Rod Rhodes and Cordia...what really happened?

[gollumcat]

I posted this on HOB but wanted to get as much insight as I could, so...

I knew in general about this controversy, but I watched the 10 part series on it that was linked on KSR recently(very good by the way).
Those of you that know a little more than me about the situation.....what really happened?

Was Rhodes blatantly cheating or was he railroaded?

Also what's up with the Knott County Board of Education..are they really that insular and sinister?

 

[GonzoCat90]

Without knowing anything more than what I read in maybe three articles back when the news came out, I'm inclined to think he was blatantly cheating because I think all high school coaches are blatantly cheating.

 

[St.PatterSoN-54-]

Without knowing anything more than what I read in maybe three articles back when the news came out, I'm inclined to think he was blatantly cheating because I think all high school coaches are blatantly cheating.

He just cheated better than they did, and they got salty about it.

 

[Cawood86]

Without knowing anything more than what I read in maybe three articles back when the news came out, I'm inclined to think he was blatantly cheating because I think all high school coaches are blatantly cheating.

Well, he did play for Pitino....

 

[RipThru]

He was cheating. Simple as that, all under the guise of "helping at risk, troubled kids escape". Just so happens that all of them were good players.

 

[Canned Heat]

The basketball program at Cordia High School is in a world of trouble with the KHSAA and has been suspended from play in the 2014-15 season, on top of having to forfeit every game from last year’s 23-win season. Coached by former Wildcat Rodrick Rhodes, the Cordia boys basketball team committed several violations, resulting in the harshest penalites the KHSAA has ever handed down.

“This series of events may well represent the most wanton and blatant disregard for Association rules in its 97 year history,” KHSAA Commissioner Julian Tackett said in the release.

The infractions also earned Cordia’s interscholastic athletic program probation through the 2018-19 season, plus a $25,980 fine.

Violations include:

— Falsifying records for transfer student-athletes

— Providing housing to the families of student-athletes

— Providing plane tickets for a student-athlete to travel out of state

— Providing money and clothes for a student-athlete

— Allowing ineligible players to practice and compete

— Conducting tryouts for non-enrolled students

— Requiring players to practice before the official start date of preseason practice

— Much, much more

http://kentuckysportsradio.com/main/rodrick-rhodes-and-cordia-basketball-in-a-lot-of-trouble/

So, in summary they cheated, and cheated badly. Some other schools across the region, may do similar things, but generally not all at once. Of course many of the prep schools do the same thing, Oak Hill, but they are generally not under their state's governing athletic body and do not participate in state playoffs.

 

[Tyblue22]

http://www.watchable.com/playlists/...orld/videos/182380-back-to-the-burroughs-ep-6

watch this

 

[Ryan Lemonds Diary]

He just cheated better than they did, and they got salty about it.

I can think of about 5 current and former KY High School basketball coaches that would say..."Hold my beer and watch this son".