College Hoops Thread '09-'10

The Poet · 05-31-2010, 09:52 AM

UK spokesman DeWayne Peevy (yeah, of course he'd be named something like that, Joe Bob Jr.) has e-mailed a statement to the effect that Eric Bledsoe was cleared academically by the NCAA to be eligible for a scholarship at Kentucky - which is true. The NCAA did review his transcripts, and their clearinghouse did rubber-stamp them.

The statement does not address the issue of whether or not those transcripts were valid, but merely is an attempt by Kentucky to say that the NCAA is culpable, not them. I cannot say their point is totally bogus. I CAN say that it is an excuse, not a reason, and one that will be ineffective if the NCAA's investigation yields rotten fruit. Hey, right or wrong, the Committee is not about to sanction themselves - just like Kentucky is not about to stand up and say they made a mistake.

As for the charges regarding the payment of money to Bledsoe's mother or his high-school coach, there is no report of any refutement out of Lexington.

05-31-2010, 09:52 AM	#1
The Poet Il megglior fabbro Join Date: Jun 2009 First Name: Thomas Location: Hickory, NC Posts: 8,420 Trading: (2)	Re: College Hoops Thread '09-'10 UK spokesman DeWayne Peevy (yeah, of course he'd be named something like that, Joe Bob Jr.) has e-mailed a statement to the effect that Eric Bledsoe was cleared academically by the NCAA to be eligible for a scholarship at Kentucky - which is true. The NCAA did review his transcripts, and their clearinghouse did rubber-stamp them. The statement does not address the issue of whether or not those transcripts were valid, but merely is an attempt by Kentucky to say that the NCAA is culpable, not them. I cannot say their point is totally bogus. I CAN say that it is an excuse, not a reason, and one that will be ineffective if the NCAA's investigation yields rotten fruit. Hey, right or wrong, the Committee is not about to sanction themselves - just like Kentucky is not about to stand up and say they made a mistake. As for the charges regarding the payment of money to Bledsoe's mother or his high-school coach, there is no report of any refutement out of Lexington.