Orlando Sanchez
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Makes perfect sense as he is doing a great job.
Thats the problem, that everyone thinks they have to be a billionaire to be a donor, if we can get most people to realize that donating just something we would be in a lot better shape. Unfortunately most people think like you and are waiting for someone else to hit it big and ride of that.
Yes, a vitamin water type guy is needed at every school, but everyone putting their part is a bigger day to day help.
How do you think big time schools get there, because they have many many alumni that donate constantly without being millionaires. if you donate $20 a month, thats $240 a year, have several thousand alumni that do that and it all adds up.
we also have more notable alumni than just him.
http://www.stjohns.edu/about/general/alumni.stj
prjohnnies
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NC State is a better job than USC IMO.
Agree, and so is St John's
Class of 72
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Continues to inspire in practices. Maybe he should sue the NCAA to show cause. I am sure the NCAA will not want to disclose how it really rules on players' lives in public!
I'm sure there are other posters who can offer more nuanced analysis; but the options you're talking about for Sanchez are very limited. The NCAA isn't a state actor, and so he isn't even entitled to an initial hearing, let alone an appeal, or a timely decision thereof. All the concepts we would equate to basic "fairness" don't apply to NCAA decisions.
How did the NCAA boot this? From everything that's out there it sounds like he was ruled ineligible in November because he played semi-pro ball in Spain. St Johns has been trying to change the decision ever since, basically arguing extenuating circumstances (both his parents had passed away etc etc).
How's it the NCAAs fault that no means no?
The NCAA has a ridiculous amount of faults, I just don't see how this is one of them.
Because they left Sanchez in purgatory. They may have said he was ineligible in November, but from what I understand they haven't put the hammer down and said "No. Stop trying to appeal because it's over. There is zero chance he can play". Evidence of that fact is that he is still with the team. What would the point of that be if he really was told "no" flat out? It looks like they say no, then they look at other paperwork..so what's the deal? They should just say yes or no at this point once and for all.
b.c.redman
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Does anyone have an issue with the school not being upfront about him allegedly being declared not eligible in November? Is the school permitted to release such information?
I find it unusual that, if he was actually declared ineligible in November, we receive notes from the sports information department on upcoming games etc, wherein they simply state that Sanchez "awaits an eligibility ruling from the NCAA". If they are permitted to disclose the information, and he in fact was declared ineligible in Nov., they should just say so and what they are doing about it.
I find it unusual that, if he was actually declared ineligible in November, we receive notes from the sports information department on upcoming games etc, wherein they simply state that Sanchez "awaits an eligibility ruling from the NCAA". If they are permitted to disclose the information, and he in fact was declared ineligible in Nov., they should just say so and what they are doing about it.
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You are correct! Much of what the NCAA eligibilty committee does is cloaked in secrecy and schools and conferences with political NCAA lobbyists get things resolved rather quickly. SJ is partially to blame here but when some schools are running their programs like an NBA team and with all the perks of NBA players -minus the salary- the playing field becomes uneven.
Most folks now see the futility of many of the NCAA rules and all of a sudden paying stipends is being tossed around, etc.
As for Sanchez, if he was denied unfairly to showcase his talent and it cost him the opportunity at an NBA paycheck, who is to say he did not suffer financial damage.
speaking of secrecy. why is it that no mention has been made in the newspapers specifically Rubin and Robbins of the Sanchez fiasco let alone the mistake on Gift with regard to redshirting. You would think after the Georgetown game since both referenced us being outmuscled and out rebounded that might open the door to them mentioning both issues?