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You cannot be serious or don't have a good grip on history.

 

That's a quote from the commissioner. Has nothing to do with me.

Man I really hope you don't believe that. There is a reason he made that statement. He is mad that cordia embarrassed him the past 2 years and he had to make these reducliously harsh penalties look justified. What make the cordia supporters mad about these allegations is they know the khsaa has stretched and bent these charged into something they want them to be. For example the charge of providing clothing for the players. The player in question is a kid that was enrolled at cordia for 3 years before rod Rhodes came to cordia he is from vicco. The kids mother is dead and his father is not involved in his life. When school started he missed about 3 weeks Rhodes went to him asking why he was not in school he said I don't have any school clothes I was going to wait for about a month until everyone else close are used and maybe no one will notice mine are not new. Rhodes callers Alice Whitaker and whith money through a fund she has for such things Rhodes takes him to Lexington to buy him some school clothes. The khsaa interviewed the kid in question and he told them that is was not to influence him to play ball that coach Rhodes just did this out of kindness, but they did not put that in their findings instead they use a perry co central assistant coach (whom was fired from cordia) statement stating that Rhodes took him to Lexington to buy him clothes. So you see what I am saying everything is not as it seems.

Man I really hope you don't believe that. There is a reason he made that statement. He is mad that cordia embarrassed him the past 2 years and he had to make these reducliously harsh penalties look justified. What make the cordia supporters mad about these allegations is they know the khsaa has stretched and bent these charged into something they want them to be. For example the charge of providing clothing for the players. The player in question is a kid that was enrolled at cordia for 3 years before rod Rhodes came to cordia he is from vicco. The kids mother is dead and his father is not involved in his life. When school started he missed about 3 weeks Rhodes went to him asking why he was not in school he said I don't have any school clothes I was going to wait for about a month until everyone else close are used and maybe no one will notice mine are not new. Rhodes callers Alice Whitaker and whith money through a fund she has for such things Rhodes takes him to Lexington to buy him some school clothes. The khsaa interviewed the kid in question and he told them that is was not to influence him to play ball that coach Rhodes just did this out of kindness, but they did not put that in their findings instead they use a perry co central assistant coach (whom was fired from cordia) statement stating that Rhodes took him to Lexington to buy him clothes. So you see what I am saying everything is not as it seems.

 

So she's the one in charge then. Where does she get her funding from? Since the school is leased by Knott County do they pay for the lease? It will be interesting to see if there is a lawsuit and what money they would use to fund it. I couldn't see Lotts Creek Community School having a large amount of money to do it. If they have the money to do it then where would they get it from? Would they take it from the programs they serve?

So she's the one in charge then. Where does she get her funding from? Since the school is leased by Knott County do they pay for the lease? It will be interesting to see if there is a lawsuit and what money they would use to fund it. I couldn't see Lotts Creek Community School having a large amount of money to do it. If they have the money to do it then where would they get it from? Would they take it from the programs they serve?

 

Well that's not the least bit presumptuous. Not at all.

Well that's not the least bit presumptuous. Not at all.

 

Well we both know that the Knott County Board of Education is going to file a suit.

I must admit, I am becoming more and more intrigued with Cordia, who is in charge, and what exactly happened. I appreciate Lion pride sharing his knowledge of the situation. There will be a lawsuit, and I hope everything comes out, whether it helps or hurts Cordia or whether it helps or hurts the KHSAA, so that a Judge can make an informed decision.

Well we both know that the Knott County Board of Education is going to file a suit.

 

Isn't**

Man I really hope you don't believe that. There is a reason he made that statement. He is mad that cordia embarrassed him the past 2 years and he had to make these reducliously harsh penalties look justified. What make the cordia supporters mad about these allegations is they know the khsaa has stretched and bent these charged into something they want them to be. For example the charge of providing clothing for the players. The player in question is a kid that was enrolled at cordia for 3 years before rod Rhodes came to cordia he is from vicco. The kids mother is dead and his father is not involved in his life. When school started he missed about 3 weeks Rhodes went to him asking why he was not in school he said I don't have any school clothes I was going to wait for about a month until everyone else close are used and maybe no one will notice mine are not new. Rhodes callers Alice Whitaker and whith money through a fund she has for such things Rhodes takes him to Lexington to buy him some school clothes. The khsaa interviewed the kid in question and he told them that is was not to influence him to play ball that coach Rhodes just did this out of kindness, but they did not put that in their findings instead they use a perry co central assistant coach (whom was fired from cordia) statement stating that Rhodes took him to Lexington to buy him clothes. So you see what I am saying everything is not as it seems.

Everything is as it seems. Rhodes bought the kid clothes. Not sure what you are trying to say but even you admitted he bought him clothes. Case closed.

