Storyline: FH forfeits games due to an ineligible player - Part II

[TDHelmick]

LINK: https://cumberlandsmagic.com/2025/01/22/11475/

Story is up and running. This is the father's side of the story, not mine. I am doing all I can so far to remove opinion and just telling what happened.

From what I see, this whole thing (regardless of who is right or wrong) is based on administrative issues, procedural errors and an unwritten policy employees and parents have no clue as to the details. It's like all sides are trying to put together a puzzle where all the pieces don't fit.

Apologies for the paragraph spacing. This became a platform issue with copy & paste. Other social media outlets have the spacing - which is easier on the eyes.

 

[hbpass2]

Talk about moving the goal posts and then taking the goal posts down completely at the end. What a terrible look for the BOE. It really makes you wonder if Jeff blank retiring had anything to do with how messed up this situation got.

 

[TDHelmick]

Talk about moving the goal posts and then taking the goal posts down completely at the end. What a terrible look for the BOE. It really makes you wonder if Jeff blank retiring had anything to do with how messed up this situation got.

If the procedures to re-enroll the son at Fort Hill this January were in place back in August, none of this would have happened.

But there was no procedure to prevent such, which is why it was like a puzzle with pieces that don't fit that every student, parent, PPW, principal, coach had to assemble and interpret.

 

[Lagmeister]

Finally some procedures with teeth were put in place. But why all the eventual pound-of-flesh documentation when historically you'd expect people moving into the community from out of state would want to do the right thing and be part of the community. It appears that was never the intent.

So, nobody cares about the position it puts the students... the coach... the program... the school... in fact, Cumberland as a whole - yes Cumberland... because the Fort Hill football program is probably the last crown jewel left in the city.

 

[wvbossman]

Finally some procedures with teeth were put in place. But why all the eventual pound-of-flesh documentation when historically you'd expect people moving into the community from out of state would want to do the right thing and be part of the community. It appears that was never the intent.

So, nobody cares about the position it puts the students... the coach... the program... the school... in fact, Cumberland as a whole - yes Cumberland... because the Fort Hill football program is probably the last crown jewel left in the city.

The last two sentences of paragraph one says all that needs to be said. BOE's are far from perfect but it would never had been an issue had the adult done what was right. Case closed!

 

[TDHelmick]

The last two sentences of paragraph one says all that needs to be said. BOE's are far from perfect but it would never had been an issue had the adult done what was right. Case closed!

Done what was right? What would that be?

Doesn't matter. The MPSSAA should never have been involved like countless of times the past 2 decades. He was eligIble up until Homecoming. Going back and retro actively forcing forfeits by the same group that made him eligible in the first place, even after the head coach called them out, is as stupid as it can get.

 

[wvbossman]

Done what was right? What would that be?

Doesn't matter. The MPSSAA should never have been involved like countless of times the past 2 decades. He was eligIble up until Homecoming. Going back and retro actively forcing forfeits by the same group that made him eligible in the first place, even after the head coach called them out, is as stupid as it can get.

The Dad should have done what was right. You want to play somewhere you move there or do the procedures right. He lied and got caught. The unfortunate thing was that the kids got pushished. I'm not here to argue the point of the losses just that the Dad should have done the right thing.

 

[FHHSAHS]

You don't change the mailing address of a utility bill to Cumberland for a residence in WV. He knew exactly what he was up to.

This is on the parents.

Period.

 

[FHHSAHS]

So just to clarify, are the points of these articles to try and exonerate the parent (which they do the opposite) or to show that FH shouldn't have been punished? Either way, this latest article does a good job of showing how when a parent makes the decision to lie they will get mired in bureaucracy trying to fix things...all the while causing stress and anxiety to everyone along the way. FH got caught up in it.

Probably wasn't your intention, but this last installment is a pretty strong indictment against Babo.

 

[wvbossman]

So just to clarify, are the points of these articles to try and exonerate the parent (which they do the opposite) or to show that FH shouldn't have been punished? Either way, this latest article does a good job of showing how when a parent makes the decision to lie they will get mired in bureaucracy trying to fix things...all the while causing stress and anxiety to everyone along the way. FH got caught up in it.

Probably wasn't your intention, but this last installment is a pretty strong indictment against Babo.

Time for all of us to move on from this.