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Anonymous wrote:The Hayfield team was majority black last year.... But man, from that youtube video, you would think those families had parachuted into Langley in 1955.

Langley and most of the other schools didn’t exist then. There was Herndon, W-L, Mount Vernon, GW, Falls Church, Annandale, and Fairfax.

But yes, the current Hayfield story has been framed in terms of race. Much of that I think is drama stemming from the team mom controversy and then things grew from there. If it wasn’t for that pesky team mom and the Fairfax Time reporter, this whole thing would’ve been kept under wraps.

If it were a white coach, with mostly white players, there would be no talk of any misconduct.

NP. I disagree. This is just an abuse of the public school sports program. This team has gained a competitive advantage through unethical means. We aren't talking about 1, 2, or 3 players, but essentially an entire roster. I don't care what color the coach is. Take this to a private school where you can recruit.

How come there’s no public talk about the ethics of the Madison program? Nobody demands that they are investigated all focus seems to be on Hayfield.

Counts has coached at Madison since he was 25 (more than 20 years) and is a custom home builder. His wife is a special ed teacher and lacrosse coach at Madison. His kids went there.

If you think he’s taking transfers then write the story. But I’m guessing it’s not 15 a year.

If you think there is a story about the Madison coach that rivals this Hayfield embarassment, contact the Fairfax Times with all your evidence. I'm sure they would love to do a story.

If I don't see a story about it on there, I will know you are full of it.

They won’t do any story. He’s white. They want the great white hope to have a successful powerhouse of a program and be the face of northern Virginia high school football coaching. Black man try to run a similar program and some people want to bring him and I’m his program down by any means necessary.

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Anonymous wrote:The Hayfield team was majority black last year.... But man, from that youtube video, you would think those families had parachuted into Langley in 1955.

Langley and most of the other schools didn’t exist then. There was Herndon, W-L, Mount Vernon, GW, Falls Church, Annandale, and Fairfax.

But yes, the current Hayfield story has been framed in terms of race. Much of that I think is drama stemming from the team mom controversy and then things grew from there. If it wasn’t for that pesky team mom and the Fairfax Time reporter, this whole thing would’ve been kept under wraps.

If it were a white coach, with mostly white players, there would be no talk of any misconduct.

NP. I disagree. This is just an abuse of the public school sports program. This team has gained a competitive advantage through unethical means. We aren't talking about 1, 2, or 3 players, but essentially an entire roster. I don't care what color the coach is. Take this to a private school where you can recruit.

How come there’s no public talk about the ethics of the Madison program? Nobody demands that they are investigated all focus seems to be on Hayfield.

Counts has coached at Madison since he was 25 (more than 20 years) and is a custom home builder. His wife is a special ed teacher and lacrosse coach at Madison. His kids went there.

If you think he’s taking transfers then write the story. But I’m guessing it’s not 15 a year.

If you think there is a story about the Madison coach that rivals this Hayfield embarassment, contact the Fairfax Times with all your evidence. I'm sure they would love to do a story.

If I don't see a story about it on there, I will know you are full of it.

They won’t do any story. He’s white. They want the great white hope to have a successful powerhouse of a program and be the face of northern Virginia high school football coaching. Black man try to run a similar program and some people want to bring him and I’m his program down by any means necessary.

Complaining about Hayfield is a micro aggression.
Not complaining about Madison is a micro aggression.
Asking where the equivalent story about Madison is is a micro aggression.
The absence of any equivalent story about Madison is a micro aggression.

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Anonymous wrote:The Hayfield team was majority black last year.... But man, from that youtube video, you would think those families had parachuted into Langley in 1955.

Langley and most of the other schools didn’t exist then. There was Herndon, W-L, Mount Vernon, GW, Falls Church, Annandale, and Fairfax.

But yes, the current Hayfield story has been framed in terms of race. Much of that I think is drama stemming from the team mom controversy and then things grew from there. If it wasn’t for that pesky team mom and the Fairfax Time reporter, this whole thing would’ve been kept under wraps.

If it were a white coach, with mostly white players, there would be no talk of any misconduct.

NP. I disagree. This is just an abuse of the public school sports program. This team has gained a competitive advantage through unethical means. We aren't talking about 1, 2, or 3 players, but essentially an entire roster. I don't care what color the coach is. Take this to a private school where you can recruit.

