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Thursday, December 02, 2010
The status of UK’s appeal to the NCAA on behalf of Enes Kanter remains a mystery
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WG
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From Matt Jones, Kentucky Sports Radio, at 4:18 p.m.:
Dick Vitale responds to UK fan asking about Kanter on Twitter by saying "I hear it does not look optimistic"
Without more info, like to whom Vitale is listening, it hard to judge reliability.
The committee shall be composed of five members. At least one member shall be from the general public and shall not be connected with a collegiate institution, conference, or professional or similar sports organization, or represent coaches or athletes in any capacity. The remaining members shall presently or previously be on the staff of an active member institution or member conference, but shall not serve presently on the Board of Directors. There shall be no subdivision restrictions except that all nonpublic members may not be from the same subdivision.
Could be a good sign, Glen. The fastest decision they could've made was to affirm. Rule 12.2.3.2.1 says if he received above actual and necessary expenses from a pro team, he "shall not be eligible." End of story. He's a pro, right?
The fact that they haven't issued a ruling since Wednesday morning means they're thinking. Which means they're seriously considering UK's equity argument: the excess can't reasonably be considered pay for play, it's simply impermissible benefits. So a 9-game suspension and repayment.
The more they keep knocking that idea around, the better, imo. When they drafted the language, I'm sure they thought any excess made you a pro. But now they have compelling arguments to the contrary and have to decide how they want to apply this rule in future cases.
6 comments:
From Matt Jones, Kentucky Sports Radio, at 4:18 p.m.:
Dick Vitale responds to UK fan asking about Kanter on Twitter by saying "I hear it does not look optimistic"
Without more info, like to whom Vitale is listening, it hard to judge reliability.
Do you think WG that by taking longer to release a decision it is a 'good' sign?
FYI- (found from another site)
19.2.1.1 Composition of Committee.
The committee shall be composed of five members. At least one member shall be from the general public and shall not be connected with a collegiate institution, conference, or professional or similar sports organization, or represent coaches or athletes in any capacity. The remaining members shall presently or previously be on the staff of an active member institution or member conference, but shall not serve presently on the Board of Directors. There shall be no subdivision restrictions except that all nonpublic members may not be from the same subdivision.
Could be a good sign, Glen. The fastest decision they could've made was to affirm. Rule 12.2.3.2.1 says if he received above actual and necessary expenses from a pro team, he "shall not be eligible." End of story. He's a pro, right?
The fact that they haven't issued a ruling since Wednesday morning means they're thinking. Which means they're seriously considering UK's equity argument: the excess can't reasonably be considered pay for play, it's simply impermissible benefits. So a 9-game suspension and repayment.
The more they keep knocking that idea around, the better, imo. When they drafted the language, I'm sure they thought any excess made you a pro. But now they have compelling arguments to the contrary and have to decide how they want to apply this rule in future cases.
G, that's the Infractions Appeals Committee. No infraction here. We want the Student-Athlete Reinstatement Committee:
Chair - Kenneth White (FAR) - Utah State University
Member - Cynthia Rail (CCD, Associate AD/ Compliance/SA Supp. Servc.) - University of Denver
Member - David K. Wells (CCD, Senior Associate Athletics Director) - University of Mississippi
Member - Tony Hernandez (Senior Associate AD) - University of Miami (Florida)
Member - Megan P. McHugo (Assistant Director) - Ivy Group
I don't see how they could let a member from a rival conference school make such a call.
Of course it IS the NCAA.....
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