minor timing issue. The timing issue really isn't minor at all when off-season activities begin in a few weeks.
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Post by usramfan on May 13, 2021 21:15:20 GMT -5
Vote results aside, the fact that this conversation is going on shows the level of disinterest both Pleasant and Willard have with their current league locations. This will continue until something does change. If both schools are seriously unhappy they will continue to look for a better option. Oh 100%, Willard would join the Firelands in a heartbeat. And it’s all about Football. The SBC is a great conference for as many sports Willard has but they are not competitive in Football. If they were in the River for football and Bay for all else they wouldn’t be looking!That makes me wonder...If similar accommodations can be made for Margaretta and Vermilion in certain sports, then why couldn't the same be made for Willard?
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Post by usramfan on May 5, 2021 8:42:20 GMT -5
And whomever they hire will be their 5th coach in 8 years.
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Post by usramfan on Apr 25, 2021 8:09:18 GMT -5
A cash grab by the OHSAA that’s going to result in low quality of play and more injuries for over matched low seeds. The majority of coaches are against this. AND now the OHSAA is going to levy a tax against all schools. Schools must pay the OHSAA $50 for each team they field. A cost to most schools of at least $1000. This will generate close to $1,000,000 for the OHSAA. The OHSAA first needs to do what most businesses, non-profits AND schools do when times are bad, make cuts. I'm sure if the OHSAA has already done such, the details would have been in the first paragraph of this announcement. This will cost us at Upper $950 per year.
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Post by usramfan on Apr 19, 2021 17:40:02 GMT -5
Not at all and I'm not sure what makes you think that I do. However, let's face it - many schools struggle with participation numbers and for a school to make cuts because of higher interest levels doesn't happen very often. I was asking to understand where your question was coming from. Most school follow the maximum of 15 possible on a roster but many will cut to get down to 10-12 and in JH, I would think many schools in the NCOAST area would have at least that many try out. Some may not. I know there are local JH girls programs that are making cuts every year. Fair enough. The premise behind my question is just wondering how many schools are ever in a situation where they have enough kids that want to play that they need to make cuts, especially when schools often struggle to get healthy numbers. That's all. We at Upper cap our middle school teams at 12 players each and usually end up needing to cut 1 or 2 players from each team each year.
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Post by usramfan on Apr 19, 2021 9:05:28 GMT -5
I had basketball in mind with this question, but it really could pertain to any sport. 1. Are there any MS or HS programs out there that still make cuts because there's too many kids that want to play the sport? 2. As a coach, have you ever, or would you ever, consider preemptively cutting a kid because you anticipate the kid and/or his or her parents would become difficult, disgruntled, or otherwise make your life difficult if the kid ultimately didn't get the amount of playing time they or their parents felt they deserved or were entitled to? Are you under the impression that ALL schools keep everyone that tries out for a team?it could be safe to think any average or less than average player could have his parents be included in his evaluation. Not at all and I'm not sure what makes you think that I do. However, let's face it - many schools struggle with participation numbers and for a school to make cuts because of higher interest levels doesn't happen very often.
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Post by usramfan on Apr 18, 2021 14:43:40 GMT -5
I had basketball in mind with this question, but it really could pertain to any sport.
1. Are there any MS or HS programs out there that still make cuts because there's too many kids that want to play the sport?
2. As a coach, have you ever, or would you ever, consider preemptively cutting a kid because you anticipate the kid and/or his or her parents would become difficult, disgruntled, or otherwise make your life difficult if the kid ultimately didn't get the amount of playing time they or their parents felt they deserved or were entitled to?
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Post by usramfan on Apr 15, 2021 16:43:28 GMT -5
I think most folks know by now that a new Fremont Ross High School is currently under construction, and will be finished by the end of this year. It's basically being built on the same property the current high school is located on. Unlike the current building which has just one gym, the new building will have two, an auxiliary gym and a main gym. A knowledgeable source told me yesterday that the new auxiliary gym is bigger than the Purple Pit, and the new main gym is even larger than that, seating approximately 2,000. Also, although not sports related, the new school will also have a state of the art performing arts center as well. When you say "end of the year," do you mean it will be ready for the start of the next school year, or do you mean calendar year, in which case students would start attending, say coming back from Christmas break?
