[Orange Blaze]

I can’t tell, but if the above post about Raceland’s holdbacks is written by “Westwood Eagle“,  then I see why RamDad is laughing.

That’s my biggest problem with all of the transfers, recruiting, and holdbacks.  Hypocrisy.  Fairview was the king of all transfers a decade ago and it worked.  They got to the state title game only to lose big to Mayfield.  They messed up by letting an ineligible player play so the house of cards collapsed.  Many schools have had their moment in the sun.  It’s Raceland’s time now.  They don’t have as many transfers as Fairview had (only ones I know of are Taylor from Ironton, Webb from Symmes Valley, Lundy from Russell, Lykins from Russell, and Farrow from Ashland - there may be more but Fairview had at least double that), but the Rams do have a few holdbacks.  I say good for them that they managed to convince multiple kids and parents to hold back.  The 15th region has done that for a long time.

Schools in our area have to watch it, though.  Once the transfer train starts rolling, it can get out of control and run off the tracks, especially in a small area like ours where there’s a lot of pride and envy between schools.

I didn’t really agree with the state creating the holdback rule but it is what it is and everyone in the state had the same opportunity so I see no real advantage there.  As far as transfers go, the problem is like you said we live in a small area with rivalries that are petty in the grand scheme of things.  If a parent thinks a school provides the best opportunities for their kids then I see no problem with transferring.  Go to an area with a larger population like Lex or NKY and you will find kids transferring all the time and other people just mind their business and go their own way. Unfortunately instead of being supportive many people in our area take it personally when people want to leave for better opportunities.