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Masoli and other Ducks' legal issues

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Tlangs;1756096; said:
I'm sure he'll take the minimum hours required to stay eligible then drop out of the program after fall quarter.

What are the odds Masoli actually gets his masters?
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If he did and turned his life around, I think it would be an excellent success story.

On the other hand, I think it is as likely as me getting my wish on September 11th.
 
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Tlangs;1755869; said:
He also picked Miami (FL) to go the National Title game.
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Herbie picked Miami in the title game? That would contradict his pick of Ohio State beating Oklahoma I just watched on tv. He did mention Miami as an under the radar team to watch out for to possibly make a run to the title game. Maybe he changed his mind.
 
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Buckeye Nut;1756267; said:
Herbie picked Miami in the title game? That would contradict his pick of Ohio State beating Oklahoma I just watched on tv. He did mention Miami as an under the radar team to watch out for to possibly make a run to the title game. Maybe he changed his mind.
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Desmond picked Miami to lose in the title game. IIRC, Herbie picked tOSU over Oklahoma.
 
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BB73;1755901; said:
He was doing OK for the first half of that show. Then he said that tOSU only had two tough games, Miami and at Iowa. Herbie said "At Wisconsin isn't tough?", so Desmond replies that Wiscy has to prove they can beat tOSU. Um, Des, Wiscy and PSU are the only teams to have 3 wins over JT's Buckeye teams (to be fair, those were all under Alvarez).

But then at the end of the show, Desmond picks Wiscy to win the Big Ten, proving that he is simply an idiot for not including at-Wiscy as a tough game for tOSU.
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I've met Desmond (and Herbie), very pleasant, personable guy. But you can just tell there's not much going on upstairs. He's one of those perpetually grinning, giggly people that are fascinated by automatic sliding doors...
 
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Buckeye Nut;1756267; said:
Herbie picked Miami in the title game? That would contradict his pick of Ohio State beating Oklahoma I just watched on tv. He did mention Miami as an under the radar team to watch out for to possibly make a run to the title game. Maybe he changed his mind.
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ESPN makes the assumption that the majority of the viewers have a .6 second attention span, while the rest watch for the purdy pitures.
 
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I agree with this decision. If he wants that graduate degree, he can be at Ole Miss for at least 3 semesters, and use his only remaining year of eligibility in 2011.
 
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BB73;1757112; said:
I agree with this decision. If he wants that graduate degree, he can be at Ole Miss for at least 3 semesters, and use his only remaining year of eligibility in 2011.
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Eh, think the NCAA has some explaining to do with this one

"Our appeal is simple," Boone said. "First, we cannot find nor has the NCAA staff given us any case precedents to support these two reasons they gave us.Jeremiah complied with all the requirements under the code with whichthis waiver transfer is directed. There is no requirement that said thestudent-athlete has to be in good standing with an athletic team, justthe university -- which he was. The question is not part of the waiverapplication."
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Updated with quotes: Masoli denied waiver to play for Ole Miss in 2010 | al.com
 
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The NCAA isn't saying that Masoli can't play at Ole Miss, they're saying that he has to wait a year since his transfer wasn't "academically motivated". Since he was at Oregon in June (until he was kicked off the team), I think it's clear that academics weren't the motivation for the transfer, football was. I linked their explanation below.

Now, did Greg Paulus have a similar motivation when he went to Syracuse a year ago? I thought that was shaky also, since Paulus had talked to Cutcliffe and was told that he wouldn't be able to play QB at Duke in 2009 (the only year he had left in his 5-year window). So then he toured Ann Arbor during spring practice and went to Syracuse, looking at the football aspects before deciding on a post-graduate program at Syracuse that Duke didn't offer. Paulus hadn't played football at Duke, so he wasn't leaving one football team for another, but I think he chose Syracuse primarily for football reasons, not academic ones.

So I understand that people will say the NCAA is being inconsistent. I just believe they made the right decision in Masoli's case, since the transfer wasn't "academically motivated".

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The NCAA staff has granted a graduate student transfer waiver for University of Mississippi football student-athlete Jeremiah Masoli, but he must wait until the 2011-12 academic year to compete. Mr. Masoli can continue to pursue his academic career, is eligible to receive athletics aid, and may practice with the team.


In its decision, the staff noted the student-athlete was unable to participate at the University of Oregon based on his dismissal from the team, which is contrary to the intent of the waiver. The waiver exists to provide relief to student-athletes who transfer for academic reasons to pursue graduate studies, not to avoid disciplinary measures at the previous university.


According to NCAA rules, created by member schools, football graduate student-athletes must receive a waiver in order to compete if they enroll in a university other than where they received their undergraduate degree.


After receiving information from both universities and the student-athlete, the NCAA staff obtained the final piece of information yesterday evening from the University of Mississippi and issued its decision today. The university may appeal this staff decision to the Subcommittee for Legislative Relief, an independent group comprised of representatives from NCAA member colleges, universities and athletic conferences.
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