Unfortunate news. East Ridge coach is completely off base on the schools responsibility with transfers.http://www.woodburybulletin.com/new...sanctioned-ineligible-varsity-football-player
This may be be impacting a Gopher recruit. When you attend a school, transfer and don't change residents, it is pretty obvious. This is a relatively new school who wanted to take shortcuts. Hopefully it doesn't impact the Gophs future.
You don't know any of this. Not one bit. Knowing the MSHSL, this was totally benign and they decided to throw the hammer. They are NCAA +1000, mixed with leftist Minnesotan faux high-ground moral high handedness. A HS coach should never, NEVER have to field eligibility issues. AD and Admin only. 99.9% chance this was the parents.
You don't know any of this. Not one bit. Knowing the MSHSL, this was totally benign and they decided to throw the hammer. They are NCAA +1000, mixed with leftist Minnesotan faux high-ground moral high handedness. A HS coach should never, NEVER have to field eligibility issues. AD and Admin only. 99.9% chance this was the parents.
How will it impact the recruit and is he still at East Ridge? The MSHL is a politically correct run amok, ,completely arbitrary, power hungry joke that cares more about public perception that they are some morally superior entity. East Ridges AD should have done his job and not let this happen however.This may be be impacting a Gopher recruit. When you attend a school, transfer and don't change residents, it is pretty obvious. This is a relatively new school who wanted to take shortcuts. Hopefully it doesn't impact the Gophs future.
The MSHSL is the worst thing that ever happened to Minnesota Sports. And the arrogance of Dave Stead is legendary. They have taken athletics from accomplishment to participation. And regulated the minutia. Was it a wrong address outside the district? Did the player move closer but still was outside the district? Did the player fail to file the required form for the change of address? How many miles difference was it?
This is nothing more than the MSHSL overreacting, overreaching and punishing the entire team.
I had a granddaughter who took advantage of open enrollment and lived 40 miles from the school. During the Basketball season her parents moved. Do I need to self report?
How will it impact the recruit and is he still at East Ridge? The MSHL is a politically correct run amok, ,completely arbitrary, power hungry joke that cares more about public perception that they are some morally superior entity. East Ridges AD should have done his job and not let this happen however.
True story - happened in SW MN - names changed to protect the innocent.
Player moved from District A to District B after his FR year in HS. But, for some reason - possibly grades, not sure - when the kid started at District B, he enrolled as a FR. Yes - he repeated his FR year twice. So, by the time the kid became a SR at his 2nd school, he was a year older than SR's at other schools. Someone who remembered the kid from his 1st school put 2 & 2 together, and blew the whistle, so the kid was kicked off the team, and they had to forfeit 4 wins that season. In this case, the kid was a starter and a fairly key contributor at his new school - but again, he was a year older and presumably more mature.
There was another case a couple of years ago in SW MN where a school found out near the end of the season that they had been using an ineligible player, and had to forfeit all their victories for the season. This stuff comes up more often than you might think, because of all the open-enrolling and transferring going on. In most cases, I do not believe that it involves intentional cheating - more often administrative sloppiness or paperwork snafus.
You don't know any of this. Not one bit. Knowing the MSHSL, this was totally benign and they decided to throw the hammer. They are NCAA +1000, mixed with leftist Minnesotan faux high-ground moral high handedness. A HS coach should never, NEVER have to field eligibility issues. AD and Admin only. 99.9% chance this was the parents.
The day our State Legislator's decided to dictate transfer rules it changed the landscape. You can blame Dave Stead, but remember there is a board of directors he reports to. Parents sending their kids to schools for athletic reasons was a game changer for the MSHSL. Look at the total number of transfers in the state aside from moving. It is staggering.
Enjoy your 4th all.
Real intelligent comment. Are all rules created by those evil leftist?
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The Minnesota transfer rules are intended to regulate the "haves" from gerrymandering their way to championships. In reality the policy disproportionately affects poorer and minority students.
Wealthy, connected, and lawyered up students can get around these regulations. Poorer and unconnected families can not.
The intent of the rules is good. The rules are bad.
I may quite possibly be wrong, but doesn't MN have open enrollment? Which would mean anyone could go anywhere provided they got themselves there.
I may quite possibly be wrong, but doesn't MN have open enrollment? Which would mean anyone could go anywhere provided they got themselves there.
A great player..sometimes things take time. He'll be great!Garcia seems to be developing quite the checkered path to the Gophers. Started at Cretin then moved on to East Ridge. Due to his ineligibility and others as well, the East Ridge program is in full-on meltdown. Now he's off to Simley where he will be out of football all together for his senior year. What are the Gophers really getting here???