Cksports fan you need to get your story straight before you get on here and spout these things. First the paying to move players was not anyone from miss. Or N.J. It was for moving Chris Hudson from Texas to Kentucky.they at claiming he moved here with assistant coach Larry willams at no cost to him or his family. Larry willams was his court appointed guardian in Texas before he came here. Larry Williams was not even affiliated with cordia until he came to ky. He was not a coach at the time he moved. As far a keta is concerned the birthday on his passport is 12-22-1999. That is total bull about him being 19. He has gone through extensive screening process in his political refugee hearings. They don't just make that stuff up. I have seen his passport and Mali I'd. All this started because certain people are p.o. Because oumar would not go to school where they wanted him to. I know you won't believe this but oumar gets dozens of texts daily trying to bribe him into changing schools. One local school offered him 20,000 dollars if he would enroll and go all 4 years. He is offered money weekly by other 14th region schools. And we have texts to prove it. I can get deep into this but it is late and I am tired. I will say this cordia is guilty of some of the Minor violations(ex: one coach coaching without taking his safety class) he has since been fired,but the rest of this investigation is totally one sided. It is all hear say and they have ruled against cordia and sanctioned them without even giving them a chance at due process. There is no due process in the khsaa. The khsaa is a joke. They have taken the word of 4 individuals (2 former players and 2 former coaches) all who left on bad terms and took their word as gold. When I know for a fact they interviewed at least 6 other people that directly refuted the other 4 statements and that was not included in the investigation. That will all come out in the wash. This whole thing is not what it seems. The khsaa is mad because cordia made them look like a fool in court the last 2 years and they wanted to try to embarrass cordia by jumping the gun and issuing a statement. I may be wrong but I think cordia gets a lot of these hear say allegations overturned in court. They will have some up held but none serious enough to warrant these reduclious penalties they have incurred on them.

 

With all due respect, I don't believe one word of this. However, if this is true it should be reported IMMEDIATELY .

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Well we both know that the Knott County Board of Education is going to file a suit.

 

Isn't**

 

 

Well, it kind of sounds like you are saying because they're a small Eastern Kentucky school that there's no possible way they could pay for things on their own and that your mind is already made up about that.

Well, it kind of sounds like you are saying because they're a small Eastern Kentucky school that there's no possible way they could pay for things on their own and that your mind is already made up about that.

 

No what I am saying is from what I read about them is that Knott County doesn't want to have much to do with Cordia. You apparently like to go off the wall and judge my comments as something heinous. If you think I am judging the school or its people because of where they are located then you are sadly in the wrong.

 

I find their situation an interesting one because of how they operate, nothing more, nothing less. It is a unique arrangement that I've never seen before.

No what I am saying is from what I read about them is that Knott County doesn't want to have much to do with Cordia. You apparently like to go off the wall and judge my comments as something heinous. If you think I am judging the school or its people because of where they are located then you are sadly in the wrong.

 

I find their situation an interesting one because of how they operate, nothing more, nothing less. It is a unique arrangement that I've never seen before.

 

 

Sorry if I mistook the " I couldn't see Lotts Creek Community School having a large amount of money to do it", and I do mean that sincerely.

 

From what I've gathered, they've provided a lot of things for the community over the years and in face of the fines, I'm sure that fighting them in court is a risk they've calculated and have accounted funds for.

No hell bird that is not what I said. Rod Rhodes only drove the boy to get the clothes he did not pay for them. The clothes were purchased for him through the lotts creek community school. It has money allocated for such things. This service "readily available to every kid in the school" therefore there is no violation. There is mitigating factors that come into play here that the schools legal defense believes a credible judge will see through. FYI the lotts creek community has millions of dollars in assets. They are a non profit orgiznation that operates off donations. That is not to mention Alice whitakers money her pockets are deep. Don't think for a minute they don't have money.

So, this one incident with the kid and clothes may be ok. What about the mountain (pun intended) of other allegations?

No hell bird that is not what I said. Rod Rhodes only drove the boy to get the clothes he did not pay for them. The clothes were purchased for him through the lotts creek community school. It has money allocated for such things. This service "readily available to every kid in the school" therefore there is no violation. There is mitigating factors that come into play here that the schools legal defense believes a credible judge will see through. FYI the lotts creek community has millions of dollars in assets. They are a non profit orgiznation that operates off donations. That is not to mention Alice whitakers money her pockets are deep. Don't think for a minute they don't have money.

 

 

Agreed. The more you learn about Cordia, the more people will understand that they've been doing things like providing scholarships/tuition assistance, need-based aid for things like clothing, etc. long before Roderick Rhodes was even known for playing basketball at Kentucky, much less coaching, and even further removed from him ever coming to them. Personally, I don't care if Roderick Rhodes had even paid for the kid's clothes himself, especially if he needed them, but that's another debate.

 

Just for an example of how things sometimes happen at boarding schools, I know of a family at OBI who housed a kid free of charge for an entire summer because he had problems going back home during the SARS epidemic. These are the kinds of things people at schools like Cordia or OBI do. They didn't say, "hey kid, sorry about you not getting to see your parents and family this summer and the whole health epidemic in your country, but here's an itemized list of what you ate and the fair market value of rent for the room you used, try to pay us in the next 6 months. Those schools are filled with a lot of staff who aren't really in it for the money, otherwise they'd be taking more to work in the private sector.

 

Let's be honest: no one would care if they knew the things they've done over the years for kids who weren't good athletes-- they'd probably applaud it. Now that they happen to be doing those same things for good athletes as well, the State is up in arms.

 

As LionPride has said and I've insinuated, don't just read "14th Region school" and assume "no money". Even if they were dead broke (which they don't appear to be), it still makes some sense to hire a lawyer and get a reduction in the amount of fines they'll be asked to pay. It'd still be saving money if they pay a lawyer, say, $10,000, but have the $25,000 fine reduced down to $10,000.