HogoFAQ

Throughout the brief history of this website there have been numerous emails from people posing queries about what the site is about, what are my limits as far as dictating the types of information that is posted and what is omitted, and so forth. Here is a collection of queries posed to me throughout the days of HogoOnline..

• Hey guy that does the website, can you take videos of all the football games? It doesn't seem fair that some get left out.
• No. There is only one of me and anywhere from 3 to 6 games for our Hogo teams. I welcome anyone who wants to help out and video the games and submit them to me. It would be amazing for the site and its viewers.
• Are you going to video any of the basketball games?
• Maybe some tournament games. I still don’t know yet. It would be difficult to do since I no longer live in the area, and it would be a threat to my anonymity as crowds are tighter in gyms. Not to mention I always sit behind the most obnoxious parents of anyone on either team. No matter where you go, there are obnoxious parents.
• How do you find the time to operate the website?
• I have never found the time to do it. I actually lose a lot of time, money, and wits. But I love high school sports. Specifically in our tight nit area. I want to do what it takes to get kids playing. Kids love internet, it’s a good means of getting them interested. The opportunity to see your name on a website for eternity for something that you’ve accomplished is sorta cool. It’s better than a lame MySpace page no one ever looks at. Everyone reads HogoOnline!! Right..??
• I hear there is supposed to be a HogoOnline basketball tournament. Is that something we can look forward to??
• No. But pray for it. It would be totally cool. A HogoOnline “anything” would be kick-A.
• Why don’t you cover wrestling, dude??
• If I attempted to cover wrestling at the same rate I cover the 9 other sports that I do reasonably well, I would be doing wrestling a disservice. Wrestling information doesn’t always get posted evenly for every team within the sources I have. There are currently sites (the one linked from HogoOnline) that provide a decent amount of information on Hogoheegee wrestling. I do not intend to ignore wrestling, it is a great sport. The Hogoheegee is laden with some awesome wrestling history. Maybe if someone were to offer the time to help out, the site would cover it full throttle. As of right now, no one has stepped up.
• Can I submit my photos?
• As long as they aren’t of your prom, I encourage it. I reserve the right to post only the ones I like though. But I’ll credit you, don’t worry.
• What is your real name and where are you from?
• Horace Orion Guillroy Ostlenburger from the Planet Hogotron.
• Did you play sports in high school?
• Did.
• The website looks like a kindergartner threw up in a box of crayons. Do you do it all yourself?
• I do. I have no training in web development. If you can do better, please lend me your services.
• Can I advertise with you?
• ENCOURAGED. I have some ideas in the making that I will need the money for. If you are interested in posting an ad on my site or on anything else the site produces (programs, etc). Email me at hogosportz@hogoheegee.com yesterday. I do not intend to make money from this website, but any sponsorship will only increase the opportunities that HogoOnline is looking to provide for all of the student-athletes.
• Why did you ban me from the message board?
• Because you’re an idiot.
• What program do you use to do the rankings and how do you determine the weightings?
• Excel and/or a four-function calculator. I wing it. You can even do your own rankings from home. Use newspaper sites and MaxPreps.com to get scores from any schools you cover. Record their wins and losses for them and whoever they play. And whoever they play. Make up your own recipe and go for it. It’s not that hard, just extremely time consuming. And you have to be prepared to take heat from people who don’t understand how numbers work. My excel sheet has never once seen a basketball or football game, but based on what I tell it, it knows exactly what’s up.
• It would be cool if you had a search database for all the scores so you could search a specific year and school. You should do that.
• Yeah it would and no. (Ok maybe one day.. but not anytime soon)
• How long do you plan to keep the site operating?
• For as long as there is a Hogo. Which may not be much longer or could be forever, we shall see. Hope for the latter.
• If the Hogo splits with the new divisional realignment, what will you do?
• I’ll stick with whatever teams are still in a district called the “Hogoheegee”. If there is no “Hogoheegee”, I’ll try to stick with where most teams are or yank it completely. The site will still be maintained as a historical reference.
• Can you do more for the JV?
• I would love to IF I was reported scores for all the JV teams. Unfortunately, that doesn’t always happen. There is a section on the message board you can check out though. I report what I know.
• Whatever happened to the idea of getting a student from each school to report scores for their teams? It seemed like a good way to make sure all scores were reported. The students likely know someone on each team or could at least talk to them or the coaches.
• Yeah. It’s an awesome idea. It just hasn’t been put into play yet. As of right now, I have a contact at each school for some of the sports. But they don’t always report to me and aren’t required to. The creed of this site is to not irritate the schools’ administration or coaches. These people deal with teenagers all day, the last thing they need is some faceless website manager badgering them about how their sports teams are doing. If they want to help out they are encouraged to come to me and often times do. AND IT RULES!! To the few coaches who lend a hand in providing information for the site, pat yourself on the back. You’re the reason the site is still operating and growing day by day.