Mark Pope answer on current state on College basketball. Is he correct?

It’s an interesting and good thought.

I think it's an elite answer and is 100% correct. The last true power that the NCAA has is selecting the teams that participate in the postseasons in which it crowns the champions (college basketball, college baseball, softball, other non-rev sports, etc ... not college football). If the NCAA says it will not select teams that use players that it deems ineligible (or somehow punish those teams in the postseason), regardless of lawsuits and temporary restraining orders, maybe that will restore some order in these moves.

Here's my question. If the NCAA actually grew a pair and told Bama that any game thst you play that kid will not be considered towards your tournament resume, how does it work for the team they played? If they said this today and Bama beats us Saturday with this kid, does it not hurt us in our NCAA tournament considerations?

AAcoop11 said:

Here's my question. If the NCAA actually grew a pair and told Bama that any game thst you play that kid will not be considered towards your tournament resume, how does it work for the team they played? If they said this today and Bama beats us Saturday with this kid, does it not hurt us in our NCAA tournament considerations?

I would assume (huge emphasis on assume because I have no idea) it would be viewed as a forfeit game and would not be seen as a loss on the schedule.

Good for Pope. Need more coaches tonight speak out.

Great answer and is correct!

GrantRamey said:

I think it's an elite answer and is 100% correct. The last true power that the NCAA has is selecting the teams that participate in the postseasons in which it crowns the champions (college basketball, college baseball, softball, other non-rev sports, etc ... not college football). If the NCAA says it will not select teams that use players that it deems ineligible (or somehow punish those teams in the postseason), regardless of lawsuits and temporary restraining orders, maybe that will restore some order in these moves.

Totally agree. Elite answer indeed.

vol66 said:

Good for Pope. Need more coaches tonight speak out.

Rick talks before practice tomorrow morning and I’m very interested to hear his take on the situation.

One issue with the above from the TRO: "[NCAA is] "restrained from threatening, imposing, attempting to impose, suggesting or implying any penalties or sanctions."

VOLGO said:

Totally agree. Elite answer indeed.

After sitting through nine years of Calipari pressers, it’s weird to see a likable Kentucky coach behind the microphone at a press conference.

GrantRamey said:

I think it's an elite answer and is 100% correct. The last true power that the NCAA has is selecting the teams that participate in the postseasons in which it crowns the champions (college basketball, college baseball, softball, other non-rev sports, etc ... not college football). If the NCAA says it will not select teams that use players that it deems ineligible (or somehow punish those teams in the postseason), regardless of lawsuits and temporary restraining orders, maybe that will restore some order in these moves.

This is exactly what they should do. I dont know how a court can say this is illegal either. They arent saying he cant play. He can. The games just dont count that he plays. Drew

GrantRamey said:

I think it's an elite answer and is 100% correct. The last true power that the NCAA has is selecting the teams that participate in the postseasons in which it crowns the champions (college basketball, college baseball, softball, other non-rev sports, etc ... not college football). If the NCAA says it will not select teams that use players that it deems ineligible (or somehow punish those teams in the postseason), regardless of lawsuits and temporary restraining orders, maybe that will restore some order in these moves.

Not that simple. The NCAA is governed by the courts as well.

GrantRamey said:

After sitting through nine years of Calipari pressers, it’s weird to see a likable Kentucky coach behind the microphone at a press conference.

It’s gotten so bad that Calipari is somewhat reasonable in press conferences about what is going on.

Bigun said:

On the surface it sounds like a good answer.

I wouldn’t take butch jones’ opinion into account, and I won’t take this guy’s either

GrantRamey said:

I think it's an elite answer and is 100% correct. The last true power that the NCAA has is selecting the teams that participate in the postseasons in which it crowns the champions (college basketball, college baseball, softball, other non-rev sports, etc ... not college football). If the NCAA says it will not select teams that use players that it deems ineligible (or somehow punish those teams in the postseason), regardless of lawsuits and temporary restraining orders, maybe that will restore some order in these moves.

The idea makes me excited about the prospect of Bediako playing 🤣

It's a very interesting legal question whether the NCAA could appeal that narrow part of the decision and win on appeal. The law has really evolved significantly in recent years to allow the government to condition the award of certain benefits on the recipient's waiver of constitutionally protected rights. If the government can do that, there is a decent argument that the NCAA could do the same, and the rights at issue are not even really constitutionally protected ones. Having said that, a few years playing "pro" ball is not much different than what is happening now across the college landscape.

It’s a good answer. I just wonder how much interest the NCAA has in doing anything at this point? They seem sullen and upset their power has been stripped away. I wonder if they want it to burn, so they can go, “See, you guys should’ve let us continue doing whatever we wanted.” They’ve yet to take any accountability for the current state of college athletics. I have little confidence they’re going to out of blue do anything competent to help the situation.

Fair point. It still is “The NCAA Tournament”

vol_fan89 said:

Not that simple. The NCAA is governed by the courts as well.

Whelp this is some horse 💩

The ncaa makes all their money from three weekends in the spring The p4 could easily take that away from them and make their own tournament

AwlVawl said:

The ncaa makes all their money from three weekends in the spring The p4 could easily take that away from them and make their own tournament

But the NCAA has March Madness trademarked and it just wouldn’t be the same without March Madness plastered everywhere. Hopefully the CBS music isn’t tied in with the NCAA.

AwlVawl said:

The ncaa makes all their money from three weekends in the spring The p4 could easily take that away from them and make their own tournament

But the NCAA has March Madness trademarked and it just wouldn’t be the same without March Madness plastered everywhere. Hopefully the CBS music isn’t tied in with the NCAA

Change "one shining moment" lyrics to "one defining moment"

GrantRamey said:

But the NCAA has March Madness trademarked and it just wouldn’t be the same without March Madness plastered everywhere. Hopefully the CBS music isn’t tied in with the NCAA.

MARCH MAYHEM™️