Editorial by Kernel staff. E-mail opinions@kykernel.com.
The NCAA clearinghouse has yet to proclaim Enes Kanter eligible to play for UK. The wait has extended more than one month after the date Calipari anticipated, according to a Sep. 8 Kernel article.
This is an extraordinary disservice to the university, the fans and the team, given the small roster this year. However, this comes as no surprise given the NCAA’s lack of urgency when declaring lack of eligibility.
Look no further than Renardo Sidney from Mississippi State, who still has to miss eight games this season (and the entire season last year) for a an excellent case in point.
Putting a freeze on the Kanter decision concerns more than UK, however. When athletes have been deemed qualified, the clearinghouse can change their status at any given moment.
USC Reggie Bush won the Rose Bowl, and just this year, they found he took money from an agent. Consequentially, the NCAA clearinghouse took away his wins and his trophy.
Essentially, the NCAA clearinghouse is irrelevant. Even if Kanter is declared eligible, the NCAA could change its mind again before, during or after the season.
There should be a time limit on these decisions, like any legal system. And the verdict should be indisputable.
This decision is a precedent for every school in the future, so the decision should be quick and painless because the rest of the country is watching.
The NCAA is so corrupt in the way they do things and then they proclaim to be fair to all programs that they have control of. This is the biggest load of CRAP that we hear. In 1999 Duke uses Corey Maggette who took money from his AAU coach and the NCAA does nothing but they burn UMass for the same violation with Camby, NOT FAIR. This is just one Example. The people who run the NCAA have to many ties to the colleges that they oversee which causes them to have favorites and not be fair to all. There needs to be a different system to govern college sports and the NCAA needs to be disbanded.
Clean Cal isn’t worried. Neither is Alfred E. Neuman.
I would just the word ‘professional’ explained to me if drawing over $100,000 a year for living expenses doesn’t mean he might have a few extra thousands laying around which could have been called ‘salary’. But hey, its good work if you can find it.
Hey “Cal’ sinnocent.” Let’s start with your poorly spelled nickname. Things just deteriorate from there. Just use the name “UL Fan”-it’s easier to spell. Can you clarify your post? Your post makes absolutely no sense!