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Screw job.

Special treatment. Nutt was famous for this kind of crap at Arkansas. The NCAA is the only thing standing between Ole Miss as a decent program and Ole Miss with a squad of thugs facing big-time sanctions.

Though I am a loyal Bulldog, I think the timing of the announcement is VERY suspicious. Masoli's plans and reasons for transferring have been known a LONG time -- why did the NCAA wait until a few days before the first game to do this?

does anyone have a handy link to the actual rule that is in issue? it seems to me the NCAA is forcing conditions on Masoli that are not set forth in the actual rule.

if they want to change the rule to close this "loophole", so be it, but in fairness, if Masoli meets the requirements of the rule as its now written, the NCAA is way off base.

Ole Miss is totally and absolutely irrelevant when it comes to college football. Ole Miss hasn't won a championship in football in over fifty years and never will again. They have sit on their rears and lived in the glory years of the 60s while the most of the other SEC schools have passed them by in facilities and fan support.

The fact that Houston Nutt has no confidence in his three scholarship QBs at Ole Miss is not the NCAA's problem. Trying to bring in a thug like Masoli has been nothing but an embarrassment to Ole Miss, but heck, not all is lost. They now have another excuse for never being champions... and no, I am not a USM or MSU fan but just a long follower of college football period.

1:59...check your facts if you are indeed a long follower of CF (exactly how many qb's are on scholly???). BTW, your diatribe did not answer KF's question. But thanks for shopping.

Considering I'm stuck with Les Miles as a coach, I'm not going to say a word.

Only thing I will say is Keiland Williams is going to make Miles look very dumb this year.

I agree with this guy. The NCAA is sort of a joke anyway with the whole scholar athlete thing. Masoli may be a spoiled athlete and not a good person, but the irony is that he actually DID graduate and is now enrolled in a graduate progrem.

http://blogs.ajc.com/barnhart-college-football/2010/09/01/ncaa-wrong-on-masoli-ruling/?cxntfid=blogs_barnhart_college_football

So much for redemption in the real world of NCAA athletics. I
guess it just doesnt exist.

Remember Eniel Polynice , who had gotten kicked off the Ole Miss Basketball team....received a waiver from the NCAA that will allow him to play this season.

Polynice was granted a waiver because he has graduated with a year of eligibility remaining and because Ole Miss does not offer a graduate degree in his field of study -- communications.



And of course, getting kicked off a team , doesnt always mean really getting kicked off.... remember LeGarrett Blount?

He was suspended indefinitely after the conclusion of the season. He was reinstated for the 2009 season by incoming coach Chip Kelly.

After the opening game of the 2009 season, Blount was suspended again, this time for punching an opponent and angrily confronting fans immediately after the nationally televised season-opening loss. Though the suspension was initially supposed to be for the entire season, he was eventually reinstated after missing ten games


Well , I guess redemption is for those who the NCAA grants.

http://www.commercialappeal.com/news/2010/sep/01/ncaa-got-it-right-now-masoli-has-chance-too/

I will follow the lead of others that think this will soon be a non issue (NCAA). As soon as we get back to the formation of the super conferences and we will, that formation will end the current NCAA. It will be replaced by a new governing body associated with the new super conferences and will more closely meet the needs of modern day college football. Yes I think the Presidents and the conference big-wigs will go along.

*http://www.commercialappeal.com/news/2010/sep/01/ncaa-got-it-right-now-masoli-has-chance-too/*

*http://www.commercialappeal.com/news/2010/sep/01/ncaa-got-it-right-now-masoli-has-chance-too/*


you really quoting ron higgins? get real!

Pete Boone brought to the attention of the NCAA similar instances that the NCAA might consider in appeal.


"We have about three or four similar instances where players were dismissed from the team or suspended from the team, and they were approved," Boone said. "The NCAA's approach is that they didn't know about the (disciplinary action) in the ones we brought up. Our point is that if it's that important, it should be part of the decision-making process. That's very inconsistent."

Sports Illustrated: very interesting discussion about the NCAA

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2010/writers/andy_staples/09/02/masoli/#

try this:

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/

2010/writers/andy_staples/09/02

/masoli/#

Sources reporting Masoli has been cleared to play immediately.