SEC filed Complaint against Geno about Mon'e Davis

[Buzzyboy]

Some of us are getting a little sick of this petty BS with the NCAA continually finding something for which to slap our wrists while much bigger egregious violations go unpunished at schools that apparently get preferential treatment. Eventually they will just drop the hammer on UConn saying we've had X number of violations over the past 10 years and enough is enough.

There is no getting over petty grievances and suggestions that UConn is "dirty" or Geno is a cheat or other things. That pettiness doesn't just sit with UConn, it also does with the fact that many years later, some people still throw "spygate" at the Patriots and Bellechik, as if the fact that they owe all their success to taking film of practices of other teams, as just about every team was doing at the time. The fact that they've continued to be one of the most dominant teams in NFL history, since then, tells every SANE person what they need to know and that's the Patriots are great and Bellechik is one of the top few coaches in the history of the NFL. People need to p*ss and moan and make so much out of nothingness just to cover their own inadequacies. It is what it is!

 

[UcMiami]

Nan - NO ONE has Philly envy! First prize a week in Philly, second prize two weeks in Philly as the saying goes!

 

[sawxfan23]

Didn't like Melanie Balcomb's attitude about UConn after the way Geno had nothing but praise for her program.

"As usual, that was on their court,” said Balcomb with an eye roll. "I don’t think about them,” Balcomb said

Taken from the following: http://www.naplesnews.com/sports/college/college-basketball-uconn-women-roll-will-face-vanderbilt-in-gulf-coast-showcase-semifinals_21696053

Yeah, I definitely think that Geno may run it up tonight if he has the chance. It doesn't seem that Balcomb and Auriemma are exactly "best friends".

 

[Tonyc]

Now you know one of the many reasons I cant stand Tenn. It may not have been Tenn who contacted the SEC however when the 37 page NCAA Violation was filed it had support from some of Pats friends who coach in the SEC. I said back when the 37 pages were filed it would come back to hurt Tenns recruiting and it did because it included a lot of names of players coaches fans and former players and at that time recruits who knew a lot of up and coming recruits and it was the beginning of the end for Tenn. Don't you think for one minute that somebody at Tenn didn't have something to do with this. Whether it was a Summitt Board fan, lurker or mod it started at Tenn and I will bet on it.

 

[CL82]

JohnA says it was NOT tenn.

Link?

If it is the quote I remember, it is that the Tenn AD said that they didn't send the complaint. We've actually discussed this to death but if they went through the SEC, just as they did for the last BS complaint, it would be accurate, though incomplete, to say that they did not file the complaint. They didn't. They just caused the complaint to be filed.

 

[UcMiami]

I honestly do not think TN was involved with this one in any way. They have more than enough problems internally to really worry about Uconn. Their focus is not falling off the top of the SEC. And I would be really surprised if T A&M or SC had anything to do with it. That is as far as I go.

 

[HuskyNan]

Nan - NO ONE has Philly envy!

Not even Joisey?

 

[RadyLady]

You would think that the NCAA has bigger issues to get a handle on...
...

We will never know, of course. The "anonymity" factor of having the complaint come from the mother SEC office means that the complainer can hide behind his/her momma's skirts.

I agree. We may NEVER know. So I am letting it go rather than speculate.

 

[ctkaiser]

I think we need to send the SEC office an Edible Arrangement with a note saying "Thank You for your interest in UCONN Women's Basketball."

I think that might be a secondary violation.

 

[connboy77]

Good idea. But they're in Alabama. Perhaps some cannoli from modern pastry is what they need.

Do they even know what a cannoli is in Alabama?

 

[geneticrex]

I'm surprised Pat didn't try to have Geno deported.

Luckily, Geno's papers are in order.

 

[geneticrex]

Do they even know what a cannoli is in Alabama?

What's an Alabama???

 

[vtcwbuff]

Nan - NO ONE has Philly envy! First prize a week in Philly, second prize two weeks in Philly as the saying goes!

I beg to differ - I love Philly. Great history, great food, great sports and lots to see and do. You just gotta' know what areas to stay clear of.

 

[vtinct]

Link?

If it is the quote I remember, it is that the Tenn AD said that they didn't send the complaint. We've actually discussed this to death but if they went through the SEC, just as they did for the last BS complaint, it would be accurate, though incomplete, to say that they did not file the complaint. They didn't. They just caused the complaint to be filed.

@jaltavilla: My sources telling me it WAS NOT Tennessee that complained to the SEC about Geno/Mo'ne Davis #Uconnwomen

 

[vtcwbuff]

I hope CD or one of the assistants has let the team know that it was Vandy that dropped a dime on Geno.

 

[Vowelguy]

I hope CD or one of the assistants has let the team know that it was Vandy that dropped a dime on Geno.

I hope not.

1) No evidence of that.
2) the players don't need to be caught up in these petty squabbles between coaches. At best, this is Geno’s fight, not the players'.

 

[ABachelor6CR]

while much bigger egregious violations go unpunished at schools that apparently get preferential treatment.

