Rodney Purvis suspended for one game because...

[tcf15]

Jeff Goodman ‏@GoodmanESPN
Rodney Purvis will not be allowed to play in UConn season-opener for playing in too many summer leagues. Seriously. #anotherdumbncaarule

 

[upstater]

Jeff Goodman ‏@GoodmanESPN 24s25 seconds ago
Rodney Purvis will not be allowed to play in UConn season-opener for playing in too many summer leagues. Seriously. #anotherdumbncaarule

NFW.

And when did he play? This summer?

 

[tzznandrew]

Jeff Goodman ‏@GoodmanESPN
Rodney Purvis will not be allowed to play in UConn season-opener for playing in too many summer leagues. Seriously. #anotherdumbncaarule

And so I guess this is UNC's punishment for their academic scandal.

All said, more than I thought they'd get.

 

[CallMeBruce]

The kid had to sit out an entire season because his coach was a buffoon, and then he gets suspended because he was playing in too many summer leagues. Seriously, everr member of the compliance board at the NCAA needs to go home and drink bleach. What a bunch of as-sholes.

 

[intlzncster]

Jeff Goodman ‏@GoodmanESPN
Rodney Purvis will not be allowed to play in UConn season-opener for playing in too many summer leagues. Seriously. #anotherdumbncaarule

NCAA just doing its thing per usual.

Not like they have anything else to worry about.

 

[UConn990411]

Tough to criticize the NCAA for this one.

Hey, wait, no it's not.

 

[UConnFan991]

Just when you thought you'd seen it all. In the words of Shabazz- "THIS IS WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU BAN US"

 

[scrappy2.0]

Jees that's too bad for Purvis--guy deserved to play after sitting 18 months. You get suspended for playing in the SL?

 

[RipCity]

The positive I draw from this is that he won't make his regular season debut at home. He'll feel less pressure on the road I would think, and hopefully won't try to do too much.

 

[Penfield]

I was just starting to come around on this Mark Emmert guy. too bad.

 

[Hans Sprungfeld]

Only one game?

 

[UcannUconn]

Meanwhile at UNC.....

 

[Danpisco12]

Meanwhile UNC players are playing NBA 2k14 in their dorm rooms in between "running train" on their "tutors" who are writing their papers for their African American Studies class so that they can turn it into their "teacher" to not read and assign them an A.

But hey, better not play too many glorified pick up games in the summer!

 

[outlaw]

hopefully this lights a fire under Rodney

 

[Uconn77Duke74]

perhaps his earlier tweets were regarding this...

 

[UconnAlum04]

Meanwhile UNC players are playing NBA 2k14 in their dorm rooms in between "running train" on their "tutors" who are writing their papers for their African American Studies class so that they can turn it into their "teacher" to not read and assign them an A.

But hey, better not play too many glorified pick up games in the summer!

Perfectly said!

 

[2Infinity]

So the NCAA actually has a rule about a player playing TOO MUCH basketball during HIS (not the school's) free time off from school?? Wow!!

 

[61cygni]

Dumb, but how were we not keeping on top of this stuff?

 

[James]

What about those summer league exhibitions kentucky played... what angle is the ncaa coming from here? Never heard of this rule

 

[SirHypeAlot]

Someone please share Emmert's twitter here. I've got 140 characters for him

 

[ConnEd]

NCAA's angle? Screw UConn no matter how minor the infraction while ignoring anything done by ACC schools/players.

 

[HooperScooper]

http://borgesblognhr.blogspot.com/2014/11/rodney-purvis-suspended-for-bryant-game.html

One game penalty for the 1 game played in GHPA. Expensive trip to Waterbury.

 

[warbler13]

Mark Emmert's hatred has no bound!!!!!

 

[Cheeky]

Damn. I was so happy to hear the reason for his suspension - seriously.
Because when I saw the thread title I thought it was an Ollie imposed suspension, and, in combination with the tweets and the play I thought, "head case."

 

[UChusky916]

Damn. I was so happy to hear the reason for his suspension - seriously.
Because when I saw the thread title I thought it was an Ollie imposed suspension, and, in combination with the tweets and the play I thought, "head case."

Funny... when I just read your post I thought the same thing about you