How come there’s no public talk about the ethics of the Madison program? Nobody demands that they are investigated all focus seems to be on Hayfield.

Counts has coached at Madison since he was 25 (more than 20 years) and is a custom home builder. His wife is a special ed teacher and lacrosse coach at Madison. His kids went there.

If you think he’s taking transfers then write the story. But I’m guessing it’s not 15 a year.

If you think there is a story about the Madison coach that rivals this Hayfield embarassment, contact the Fairfax Times with all your evidence. I'm sure they would love to do a story.

If I don't see a story about it on there, I will know you are full of it.

They won’t do any story. He’s white. They want the great white hope to have a successful powerhouse of a program and be the face of northern Virginia high school football coaching. Black man try to run a similar program and some people want to bring him and I’m his program down by any means necessary.

The racism card is sooooo tired. No one is going to shut up about this cheating fool bc you scream racism. Its not racist to expect someone to follow the rules.

Throwing dirt at other coaches with no proof is slimy. If any other coach behaved with such incredible stupidity and hubris as Overton, there would be an article about that coach as well.

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Anonymous wrote:The Hayfield team was majority black last year.... But man, from that youtube video, you would think those families had parachuted into Langley in 1955.

Langley and most of the other schools didn’t exist then. There was Herndon, W-L, Mount Vernon, GW, Falls Church, Annandale, and Fairfax.

But yes, the current Hayfield story has been framed in terms of race. Much of that I think is drama stemming from the team mom controversy and then things grew from there. If it wasn’t for that pesky team mom and the Fairfax Time reporter, this whole thing would’ve been kept under wraps.

If it were a white coach, with mostly white players, there would be no talk of any misconduct.

NP. I disagree. This is just an abuse of the public school sports program. This team has gained a competitive advantage through unethical means. We aren't talking about 1, 2, or 3 players, but essentially an entire roster. I don't care what color the coach is. Take this to a private school where you can recruit.

How come there’s no public talk about the ethics of the Madison program? Nobody demands that they are investigated all focus seems to be on Hayfield.

Counts has coached at Madison since he was 25 (more than 20 years) and is a custom home builder. His wife is a special ed teacher and lacrosse coach at Madison. His kids went there.

If you think he’s taking transfers then write the story. But I’m guessing it’s not 15 a year.

If you think there is a story about the Madison coach that rivals this Hayfield embarassment, contact the Fairfax Times with all your evidence. I'm sure they would love to do a story.

If I don't see a story about it on there, I will know you are full of it.

They won’t do any story. He’s white. They want the great white hope to have a successful powerhouse of a program and be the face of northern Virginia high school football coaching. Black man try to run a similar program and some people want to bring him and I’m his program down by any means necessary.

The racism card is sooooo tired. No one is going to shut up about this cheating fool bc you scream racism. Its not racist to expect someone to follow the rules.

Throwing dirt at other coaches with no proof is slimy. If any other coach behaved with such incredible stupidity and hubris as Overton, there would be an article about that coach as well.

If Overton did any of the wrongs you guys are accusing him of, he wouldn’t be coaching. Leave the man alone, let him win his games and continue on his undefeated season.

Though I disagree with some of you about the championship. I think Madison will give Hayfield a run for their money and if they get past them, I don’t see them getting through some of the tougher teams from the south eastern part of the state

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What are you talking about? He absolutely did those things. What about all the boys who transfered to play for him and were found ineligible and now can't play anywhere all year?

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Anonymous wrote:What are you talking about? He absolutely did those things. What about all the boys who transfered to play for him and were found ineligible and now can't play anywhere all year?

No. Michelle Reid cleared the coach of any recruiting violations. And there has just been too much exaggeration and false accusations about the man.

She said 15 kids who transferred to the school, wanted to play football. Not 33. The kids that haven’t proven their eligibility, aren’t playing.

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Anonymous wrote:What are you talking about? He absolutely did those things. What about all the boys who transfered to play for him and were found ineligible and now can't play anywhere all year?

No. Michelle Reid cleared the coach of any recruiting violations. And there has just been too much exaggeration and false accusations about the man.

She said 15 kids who transferred to the school, wanted to play football. Not 33. The kids that haven’t proven their eligibility, aren’t playing.

That's not at ALL what happened.

