181pl Posted October 2, 2019 Report Share Posted October 2, 2019 https://www.tampabay.com/sports/high-schools/2019/10/02/plant-high-football-coach-robert-weiner-suspended-six-weeks/ By Bob Putnam Published 11 minutes ago Plant High football coach Robert Weiner has been suspended six weeks and fined $5,000 by the Florida High School Athletic Association after the school self-reported a pair of violations. It was unclear from the FHSAA whether the violations are the result of impermissible benefits and/or recruiting. The bylaw violated includes both. The suspension comes the week the Panthers (0-5) play Steinbrenner (5-0) in a pivotal matchup that will likely decide the Class 8A, District 7 title. Weiner said he plans to appeal the decision next week. If the suspension holds up, he would miss the remainder of the season unless Plant wins on Friday and makes a significant run in the postseason. Last month, Plant had three players declared ineligible for the season for impermissible benefits (improper housing) after their appeals were denied, according to FHSAA associate executive director of administrative services Jamie Rohrer. There were no fines or suspensions in those cases because the players never participated in any games before their appeals, Rohrer said. The recent self-reported incidents are separate from those cases. Hillsborough County school district spokeswoman Tanya Arja said the county did not investigate because Plant self-reported the violations. This is the first time Plant’s football program has been in trouble with the FHSAA under Weiner. In 16 seasons, Weiner has guided the Panthers to 14 district titles and four state titles and two runnerup finishes. This story will be updated. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
181pl Posted October 2, 2019 Author Report Share Posted October 2, 2019 At least they don't need to worry about forfeits. Lol. Boundaries do matter when school is full (bc it is consistently ranked in the top 100 academically). That means no purely athletic transfers unless they move into ultra expensive S. Tampa. Should be interesting to say the least. If I was Weiner I'd move onto a private school where boundaries and, to a lesser extent, recruiting don't matter. He could do some serious damage at a school like Tampa Catholic. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
181pl Posted October 2, 2019 Author Report Share Posted October 2, 2019 4 minutes ago, GardenStateBaller said: And they still lost by 41 to Zaga!! They can't pick their players like private schools. They have their worst team in 16 years. They are not a recruited up juggernaut. This is comical. Probably a marginal player at best. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
181pl Posted October 2, 2019 Author Report Share Posted October 2, 2019 FHSAA over reacts? They placated Callahan and Armwood, never suspending him after $15K in fines, after multiple violations, and two complete seasons forfeited. Hmm? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rufus69 Posted October 2, 2019 Report Share Posted October 2, 2019 1 hour ago, 181pl said: At least they don't need to worry about forfeits. Lol. Boundaries do matter when school is full (bc it is consistently ranked in the top 100 academically). That means no purely athletic transfers unless they move into ultra expensive S. Tampa. Should be interesting to say the least. If I was Weiner I'd move onto a private school where boundaries and, to a lesser extent, recruiting don't matter. He could do some serious damage at a school like Tampa Catholic. Or...he could try to go to Metro ATL....... Rufus>> 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarterBlue Posted October 2, 2019 Report Share Posted October 2, 2019 1 hour ago, 181pl said: At least they don't need to worry about forfeits. Lol. Boundaries do matter when school is full (bc it is consistently ranked in the top 100 academically). That means no purely athletic transfers unless they move into ultra expensive S. Tampa. Should be interesting to say the least. If I was Weiner I'd move onto a private school where boundaries and, to a lesser extent, recruiting don't matter. He could do some serious damage at a school like Tampa Catholic. This is very ironic considering Plant is average at best this year, and is having its worst season in multiple years. Combine that with the fact that it is clearly not stud athletes we are talking about, and ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
181pl Posted October 2, 2019 Author Report Share Posted October 2, 2019 Agreed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sausmann9 Posted October 2, 2019 Report Share Posted October 2, 2019 2 hours ago, 181pl said: At least they don't need to worry about forfeits. Lol. Boundaries do matter when school is full (bc it is consistently ranked in the top 100 academically). That means no purely athletic transfers unless they move into ultra expensive S. Tampa. Should be interesting to say the least. If I was Weiner I'd move onto a private school where boundaries and, to a lesser extent, recruiting don't matter. He could do some serious damage at a school like Tampa Catholic. Was Wiener the one that was considered as well for teh Chaminade job a few seasons ago??? I can see him being like a Coach Guandolo and building a badass team at a private school. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
181pl Posted October 2, 2019 Author Report Share Posted October 2, 2019 Not sure . . I think Plant's reign ad a football power is over. He needs to pack up his ship and go to a better port.. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Columbiafan Posted October 2, 2019 Report Share Posted October 2, 2019 6 minutes ago, 181pl said: Not sure . . I think Plant's reign ad a football power is over. He needs to pack up his ship and go to a better port.. So if Plant falls apart who fills that role? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
181pl Posted October 2, 2019 Author Report Share Posted October 2, 2019 Bill Belicheck? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Columbiafan Posted October 2, 2019 Report Share Posted October 2, 2019 2 minutes ago, 181pl said: Bill Belicheck? Meant the team that takes their place Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
