NCAA | D. Bryant ruled ineligible for rest of season
Wed, 07 Oct 2009 15:03:36 -0700
ESPNews reports Oklahoma State junior WR Dez Bryant has been ruled ineligible for the rest of the season because he failed to disclose information to the NCAA about a relationship with a former NCAA player.
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Very interesting development for the all the people, myself included, who wants Bryant in the Fins uniform. I'll have to wait for more details, but still not good news for Bryant.
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I don't think it changes a great deal. He's going to miss what? 6 games? He hasn't been caught with drugs, he hasn't got a DUI or anything like that. His issue is over working out. He went to work out with Deion Sanders. GM's and scouts will note the issue, but essentially it will come down to the fact that Bryant was trying to better himself. He's an elite WR with outstanding speed, size and hands.
The bigger issue for the NCAA should be the role of Deion Sanders, who seems to becoming too big for his own boots. Sanders should know the rules. Prime U makes for interesting TV, but his handling of the Michael Crabtree situation was an embarrassment, especially for the NFL Network who employ him. Equally as embarrassing is the way that he advocates the continual payment of players in almost every highlight film he talks over.
He's everything that's wrong about professional sports in 2009.Zanno, skippysphins and ssmiami like this. -
If Bryant is perceived as being close to Sanders after the Crabtree fiasco as well as the Jets tampering investigation that could cost the Jets draft choices and fines, Bryant could be marked down if he declares for the 2010 draft.
GM's are oddly reluctant to draft headaches. -
Boomer is exactly right as usual.
This shouldn't really hurt his stock much at all.
Agree with Deion keeping his nose out, but I also personally think this is a pretty big extreme by the NCAA.
As somebody else mentioned in another thread, what Reggie Bush did was MUCH worse in regards to integrity, and the NCAA pretty much swept it under the rug.
Hell that kid in Oregon might actually come back after punching a kidn and I think in some ways that is much worse.
Really have to feel for OSU and its remaining players on this one, they are the ones that are gonna suffer on this deal -
Sign me up right now for Bryant to Miami.