NCAA looking at Kentucky basketball
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Calipari used an ineligible player at Memphis to beat us in the 2nd round of the NCAA Tournament a couple years ago, and now again at Kentucky in the latest SEC Tourney Championship. <div>
</div><div>Also, the Final Four he vacated at UMass was the same one we played Syracuse in.</div>
</div><div>Also, the Final Four he vacated at UMass was the same one we played Syracuse in.</div>
In these sort of instances, how is the college coach supposed to know that the HS coach paid for the player's housing?
I plead ignorance on the issue, does a college program go into that sort of detail when recruiting a player?
As for Bledsoe's transcript improving in a short time, I assume the proper department(s) at UK looked into them, correct?
When the player takes an official visit, they must have their transcript for the college by then, so UK entrance folk saw it, I would think.
If they OK Bledsoe based on his transcript, then how is Calipari/any UK staff supposed to know there was some hinky stuff going on?
This is yet another example of things around Calipari being shady, but was he himself shady?
I would have a problem with thinking Stansbury is responsible or accountable for a player's HS coach paying the player's rent. And if Stans were blamed for a player's transcript improving too quickly, I would have a problem with that too.
How is a college coach responsible for these things? Do they look into recruits in this much detail? I really do not know.</p>
I plead ignorance on the issue, does a college program go into that sort of detail when recruiting a player?
As for Bledsoe's transcript improving in a short time, I assume the proper department(s) at UK looked into them, correct?
When the player takes an official visit, they must have their transcript for the college by then, so UK entrance folk saw it, I would think.
If they OK Bledsoe based on his transcript, then how is Calipari/any UK staff supposed to know there was some hinky stuff going on?
This is yet another example of things around Calipari being shady, but was he himself shady?
I would have a problem with thinking Stansbury is responsible or accountable for a player's HS coach paying the player's rent. And if Stans were blamed for a player's transcript improving too quickly, I would have a problem with that too.
How is a college coach responsible for these things? Do they look into recruits in this much detail? I really do not know.</p>
So now that i know what it means, are you suggesting a college coach shouldknowhow each of his recruit's rent was paid? And that the coach investigates each class to see if the official transcript that was accepted by his school was legit? And that they dont do this so they can be innocent if/when caught?
Man, that sure is a lot of unrealistic work you are burdening them with if they dont want to have such deniability.
Its nuts to call a college coach slime based on a recruit's HS coach paying for his rent. Or for the recruit's grades improving a ton...especially when UK accepted those grades.
Calipari pisses me off and all, but i cant think of why this should make me think even less of Calipari.</p>
Man, that sure is a lot of unrealistic work you are burdening them with if they dont want to have such deniability.
Its nuts to call a college coach slime based on a recruit's HS coach paying for his rent. Or for the recruit's grades improving a ton...especially when UK accepted those grades.
Calipari pisses me off and all, but i cant think of why this should make me think even less of Calipari.</p>
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</div>I believe in the Rose case, Memphis was culpable based a legal doctrine called strict liability. </span>Strict liability is defined as "a legal doctrine that makes some persons responsible for damages their actions or products cause, regardless of any "fault" on their part".I assume this could be applied in this case as well.</span><div><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#101010" face="Verdana, Arial, sans-serif" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px;">
</span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#101010" face="Verdana, Arial, sans-serif" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px;">I'm not sure the New York Times would be as interested in this story if Bledsoe had signed with Florida or Alabama. But when your two previous stops had to abandon Final Four appearances, the spot light is going to be brighter.</span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#101010" face="Verdana, Arial, sans-serif" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px;">
</span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#101010" face="Verdana, Arial, sans-serif" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px;">Calipari has been cleared of any direct wrongdoing in either of the two previous cases and probably will be here, too. But when you recruit players like Camby, Rose, Bledsoe et al and play ball with the slime that is the AAU culture, you run the risk of collateral damage and you pay the price.</span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#101010" face="Verdana, Arial, sans-serif" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px;">
</span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#101010" face="Verdana, Arial, sans-serif" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px;">MSU could have run the same risk had the NCAA Clearinghouse ruled Sidney eligible. More than likely they would have played him and a subsequent investigation would have ruled him ineligible. Fortunately for MSU, he wasn't ever cleared to play.</span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#101010" face="Verdana, Arial, sans-serif" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px;">
</span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#101010" face="Verdana, Arial, sans-serif" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px;">The joke going around Lexington is that UK enjoyed the celebration around the 2K win milestone so much, they want to do it again. Looks like their is a good chance they will get to.</span></font></div>
</div>I believe in the Rose case, Memphis was culpable based a legal doctrine called strict liability. </span>Strict liability is defined as "a legal doctrine that makes some persons responsible for damages their actions or products cause, regardless of any "fault" on their part".I assume this could be applied in this case as well.</span><div><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#101010" face="Verdana, Arial, sans-serif" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px;">
</span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#101010" face="Verdana, Arial, sans-serif" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px;">I'm not sure the New York Times would be as interested in this story if Bledsoe had signed with Florida or Alabama. But when your two previous stops had to abandon Final Four appearances, the spot light is going to be brighter.</span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#101010" face="Verdana, Arial, sans-serif" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px;">
</span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#101010" face="Verdana, Arial, sans-serif" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px;">Calipari has been cleared of any direct wrongdoing in either of the two previous cases and probably will be here, too. But when you recruit players like Camby, Rose, Bledsoe et al and play ball with the slime that is the AAU culture, you run the risk of collateral damage and you pay the price.</span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#101010" face="Verdana, Arial, sans-serif" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px;">
</span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#101010" face="Verdana, Arial, sans-serif" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px;">MSU could have run the same risk had the NCAA Clearinghouse ruled Sidney eligible. More than likely they would have played him and a subsequent investigation would have ruled him ineligible. Fortunately for MSU, he wasn't ever cleared to play.</span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#101010" face="Verdana, Arial, sans-serif" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px;">
</span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#101010" face="Verdana, Arial, sans-serif" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px;">The joke going around Lexington is that UK enjoyed the celebration around the 2K win milestone so much, they want to do it again. Looks like their is a good chance they will get to.</span></font></div>