181pl Posted October 2, 2019 Author Report Share Posted October 2, 2019 In county or out of county? In County could be Gaither or Steinbrenner, but reality is nobody will take their place. Nobody will be able to emulate the success that Plant had. Except Armwood. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATLien12x Posted October 2, 2019 Report Share Posted October 2, 2019 DAMN. 0-5? Worst cheater ever. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nolebull813 Posted October 2, 2019 Report Share Posted October 2, 2019 1 hour ago, ATLien12x said: DAMN. 0-5? Worst cheater ever. About to be 0-6 Friday. Could be the worst season in the 90 years of Plant football. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nolebull813 Posted October 2, 2019 Report Share Posted October 2, 2019 7 hours ago, GardenStateBaller said: And they still lost by 41 to Zaga!! National top 10 against outside the top 1,000 garbage. You do the math Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nolebull813 Posted October 2, 2019 Report Share Posted October 2, 2019 Just checked. They went 0-10 in 1997, and 1-9 in 1993 and 2003. Those are the worst ever Plant teams. They are competing with those guys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
181pl Posted October 2, 2019 Author Report Share Posted October 2, 2019 This is BULLSHIT penalty. Kid never played a snap. Helped a kid with no guardian find housing. AD at Plant sucks. Time for him to go to greener pastures. http://www.fox13news.com/sports/high-school-sports/plant-high-school-football-coach-robert-weiner-suspended#/ 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
181pl Posted October 3, 2019 Author Report Share Posted October 3, 2019 Again. This is garbage. Not cheating. https://www.baynews9.com/fl/tampa/sports/2019/10/02/plant-s-coach-weiner-admits-breaking-fhsaa-bylaw--but-says-intent-wasn-t-wrong 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
181pl Posted October 3, 2019 Author Report Share Posted October 3, 2019 I think garden State baller is still pissed from when plant beat Bergen Catholic down here in 2011. Let It go 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nolebull813 Posted October 3, 2019 Report Share Posted October 3, 2019 7 minutes ago, 181pl said: I think garden State baller is still pissed from when plant beat Bergen Catholic down here in 2011. Let It go I just don’t think he likes public schools. Lol 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HSFBfan Posted October 4, 2019 Report Share Posted October 4, 2019 I disagree with the suspension but heres the story https://www.abcactionnews.com/news/region-hillsborough/plant-football-coach-says-he-was-helping-athlete?fbclid=IwAR0z2WVpOIqGZ2YIJtzxZ__V3kwjc0gXTQE4Q3kBiNxJqtXDZ13I6hNv3E4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TampaFootballFan Posted October 4, 2019 Report Share Posted October 4, 2019 Worse team in Plant History - maybe one or two years back in the day were bad. But this year is the worst. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TampaFootballFan Posted October 4, 2019 Report Share Posted October 4, 2019 On 10/2/2019 at 10:58 AM, 181pl said: At least they don't need to worry about forfeits. Lol. Boundaries do matter when school is full (bc it is consistently ranked in the top 100 academically). That means no purely athletic transfers unless they move into ultra expensive S. Tampa. Should be interesting to say the least. If I was Weiner I'd move onto a private school where boundaries and, to a lesser extent, recruiting don't matter. He could do some serious damage at a school like Tampa Catholic. correct. boundaries absolutely matter. they also have had other kids housed. it's a total waste of energy. TC has a great coach right now. Rumor mill is that another coach is already wanted for Plant. Time will tell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TampaFootballFan Posted October 4, 2019 Report Share Posted October 4, 2019 On 10/2/2019 at 6:08 PM, 181pl said: This is BULLSHIT penalty. Kid never played a snap. Helped a kid with no guardian find housing. AD at Plant sucks. Time for him to go to greener pastures. http://www.fox13news.com/sports/high-school-sports/plant-high-school-football-coach-robert-weiner-suspended#/ Sounds like a booster or a propaganda machine hard at work for weiner again. Focus is important here. The infractions (multiple for multiple players) were self reported and the Coach admitted himself to violating the rules. The article said 3 kids @ tampa bay times. Problematic at least for him & the DOFP (which is a volunteer title by the way- self designated) they did violate policy and the fines and penalties should just be taken with a smile because over the years, they have gotten by with way worse than this. Also, every time they talk, or defend themselves they admit to other violations. should be a really fun fall out to watch. if I were the boosters principal or administration , I would be pushing hard to get him out. the fact that he tried to make it appear to be an isolated incident is even more laughable. Trash talking the AD is not beneficial at this point. The AD is on the board at the FHSAA. ignorant cannot win but stupid lives on forever... at everyone else's expense. Also, imagine being the parent that did it the right way for a kid in district and your kid gets benched so this "homeless" kid can play??? Do you know what the taxes are in S. Tampa alone?? It is not fair to anyone- and the coach should be fired if not arrested. Also .... he did not report the unsafe living situation to the authorities...please this guy is a joke. weiner must go. he could do everyone a favor and head onto a private school and recruit away. But we all need to know - what benefit does he have to move kids away from family and then house them? what is REALLY going on? this man is not married with no kids, right? seems suspect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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