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High school football rivalry pettiness with Vestavia v. Hoover in Alabama
Posted on 8/1/26 at 9:18 am
Posted on 8/1/26 at 9:18 am
I thought this sounded a like a good, old school jab from one rival to the other. Kind of like when Yale tricked Harvard into holding up placards spelling "WE SUCK" a few years back.
Vestavia and Hoover scheduled to play on Thursday, October 8th @Vestavia. Vestavia scheduled the game for the 8th because their school system is on fall break the 9th-13th. They submitted the schedule and the district committee voted that the game could play on the Thursday.
Well, last minute right before the school year starts, Hoover appealed to the AHSAA to move the game from Thursday to Friday and won their appeal.
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Vestavia and Hoover scheduled to play on Thursday, October 8th @Vestavia. Vestavia scheduled the game for the 8th because their school system is on fall break the 9th-13th. They submitted the schedule and the district committee voted that the game could play on the Thursday.
Well, last minute right before the school year starts, Hoover appealed to the AHSAA to move the game from Thursday to Friday and won their appeal.
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One of the biggest high school football games of the season is getting a last-minute schedule change.
Vestavia Hills City Schools says the Alabama High School Athletic Association has directed this year’s home matchup against Hoover to be played on Friday, Oct. 9, instead of Thursday, Oct. 8, which was the original date for the game on this year's schedule.
School leaders say they chose the Thursday date because students are out the next day for Fall Break, making it easier for families, students, and staff to fill the stands.
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According to the district, Hoover High School preferred to play on Friday.
“That same Thursday we were scheduled to play with Hoover, the other Hoover City high school, Spain Park High School, is playing on Thursday because it’s also on Fall Break,” said Robert Evans, the Vestavia Hills Head Football Coach.
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School leaders say the change creates major disruptions for families, students, football players, band members, cheerleaders, and staff, many of whom made travel and personal plans after the school calendar was released.
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Hoover City Schools has declined to comment.
Posted on 8/1/26 at 9:27 am to StringedInstruments
I'm in vestavia and when I first saw this I thought it was busch league too, but then I read that Hoover schools are also on the same break. So it's inconveniencing Hoover just as much as it is vestavia. Much Ado about nothing, imo.
Posted on 8/1/26 at 9:48 am to StringedInstruments
I can’t think of a more overrated program that mid 2000s Hoover High.
Posted on 8/1/26 at 9:59 am to StringedInstruments
High school games should always be played on Fridays
Posted on 8/1/26 at 10:00 am to BranchDawg
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High school games should always be played on Fridays
Unfortunately, this isn't a reality anymore due to lack of officials. In our area each team is asked to play at least one Thursday night game a year due to not having enough refs to go around.
Posted on 8/1/26 at 10:00 am to GeorgeTheGreek
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I can’t think of a more overrated program that mid 2000s Hoover High.
How do you mean? State champions of Alabama's highest classification in 2000, 2002-2005, and 2009. And then state champions again in 2012-2014 and 2016-2017. And in 2013 they won the coveted national championship after going 15-0.
They have definitely fallen off since Niblett left but to say they were overrated when they were in their prime is quite the stretch.
Posted on 8/1/26 at 11:23 am to RollTide1987
Hoover got whipped by Jawn Curtis in 2006. 
Posted on 8/1/26 at 11:32 am to Dr Rosenrosen
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Hoover got whipped by Jawn Curtis in 2006
Was this game televised? I think I remember watching it.
Posted on 8/1/26 at 11:55 am to StringedInstruments
Go find a friendly judge to order the original date.
Posted on 8/1/26 at 1:04 pm to BranchDawg
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High school games should always be played on Fridays
And college games should always be played on Saturdays and NFL should always be on Sunday and Monday night but they don’t give a shite about that anymore
As a fan that goes to his school’s game and watches others on streams, I like them spread out over the weekend so I can see more
This post was edited on 8/1/26 at 1:07 pm
Posted on 8/1/26 at 3:36 pm to Dr Rosenrosen
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Hoover got whipped by Jawn Curtis in 2006
Joe McKnight TYFYS
Posted on 8/1/26 at 4:55 pm to BranchDawg
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High school games should always be played on Fridays
Yes, BUT...
In some places, multiple high schools share a common stadium, such as in Macon, GA, where numerous teams play at Henderson Stadium. Sometimes games have to be played on Thursday to accommodate scheduling.
Posted on 8/1/26 at 7:00 pm to Dr Rosenrosen
They didn't win the Championship that year. They got whipped by Prattville. The didn't have a championship team, and Curtis did.
Its only a big deal to Louisiana people.
Its only a big deal to Louisiana people.
Posted on 8/1/26 at 8:07 pm to RollTide1987
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They have definitely fallen off since Niblett left but to say they were overrated when they were in their prime is quite the stretch.
Not when you consider that Alabama High School football is balls.
Posted on 8/1/26 at 8:46 pm to BhamDore
Don’t downplay Hoover getting their arse whipped by some Louisiana boys.
You know damn well if Hoover had won your gump arse would be gloating. Lame arse
You know damn well if Hoover had won your gump arse would be gloating. Lame arse
This post was edited on 8/1/26 at 8:46 pm
Posted on 8/2/26 at 7:23 am to GeorgeTheGreek
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Not when you consider that Alabama High School football is balls.
Alabama is fourth in the nation per capita in producing NFL talent and Top 10 in the nation in raw volume. We also rank eighth in the country for the most high school teams appearing in the High School Football America Elite 1100 with 40 schools being charted. Your subjective opinion about the quality of high school football in the state of Alabama just doesn't hold up to the objective, statistical data.
Posted on 8/2/26 at 7:25 am to LafourcheTiger
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Don’t downplay Hoover getting their arse whipped by some Louisiana boys.
You know damn well if Hoover had won your gump arse would be gloating. Lame arse
The fact that you remember an interstate high school football game from 20 years ago says more about you than it does about the guy you are replying to.
This post was edited on 8/2/26 at 7:26 am
Posted on 8/2/26 at 9:17 am to LafourcheTiger
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Don’t downplay Hoover getting their arse whipped by some Louisiana boys.
You think everybody from AL cares about Hoover?
Posted on 8/2/26 at 9:30 am to New Money
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Sometimes games have to be played on Thursday to accommodate scheduling.
A lot of high school teams in Mobile, AL used Ladd Stadium for their home games for a long time.
There would be Thursday, Friday, and even some Saturday night games if the scheduling got messy enough.
but now most schools have their own stadiums.
Posted on 8/2/26 at 10:13 am to Dr Rosenrosen
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Hoover got whipped by Jawn Curtis in 2006.
I remember when Rush's Hoover Team lost to some random Cincinnati public school in the Herbstreit Classic.
Rush's powerhouse program was only a powerhouse vs other Alabama schools.
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