It's official Bost won't be coming back next year....
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Who the F knows if it happens or not. Like the coaching staff has any clue...nor should i expect them to on this issue.
Allowing him to come back after that terrible excuse(lie) will open the floodgates for tons of athletes to use this excuse. What is a rule for if not to be followed?
Its cool to break the rules, you just have to be OK with the consequences.
Allowing him to come back after that terrible excuse(lie) will open the floodgates for tons of athletes to use this excuse. What is a rule for if not to be followed?
Its cool to break the rules, you just have to be OK with the consequences.
OK here is a scenario for you.
#1 - There is a rule that says players cannot accept cash from an agent or booster or they forfeit their eligibility
Player A accepts 9000 from an agent or booster. Player is caught, forced to give the money back and gets a 4 game suspension.
#2 - There is a rule that players have to withdraw from the draft by x date or they forfeit their eligibility
Player B doesn't withdraw from the draft in time. Player is......
Why is breaking rule #2 inexcuseable in everyone's book and player B should lose his eligibility but rule #1 is a minor issue and the suspension is OK?
Seriously, players break amatureism rules all the time. They say sorry, make restitution if needed, get a penalty, and move on. Why should this case be any different? Sure Bost was an idiot, sure he is lying but he did the same that countless other players have done (broke a rule) and he should be treated like all those other players (get suspended for x number of games). If anything rule #2 is much less of an issue because he missed a damn date versus accepting cash from an agent.
On the other hand we are talking about the NCAA and they are completely unpredictable.
#1 - There is a rule that says players cannot accept cash from an agent or booster or they forfeit their eligibility
Player A accepts 9000 from an agent or booster. Player is caught, forced to give the money back and gets a 4 game suspension.
#2 - There is a rule that players have to withdraw from the draft by x date or they forfeit their eligibility
Player B doesn't withdraw from the draft in time. Player is......
Why is breaking rule #2 inexcuseable in everyone's book and player B should lose his eligibility but rule #1 is a minor issue and the suspension is OK?
Seriously, players break amatureism rules all the time. They say sorry, make restitution if needed, get a penalty, and move on. Why should this case be any different? Sure Bost was an idiot, sure he is lying but he did the same that countless other players have done (broke a rule) and he should be treated like all those other players (get suspended for x number of games). If anything rule #2 is much less of an issue because he missed a damn date versus accepting cash from an agent.
On the other hand we are talking about the NCAA and they are completely unpredictable.
ArlngtnDawg said:
Honest answer...neither should be able to play.
If it were up to me though, neither rule would be written or set up how they currently are.
Anyone that accepts money from a booster/agent/anyone that isnt a known family memeber or friend of the family should be deemed gone.
Of course not everything is black and white. You have shades of gray such as Kanter at UK or Steiger at ISU who played on euro teams where a paid player resided. That then makes them tainted...which is absurd. And why the NCAA finally changed that rule.
Its no different than elite AAU teams that travel all over and have a player on the take that everyone knows about though, yet another shade of gray.
Back on track now- to answer your question, neither should get to play.
As long as the player A's are justing getting suspensions and are allowed to play afterward, the case should be the same for the player B's.
That is my point as well. I agree, a rule should be enforced and no one who takes money (or doesn't pull out in time) should be able to play again.tenureplan said:
I guess you could argue that just because they allowed one doesn't mean they need to allow the other but who gets to decide which rules are breakable and which ones are not. Guess that is more of that gray area and probably the main reason people hate the NCAA. They live in the gray.
Had to take a few days away from the board but I still see him being back and also look for Turner to probably go overseas to free up a scholarship. See that nothing has changed on here, Coach and mstateglfr are the same.
Dawgbreeze said:
Sweet, lets push out Turner...thats smart. He may take dumb shots from beyond half court, but thats about his only shortcoming. Instead lets replace him with a PG that is so dumb that he says he didnt know about the most important deadline of his college and professional life...after every indication leading up to it showed he knew. Yeah, thats the sort of leader we need.
Side note- I made the mistake of following both Bost and Jamont on Twitter. Holy hell. Im not sure which is worse. Apparently Tranny tweets as well. Not even going close to that one.