Thank you ChrisH, I couldn't have said it any better!

Fact...the rule about leaving for a select team has been in place for several years. If you leave ASA for a select team and if you want to return to ASA, you MUST enter the draft, no exceptions. I know of a specific player who has played on a select team for the last 2 seasons, including the commissioners current select team. According to my resources, which I will NOT mention in this forum nor to anyone else for obvious reasons, this player has already been recruited by the commissioner to play on his team this fall in the D6 ASA league! Well, according to the rules, this player MUST enter the draft.

Now lets talk about the "rules"...registration opened yesterday. The rules for ALL football leagues are supposed to be posted online the day registration opens. Guess what, NO RULES as of today. The only rules you can download are the flag football rules. Reason why is because the commissioner is trying to change the rules for his own benefit.

The commissioner has also been calling the other coaches in the D6 league letting them know that he's changing the rules. There are several very influential coaches that don't want to have any part of this because they know it's cheating. They know the commissioner is trying to stack his team unfairly. As I stated earlier, one of the better teams in the league has already pulled out and there are a few others coaches from other teams already speaking to the parents about heading to another league.

Trust me...all of us coaches talk to each other. We all know what's going on and we've all complained but yet nothing changes. Parents have also complained for years via the annual ASA parent/coaches survey. At this point, all we can do is speak to our parents about leaving ASA because ASA won't listen!

We D6 parents/coaches only have one last season before middle school. Most of these kids will NEVER play football again. Why should we expose ourselves to a league that unfairly allows teams to stack the best of the best who will do nothing but beat the heck out of everyone else? How much fun will that be for our kids?

• EnjoyingLife Said:

It will soon be made apparent to even the most challenged of students that my opinions have all come to pass. Likewise, it shall become evident that the fallacies put forth above are little more than knee-jerk reactions to some half understood situations. Above all, we have to admit that the credibility of the opinions above are, ahem, questionable.

It can be anticlimactic when a conspiracy turns out to be untrue. I feel your loss there, sincerely. Wouldn't it have been fun to be able to claim foreknowledge of the whole thing?! I do hope some soul searching happens after this defeat. These things can get confusing, with all of the he said she said going on. Lots of moving parts to keep up with. USE this experience. Use it to make life better. The key word here might be "simplify". Rumors, Interpersonal Dealings, Playbooks...all can benefit from this powerful idea. Now, to make this abundantly clear, with no misunderstandings, a big part of this is going to involve not talking about what we don't understand. When we avoid that, we avoid public comeuppances like we've had here today. Let past dismal failures pave the way to future bright successes.

Thanks for complimenting my vocabulary. I'm thinking about launching a rap career. This may be just the boost I've been needing. I'll remember you when I make it big.
While my identity must remain a secret, just know that I am not he who you wish to assault with torches and pitchforks. My beef is with the rumors being perpetuated by the firebrand EnjoyingLife. Now that those have been disproven, I'm all about arguing over something else. Know ye by these presents, however, that if I continue. . .I may be forced to unleash the other 7/8ths of my considerable mind.

"I set the trap and caught you like a brown mouse, then flipped into a Bruce Lee roundhouse. When I'm mic'd up no man can stand, say mic check and expect to take command"

That's plagiarized from the one true LL Cool J. . .but I think I'm going to emulate his style.

Brother CP, I'm attempting to answer your question to me here as well.

Want to take some more guesses?

Makes me wonder if the rules would have been changed if this specific subject would not have come up till after the rules were released.

I am going to back out now. The childish behavior is just annoying and shows ignorance not becoming of someone who appears to have such a high IQ.

I don't know how else to put it to you guys and gals. I do take pleasure in the fact that you are wondering so much. "Who IS iClaudius?" It would make a good story title. If that's what we're reduced to...casting about aimlessly and guessing. . .then I really must be off. Unless someone can give me a good valid reason to remain, I'm going to have to part ways with you. It is natural to be drawn to me. To be fascinated when confronted by a superior force is ingrained in all of us. This will help you to understand why you are going to feel saddened upon my departure. You shouldn't be ashamed of that.
Let the plebian gathering continue. I, iClaudius, take my leave of you now.