Baylor RB ruled inelgible
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you know what?? i do not want to judge nor do i want to generalize what I just read there, but I'm pretty sure Baylor is gonna do everything they can to see this matter is taken care of...Just put in God's hands..I would say a few choice words but I'm gonna bite my tongue before I say some things I will regret
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If that is the whole story or at the very least most if it. It is sad reflection on how misplaced the NCAA priorities are and everything that is wrong with that esteemed organization.
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Listen, I am no fan of the NCAA and some of their foolish rules/decisions. That said, I will side with them, to an extent, and say they have a very difficult ruling on their hands with this.
The problem here is not the NCAA, IMO. The problem is that IF the NCAA lets this go, some school like Florida St, Auburn, Miami, USC, Oregon, etc., will take advantage of the precedent set in the future and exploit it.
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Maybe I missing the obvious here, but I don't see what the "tragedy" is in this case (that's how it's being blown out of proportion on social media)....
If this kid loves the game of football so much, then he should be content to play anywhere for any team. Why does it have to be Baylor?
I really respect that he's worked so hard to earn academic scholarships, but again, that scholarship money is good anywhere, right? Why choose a small private institution where costs are higher?
His story of hard work, dedication, homelessness, etc would resonate just as well at Texas Southern.
To me this seems like an excuse to dogpile on the NCAA?
If this kid loves the game of football so much, then he should be content to play anywhere for any team. Why does it have to be Baylor?
I really respect that he's worked so hard to earn academic scholarships, but again, that scholarship money is good anywhere, right? Why choose a small private institution where costs are higher?
His story of hard work, dedication, homelessness, etc would resonate just as well at Texas Southern.
To me this seems like an excuse to dogpile on the NCAA?
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Matt - I don't know the full story either. But I know that not just anyone can "walk on" a D1 football team without encouragement and/or an invitation from a coach. In addition, Briles thought enough of him to actually play him in games.
That being said, I can understand where he might want to matriculate from a school like Baylor as opposed to one like UTEP.
The kid is obviously very intelligent and I think, like I said on Twitter, that Baylor (the school) should give him a free scholarship and some Baylor BMD should give him a job and set up some kind of living quarters for him.
The PR would be outstanding and ,after all, isn't Baylor a Christian school?
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How can we spin this to make BU and Art Briles look bad? Why wasn't Nacho given more direction and coaching on what financial aid was permissible and what is not? Why did BU's compliance office say this "gift" was okay? Or were they just out of the loop?
Did Nacho just kept his benefactor's generosity on the down low? It's not a good look for BU or the NCAA, given the circumstances.
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This story reminds me of something that happened to my older brother. Mike's buddy's dad had a big old Cadillac that the two of them decided to take fishing one Saturday in July. On the way to the fishing spot, they stopped and bought three cases of beer. They ended up with a nice stringer of fish that they decided to take home in the trunk to clean and fry up at home. Both of them ended up so drunk that they forgot all about the fish. The buddy's father found the fish Monday when he checked the trunk before he headed to work. That smell is what came to mind when I read this.
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NCAA has come out and said they were never approached about any appeal for this from Baylor: https://twitter.com/BruceFeldmanCFB/status/570666874259820544
"Interesting: The NCAA says it did not declare Silas Nacita ineligible and Baylor has not requested a waiver for him."
"Interesting: The NCAA says it did not declare Silas Nacita ineligible and Baylor has not requested a waiver for him."
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