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Reputation:91
Level:All-Star
Since:Nov 22, 2006
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Who does this kid think he is? Sure, he might have some grievances with assistants not being there or calling Olsen's health into play... But someone has to teach these kids about honoring a contract. Kids demanding to be released is a sign of the times in sports. What a crying same. Suck it up, play for who you said you were going to play for, and then transfer if it isnt what you expected it to be.
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Reputation:91
Level:All-Star
Since:May 24, 2007
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Why beat up on Emmanuel Negedu? If he was a one and done recruit, any high profile school will do. The pressures of recruiting can cause a mistake that 'may' lead to changing one's mind about their choice of schools, esp if they plan on staying for several years and/or getting their degree.
T.O. didn't become T.O. until later in his <b> pro career</b> . Unfair comparison.
Most schools will release a recruit, even if they are taking classes at the university before they graduate from HS. No need to force somebody to attend a school if they don't want to. There's probably more to the Arizona and Emmanuel Negedu situation than the public knows about. It certainly was messy the way the assistents were fired, released, or left...and one of them was tabbed to take over when Lute retired. That might make any recruit a bit uneasy about the direction of the program and what offense they 'might be' changing to or if Lute decides to retire/quit.
Personally, I would like to see the NCAA change some rules regarding HS athletes that change their minds and/or have not played or practiced at a school. Why force them to sit out a year or attend the school. And who says a scholarship is available at the school a recruit finally decides to commit to? A grace period after signing a national letter of intent with a hard deadline seems to be a good compromise.
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Reputation:97
Level:Superstar
Since:Jan 2, 2007
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I can see both sides of this. In this guys defense, if he doesn't feel comfortable in a certain environtment anymore then its only fair to let him go. However, this isn't the way for him to go about asking for a release. The guy hasn't played a minute of college basketball, even practice, and hes talking like hes the best player in NCAA basketball.
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Reputation:97
Level:Superstar
Since:Oct 30, 2007
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This is one of the kids I need to add to my hot list to check back on them in a few years to see where they end up. I'm sure one of those assistants is riding this kid to his next job.
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Reputation:99
Level:Superstar
Since:Aug 16, 2006
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Maybe he should use NCAA coaches as an example of honoring contracts. They never break or jump out of thier contracts and move on to greener pastures, they are all about loyalty to the University.
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Reputation:92
Level:All-Star
Since:Aug 7, 2007
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Some of these players actually like the staff as well as the head coach. They can get close to them. Soyour statement is wrong, who he wanted to play for and learn from are gone. Olson helped create this mess, he is the one who should have to live with it.
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Reputation:97
Level:Superstar
Since:Jan 10, 2007
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In fairness this should be called the "petrino Effect".
gobills you have a solid point but if the teachers opt out and leave programs hanging (pro and college) then who is left to teach the kids that this is wrong? I think it's fair to say that ethics in sports should be valued on a case by case basis since there are programs that put that first and there are programs that don't.
I would let him go since I believe that if he is upset about being there and will show contept to the others, the problem will outweigh the benefits.
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Reputation:90
Level:All-Star
Since:May 19, 2008
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What in the world is wrong with a player getting to play where ever he wants to play? Why not let them? It's not as if the University is getting screwed if the player is not going to be happy.
There can only be a "contract" when both parties are getting something they want out of the transaction. In this situation Arizona wants a kid to play and the kid doesn't want to. Let him gooooooo.
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Reputation:94
Level:All-Star
Since:Mar 29, 2007
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What a stupid post.
Ripping a teenager for not 'honoring' his 'contract'?
First off, he doesn't sign a contract.
Second, don't coaches COMMONLY break their contracts? Grown men break them, but all of a sudden a teenager can't change his mind?
Get over yourself. He's a kid choosing a college, he's picking the best place for him to play, to think he can make one choice and that's it is stupid. Think what life would be like if we can't change some decisions. It's just a college choice, it's not life or death, stop ripping a kid over it.
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Reputation:94
Level:All-Star
Since:Jun 28, 2007
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Y'know, most high school seniors have decided where they are going to go to college in the past month. High School basketball (and football) players are essentially forced to make the decision 9-12 months before their classmates -- and sign a contract promising to abide by the decision. (Any other HS student could change their mind at any time.) I agree that high school players should have to abide by their letters of intent, but nobody should be allowed to sign a letter until March of their senior year.
I don't believe anybody's ever challenged the enforceability of a letter of intent in court, but I think they'd have a pretty good chance.
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