Michelle Reid claimed that the students attending Hayfield processed the correct paperwork and satisfied FCPS requirements to stay enrolled as students there. The coach was NOT CLEARED of anything. Moments later, VHSL president had a meeting with the school and a large number of those students who FCPS stated were allowed to attend Hayfield as students were not allowed to play on Hayfield sports teams. There is no public information regarding the reason the large portion of Freedom transfers are not being allowed to play (8 or 9 out of 13, which is a lot).

The coach was NOT CLEARED of ANYTHING by FCPS.

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Any logical person can *infer* that 9 out of 13 transfers not being allowed to play per VHSL certainly indicates serious ethical violations by the coach.


And who knows what is happening with investigations into the theft of thousands of dollars raised improperly on a third party app?

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Hayfield has become a joke.

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Anonymous wrote:What are you talking about? He absolutely did those things. What about all the boys who transfered to play for him and were found ineligible and now can't play anywhere all year?

No. Michelle Reid cleared the coach of any recruiting violations. And there has just been too much exaggeration and false accusations about the man.

She said 15 kids who transferred to the school, wanted to play football. Not 33. The kids that haven’t proven their eligibility, aren’t playing.

That's not at ALL what happened.

Michelle Reid claimed that the students attending Hayfield processed the correct paperwork and satisfied FCPS requirements to stay enrolled as students there. The coach was NOT CLEARED of anything. Moments later, VHSL president had a meeting with the school and a large number of those students who FCPS stated were allowed to attend Hayfield as students were not allowed to play on Hayfield sports teams. There is no public information regarding the reason the large portion of Freedom transfers are not being allowed to play (8 or 9 out of 13, which is a lot).

The coach was NOT CLEARED of ANYTHING by FCPS.

A few days ago, the Fairfax Times quoted Michelle Reid saying the man was cleared. I guess you have better sources than the Times.

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Anonymous wrote:What are you talking about? He absolutely did those things. What about all the boys who transfered to play for him and were found ineligible and now can't play anywhere all year?

No. Michelle Reid cleared the coach of any recruiting violations. And there has just been too much exaggeration and false accusations about the man.

She said 15 kids who transferred to the school, wanted to play football. Not 33. The kids that haven’t proven their eligibility, aren’t playing.

That's not at ALL what happened.

Michelle Reid claimed that the students attending Hayfield processed the correct paperwork and satisfied FCPS requirements to stay enrolled as students there. The coach was NOT CLEARED of anything. Moments later, VHSL president had a meeting with the school and a large number of those students who FCPS stated were allowed to attend Hayfield as students were not allowed to play on Hayfield sports teams. There is no public information regarding the reason the large portion of Freedom transfers are not being allowed to play (8 or 9 out of 13, which is a lot).

The coach was NOT CLEARED of ANYTHING by FCPS.

A few days ago, the Fairfax Times quoted Michelle Reid saying the man was cleared. I guess you have better sources than the Times.

Please link the quote, thanks.

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I believe all she said was that the Hayfield admin and staff all had her "full confidence" like every other FCPS employee, until proven otherwise. That's an exact sentence given to her to say by her lawyer, who was next to her at the meeting.

That's not saying someone was "cleared" of allegations. Not even close.

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I can't imagine a scenario where a coach did nothing wrong, didn't recruit players, didn't bend any rules, was 100% by the book and simply switched jobs and showed up eager to coach the kids who already attended Hayfield......but somehow mysteriously 9 players who followed him from his former job were found ineligible and could not play on his team.

Can anyone explain how this possibly could happen? Is there any plausible explanation that does not implicate him or his staff in misbehavior?

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That review has now been completed and did not substantiate the allegations published in local media that the Hayfield HS head football coach used his position to illegally recruit players from Freedom HS. The investigation also did not substantiate the allegations that students on the Hayfield High School football team did not reside in the Hayfield HS attendance zone.

https://www.fcps.edu/key-findings-external-investigation-hayfield-secondary-school-football-program

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Anonymous wrote:I can't imagine a scenario where a coach did nothing wrong, didn't recruit players, didn't bend any rules, was 100% by the book and simply switched jobs and showed up eager to coach the kids who already attended Hayfield......but somehow mysteriously 9 players who followed him from his former job were found ineligible and could not play on his team.

Can anyone explain how this possibly could happen? Is there any plausible explanation that does not implicate him or his staff in misbehavior?

Well the scenario you described doesn’t accurately portray what has happened.