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[Dman]

Rocketman, on 07 December 2014 - 08:17 AM, said:

On that much we CAN agree on....and that is the crux of the matter. AAU has destroyed Ohio HS
athletics in the way it is supposed to be.....this is the reason you are seeing all of these
other "AAU-types" at the Lima Senior basketball games this year. They are taking notes on how
this is being done, so that they can take it back to Cincy, Columbus, Cleveland, etc. and weave
this into the way their AAU and high programs are run.....Ted Ginn Sr. was probably the first in
Ohio to figure it out. Then Dambrot at ASVSM....there have been others to be sure.....North College
Hill, Cincy Taft, and NOW Lima Sr.....maybe I should be glad that the locals are just now figuring
out the insane OHSAA rules....maybe it is time that LSH gets their fair share. Just call me old-school
about high school athletics. It wasn't or shouldn't be meant to be this way. Agree or disagree, I
feel that the OHSAA is completely at fault, but no one is willing to put up a fight....If things keep
going this way, (and I think they will) it will mean the end of high school athletics as I knew it.
Maybe the younger crowd is all fine with this and I'm just a grumpy old man....RM

I agree with so much of this. It is as I wrote it myself. But I'm torn... I think the world of Quincy Simpson as a person first...then as a coach. As a "small school" guy...what happens at the higher divisions has never bothered me. I see Lima Senior as late to the game... I guess my affection for the man in charge, combined with a apathy toward "how the hot dog is made" for the higher divisions...leads me to rooting more for Lima Senior than I ever have...

On a side note... Am I really supposed to feel sorry for Elida?

This means I'm part of the problem...because we all know the same stuff happens at the lower levels too. ...and that drives me nuts...but much less so than a decade ago.

High school sports is critically wounded and youth sports are but a dollar grab for MOST involved. I still love the game so much. But the fantasy it's long gone.

In this world of present day athletics...Quincy Simpson is one of the good guys. The world and Lima Senior could do a lot worse...and I dare say...not much better.

[lima ball]

I'm surprised more kids aren't leaving Elida since the community will not back them (won't pass a levy to help the school) and the first things to get hit are sports and extra curricular activities

[LimaJock]

mysteryman2014, on 07 December 2014 - 08:53 AM, said:

How can take one line from what I wrote and then make a whole subject on it. Totally false. What has lima Senior done that is so illegal? His son wanted to play for his dad, the man that gave him life. His nephew moved back home from Cincinnati, I say again, moved BACK home. The kid that moved back home from Columbus. Mother moved BACK home. And the one Elida folks (coach T) is really upset about is Wilson. Wilson is damn near like a son to Quincy. Coach T knew that. Wilson and the other 3 would've went to Lima senior had they had a coach that parents could trust. They do now. He's not bringing in new kids from different states or cities that never lived or knew anything about Lima. Wake up and understand these kids are Lima. They started in the Lima city schools. When will that register with you and so many more people. Watch how many kids now have better grades, now get a chance to experience college life and GRADUATE high school bc of what Quincy brings to the table. How can anyone be mad at that. You "old grumpy" people are mad bc of other reasons and that's very detectable. Right is right and this man has done nothing more besides help kids n the Lima community. If I lived closer my kids would DEFINITELY transfer there strictly bc of the man/coach he is and what he demands from his kids in the classroom and the court.

Distance isnt a problem with Lima Senior......or are they not good enough????? With what you say he offers, a bench seat would still be a great thing. LJ

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Dman, on 07 December 2014 - 12:43 PM, said:

In this world of present day athletics...Quincy Simpson is one of the good guys. The world and Lima Senior could do a lot worse...and I dare say...not much better.

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Ghost of Obed, on 08 December 2014 - 08:41 AM, said:

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Hope the kids can spell better. That's unless Lima Senior is playing in a new division.

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garst3212, on 06 December 2014 - 09:33 PM, said:

Kinda funny lcc is calling foul when they are lossing the talent but when they gain talent its cause the lsh school is bad.

P.S cranky Frank was a transfer back in the day

Care to elucidate?

[Rocketman]

With X and another transfer sitting out of last night's contest due to a "team rules" violation Wapak was able to steal the win......

[moe_ szyslak]

Rocketman, on 10 December 2014 - 07:43 AM, said:

With X and another transfer sitting out of last night's contest due to a "team rules" violation Wapak was able to steal the win......

What was the team rule? I heard some extracurricular activities (not drugs, tobacco, or alcohol)

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moe_ szyslak, on 10 December 2014 - 08:09 AM, said:

What was the team rule? I heard some extracurricular activities (not drugs, tobacco, or alcohol)

I doubt that will ever be mentioned by the Lima supporters. Rumor has it the punishment was not near what it should of been. If the rumor mill is correct, I wouldn't doubt if the law got involved!

[not4michigan]

bad rumors in Lima right now

[mysteryman2014]

I was just told that Marquevious Wilson (Elida transfer) has been removed from the team for the year by Quincy. Does anyone know why? Or is this even true?

[caldwell]

LCC set the boys up?

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mysteryman2014, on 10 December 2014 - 12:10 PM, said:

I was just told that Marquevious Wilson (Elida transfer) has been removed from the team for the year by Quincy. Does anyone know why? Or is this even true?

If he could of helped the team he would still be on the team! He was overweight and his grades weren't very good. The problem is not all of the culprits are being treated equally!

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not4michigan, on 10 December 2014 - 12:03 PM, said:

bad rumors in Lima right now

What's the rumor?

[moe_ szyslak]

schrades, on 10 December 2014 - 01:50 PM, said:

What's the rumor?

Rumor is, a kid from Reynoldsburg transferred, and Xavier is thinking about transferring too!!!!!1!!!

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moe_ szyslak, on 10 December 2014 - 02:03 PM, said:

Rumor is, a kid from Reynoldsburg transferred, and Xavier is thinking about transferring too!!!!!1!!!

so...coach/dad benched his son for thinking about transferring? wut

a kid from Reynoldsberg transferred where?

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moe_ szyslak, on 10 December 2014 - 02:03 PM, said:

Rumor is, a kid from Reynoldsburg transferred, and Xavier is thinking about transferring too!!!!!1!!!

If you bothered to post, why not elaborate?

[NWbballfan]

Got a source that told me Dick Heath is going to extensive measures to go after Quincy. Heath had been asking kids around school about summer workouts the kids had attended with Quincy and who all was there. Heath gave his buddy Doug Kent a call wanting Quincy punished for holding summer camps that were within OHSAA guidelines. After that attempt was shot down by LSH AD, Heath is now trying to go after Xavier on his transfer from LCC and whether he was on voucher program. Pretty sad an adult wants to go after high school kids because hes got his own vendetta against another adult. You would think people of Lima would like to see Lima area schools succeed. Just because your program is BAD and has been BAD for a while, you try to bring others down with you, sad. This is high school basketball, let the KIDS play.