KState Will Not Release Leticia Romero

[TDiNozzo]

Middle Tenn story...

http://themercury.com/articles/middle-tennessee-state-given-permission-to-contact-romero

 

[Wbbfan1]

Don't know if MTSU is of interest for Leticia, but its not a bad WBB program. Usually competitive to win their conference and get into the Tournament.

 

[Wbbfan1]

New Tweet, Release to Contact MTSU was a mistake and has been Rescinded. How Pathetic is KState.

Joshua Kinder Tweet
Just Learned #KState has retracted its contact release to Middle Tennessee State and Romero due to a clerical error. This is real.

 

[TDiNozzo]

This is getting better than The Three Stooges.....

 

[Samanthabrown3]

The original Mercury article includes the transfer policy--which says, basically, no one can--verbatim. So any athlete who goes there should know he or she is stuck for the duration of eligibility. Stupid policy, yes, but right out there. No surprises.

 

[Zorro]

Swamp the bast ards with emails!!!!! Also, urge anyone you are in contact with on any social media to do the same.

 

[Buckaroobanzai]

Did KState advise her that it's "policy" results in a scholarship athlete becoming an indentured servant?

 

[Wbbfan1]

The problem is they have allowed other Athletes to transfer unconditionally, regardless of what their policy says.

The original Mercury article includes the transfer policy--which says, basically, no one can--verbatim. So any athlete who goes there should know he or she is stuck for the duration of eligibility. Stupid policy, yes, but right out there. No surprises.

 

[pap49cba]

This is getting freaking unbelievable. I thought hostage taking was illegal in this country.

Every day of the week Bret McCormick has 3 or 4 tweets about players that have been released and are transferring. We just received the benefit of Butler transferring and learned that BBanks would be transferring out. And a foreign student/athlete to boot with no support mechanisms such as parents, etc. I continue to believe this university will rue the day it decided to play these games with a young girl.

And the powers that be wonder why the players are talking about a union. Doh!!!!

 

[JS]

The problem is they have allowed other Athletes to transfer unconditionally, regardless of what their policy says.

The further problem is that their policy does allow them discretion to release the student athlete:

Kansas State's policy states that "except for the most compelling of circumstances, which place an undue burden on the student athlete, it is the policy of the department of intercollegiate athletics not to grant a release for the purposes of a transfer or provide the one-time transfer exception." (from most recent M. Voepel article)
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So they decide what are compelling circumstances and what is an undue burden.

And the further problem beyond that is, not only have they released others as Wbbfan1 points out, they've released Ms. Romero herself -- but only to a couple of schools with crappy women's basketball programs.

And now we have this latest item in the ongoing fiasco: "You're released to a single D-1 school of our choosing. Oops, no you're not."

Idiots. In a hole and digging like mad.​

 

[RoyDodger]

Kansas State sounds like it's being run by a bitter bunch of bureaucrats who, like so many bureaucrats in general, can't admit error because they think they'll lose face. What they probably will lose are some potential recruits over the next couple of years.

 

[baggerbob]

Kansas St isn't just embarrassing themselves, but indirectly their fellow conference members, and I'm sure down the road, they will rue the day they did this.

 

[Zorro]

I could not make Pres. Schulz' email addy work [fixed: kirks@k-state.edu ] but he does have a facebook page and really ought to hear from everyone. Here is what I sent him;

You and your institution ought to be thoroughly ashamed of your barbaric and inexcusable treatment of Ms. Romero. Millions of people are now aware of your totally unjustified action. Hopefully this will prevent hundreds, if not thousands, of prospective student athletes from even considering K-State. Shame on you!!!

 

[pap49cba]

I know I should not care one tiny iota what happens at Kansas State but this case just really (ticks) me off. It epitomizes everything that is screwed up about NCAA Div. 1 athletics. And yet people continue to argue that no, athletics don't 'run' the university. B.S. Do you really think Leti would have gone to Kan. St. if she knew this was what might happen if it didn't work out?

