Shout out to the Refs of the Athens-Fairland game

[fortdawg]

The last 2 years I have watched official after official be, just if not more, concerned that a coach has a toe on the field than they are in what's happening with the players. It was refreshing last night to watch the Fairland coaches go out past the numbers play after play. They weren't involved in slowing or hindering play---just coaching. The game was fun to watch. It would be nice if they went back to letting coaches coach.

[OneHitWonder]

The same officials who allowed the Fairland players to kick, knee, grab spit on and continually berate our athletes as well as use racial slurs throughout the game. The same officials who called three Athens TDs back. THESE are the guys you want to give a shout out to for "allowing" the Fairland Coaches to disregard the rules of the game so they could COACH.
I THINK NOT!!!

[94dragons]

They called TD's back because your boys were holding on every play. That's the only way they could run the ball against the Dragons defense. You have a very talented team, but have some very desrespectful fans and players. You can't deal with the fact that a small DV school played right with you last night. Tell your players to stay off tweeter cussing the fairland students before you worry about the fairland boys.

[93Bulldog]

I didn't realize Fairland was so small ... wasn't both Athens and Fairland competing in the same DII district basketball tournament at the Convo the past two winters? Fairland can't be that much smaller 1st of all ... and 2nd, I have been watching this group at Athens for two years now and have never seen a negative remark made about them. Not once.

[OneHitWonder]

They called TD's back because your boys were holding on every play. That's the only way they could run the ball against the Dragons defense. You have a very talented team, but have some very desrespectful fans and players. You can't deal with the fact that a small DV school played right with you last night. Tell your players to stay off tweeter cussing the fairland students before you worry about the fairland boys.

Not true. Fairland has an outstanding group of athletes and a fine football team. Best skill kids we will face all year. They gave Athens all they wanted last night. That doesn't change the fact that they were cheep disrespectful and by some reports made several racial comments during the game. You should be ashamed. So now that we have established that we both think that each other's fans and Players are a%#^\ there's really only one thing left to say.
Athens 55 Fairland 46.
GAME OVER!!!

[Raider6309]

I think the refs just didn't want Athens to score 100. Athens wouldn't do that to Fairland. First half was fun, second half was sad. Made for a long boring night. But a win is a win. I did like the concession stand

[noles_fan]

Fairland can't be that much smaller

http://www.ohsaa.org/sports/ft/boys/201 ... 013-14.pdf

[93Bulldog]

Fairland 202 boys ... Athens 297 boys ... holly cow what a difference ... Athens might have 95 boys in the band, soccer, tennis and cross country combined who have never played football in their lives.

297-to-202 ... really? ... go talk to Pickerington, who has around 600 boys and have to compete in DI against teams like St. Ignatius who have over 1,000.

I love the perception when it comes to this stuff ... six months ago Fairland and Athens were on the same level and considered in the 'big school division' when they made it to the D2 district semi-finals on the basketball court. The season changes and all of sudden Fairland is this "little" school compared to the "big" school of Athens.

It makes no sense what so ever.

[on a mission]

None of my business but it could have to do with there only being four divisions in basketball!!

[93Bulldog]

None of my business but it could have to do with there only being four divisions in basketball!!

I know this.

But that's what is funny about the perception ... Fairland and Athens are considered the same size when snow is on the ground - but Athens is soooooo much bigger when its 75 degrees outside.

[bubba_smurf]

It does make a difference in football.you play eleven at a time in football,five in basketball.

[noles_fan]

None of my business but it could have to do with there only being four divisions in basketball!!

I know this.

But that's what is funny about the perception ... Fairland and Athens are considered the same size when snow is on the ground - but Athens is soooooo much bigger when its 75 degrees outside.

It is a big difference. When your whole team is 10 or 12 for basketball as opposed to 50 or 60 for football.

[93Bulldog]

The roster we received from Fairland had 41 players listed.
The roster for Athens has 42 players.

I don't care how many boys you have in your school ... I care how many can run, pass, catch and tackle ... Athens had 42 "football players" - Fairland had "41 football players" - and that's all that matters.

[noreply66]

The roster we received from Fairland had 41 players listed.
The roster for Athens has 42 players.

I don't care how many boys you have in your school ... I care how many can run, pass, catch and tackle ... Athens had 42 "football players" - Fairland had "41 football players" - and that's all that matters.

Agree

[CavsFan08]

93,
How many teacher/coaches does Athens have?

[BlizzardMan]

Here's an idea, if you're going to gripe about it then don't schedule Athens. If you put them on the schedule, you have no excuses if you lose to them.

[BlizzardMan]

Besides, they could have 20 guys in there school and if one of them is Joey Burrow and the another is Trae williams then you are probably still screwed if you have to play them. It's not everyone elses fault that every stinking town in Lawrence County has to have their own school district.

[M0TIVAT0R]

The roster we received from Fairland had 41 players listed.
The roster for Athens has 42 players.

I don't care how many boys you have in your school ... I care how many can run, pass, catch and tackle ... Athens had 42 "football players" - Fairland had "41 football players" - and that's all that matters.

Not sure about Fairland, but Athens also has 23 or so 9th grade football players who are not on their 42 player varsity roster. So that bumps them up 65 players. That is a bunch more than 41.

[Raider6309]

Here's an idea, if you're going to gripe about it then don't schedule Athens. If you put them on the schedule, you have no excuses if you lose to them.

they are only playing this year. Best team from SEO since 2000 Logan. Like them, no one in SEO wants to play them until burrow is gone. Ppl from Fairland told me all night they were scared Athens was gonna score 80 or 90 on them. Which they did I guess. Not Athens fault, worst thing u can do against Athens is score. Gotta keep it under 30

[YOU'RE TIGER BAIT]

i'd like to see ironton and Athens lacing it back up in the future.