Quote from Shylos Seven on 07/30/07 at 11:36am:as to the number one national ranking...it was and is 100% fiction, there is no way to rank high school teams on a national level they dont play each other across the nation so there is no basis for legitmate comparison.
when the emphasis started on this foolishness i saw it as a turning point from being a great program serving the community to a quest for fame for probst(it confirmed my suspicions about him as using hoover for personal reasons).
any person that cheats in their most fundamental relationship cant be trusted on any level.
and people that spend time thinking about national rankings on the high school level have NO CONCEPT of what goals they should be striving towards!
the purpose of sports is twofold in my opinion the build character through teamwork, self sacrafice, and hard work, and to teach youths the value of EXERCISE.
of course winning is part of the process and should be strvied for, BUT at what price?
the chickens are coming home to roost in hoover, yes you won many state championships but again at what price? the future of your children? having your children look up to a person UNworthy of one ounce of respect? the corruption of the whole system? losing great teachers that are honest?
You are aware, of course, that there is NO price too high to pay for winning, right? Just check out the comments in the paper (and elsewhere) from the various boosters. I submit that RP could murder someone and there would still be a segment out there who would say, "so what?".
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