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Ole Miss & Trinidad are On the Clock
Ole Miss & Trinidad are On the Clock
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Bama loses @ home
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From everything I read and heard about the hearing on Friday, the Judge was not buying what Bediako's attorneys were selling.
I didnt predict the outcome, because he is still a State Court judge who has to run for re-election in Tuscaloosa, but I thought he was at least going to rule there was no irreparable harm.
I didnt predict the outcome, because he is still a State Court judge who has to run for re-election in Tuscaloosa, but I thought he was at least going to rule there was no irreparable harm.
NCAA eligibility decision: Alabama judge rules Charles Bediako can no longer play
A judge sided with the NCAA in college basketball's landmark eligibility case
www.cbssports.com
So why can’t the NCAA require Alabama to forfeit those games because they used an ineligible player?
Funny how the Bama booster judge immediately recused himself as soon as it was challenged. He should be disbarred for even issuing the original ruling. But he knew he was at risk of a sanction.
I really dont have a problem with him ruling on the motion for TRO. That is basically an emergency motion that goes straight to the presiding judge (Roberts) and I dont think the NCAA even had an opportunity to respond. Once he gave Bediako the emergency relief he sought, he was right to recuse himself. Im sure he was hearing about it from other judges, and possibly the Bar.
I do wonder how it got out that he was such a big booster, though.
Every judge in the Circuit has at least one degree from Alabama, so they cant just all recuse themselves from cases involving the University.
And don't say he should be "disbarred". He risked violating a rule of judicial ethics. A public reprimand would be the worst penalty he was facing.
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The went 3-2 with Bediako, so its not a major issue. The TRO specifically prevented the NCAA from taking adverse action against Alabama or Bediako for letting him play...but I really question if a Circuit Judge in Tuscaloosa has the legal authority to make that ruling.
But how about this...the selection committee is allowed to consider the unavailability of a player for a team. Bediako will be unavailable, so maybe the tournament committee can overlook those three wins.
Very different to have a degree from Alabama & donating 6 figures to their athletic dept. and he didn’t recuse himself until he was challenged by the NCAA.
Its not as though he was going to gain financially from his ruling. It would have been a bad look for him to stay on the case, but that is all. We dont know whether he might have recused himself without the NCAA's request.
It’s not like he was gaining financially by donating over $100,000 either. And we do no he wouldn’t have recused himself if he want challenged because he didn’t. He knew he would probably get some kind of sanction if he refused to recuse himself after it was challenged though.
We dont know if he may have voluntarily removed himself. His status was getting a lot of publicity. Had he denied the NCAA's motion, a higher court may have ordered him to recuse, but he wasn't going to be "sanctioned". There was no allegations of actual bias, just the "appearance of impropriety" which is totally subjective.
Judge Pruet, who currently has the case, went to Alabama undergrad but got his Law degree from Jones School of Law in Montgomery. I haven't seen any info on his level of support for Alabama athletics.
And, I have a close family member who assures me that Jones Law grads make excellent state court judges.