NCAA Punches OSU In The Gut By Taking Bryant Away
by ccmachine on Oct 27, 2009 10:18 PM CDT
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Dez Bryant messed up and he messed up really bad. It wasn't the fact that he actually did have a workout with Deon Sanders or even that he had dinner with the former NFL superstar. Dez Bryant made his mistake when he was asked about the encounter with Sanders he denied that it ever happened, ever! No one accused Bryant of being the sharpest knife in the drawer but come on. He really didn't think that the NCAA was going to ask Sanders about it? Now Bryant is admitting that he did meet with Sanders but that nothing improper took place and no violations were made. So if Bryant did nothing wrong then why lie? That's what the NCAA wants to know and they clearly aren't buying the, "because I was scared" defense.
The Cowboys have done fine without Bryant so far with convincing wins over Grambling, Texas A&M, Missouri and Baylor which has left Stillwater buzzing about a possible Big 12 Championship and a BCS bowl game. However, a real defense is coming to town Saturday night and in the way of the Texas Longhorns and for the first time since Bryant's dismissal OSU will miss his ability to stretch the field. Essentially the NCAA took Oklahoma State's big dreams in turned them into a nightmare on Tuesday when they announced that Bryant won't be reinstated for an entire calendar year.
Despite sitting out the last four games Dez Bryant still leads the Cowboys in receiving yards and receiving touchdowns. If you wanted to know how important he was to OSU's offense those stats tell the story right there. The NCAA is sending a clear message with this case. If you take money from a booster and play for Ohio State then you'll set a few games. The same is true if you play for Alabama and take some free stuff like computers and such. If you go to USC and have you family live in a furnished house paid for by an agent...well...they'll get back to you on that one. But if you lie to them about working out and having lunch then they are going to bring the hammer.
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This is just another aspect of the vast Longhorn conspiracy
See also: every roughing the passer/late hit on Colt McCoy for the past four years.
by SoonerDutch on Oct 27, 2009 10:44 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
What is with the NCAA?
Their assessments of certain situations and the penalties they impose on different schools does not appear to be skewed, the ARE skewed. I almost think that the people that work for the NCAA enforcement group are a bunch of east coast and left coast lawyers. Only lawyers could be this crappy.
by scarab on Oct 28, 2009 8:11 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Bush/USC
How about continuing to investigate the whole Bush/USC incident and take Bush’s Heisman away…
How about Mike Williams (USC several years ago) declaring for the NFL, getting an agent, then deciding he wants to play in college, breaks all ties with the agent and pays back all the money he was given—DENIED (by the NCAA)!
by soxboys21 on Oct 28, 2009 10:20 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
How is having a work out
with a person not on the staff of any pro team (that I know of), being as bad as receiving goods from a university or taking money from an agent?
A couple games suspension at most should have been the penalty. Not this. It truly makes no sense. The reason Bryant lied?…….is cause the NCAA is stupid. I’m not sure telling the truth would have help his cause, and if that’s so, then this case makes even less sense.
by Redhawk on Oct 28, 2009 10:22 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Allegedly the USC issue is taking so long because USC refuses to cooperate. Give me a break!
by OU JJ on Oct 28, 2009 5:18 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
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