Hoops....can you be more specific on what schools went unpunished??

 

[pinotbear]

Hoops....can you be more specific on what schools went unpunished??

well, at this point it seems that UNC has been padding students' academic resumes/eligibility for 18 years with courses that do not meet, and grades awarded with an eye to eligibility rather than substance (with some of those papers written by others). I'd put them at the top of the list of "teacher's pet" schools that have committed mortal sins for nearly two decades without consequence, while UConn gets an immediate slap because Geno plays nice with a successful Little League pitcher.

 

[vtcwbuff]

I hope not.

1) No evidence of that.
2) the players don't need to be caught up in these petty squabbles between coaches. At best, this is Geno’s fight, not the players'.

Clueless in CT?

 

[HoopsFan21]

well, at this point it seems that UNC has been padding students' academic resumes/eligibility for 18 years with courses that do not meet, and grades awarded with an eye to eligibility rather than substance (with some of those papers written by others). I'd put them at the top of the list of "teacher's pet" schools that have committed mortal sins for nearly two decades without consequence, while UConn gets an immediate slap because Geno plays nice with a successful Little League pitcher.

One can make a long list of questionable NCAA enforcement, or lack thereof, decisions. The NCAA didn't have to do anything with respect to the Mo'ne Davis thing, but hey Emmert has it in for UConn so any chance they can hit UConn with a violation even a stupidly minor one, they are suddenly interested in enforcement.

 

[UConnChapette]

well, at this point it seems that UNC has been padding students' academic resumes/eligibility for 18 years with courses that do not meet, and grades awarded with an eye to eligibility rather than substance (with some of those papers written by others). I'd put them at the top of the list of "teacher's pet" schools that have committed mortal sins for nearly two decades without consequence, while UConn gets an immediate slap because Geno plays nice with a successful Little League pitcher.

Of course, there would have been no complaint had Mo'ne not commented that it is her dream to play basketball for UConn. I would be willing to bet big money that if she said her dream school was Georgia Tech and if MaChelle Joseph had made that call no one would have said boo about it. I would also be willing to bet that if it was a conference like Conference USA that made the complaint, nothing would have come of it. But because it was UConn and Geno -.and one of the P5 conferences that filed the complaint - the NCAA felt compelled to act. The NCAA knows that the P5 is inching ever closer to destroying their little fifedom. In my opinion, they bend over backwards to keep the P5 happy while exerting as much power as they can - while they can - on those outside the P5.

Seems like I have seen this somewhere else...

 

[pap49cba]

I predict someone will let the cat out of the bag eventually.... off the record, of course.

I can't believe all of the coaches in the SEC are one big happy family. Indeed, I'd be willing to bet Geno already knows who the culprit was but he can't (or won't) say anything.

 

[UConnChapette]

I predict someone will let the cat out of the bag eventually.... off the record, of course.

I can't believe all of the coaches in the SEC are one big happy family. Indeed, I'd be willing to bet Geno already knows who the culprit was but he can't (or won't) say anything.

Geno won't, unless some reporter catches him in a particularly unguarded moment. He has moved past it. Hand was slapped, but the redness and sting has receded. He has a basketball team to coach. But, if he does know...I do expect that if/when UConn plays that team - assuming the leadership and defensive lapses are resolved - there will be no mercy.

 

[HoopsFan21]

Of course, there would have been no complaint had Mo'ne not commented that it is her dream to play basketball for UConn. I would be willing to bet big money that if she said her dream school was Georgia Tech and if MaChelle Joseph had made that call no one would have said boo about it. I would also be willing to bet that if it was a conference like Conference USA that made the complaint, nothing would have come of it. But because it was UConn and Geno -.and one of the P5 conferences that filed the complaint - the NCAA felt compelled to act. The NCAA knows that the P5 is inching ever closer to destroying their little fifedom. In my opinion, they bend over backwards to keep the P5 happy while exerting as much power as they can - while they can - on those outside the P5.

Seems like I have seen this somewhere else...

I'm a little worried that enforcement against P5 schools will continue to drop to placate them so they don't completely break away from the NCAA, but the NCAA is perfectly happy to crush non-P5 schools because they have no recourse really other than leave the NCAA which isn't an option.

 

[~*Jen*~]

Do they even know what a cannoli is in Alabama?

Nope.

But that sounds really good right now...

 

[pinotbear]

Nope.

But that sounds really good right now...

Do they even know what a cannoli is in Alabama?

It's either a little cannon, or a female cannol...

 

[OneTrickPony]

Starting with Vandy, every SEC school should be treated as the complainant...let them rule themselves out...

 

[HoopsFan21]

Starting with Vandy, every SEC school should be treated as the complainant...let them rule themselves out...

I like it. So, 104-29 tonight? Have Stewie flush it every chance she gets? KML w/15 3s?

 

[Icebear]

What's an Alabama???

It's the place where tusks are loosa.

 

[OneTrickPony]

What's an Alabama???

Get a little better with that funny lookin' ball and you may find out someday...