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Post by usramfan on Mar 5, 2021 4:28:16 GMT -5
please stop with the nonsense. the officials know EXACTLY how many timeouts a team has left at the end of a game. they even walk over to the team huddle and normally tell an assistant how many they have left. the guy last night blew his whistle, even started to raise his hand, and then changed his mind (and another official ran in to basically wave it off). the call was at the norwalk end and that's why a norwalk asst was immediately on the floor to question the fact that he swallowed his whistle. and Joe acted like a 2 year-old at the end when he chased after the official. I think you are right. The refs KNOW the timeout situation at the end of the game. It doesn't mean they can't forget in the heat of the moment just like a player. I would bet a dollar the Ontario players were told in the last huddle of regulation they were out of timeouts. It was pretty clear that Shaver was calling for a timeout and the baseline ref was going to award it as the buzzer went off. He very quickly changed his mind and signaled the time was out. Good call in my eyes. Imagine the uproar from Ontario had they put a Norwalk kid at the line with no time on the clock to win the game. That was not the first time officials had been chased off the floor by him, but it may be the last. There might have been a few seconds left when the timeout was called for, so it should have been granted.
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Post by usramfan on Jan 13, 2021 19:50:01 GMT -5
This is how I think it will go, current record as of 1/10 1. Shelby 9-1 2. Ontario 8-4 3. Norwalk 6-5 4. Huron 4-3 5. Upper 8-4 6. Clear Fork 3-5 7. Mansfield Sr. 1-3 8. Lexington 3-4 9. Vermilion 5-4 10. Bellevue 0-7 11. Galion 0-8 I have heard rumors that for this year the higher seeded teams will host the sectional games since they will want to limit the number of people that would be at one school. Hey dude, you could ask the girls teams that were in the Districts last year since they were at Ashland last year and I would think they would have four locker rooms. One last thing, it will be interesting what the state will do for the Regional tournaments. Since the boys usually go to a college for the games and with the OHSAA not making money will they do what they have done this year and go to a high school for the regionals. Also have to look at the state tournament also since Volleyball didn't go to Wright State but went to Vandalia-Butler High School. I've heard the same about higher seeds hosting sectionals. Should know more after today. It is not a rumor. The NWDAB announced it about a week before Christmas.
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Post by usramfan on Dec 27, 2020 9:53:39 GMT -5
Edison is out of their league on this one. Maybe, slide it in somewhere then. Well you're not wrong. Davey1 has Willard with 23 games scheduled right now and that includes Shelby. It might be better to let the Whippets go this season. Shelby DID beat Lima Senior on their home court last Sunday... Yeah, but it also says "cancelled" beside Shelby, which was already replaced with Ontario.
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Post by usramfan on Nov 18, 2020 7:45:43 GMT -5
The Flashes take their first schedule hit, Upper Sandusky game postponed as they pushed out no sports until the 30th of November. Here we go!!!!! This game has been rescheduled for Monday, January 4th.
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Post by usramfan on Nov 13, 2020 7:50:16 GMT -5
It's obviously something that is at least being considered or else they wouldn't have sent that survey link to schools. My fear is that if the start were pushed back, winter sports may never get off the ground because there's no guarantee that things will be better at that time.
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Post by usramfan on Nov 10, 2020 9:47:56 GMT -5
The next month is going to be telling, according to Husted. If we can't see some improvement in the right direction then more drastic measures will be instituted. I believe they are setting the groundwork for a delay during the holidays. Hope I'm wrong. They always shown their hand before making the moves. That is of course unless things improve, which seem unlikely in rural Ohio. This was mentioned in the coaches' Zoom meeting with Husted last night. They don't want to shut down sports, but if things don't improve in a short time frame, that remains on the table.
