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re: FWIW...UGA's Kolton Houston story on OTL this a.m. 9e, 8c...
Posted on 5/12/13 at 9:31 am to gatorhata9
Posted on 5/12/13 at 9:31 am to gatorhata9
What really pisses me off about the NCAA is the way they treat people. When UGA asked for him to be able to play the NCAA writes a letter saying something along the lines that UGA has some balls to even try to get him reinstated again. If the NCAA feels that way why don't they just pull out the evidence that proves that the kid did something wrong or that him having the steroid stored in his body gives him some type of advantage.
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Posted on 5/12/13 at 9:32 am to LSUDonMCO
quote:Well, Ron Corsen, who is the head of athletic director of sports medicine at UGA, and who is extremely respected in the medical community and has even testified in Congress about player safety concerns is the one who uncovered the fact that the Doctor injected him with the steroid.
We are having to take the kid and parents word that this is what happend when he was in high school. Where is the statement of the dr. who did this or more importantly where is the malpractice lawsuit? His story may be true but is also just as possible that he intentionally did a lot of steroids in high school and it won't get out of his system.
Posted on 5/12/13 at 9:35 am to Swoopin
quote:Well he was 16 when he had the surgery, obviously not a medical professional and neither are his parents they trusted the Doctor was doing his job and giving injections of something that would ensure the healing process was completed fast and safely.
I'm not familiar with the story but it sounds like he just glazes over the mistake of getting the shot in the first place.
Posted on 5/12/13 at 9:45 am to Lord of the Board
Then where is the highly publicized malpractice suit?
Where there's smoke there's fire, people.
jk
Where there's smoke there's fire, people.
jk
Posted on 5/12/13 at 9:47 am to Swoopin
Posted on 5/12/13 at 9:49 am to Swoopin
I don't really know how they handled the Doctor who made the injections, I'm sure they had words with him or something but I think they are mainly concerned with the NCAA and if they sue anybody it will be them. The injection was probably just an honest mistake though and they didn't want to go through the ordeal of a lawsuit. Just speculating though. Posted on 5/12/13 at 9:56 am to Lord of the Board
look I was trolling earlier but I'm not sure what case he has with the NCAA. I mean he does have steroids in his system. They just have to hope for a common sense exception. But irrelevant to that- I get the feeling he and his family have offered up a weak explanation/account of why they're there in the first place. I could be wrong, though.
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Posted on 5/12/13 at 10:00 am to Swoopin
quote:Oh I know you were
look I was trolling earlier but I'm not sure what case he has with the NCAA. I mean he does have steroids in his system. They just have to hope for a common sense exception.
. Unfortunately for Houston, Common Sense and NCAA don't mix well together 
Posted on 5/12/13 at 10:05 am to Lord of the Board
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Posted on 5/12/13 at 10:15 am to dallasga6
The NCAA has ruined this kid's collegiate football career, not to mention any professional potential he may have had. He has won a starting job at UGA twice only to be again declared ineligible. He almost certainly would have gotten at least a shot at the NFL.
I hope the Houston's sue the shite out of the NCAA for lost future earnings and anything else they can get. Frick Emmert and the rest of his cronies.
I hope the Houston's sue the shite out of the NCAA for lost future earnings and anything else they can get. Frick Emmert and the rest of his cronies.
This post was edited on 5/12/13 at 10:16 am
Posted on 5/12/13 at 10:48 am to LSUDonMCO
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We are having to take the kid and parents word that this is what happend when he was in high school. Where is the statement of the dr. who did this or more importantly where is the malpractice lawsuit? His story may be true but is also just as possible that he intentionally did a lot of steroids in high school and it won't get out of his system.
Statement of the doctor? If you had caused this issue, would you want to go on nat'l tv and talk about it? Of course not.
Malpractice suit? Good luck finding a doc that says it is negligent to miss the muscle and inject into fat. The doc didn't cut off the wrong leg. Further, the provable damages ofmKolton Houston are very low. All this talk about an NFL career is pure speculation and at this point still possible that he has one. He can't sue for the loss of something he hasn't lost.
Posted on 5/12/13 at 11:08 am to reservoir_dawg
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He can't sue for the loss of something he hasn't lost.
This. He has his scholarship from UGA intact (because that's how UGA rolls. unfortunately, this isn't a medical and counts against the 85).
He has no financial loss to this point to sue.
Posted on 5/12/13 at 11:11 am to reservoir_dawg
quote:Actually you can. When Benji Wilson was murdered, his family sued for his potential earnings he could've made in the NBA.
He can't sue for the loss of something he hasn't lost.
Posted on 5/12/13 at 11:42 am to Lord of the Board
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Actually you can. When Benji Wilson was murdered, his family sued for his potential earnings he could've made in the NBA.
Kolton's not dead. He can't prove in court that he has any financial losses right now.
If you are dead, it is a proven fact that you won't earn any money.
Posted on 5/12/13 at 11:44 am to meansonny
quote:If he doesn't get to play at all in college his family would have a case that the NCAA screwed him out of potentially getting drafted which would be a financial loss.
Kolton's not dead. He can't prove in court that he has any financial losses right now.
quote:You are a genius
If you are dead, it is a proven fact that you won't earn any money.
Posted on 5/12/13 at 11:48 am to Lord of the Board
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If he doesn't get to play at all in college his family would have a case that the NCAA screwed him out of potentially getting drafted which would be a financial loss.
You said it right there. "If".
As of right now, he might still play at some point.
But they are going to have to wait and see.
Hopefully, he gets reinstated and doesn't have any future tests fluctuate and kick him back out.
Posted on 5/12/13 at 11:51 am to Lord of the Board
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Actually you can. When Benji Wilson was murdered, his family sued for his potential earnings he could've made in the NBA.
As has already been pointed out, you're overlooking one very important fact. Benji Wilson is dead. Kolton Houston is not. Kolton Houston has not lost his NFL career.
Again, he can't sue for the loss of something he hasn't lost.
Posted on 5/12/13 at 11:59 am to reservoir_dawg
quote:He could still sue the NCAA for not giving him the right to play which would drastically affect him being drafted or not. Would you draft somebody who hasn't played one down of college football because of a scandal against him, hell no you wouldn't. Of course I think he should really only sue if he doesn't get to play at all in college.
As has already been pointed out, you're overlooking one very important fact. Benji Wilson is dead. Kolton Houston is not. Kolton Houston has not lost his NFL career.
Again, he can't sue for the loss of something he hasn't lost.
Posted on 5/12/13 at 12:00 pm to meansonny
quote:Yep, I think he should only sue if in fact he doesn't get to play at all.
As of right now, he might still play at some point.
But they are going to have to wait and see.
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Hopefully, he gets reinstated and doesn't have any future tests fluctuate and kick him back out.
The NCAA is certainly not getting any good PR points out of this so hopefully they will make a common sense decision and let him play.Posted on 5/12/13 at 12:14 pm to Lord of the Board
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If he doesn't get to play at all in college his family would have a case that the NCAA screwed him out of potentially getting drafted which would be a financial loss.
On what basis? That the NCAA followed their policies and procedures? I hate the NCAA, but all they're doing is following their established rules.
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