Jacoby Dixon

[MrFleet23]

On 8/24/2025 at 8:09 AM, AggiesAreWe said:

If it's ruled he moved for athletic reasons (which this clearly is), then residency won't matter. He will have to sit a year.

I agree, after the DEC rules him ineligible, I can see them appealing it to SEC.

This is goofy to me. I buy a house and now my kid is ineligible because he’s good at football? UIL shouldn’t have that much power. I’ve seen a case where CPS had to intervene with the UIL because the child was removed from the home. Another case where they wanted to change the child’s custody in the divorce paperwork in order for them to be eligible. This stuff is barely the school district’s business let alone the UIL. They’re going too far. 

[Lions Pride 2021]

I know my opinion on this topic isn't popular on this forum, but the days of the UIL restricting kids movement making them sit out a year is coming to an end. The kids have four years of HS; to take away a year because you don't like that they deem your program less than is a you problem - do what's necessary to make it a place where kids want to be. I hope this is resolved before my grandkids are old enough to play, but if not, I'm going to be first in line to file that lawsuit.

Good luck to everyone's teams this year!

[Lions Pride 2021]

On 8/25/2025 at 12:52 PM, bullets13 said:

Man, that would be awful. In smaller areas like SETX the ensuing free-for-all would lead to a handful of super teams leeching all of the talent around their surrounding areas, with lower classification football being crippled beyond repair. It would also turn into bribing and payment scandals. 

My response to that is your school needs to do better to be a place kids want to be. Not to penalize people who want to do better.

[Lions Pride 2021]

On 8/27/2025 at 2:58 PM, Bigdog said:

An good education lasts way longer than any sport.  Especially since most kids don't make it to college or pro sports. 

I agree but the UIl still should not stop a kid from playing sports because they moved, no matter the reason.

[Lions Pride 2021]

On 8/26/2025 at 1:15 PM, AggiesAreWe said:

Sports is not part of the curriculum. You don't need it to graduate.

Why you think it is tells me everything about your viewpoint. 

Is that supposed to be an insult? I thought we didn't do that on this site. For shame!

If I live in a school district and my child is enrolled in that school district, another school's coach should have no say if my child can participate or not. Additionally, the purpose of the so called extracurriculars is to produce a well rounded citizen.

You need to dig into the history of the amateur movement. It's not noble at all. It has roots in racism, classism, and restriction of economic advancement.

This stupid notion that playing a sport is a privilege needs to go away. You get what you earn.if you're good enough to be on the field you earned it, period. All that talk some pros say about it's a privilege to play is code switching to make a certain demographic feel comfortable. They're playing the game and I don't fault them. Because unfortunately, depending on how you look determines how honest you can be in public.