 

[Zorro]

This is getting better than The Three Stooges.....

Except it is not one damned bit funny!

 

[JS]

Did KState advise her that it's "policy" results in a scholarship athlete becoming an indentured servant?

(To the tune of "Go Down, Moses")

When Romero was in K-State Land,
Let Leticia go!
Oppressed so hard she could not stand,
Let Leticia go!

Go down, Schulzie, President of K-State Land,
Tell old Bosco,
"Let Leticia go!"

"Thus saith the fans," bold Voepel said,
"Let Letitia go:
If not we'll smite your recruiting dead,
Let Leticia go!"

"No more shall she in bondage toil,
Let Leticia go;
Lest you your reputation soil,
Let Leticia go!"
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Go down, Schulzie, President of K-State Land,
Tell old Bosco,
"Let Leticia go!"

 

[Zorro]

Bump

 

[TDiNozzo]

NCAA rules contact can't be taken back.... YAAAAA!

http://themercury.com/articles/k-state-retracts-permission-for-mtsu-to-contact-romero

 

[RadyLady]

I know I am probably going to gwt hammered by saying this but say I must:

Are we sure we know all the facts on this one? For the life of me I cannot understand why any university would make such a huge negative public spectacle of themselves for something so seemingly obvious unless there was something going on that has yet to be made public.

All this "now you may transfer here/now you cannot" not withstanding of course...

Just throwing this out there, trying to understand...

 

[Sonny44]

Kansas State sounds like it's being run by a bitter bunch of bureaucrats who, like so many bureaucrats in general, can't admit error because they think they'll lose face. What they probably will lose are some potential recruits over the next couple of years.

Shame on them! May the BB gods foil their efforts for years.

 

[HoopsFan21]

I know I am probably going to gwt hammered by saying this but say I must:

Are we sure we know all the facts on this one? For the life of me I cannot understand why any university would make such a huge negative public spectacle of themselves for something so seemingly obvious unless there was something going on that has yet to be made public.

All this "now you may transfer here/now you cannot" not withstanding of course...

Just throwing this out there, trying to understand...

Good point. Has Geno ever not immediately granted an unconditional release for a player wishing to leave? Geno has had plenty of practice with granting releases over the years and can't imagine him doing something like this.

 

[pap49cba]

Hoopfeed.com ‏@hoopfeed 13h
Context: K-State Athletics #BarneyFifeMeetsGomerPyle #FreeLeticia pic.twitter.com/NS9yTTJMgs

 

[meyers7]

This is getting freaking unbelievable. I thought hostage taking was illegal in this country.

Well let's not be ridiculous here. She can leave anytime she wants and go to any school that will accept her. She's not a hostage. I know she would have to pay and can't play, but that's very different than being held hostage.

I agree, K-State is being about a stupid as it can possibly be (and digging itself in deeper and deeper), but it's not like she can't just say and leave.

 

[meyers7]

I know I am probably going to gwt hammered by saying this but say I must:

Are we sure we know all the facts on this one? For the life of me I cannot understand why any university would make such a huge negative public spectacle of themselves for something so seemingly obvious unless there was something going on that has yet to be made public.

All this "now you may transfer here/now you cannot" not withstanding of course...

Just throwing this out there, trying to understand...

Well I think they believe there has been tampering. And they probably believe they are standing up for doing things right.

But at this point, even if there was tampering, (there doesn't seem to be, but who knows maybe they have some evidence???) the sh!tstorm is too big (or getting too big) and it's best to just cut your losses and move on.

 

[RadyLady]

Good point. Has Geno ever not immediately granted an unconditional release for a player wishing to leave? Geno has had plenty of practice with granting releases over the years and can't imagine him doing something like this.

All I'm saying is we only know what we are told. I am NOT saying that all the wattage is up there in Kansas are high given some of the shenanigans that has been publicized, however: I'm just saying we should be cautious because there could be things going on that we are not being told and for the record, there is always a great deal of speculation about transfers at UConn, yet did you ever notice that we don't know the exact details because they are never told.