<< I would like to respond to Dr. Chuck's statement that, "I do think that not too many high school coaches out there really care about this issue . . . even some of the best coaches out there." I don't think that statement really holds true. I know for a fact that there are many high school coaches out there who have justifiably long standing feueds with C. Beall because of all the b.s. involved in his high school tournments. I think some of them would be further angered to find out that he was selling them "hot" questions. >> I have yet to see that happen. Those that Chip Beall has pissed off he has done so for completely different reasons, and I would suspect he would just as well consider them lost causes. Regardless of that I know that coaches will still go to Chip's tournament, even in light of this knowledge, simply because they "have a good time at his tournaments." (Matt, put down the bazooka, I'm only telling you what people have told me.) Unless a game is decided by a final question that is lifted from the archive (and who knows whether tha's already happened), and someone challenges the question solely on that basis, I don't see any coach out there pulling their teams. The information about the alleged (since I still have to use this term) plagiarism has been out there for more than 2 years, yet certain teams are still going due to some loyalty to that tournament. Even coaches who have colleagues who spurn Chip's tournament vehemently to their dying last breath will still go. I mean, if Hodges Lewis [Irmo coach], Jim Garrick [former Dorman coach] or Dorothy Meek [James Island] still goes to Chip's tournament even if Carlotta Wright [Riverdale] and Rick Barry [Brookwood] says Chip's full of plagiarized crap (which those who know Rick can see him say that), what makes anyone think a letter or a paper on all the incidents of plagiarism Chip has committed over the last 4 years would make a difference? Believe me, I've mentioned this to other coaches and they remain undaunted for whatever reason. Every year even since the plagiarism revelations and a few teams dropping for whatever reason, Chip fills all 48 slots in New Orleans and 56 slots at Marymount and has a few left over for a California trip. That to me tells me most coaches don't care about that when it comes to choosing their hs national that they want to attend.
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