NCAA at it again

[Lexvol]

First off Dustin Lindsay has failed to qualify and is headed to Hargrave. Brent Vinson just re-took ACT and has one shot left at the SAT or he will be headed to Hargrave as well.

Gerald Williams is also in limbo because the NCAA has RETROACTIVELY termed University High as a diploma mill and is no longer recognizing grades attained there. So even though his ACT score qualifies, his GPA has dropped below the necessary level. The one course that he took there was initially approved by the NCAA Clearinghouse. Several teams have players from UH (Morley is an example) that are free and clear because they attended a four year school last year, so they continue to be eligible. Williams may have graduated with them, but is ineligible because he didn't enroll last year. The kicker is that Williams only took one course there.

The worst part about the situation is that University of Florida staff initially led Morely and Williams to University High, but then turned around and turned the school in for being a diploma mill when several "referred athletes" decided to attend other schools.

 

[gonygonygo]

I think these guys working for the NCAA have nothing better to do all day but come up with stupid rules, and harrassing every program about its borderline players. Maybe if these guys had real jobs, they could spend their time on more important matters, like fixing the BCS.

There are so many stupid rules, etc. that hinder the sports it is supposed to be helping. For example, the rules about having "amateur" status, prohibiting more men's sports because of the quota to have a certain number of women's sports, etc.

The NCAA is just an organization that exploits its athletes! They are getting rich off of the hard work and talents of its players. If it's truly about "the love of the game", why would there be hundreds of pages of BS concerning matters OFF of the field, court, etc.??????

With that said, I don't see how some of these players are struggling with their academics!!! If you are a quality athlete, the system will pass you along unless you are just really THAT dumb.