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October30th,2014
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CourtRuling
RenegadeHelmetClubPressRelease
HOLDFORRELEASEUNTILNOVEMBER
Bakersfield,CaliforniaOctober14th,2014
FollowingthisweeksrulingthatfoundBakersfield
CollegeinnoncompliancewithCaliforniaCommunityCollegeAthleticAssociation(CCCAA)
Bylaw2,whichgovernssubsidizing,inducement,andspecialprivileges,weregretthatwewill
notbepursuingfurtherappeals.
AlthoughtheRenegadeHelmetClubdisagreeswiththejudgesdecision,wehavedecidedto
standbyBakersfieldCollegeinouracceptanceofthejudgesdetermination,statedChad
Manning,PresidentoftheRenegadeHelmetClub.Westillbelievetherewerenoinducements
orspecialprivilegesduringthe2012footballseason,andarebeingpunishedforvaguelywritten
athleticrulesofconduct.Eventhoughtheyhavevacatedthe2012StateChampionship,wewill
alwaysbeproudofthatseasonandtheworkthatwedid.
Overthepastyear,BakersfieldCollegehaspursuedlegalactionagainsttheCalifornia
CommunityCollegeAthleticAssociationandtheSouthernCaliforniaFootballAssociationto
overturntheirdecision.TheCCCAABylawspromisemembercollegesandtheirathletic
programsdueprocessandfairnessofprocedures.Throughtheappealsprocess,thecollege
wasdeniedfairnoticeandanopportunityforahearingbeforeanimpartialdecisionmaker.
Throughoutthistryingprocess,wecannotbemoreproudoftheconductofthefootballteam
andthefanswhohavesupportedus,statedChadManning.Welearnedavaluablelesson,
andweareeagertoputthischapterbehindus.
TheRenegadeHelmetClubisanonprofitorganizationdedicatedtoprovidinganunforgettable
footballexperienceandcollegeeducationforstudentathletesthroughoutKernCounty.We
serveasastrongsupportsystem,workingalongsidetheBCfootballprogramtobuildstrong
leadershipskillsinourplayersthroughmentoring,hardworkanddedication.
Official Statement
WehavechosentograciouslyaccepttherulingfromJudge.ofSacramentoconcerningthe
actionsagainstBakersfieldCollege.Althoughwebelieveinourheartsthatwedidnothing
wrong,weareeagertomoveforwardandleavethissadchapterinthepast.TheRenegade
HelmetClubcontinuestosupporttheBCFootballProgramandtheadministrationsdecisionto
notspendanymorevaluabletimeandresourcesonthismatter.Thankyou,KernCounty,for
yourcontinuedsupportoftheBakersfieldCollegefootballteam.