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Post by usramfan on Nov 9, 2020 11:55:32 GMT -5
SO...does this mean that Upper will only have one week of practice before their first game with Willard? Good question. Anyone? Yes, this is the current plan. On a related note, the Tiffin @ Upper game has been moved to December 28.
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Post by usramfan on Nov 6, 2020 12:28:56 GMT -5
Upper @ Willard girls originally on Tue 11/24 has been moved to Wed 12/16.
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Post by usramfan on Nov 6, 2020 10:25:30 GMT -5
I was told that the entire team was quarantined, not just a few players. Not that it matters to me per se, but which is accurate?
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Post by usramfan on Nov 5, 2020 11:07:46 GMT -5
Upper's scrimmage @ Riverdale has been cancelled. Upper will now host Old Fort the same day at 10:00. Upper's scrimmage with Old Fort has also now been cancelled. Upper will now scrimmage @ Marion Harding on Friday @ 6:00 pm.
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Post by usramfan on Nov 4, 2020 8:07:01 GMT -5
Upper's scrimmage @ Riverdale has been cancelled. Upper will now host Old Fort the same day at 10:00.
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Post by usramfan on Oct 31, 2020 13:45:57 GMT -5
Are there rules about how coaches are compensated? Could the school district pay their salary at the typical rate and a benefactor supplement it? There has to be someone locally who wants to see the program turn around if it’s legal. Contrary to public belief and knowledge, a public school like school like Willard doesn't have carte blache to just offer or create a position for someone. It is not that simple.
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Post by usramfan on Oct 29, 2020 16:03:44 GMT -5
I saw today that Upper Sandusky released their list of scrimmages. I guess it is about that time! Post what you see or know?
Sat 10/31: at Hopewell-Loudon - 10:00 Sat: 11/7: at Buckeye Valley - 10:00 Tue 11/10: at Pleasant - 6:00 Sat 11/14: at Fostoria - 9:00
The first two of those scrimmages are closed to spectators. No word on the other two.
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Post by usramfan on Oct 27, 2020 8:05:56 GMT -5
Whittaker, I feel your pain, as a Bucyrus fan and alumni. It is ironic that the two old NOL schools are the least completive in the the N10. Nothing against the other N 10 schools, but they are not Bellevue, Tiffin Colombian, Shelby, etc. it makes me shutter to think what the scores would be if Upper and Bucyrus were still playing those schools. Both programs had some success at times in the NOL, but both have fallen on hard times, at least in football. There is no simple solution for both schools. Having said that, the kids need to commit to the program. They need to get in the weight room, not quit when things do not go their way, and believe that the can compete. As I mentioned above, this is a problem that plagues us. It's become too easy for kids to walk away from adversity and either go find something easier or do nothing at all. Our girls basketball team has 6 potential retuners from last year that have decided not to play this year. Lots of excuses and unfortunately, they get reinforced at home.
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Post by usramfan on Oct 26, 2020 11:01:12 GMT -5
I doubt they let anyone go to scrimmages. Only parents will be allowed at games. In the same post, Upper Sandusky said there would be no limited for that home scrimmage, but the others would be up to the host school's discretion. Let's face it, there's like 25 people in the stands at scrimmages. I doubt it'll be at capacity for that home scrimmage against Adena and Huron. For what it's worth, Upper's first two girls scrimmages @ Hopewell-Loudon and Buckeye Valley will be closed to spectators.
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Post by usramfan on Oct 24, 2020 8:58:37 GMT -5
Lopez carried the ball 37 times. That's a lot.
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Post by usramfan on Oct 22, 2020 12:50:48 GMT -5
It sounds like the OHSAA has announced that the higher-seeded team in the regional final will have the option to host OR find a neutral field that holds more.
Your thoughts? I wonder if the OHSAA has to approve the neutral site location if the higher seeded team would rather play at a neutral field? If you're a school like Bellevue or Lima Central Catholic, why move?
This was the case from the beginning, I think. I am guessing it's either a case of a shared stadium situation or finding a neutral site that would allow for increased attendance. 🤷♂️
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