September 28, 201313 yr Charlie Wyatt, how has Julian Tackett dropped the ball? Please be specific? Michael Corleone, how has Julian Tackett and Darren Billberry been exposed? Please be specific?
September 29, 201313 yr If parents do not live with the kids.......KHSAA is a joke. :deadhorse: Cordia has DORMS! Different rules. :deadhorse: Dorms. Dorms. Dorms. :deadhorse: Different rules for dorms. You aren't the first and won't be the last to bring the "why would the parents move to Cordia? what job opportunities are there? do the parents live there?" arguments, so don't take it personally. I just wish I didn't have to repeat that those are misguided at best. The parents don't have to move because the players live in dorms and a different set of rules apply to boarding schools. Oneida Baptist Institute has the same situation, and have had it for years. People just don't care because they don't typically win very many games. Edited September 29, 201313 yr by JokersWild24
September 29, 201313 yr :deadhorse: Cordia has DORMS! Different rules. :deadhorse: Dorms. Dorms. Dorms. :deadhorse: Different rules for dorms. You aren't the first and won't be the last to bring the "why would the parents move to Cordia? what job opportunities are there? do the parents live there?" arguments, so don't take it personally. I just wish I didn't have to repeat that those are misguided at best. The parents don't have to move because the players live in dorms and a different set of rules apply to boarding schools. Oneida Baptist Institute has the same situation, and have had it for years. People just don't care because they don't typically win very many games. Why would a public School need dorms ?
September 29, 201313 yr :deadhorse: Cordia has DORMS! Different rules. :deadhorse: Dorms. Dorms. Dorms. :deadhorse: Different rules for dorms. You aren't the first and won't be the last to bring the "why would the parents move to Cordia? what job opportunities are there? do the parents live there?" arguments, so don't take it personally. I just wish I didn't have to repeat that those are misguided at best. The parents don't have to move because the players live in dorms and a different set of rules apply to boarding schools. Oneida Baptist Institute has the same situation, and have had it for years. People just don't care because they don't typically win very many games. I know. Still doesn't matter. Your parents don't live in the Commonwealth of Kentucky you shouldn't be eligible to play KHSAA sanctioned basketball. We can't play Oak Hill, and Huntington Prep because they are not members of their state associations....because they are boarding/prep schools.
September 29, 201313 yr I know. Still doesn't matter. Your parents don't live in the Commonwealth of Kentucky you shouldn't be eligible to play KHSAA sanctioned basketball. We can't play Oak Hill, and Huntington Prep because they are not members of their state associations....because they are boarding/prep schools. No one complains about Oneida Baptist or Milllersburg Military Academy's kids. Sour grapes. Sounds like you can go to a boarding school and play if we can beat you, but shouldn't be allowed to if we can't.
September 29, 201313 yr No one complains about Oneida Baptist or Milllersburg Military Academy's kids. Sour grapes. Sounds like you can go to a boarding school and play if we can beat you, but shouldn't be allowed to if we can't. Yep.
September 30, 201313 yr Why would a public School need dorms ? After doing some research, it appears that Cordia was founded as kind of a philanthropic venture. Apparently, way back when, the area didn't have a school and dorms were added around the 50's. It's just a big deal now that players who can win basketball games are living in them (link below). The second link (below) has even more details about the school's history. Also, have to admire the determination of the woman who went to college in the 20's and 30's, then opened a school. I'm guessing that in that era, women didn't exactly have the easiest routes to college, so kudos to her. Another tidbit, in 2006, Cordia sent 100% of it's students on to pursue higher education (third link below). Nice accomplishment. With Cordia, it seems like you can go to a school that's cheaper than a prep school, play for a coach who was one of the biggest recruits in his class (so he's been through the recruiting process) and played in the NBA. I can see why it's an attractive option for kids. Progressive thinking by an Eastern Kentucky community to give Rhodes the chance to coach there. I'm guessing that, as far as competition goes, they saw the writing on the wall and knew they had to differentiate themselves from the competition and enjoy a "first mover" advantage. They made their own breaks. Can't fault them for that. I'm guessing that they aren't the only 14th Region school to benefit from a "transfer" who could play. Why hate one them when they beat the traditional powers in the game and under the rules they've played by for so long? As has been somewhat alluded to already though, I do think that if Cordia's ascent continues, they will end up being a "prep school" who plays separate from the KHSAA. Nothing wrong with that if that's the route they go, but for now, I think staying put where they are is fine. How many years has it been since a 14th Region team has won the state tournament? How long has it been since one's been to the Semi's even? Changing the status quo isn't necessarily bad, and life will go on. I'd rather see a competitive 14th Region team play than one get completely blown out (unless of course they draw another weak region). Change isn't always bad. The lowest attended state final in what I would consider the "modern era" (i.e., since the 3 point line in 1988) was 1992 between Lexington Catholic and University Heights. Have two private schools met in the Finals since? These things have a way of "working themselves out" (not saying that's right or wrong... just saying). School History http://www.lottscreek.org/history.html http://www.lottscreek.org/cordia_school.html Edited September 30, 201313 yr by JokersWild24
September 30, 201313 yr For the record - I do not think OBI, Piarist, MMI, Cordia, or any other private/boarding school similar to these should be in the KHSAA.
September 30, 201313 yr For the record - I do not think OBI, Piarist, MMI, Cordia, or any other private/boarding school similar to these should be in the KHSAA. Any particular reason why? IMO if they have Freshmen through Seniors in their schools they should be allowed to be in KHSAA and follow the same rules as everyone else.
September 30, 201313 yr Any particular reason why? IMO if they have Freshmen through Seniors in their schools they should be allowed to be in KHSAA and follow the same rules as everyone else. Obviously they don't have the same rules. If they have dorms, they don't have the same rules.
September 30, 201313 yr Obviously they don't have the same rules. If they have dorms, they don't have the same rules. I don't see how having dorms violates the rules. I know kids playing sports right now who don't have a home and live from teammate to teammate because their home life was that bad. The school having a dorm would help those kids out.
September 30, 201313 yr Obviously they don't have the same rules. If they have dorms, they don't have the same rules. I just find the timing of it funny. No one really cared when it was schools that everyone would roll over. No complaints then for sure. Different rules and scenarios apply to all types of situations. Jefferson County? They have somewhat of an "open enrollment" system (I know, I know, it's not true "open enrollment"), but it's different from most other places and could be seen as advantageous. Private schools? Different rules that could be seen as advantageous. Work-study to attend an expensive private school? Guardianships and/or wards of the State? Kids living with relatives other than parents? Should it be both parents or one parent living in Kentucky? What about a kid whose parents are divorced and has one parent living in Kentucky and one in Ohio? What about kids at places like Fort Campbell who might have one or both parents deployed?
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