Regardless of what you, I or anyone else thinks, the courts don't think it was for athletic reasons or he would not have been ruled eligible.

 

VOR, I usually agree with most everything you say, however, I believe in this case you may be incorrect. I believe the ruling by the courts was to say that his transfer was legal in that his change of address was bona fide, thus making him eligible to play football without having to sit out a year. The ruling - as far as I know - didn't reflect any particular "reasoning" for the transfer, be it athletic or otherwise..

VOR, I usually agree with most everything you say, however, I believe in this case you may be incorrect. I believe the ruling by the courts was to say that his transfer was legal in that his change of address was bona fide, thus making him eligible to play football without having to sit out a year. The ruling - as far as I know - didn't reflect any particular "reasoning" for the transfer, be it athletic or otherwise..

 

Not replying on the Mitchell case, but in general :thumb:, if the court or the KHSAA concludes that the transfer was motivated in whole or in part to play athletics at the new school, there is no reason to even consider whether there was a bona fide change of residence. See By Law 6, Section 3.

 

Thus for there to be even a discussion about whether there was a bona fide change of residence, there would have had to have been a determination that athletic intent was not a motivation for the transfer. Why make a finding on whether there was a bona fide change if there had been a finding of athletic intent?

I am really the only person to know certain details about the reason for Mitchell to transfer and they are private. There are many people from both sides that either assume things or simply make up things and present them as fact.

 

The fact of the matter is that Mitchell was deemed eligible and Highlands was penalized for playing an ineligible player even though he was eligible

 

Is that view of the facts from the Mitchell's side?

Is that view of the facts from Highlands' side?

Is that view of the facts from KHSAA side?

 

There are many views of the facts in this case.

The way I see it, it happened. Its over. At the time I was very upset about it because in my mind Bell Co. would have been in the state championship game and before the game some Highlands fans on here gave Bell Co. no chance. I found it disrespectful at the time. But I don't like seeing kids having to sit out and being ruled ineligible. I'm glad to see him move on and do well for himself. So now I think everyone should move on and let it go really.

Is that view of the facts from the Mitchell's side?

Is that view of the facts from Highlands' side?

Is that view of the facts from KHSAA side?

 

There are many views of the facts in this case.

 

Elaborate on which facts you are talking about

The way I see it, it happened. Its over. At the time I was very upset about it because in my mind Bell Co. would have been in the state championship game and before the game some Highlands fans on here gave Bell Co. no chance. I found it disrespectful at the time. But I don't like seeing kids having to sit out and being ruled ineligible. I'm glad to see him move on and do well for himself. So now I think everyone should move on and let it go really.

 

Great point and the best post in this thread.

 

If the KHSAA made a mistake and imposed the sanctions before there was finality in the court system as to Mike's eligibility, they should reverse the sanctions. If the State School Board thinks that, with the Mitchell-type sanctions now banned, the KHSAA should go back and reverse any previously issued Mitchell-type sanctions, the State Board will so order it done. That's all the letter referenced in the first post in this thread is about; not about posters' thoughts and feelings of Mike's transfer or whether the KHSAA should have the ability to issue Mitchell-type sanctions. Those quail have flown from the covey nest and in my opinion this thread has run it's course.

Great point and the best post in this thread.

 

If the KHSAA made a mistake and imposed the sanctions before there was finality in the court system as to Mike's eligibility, they should reverse the sanctions. If the State School Board thinks that, with the Mitchell-type sanctions now banned, the KHSAA should go back and reverse any previously issued Mitchell-type sanctions, the State Board will so order it done. That's all the letter referenced in the first post in this thread is about; not about posters' thoughts and feelings of Mike's transfer or whether the KHSAA should have the ability to issue Mitchell-type sanctions. Those quail have flown from the covey nest and in my opinion this thread has run it's course.

 

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