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St. Johns is a bitter pissant
he’s one of ours smh ...
Fair point. If Wilson is not one of the five recruits the NCAA is looking at, though, that would seem to put a hole in the St Johns “sour grapes” theory of where the initial NCAA complaint came from. . . .
A's and B's where they never wrote the one course paper which was the only requirement.We got punished for giving our players Fs. UNC gave their players As and Bs. So they were fine.
Have you ever heard of hyperboleOh cool, you do one of those fake translation things, because that has NEVER been done before, how unique... and yet you are the one who actually has nothing to say, the irony! Way to go!
So, prove to me how it is possible for a bball team to be persecuted. Because no one has done so yet. I have heard of religious groups, ethnic and racial persecution..but wow, a bball team! So, do tell! Really, do tell (and feel free to spare me the underhanded condescending stuff) because I am all ears..
It's interesting, but I really don't think UConn's name is being dragged through the mud all that much as a result of this.
I've been paying attention to people's responses on various platforms and, while there's some doofus' (cuse fans, obviously) that are like "duuuh UConn's dirty duuuh," most CBB fans' reaction to this have been to attack the NCAA for all the various issues they're facing at the moment.
Unless something major is found, I really don't think UConn's reputation will be tarnished all that much.
A's and B's where they never wrote the one course paper which was the only requirement.
If Emmert survives the MSU scandal AD Dave should hire away one of Emmert's underlings. Bring someone he likes into the athletic department. If you think this is a long standing vendetta against UConn then we should make it hard for him to continue to hate us. We have enough wasted salaries as it is in this incompetent athletic department, what's one more if it will give us some immunity moving forwards? play the game
How about Oregon 2 years ago w/ 3 players in the tourney which were identified in police reports of on-campus rape...teflon and top recruits.Could someone make a list of schools that had worse violations than us and say SMU/Tennessee but received little to no sanctions?
UNC - 20+ year Academic Scandal - Nothing
Louisville - Hookers, $ to recruits - self imposed ban/still waiting
Syracuse - failed drug tests, money to athletes from a local YMCA, talked with the NCAA to start violations after 2003
Michigan State - Sexual assault coverups - TBD
Baylor -
FSU -
Miami -
Kansas - every year there's something with several players
can't remember certain punishments for some of the schools
There’s some connection there with Zach Brown tooThe St. John’s sour grapes theory to me is just people conflating the Wilson appeal timing with Jacobs’ article.
There’s some connection there with Zach Brown too
Touchè. I was one of the ones that started it lolIt started before anyone mentioned him.
Yes, I know what hyperbole is. And yes, I agree that Uconn is being singled out, or at least there are a handful of teams being treated less fairly than the majority. I am fairly certain Emmert has some kind of grudge against Uconn (for obvious reasons). Any way, that is where I stop.Have you ever heard of hyperbole
The use of persecution in this case would be the equivalent to saying I’m starving to death when you are hungry.
A team certainly can be singled out for punishment especially if it’s done for personal reasons like the APR ban.
The converse is also true the powers to be can turn their back on much more egregious deeds if they choose.
If your older than 16 and you haven’t learned these truths you are extremely lucky , innocent, or really dense.
Will anyone ever figure out the common issue here...that the NCAA is a fraud for perpetuating the idea that major college athletics are somehow for the "Student-athlete". Let's all be big boys and girls and tell the truth. The football and basketball leagues are simply minor leagues for the NFL and NBA. To say otherwise is clear bull sugar. As such, as in baseball, the athletes should be paid and recruited however they need to be.
This whole NCAA thing is a joke. But I know everyone here knows that; I just had to say it for my own benefit!
Now I do not like what is going on with Uconn. I even agree, F the NCAAA.
But persecution? Come on, a bit strong considering history. Vendetta? Totally. Unfair targeting? Oh yah. Grudge? duh. Persecution? mmm, not so much IMHO.
Now I do not like what is going on with Uconn. I even agree, F the NCAAA.
But persecution? Come on, a bit strong considering history. Vendetta? Totally. Unfair targeting? Oh yah. Grudge? duh. Persecution? mmm, not so much IMHO.