NCAA takes a year away from Obokoh

[2-3zone]

http://www.syracuse.com/orangebaske...ketball_eligibility.html#incart_river_default

 

[Whitey23]

sons of bitches

 

[RF2044]

Way to go, NCAA. Good thing that they're adopting such a tough stance with legitimate student athletes and going after them hard over administrivia, while rogue programs are allowed to run wild while the NCAA looks the other way.

But hey--they got that golf team player to repay the cost of water used to wash her car that time, so at least they're focused on the hard hitting issues.

Just disband that irrelevant "enforcement" body already. This is a joke. Shades of how they screwed Tyrone Albright.

 

[Orangello]

Clowns

 

[Toga]

Meanwhile, last year some NCAA enforcement honcho gets hired at Kentucky.

 

[oldpinepoint]

NC double a- holes at it again. Honestly is there a worse run organization? (Besides Rutgers)

 

[Ryand877]

He still can play next season though from my understanding.

 

[ROCuse]

He still can play next season though from my understanding.

Yes, but the issue is that he can only play for three seasons instead of four.

 

[tee1222]

Absolute garbage. I get the rule, I read it, but please NCAA, go after (from what I saw and heard in interviews) one of the nicest, most academically dedicated kids we have.

 

[sufandu]

How old is he? Wasn't Gorgui Dieng 23 last year at Louisville, with one more year of eligibility? Consistency?:bat:

What about the American kids who have parents that intentionally delay starting school or hold them back?

 

[ROCuse]

Hopefully SU will petition this ruling and get things sorted out.

 

[PoppyHart]

Then why is post-graduate work at prep schools allowed?

 

[Full_Rebar]

Then why is post-graduate work at prep schools allowed?

Great question. Good Luck getting the NCAA to answer that one

 

[Lawrinson14]

This is straight comical.

 

[anomander]

I know this thread is about the NCAA once again making themselves look like a bunch of clowns, but how about the last line in that article.

"He isn't an offensive player." "He is a rebounder and defender." I guess it's unfortunate he doesn't play football since you have to play both ends of the floor.

 

[Lawrinson14]

I know this thread is about the NCAA once again making themselves look like a bunch of clowns, but how about the last line in that article.

"He isn't an offensive player." "He is a rebounder and defender." I guess it's unfortunate he doesn't play football since you have to play both ends of the floor.

Sounds like all of our players! Zing

[just kidding, by the way]

 

[NKR1978]

NCAA putting student athletes first.

 

[Trueblue25]

How the ... is this allowed to happen?

This is honestly comical.

The NCAA is absolute garbage. I hope this is petitioned. Absolutely ridiculous.

 

[RF2044]

How old is he? Wasn't Gorgui Dieng 23 last year at Louisville, with one more year of eligibility? Consistency?:bat:

What about the American kids who have parents that intentionally delay starting school or hold them back?

For that matter, how about all of the Pitt players who are 24 year old juniors?

 

[Brooky03]

There was once a time where I argued that the NCAA was made up of individuals who were pretty much like human beings, worth a little respect. I've never been more wrong.

Without knowing a single person working for NCAA rules enforcement (or whatever they're called), I can safely make the broad generalization that they're all bad people. They hide behind the fact that they don't want to set precedents on the small issues because they could snowball into serious problems when bigger issues come along. bulllllllll

 

[Briancuse]

Did Coleman apply for a medical redshirt?

 

[Whitey23]

How old is he? Wasn't Gorgui Dieng 23 last year at Louisville, with one more year of eligibility? Consistency?:bat:

What about the American kids who have parents that intentionally delay starting school or hold them back?

turned 20 in December per the article.

 

[LGO85]

You guys had to see something like this coming, I mean, we got off pretty scott free last season.

 

[Whitey23]

I know this thread is about the NCAA once again making themselves look like a bunch of clowns, but how about the last line in that article.

"He isn't an offensive player." "He is a rebounder and defender." I guess it's unfortunate he doesn't play football since you have to play both ends of the floor.

ya, thought that was an unnecessary quote.

 

[pearl31]

ya, thought that was an unnecessary quote.

pretty sure it's an old quote, though - seem to remember seeing it earlier