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FlabLoser

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Man helps a football program. Man doesn't get the job he wants. Man makes wild accusations against the program he was helping. Man calls out specific players. Seen this movie before?

I like how the next chapter goes (its in other articles). Accusations are investigated. Man is found to be completely full of ****. Man gets cease & desist letter from lawyer. Man S's TFU.


TSSAA probes Riverdale after recruiting allegations
The Daily News Journal - Murfreesboro, Tenn.
Date: Sep 9, 2009



By TOM KREAGER [email protected]


-- Tom Kreager, 615-278-5168

The TSSAA has begun an inquiry with Riverdale High School regarding allegations that its football team recruited players from across Rutherford County.

Those allegations were made by Murfreesboro resident Byron De'Vinner, who says he was a volunteer coach at Riverdale for three years. De'Vinner alleges that he was used as a recruiter by the football program during his tenure.

In an e-mail sent to The Daily News Journal on Tuesday, De'Vinner stated "I was involved with the Riverdale program from June 2006 until July 2009 when I uncovered the truth to why they were keeping me involved in the program."

He went on in the e-mail to single out athletes he witnessed being recruited during his time at Riverdale.

De'Vinner runs The Byron De'Vinner Foundation, which is a nonprofit organization that offers kids throughout the Southeast a better way of life, according to its Web site. He has been a guest columnist for The Daily News Journal in the past.

De'Vinner's allegations include Riverdale recruiting players from both Blackman and Smyrna.

The TSSAA, which began investigating De'Vinner's allegations last week, said it has yet to find any factual evidence to support De'Vinner's claims. But it has not yet completed its inquiry.

"Riverdale has been more than cooperative with us in our questions," TSSAA Executive Director Bernard Childress said. "They have bent over backward to answer any questions we have for them.

"But right now no facts have been established."

Both Riverdale Principal Tom Nolan and football coach Ron Aydelott say De'Vinner never was a coach at the school. And Aydelott said he (Aydelott) has not recruited athletes to come to Riverdale.

"He was never a coach, non-faculty or volunteer coach," Nolan said. "He never was a coach at Riverdale.

"He might have wanted to be, but he wasn't."

However, he was visible on the sideline during the time he said he spent at the school.

Aydelott described De'Vinner's role at Riverdale as that of "sideline crew," similar to the adults who volunteer to be water boys at games.

"I really never thought too much about him," Aydelott said. "He was harmless. I thought he liked hanging around. I was OK with it until recently, when things went bad."

Aydelott did not say what changed recently.

De'Vinner said he left after he was asked to help recruit a former Central Middle student to Riverdale. The athlete was zoned for Siegel and is currently a freshman at Siegel.

"I told them I wouldn't do it," De'Vinner said.
 
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TSSAA clears Riverdale football program
The Daily News Journal - Murfreesboro, Tenn.
Date: Sep 16, 2009

By TOM KREAGER [email protected]

-- Tom Kreager, 615-278-5168

The Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association cleared Riverdale on Tuesday of all recruiting allegations made by Murfreesboro resident Byron De'Vinner after the association found no evidence to support his claims.

TSSAA Executive Director Bernard Childress sent a one-page letter to the school with the association's decision.

De'Vinner made numerous recruiting allegations regarding Riverdale's football program and coach Ron Aydelott. De'Vinner also claimed he was a volunteer coach at the school, which would have been a violation had it been found as factual since Riverdale never submitted De'Vinner as a volunteer coach to the county school system.

Childress said Tuesday that the high school association investigated De'Vinner's allegations the past two weeks. He said each allegation has been disproved.

"We addressed every allegation," Childress said. "We worked on this for the past 14 days. Every day a member of our staff has worked on this.

"We talked to parents, administration and football coaches at Riverdale. When we received all of the information, we had no factual information to show they violated the recruiting rule."

Aydelott did not return a message left at his Riverdale office or on his cell phone.

De'Vinner did not return a call left Tuesday night. When asked for an interview through a text message De'Vinner wrote back, "My comment is no comment. (Too) much cover up going on. I stick to my story."

Childress said the association was given names that could back up the allegations made by De'Vinner. Each person was contacted and none refused to be interviewed by the TSSAA.

"A lot of (the parents) said that they never talked to coach Aydelott," Childress said. "Some said yes they did, but they went to the school. (Aydelott) didn't know they were coming. They said that they asked to speak to him and got permission to speak to him from the school."

Riverdale Principal Tom Nolan was pleased with the decision.

"We're cleared and moving on," said Nolan, choosing not to comment more on the situation.

Riverdale athletic director Barry Messer said the past two weeks have been difficult for the football program and the school.

"We were accused by an individual with his own personal agenda for whatever reason," Messer said. "We were cleared by the state association that has no agenda.

