AURORA — What’s left for Andrew Loudenback but questions?
What else did the senior quarterback at Chaparral in Parker, ranked No. 4 in The Denver Post/9News Class 5A preseason poll, need to do to have his transfer approved and without penalty by the Colorado High School Activities Association?
When he walks down the hallway in school, will he see the stares and hear the whispers that he’s the one who switched from Ponderosa and is now paying for it, albeit a year late?
This isn’t what he had in mind, is it?
How do you think he feels about missing the Wolverines’ first five games of the 2010 season after having his hardship plea rejected on Wednesday. Most notably, he’ll miss tonight’s opener at against No. 1-ranked and two-time defending state champion Mullen?
How bad does it feel to be permitted to practice, but not sanctioned to take any snaps for real until next month?
What will be the effect on his teammates, who include 18 other starters? How much does it weigh on John Vogt’s coaching staff and how good will Loudenback be upon return?
With his forfeiture of more than half of his team’s regular-season games, will recruiters lose interest? Is this exactly what happens when adults get involved with kids’ games?
What’s his take on the Continental League, which voted 11-1 against him not losing any eligibility (if you guessed Chaparral was the one vote in favor, you’re correct)?
Willingly or not, what’s it like being a target for ridicule, deserved or otherwise?
His family passed on comment Wednesday and indicated it would release a statement in a couple of days, but we can guess, can’t we? Must we be Einstein to predict the disappointment and contempt for a process that has been referred to as convoluted and, in some cases, selective?
As late as 2008, the process of transferring began for Loudenback, so why did it take this long for an official ruling? Isn’t it at least a little concerning that the transfer rule is retroactive?
Don’t the Loudenbacks as well as CHSAA realize that we’ve had illegal transfers and blatantly open recruiting that no one does anything about?
When Loudenback arrived at Chaparral, he was told that his move was no problem, so why did it become one after the 2009 season?
Historically, the CHSAA claims that it doesn’t like to punish student-athletes for adults’ mistakes, but isn’t that what we have here? Or is it?
What does it suggest about a system that’s based on tattle-tale busy-bodies who seem more worried about other teams than theirs? How draining is it to tell a kid he can’t play?
I have yet to attend a school of any size that hasn’t had a move-in, transfer of some kind or student-athlete who lived out of its area, have you?
Obviously, not all key school personnel are up to speed on transfer rules and regulations, so why aren’t they?
Was the Loudenback camp fully forthright in conveying its situation? Did CHSAA personnel understand it? Were both groups open-minded or adversariel?
If our rules governing movement are as liberal as any across the country, what does it say about schools of choice for education only, and not extracurricular activities?
Will a similar situation occur again?
Want to bet on it?
