The whole thing with dying their hair blonde is for team unity. It's a tradition that brings the team together. Some may think it is stupid, I personally don't know if I would dye my hair that color, but to Irmo it is part of the soccer program. Let alone the blonde hair makes it another identifying marker out on the field for easier identification of team mates. As for the griping of the officiating giving the games to Irmo, nobody has tested them yet in the playoffs. They played some good teams, but the calls didn't have hardly any impact on the outcome of the game. When the game is played almost entirely on one end of the field, no amount of calls can get the other team a goal. Once again more excuses why Irmo shouldn't be playing in the state championship. It's like a broken record year after year, blah blah blah....Irmo is getting the calls/Irmo is a dirty team/Irmo doesn't deserve to win/whine whine whine. Give me a break, their record the past 20 some years shows that Phil Savitz knows what he is doing, and he is doing a very fine job. Maybe the rest of the programs in the state should look to as why Irmo is always good and try to emulate that.