I'm sure Bradley is being taken care of. Financial aid, grants, academic "scholarships" will be readily made available for him. And if you think he will leave UConn with a load of student debt you're being silly. I'm sure this wasn't 100% his decision, therefore he will not be suffering much.The answer is No (to the topic question) ... I read this yesterday and thought ... Where is this kid going to get tuition, etc money? And the answer from UConn is "financial aid". So this kid gives up a full schollie so he can be in debt for the next umpteen years? Now Louisville and SU are doing the same thing btw. I believe Louisville has 3 kids off schollie and now on financial aid. Brandon Reese, from what I have heard,is giving up his schollie for his final year to open up a spot. But these examples are completely different. The reason that UConn has no schollies is b/c the NCAA took away 3 for the year. They needed 1 for Drummond... Too bad, so sad Mr Bradley and a spit in your eye NCAA.
Curious to know why Reese had to give up his scholarship - by my count we have 12 guys on 'ships. Riley would have been 13. Shouldn't that mean Reese is still good?Brandon Reese, from what I have heard,is giving up his schollie for his final year to open up a spot. But these examples are completely different.
I was under the impression that Reese got the scholarship because it was available & it was a year by year kinda thing. If he didn't get it, then it was wasted $$. I don't think that is even close to being the same thing that happened @ Calhoun's circus.
You're right. I can't believe I forgot about that.We needed the extra scholie to accommodate the full massiveness of THICKBURGER.
Yet another example of why the ncaa is unnecessaryAbsolutely true ... we had an extra schollie and they gave it to Brandon Reese for the year. True again ... I do not believe Bradley is going to walk out of UConn with any debt and I do believe this was fully discussed with him before he gave up his scholliie for Drummond. That does not make it any less nefarious. Why bother to have any NCAA sanctions for misdeeds if the misdoer finds a way around the sanctions. What is worse is the so-called self-policing by the University admin ... especially when they become partners in the crime!
You are right ... for this year we have 12 schollie players and Reese was given 1 that could continue through this year. He's a senior and with his graduaton that gives us 3 available schollies for next year.Curious to know why Reese had to give up his scholarship - by my count we have 12 guys on 'ships. Riley would have been 13. Shouldn't that mean Reese is still good?
The NCAA needs to close the loophole by stating, 1) if a player was recruited to the university by means of an athletic scholarship .
I think this is the rule. ESPN ran a story about it when Drummond committed; said that a "recruited" athlete can't drop down to a walk-on.
Crooked. But it doesn't surprise me a bit. The NCAA is, as Mike and Tony say, Barney Fife.