"I think that speaks volumes. It took two weeks of media chaos to validate what we've known all along."

Parent Austin Maxwell, who has a freshman and junior playing in the Riverdale football program, said the past two weeks have been hard on his boys as well as himself. Maxwell said he was pleased with the ruling and that the investigation was complete.

"It's disappointing to see someone wave allegations that question the integrity of the players, coaches and administration," Maxwell said. "Coach Aydelott always talks about doing the right thing on and off the field.

"The TSSAA has now basically cleared us -- the players, coaches and administration -- of these false and reckless accusations."
 
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Riverdale coaches' attorney warns accuser
The Daily News Journal - Murfreesboro, Tenn.
Date: Sep 17, 2009

By TOM KREAGER [email protected]

-- Tom Kreager, 615-278-5168

A Murfreesboro attorney representing Riverdale football coaches Ron Aydelott and Rickey Field has sent a letter of cease and desist to Murfreesboro resident Byron De'Vinner.

Murfreesboro attorney Kirk Catron, an attorney with McCarter, Catron and East, sent De'Vinner the letter on Sept. 9. Catron is a Riverdale alum who said he has played various sports at the school, including basketball under coach Field.

The letter states that if De'Vinner continues "to make false allegations to anyone concerning the Riverdale program or anyone associated with the Riverdale program, we will seek legal action against you, which may include seeking monetary damages.

"We do not wish to take any action against you, but if you continue to feed false allegations to others concerning Riverdale High School Football program, you will leave us with no other alternative."

A former volunteer with Riverdale football, De'Vinner filed a complaint with the TSSAA accusing the program of recruiting players. But the TSSAA ruled on Tuesday after a two-week investigation that all of De'Vinner's allegations were not factual, clearing Riverdale of the allegations.

De'Vinner has since said he will stand by his story.

"I'm not going to recant any story," De'Vinner said. "There are things that are true."

De'Vinner said he was aware that Catron was a former Riverdale athlete and a Riverdale supporter. He said his impression of the letter was that it was sent to keep him quiet.

"I thought it was one of those letters saying I better quit talking about Riverdale," De'Vinner said.

De'Vinner said he contacted an attorney after receiving the letter. He would not reveal who that attorney was for "personal reasons."

Catron said he has not been sent any payment for representing Riverdale football, Aydelott and Field. He said he doesn't plan on billing them either.

Both Aydelott and Field have declined comment. Field did confirm that Catron is representing him. Rutherford County spokesman James Evans confirmed that no public dollars were being spent on this legal matter.

Catron said he has not dropped the cease and desist letter since the TSSAA ruling.

"We're going to continue to monitor him," Catron said. "We'll see if he continues to spread rumors about the football program and its coaches."
 
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Yet his word has been taken as the gospel truth...

Needs to be printed anywhere we have the power to make it happen...
 
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FlabLoser

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These articles are best statements to date made about Byron De'Vinner. Everybody needs to read this stuff.

Its been sent to a few media guys, Bo Bounds, HeadToHead. It was put on 247, but they had to delete it (legal threats, etc).
 
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Send it to the prick at the Dispatch. I'm sure he'll happily write an article acknowledging DeVinner is a troublemaker.
 
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engie

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Can you please link the original articles here?

Much more "professional" to point them toward the actual newspapers rather than a message board quoting newspapers....
 
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Really solid job putting that together..

Our beat writers are beyond hack. This guy has a backer somewhere and is dumber than spit. He's on someone's payrol no doubt about it.
 
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I have to give Marcello a little bit of credit. His article last Thursday had one sentence at the very end which mentioned that De'Vinner once made false accusations at a high school.
 
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This is my favorite line....

"Aydelott described De'Vinner's role at Riverdale as that of "sideline crew," similar to the adults who volunteer to be water boys at games."
 
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HD6 said:
"Aydelott described De'Vinner's role at Riverdale as that of "sideline crew," similar to the adults who volunteer to be water boys at games."
Click to expand...

When - not if - someone investigates his "foundation", you won't hear much from this clown any more.
 
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Legal threats for posting the article? I don't see how that would amount to any actionable offense.
 
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fishwater99

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Who made legal threats, it's a newspaper article.


They just don't won't the truth out there, so they can get the hits and sell their subscription services...
Screw the pay sites...
 
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That's what I've been waiting on and it will come out eventually. Media are already starting to look into his background and not buy his big fish story.
 
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DesotoCountyDawg said:
That's what I've been waiting on and it will come out eventually. Media are already starting to look into his background and not buy his big fish story.
Click to expand...

Seems to be somewhat of an attention ***** and a pathological liar. Reminds me of someone who posts here every 15 minutes.

Attention ***** and pathological liar is a bad formula for "charity" work.
 
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