"Cheaters Never Win"

[breynolds]

Not sure if anyone else who has replied is from GA or not. I am (although a different part of the state so I'm not familiar with the crew or the schools). This definitely a 6 man crew which is what we work for most varsity games.

I agree with Bob M. It looks to me like the sneak entered behind the FJ. The BJ (what GA calls the other deep official even though he works the sideline not the middle like in a 5 or 7 man crew) COULD have seen this from the opposite side of the field but might not have since his initial key is the widest man on his side of the formation.

I think the FJ should have realized something funny was going on when the QB threw deep down his side even though all 3 receivers on his side broke their patterns off short. Still, not an easy foul to catch. To be honest I don't know that I would have caught it either. Shame on the coaching staff for trying it.

I wonder if Effingham sent this to the GHSA and what they might do about it. It definitely deserves a penalty stronger than the 15 yards we would have hit them with. Everyone else hit the nail on the head. This guy is teaching his kids that its OK to cheat. I think more coaches need to live by the Coaches Code of Ethics. I wonder if this guy evens knows that such a thing exists.

[TXMike]

From the Augusta Chronicle:
Coach is safe from firing
By Billy Byler | Columbia County Bureau
Friday, November 09, 2007
Lakeside High School's athletic director and football coach Jody Grooms will not be fired, Lakeside principal Dr. Jeff Carney said Thursday morning.

Grooms is under scrutiny after his team ran an illegal play on its final possession of a game last Friday at Effingham County. Carney said Grooms will be punished for the offense but would not lose his job. He would not specify the punishment.

"I'm not out to fire Jody," he said. "He made a poor decision, but this is so out of character for him. I have total faith in him that nothing like this will ever happen again."

Carney said he faxed a written report of the incident to the Georgia High School Association on Tuesday. Dennis Payne, the GHSA's associate director and administrator for football, said Wednesday he will make a recommendation after reviewing the report.

GHSA executive director Ralph Swearngin said he will not comment or make a decision on the incident until today at the earliest.

Lakeside's football team went 3-7 this year in Grooms' first season as head coach and athletic director. Payne said he couldn't recall any similar incident occuring in the GHSA in recent years.

[Ed Hickland]

Originally Posted by TXMike

From the Augusta Chronicle:
Coach is safe from firing
By Billy Byler | Columbia County Bureau
Friday, November 09, 2007
,,, Payne said he couldn't recall any similar incident occuring in the GHSA in recent years.

I hope not.