Orlando Sanchez

It has nothing to do with age. Like someone said you can play at 28. Its a question of when your 5 year clock started and if you played for pay. Age just tipped them off to look.
 
what I'm confused about is how Brandon weeden gets paid to play baseball, then when he fails at it, goes back to college at 25 and gets a full scholarship and plays ncaa football until 28 years old...it's an effn joke and a travesty...fuck the ncaa...too bad Orlando isn't a white football player or he would've been cleared with 4 years of eligibility
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I agree with everything you said until the it became ethnic.
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if it makes you feel better, I'm white...though not a quarterback...it was a joke...geez people here need to lighten up a bit...no pun intended
 
http://www.golocalprov.com/sports/john-rooke-thinking-out-loud58/

At least his name is starting to appear more and more...Hopefully we'll hear something soon...good or bad...
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Call me crazy, but I have a gut feeling something positive may happen since the media is starting to reveal how lazy and unprofessional the NCAA is regarding this situation. Maybe there is a rule he broke but gets a special condition for since his parents both died and he was supporting his family at the time? It would be totally cruel and almost sadistic to not let this kid play after all he's been through. It's not like he intentionally tried to gain any advantage or did anything bad. From what I understand he likely played for money to support his family at some point. Hopefully the NCAA has a heart, but I won't be holding my breath assuming that.
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You're crazy.
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Eh, probably so but I'm trying this new positivity spin on things. Maybe we are pleasantly surprised for once. We are due for a nice surprise after all the decommitting, bad losses, and ineligible players.
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Called you crazy cause you told me to (can someone call me a cab-all right you're a cab). Word is ncaa keeps asking for more info so doubt they feel any pressure to rush their decision. Wish they had just let the kid play unless it was so obvious he shouldn't be eligible.
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Right. I totally agree there. It should be like court. If you can't prove he did anything clearly wrong but only have suspicion, let the poor kid go. They already wasted this kid's opportunity to break out in the OOC schedule which could have made us 10-2 instead of 8-4 with a lot more hope. How much paperwork do they possibly need? It's like Donald Trump hunting for proof that Obama was not born in the US, but he can't find it. Just give it up and stop the witch hunt. Let the kid free.
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Perhaps Sanchez should sue
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After all the frivolous lawsuits in America, this is one that could actually be legitimate. Think about it...this kid was supposed to have 1 year to play ball and has already missed 1/2 of the season to play in front of NBA scouts. I believe the minimum NBA contract is something like 1 million and that's what the NCAA can be costing him. He also did not seem to benefit in any way from anything he did in the past and it was only a means of supporting his family. I'm no lawyer, but it would appear that with a good lawyer he may have a case. This is it for him...pretty sure he can't play as a 25 year old for any college team.
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And what exactly would you be suing for? Defamation of character??? There really is no legal matter. There is no guarantee that he would have made it to the NBA, so you can't sue for damages for that. You can't sue because of something that potentially could happen....
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For one, he can show that everyone else received a decision but him. They seem to have just tossed his case in the "to do later" basket. Another thing he can say is that no evidence has been found at this point that can incriminate him, yet he is still being held out. I'm sure some lawyer could find a loophole that the NCAA messed up. If OJ and Casey Anthony can get away with murder, Sanchez can successfully sue them.
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No Joe, he can't. Sanchez may have other grounds for suing the NCAA, but not for taking too long. There is no right to due process in a private organization. It's just like the Boy Scouts, they can take 10 years to determine if you qualify to be an Eagle Scout. It doesn't matter, they are a private organization.

The problems arise when you consider that the NCAA has market protections (anti-trnust) and benefits from tax exemptions, And that's a larger suit that honestly has little chance of success.
Essentially, we let Congress bestow this power on the NCAA and it will take a zatioiracle to roll it back.
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So guess we should just face it he is not going to play
 
That is exactly the way I feel and I hope I am dead wrong but I have given up on Orlando playing for SJU.
 
We need to script the answer for them in to "time served"; i.e. a technical infraction did occur (although clearly unintentional and long before his enrollment at STJ, for which the punishment is suspension for one semester, the semester he has already lost, and he has three more semesters of eligibility remaining.
 
St. John's may get a big boost in 2013 -- literally.

There is a chance the Red Storm could get center Orlando Sanchez cleared by the NCAA in the coming weeks, The Post has learned.


Read more: St. John's could get JUCO transfer Orlando Sanchez cleared by NCAA soon - NYPOST.comhttp://www.nypost.com/p/blogs/colle...transfer_xKIn34FL35sdckheYxDu8O#ixzz2Gm43rDVY


The coming weeks?
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Is this some sick effen joke? Weeks? There are only 8 weeks left in the season!
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The NCAA will probably rule him eligible w 2 games to play and only give him 1 yr of eligibility. The NCAA is a joke.
 
St. John's may get a big boost in 2013 -- literally.

There is a chance the Red Storm could get center Orlando Sanchez cleared by the NCAA in the coming weeks, The Post has learned.


Read more: St. John's could get JUCO transfer Orlando Sanchez cleared by NCAA soon - NYPOST.comhttp://www.nypost.com/p/blogs/colle...transfer_xKIn34FL35sdckheYxDu8O#ixzz2Gm43rDVY


The coming weeks?
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Is this some sick effen joke? Weeks? There are only 8 weeks left in the season!
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It never fails in the way we get treated by the high and mighty NCAA in Kansas
 
“@LennRobbins: Johnnies hoping to get Orlando Sanchez back in 7-10 days. The Post”
 
St. John's may get a big boost in 2013 -- literally.

There is a chance the Red Storm could get center Orlando Sanchez cleared by the NCAA in the coming weeks, The Post has learned.


Read more: St. John's could get JUCO transfer Orlando Sanchez cleared by NCAA soon - NYPOST.comhttp://www.nypost.com/p/blogs/colle...transfer_xKIn34FL35sdckheYxDu8O#ixzz2Gm43rDVY


The coming weeks?
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Is this some sick effen joke? Weeks? There are only 8 weeks left in the season!
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It never fails in the way we get treated by the high and mighty NCAA in Kansas
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NCAA is in Indianapolis not Kansas
 
Silly as it may be, if Orlando is cleared this late, should he take a redshirt this year remaining?
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I think if age doesnt preclude it and he only has 1 yr of eligibility, I think it is a good idea.
 
Silly as it may be, if Orlando is cleared this late, should he take a redshirt this year remaining?
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Depends on if he gets one or two years. My guess is that the initial exclusive meant to say coming "week" and probably not week(s). Regardless, we need him on the court this season badly. I hope the NCAA gives him 2 years so we can play him now, and bring him back next year but doubt it. Hopefully we get him this week and he kills it on the court the rest of the season! Free Orlando Sanchez!
 
Agree, we need him this year. Hopefully he gets 2 years and we can just move on. Hopefully, it is in the next week before we get to Georgetown, etc.
 
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