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Posted on 1/22/26 at 1:14 pm to crimsoncoded94
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It just so happens to benefit alabama this time around.
Djokic has some eligibility. He didn't play college ball.
Posted on 1/22/26 at 1:16 pm to theballguy
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Djokic has some eligibility. He didn't play college ball.
If he wants to do it, and a school will pay him enough, then whatever.
Everything is so far removed from college athletics with student athletes, who gives a shite anymore?
Posted on 1/22/26 at 1:33 pm to crimsoncoded94
I’m all for it. Whatever accelerates the demise of the current system is fine by me.
Posted on 1/22/26 at 1:40 pm to jchamil
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What's it about then?
Not Indiana...
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Oh...Bama. It's always Bama
Seems to be that way. Doesn't it.
Posted on 1/22/26 at 1:46 pm to crimsoncoded94
Posted on 1/22/26 at 2:08 pm to Night Vision
This may have been discussed somewhere already and apologize if so, but has this been verified? Wild if true.
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This may have been discussed somewhere already and apologize if so, but has this been verified? Wild if true.
A judge in Tuscaloosa that houses a University that has a law school? And you're shocked that said judge supports UA?
Posted on 1/22/26 at 2:15 pm to cdur86
You do understand there is a difference in being a supporter and an active booster right?
Posted on 1/22/26 at 2:25 pm to crimsoncoded94
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The collective melt over Nate Oats
It's like Bigfoot... it doesn't exist.
Posted on 1/22/26 at 2:26 pm to GoCrazyAuburn
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You do understand there is a difference in being a supporter and an active booster right?
Yes and I wasn't saying it was right or wrong. I was just letting you know it shouldn't be all the "wild" as you put it or surprising
Posted on 1/22/26 at 2:33 pm to Contra
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Bediako is the same age as Indiana's average roster age. Alabama didn't create this problem.
Exactly.
How are people expecting judges to rule when you have the NCAA saying it's about high school recruits for one certain guy while other teams have 23 year old freshmen that played pro ball for 3 seasons and media is celebrating a team of 24 year old football players winning the title?
This post was edited on 1/22/26 at 4:45 pm
Posted on 1/22/26 at 2:34 pm to cdur86
If you don't think an active booster with a clear financial conflict of interest being the presiding judge on something like this isn't wild, I don't know what to tell you.
Posted on 1/23/26 at 7:57 am to GoCrazyAuburn
ESPinto subscriber
Posted on 1/23/26 at 8:49 am to KingofDeQueen
Nice guys finish last. Oats doesn’t care what a bunch of nerds on a message board think. He’s winning games by any means necessary, and I love it.
Posted on 1/23/26 at 8:56 am to crimsoncoded94
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The collective melt over Nate Oats and Bediako should be a wakeup call.
The melt here is utter hypocrisy because a sizable chunk of the competitive teams in this conference have a Euro pro league player on their roster right now. There is no legal difference between a European pro and a domestic pro. The fact that the NCAA allowed the Europeans through the door but not domestics is a distinction without a difference. It does not matter that they don't have amateur leagues for adults in Europe. That is because Europe didn't fixate on amateurism as a means to exploit valuable labor for pennies on the dollar for half a century. There is no legal leg to stand on to differentiate earning a check for athletics in Europe v. the United States. It is all professional.
This post was edited on 1/23/26 at 8:58 am
Posted on 1/23/26 at 9:08 am to Diego Ricardo
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The melt here is utter hypocrisy because a sizable chunk of the competitive teams in this conference have a Euro pro league player on their roster right now.
Maybe I am misunderstanding the issue but my "melt" would be due to Bama adding a player mid season. I admitedly have not looked into this much so its possible I read a headline and have it completely wrong but I am VERY against adding players mid season. The next step here is to have guys who are on a team that has been eliminated from the CFP jump ship and join a CFP favorite mid year. Or have some USFL guy join a team mid year to replace an injured player. Its a slippery slope that would be for the worst.
Posted on 1/23/26 at 9:08 am to crimsoncoded94
I haven’t watched much college basketball in several years because the overall trend of roster construction has been horrendous, and everything I’ve read about this situation cements my lack of interest. Every adult involved should be embarrassed.
Posted on 1/23/26 at 9:13 am to Diego Ricardo
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The fact that the NCAA allowed the Europeans through the door but not domestics is a distinction without a difference.
I understand allowances for an 18-year old European who played professionally as a 15 year old because that is the developmental program over there in all sports. To me, that isn’t all that different than an American playing at IMG or Oak Hill on scholarship.
I fully agree that Europeans who played professionally into their twenties have no business in college basketball.
Posted on 1/23/26 at 10:02 am to Bert Macklin FBI
quote:Issue here is the NCAA has already approved midseason additions of professional players for teams like Illinois and Baylor, so they have no standing to deny eligibility on that basis. The NCAA's argument hinges entirely on the premise that an NBA contract (even if a player never actually plays in the NBA) is somehow materially different than every other form of professional basketball contract on earth.
Maybe I am misunderstanding the issue but my "melt" would be due to Bama adding a player mid season. I admitedly have not looked into this much so its possible I read a headline and have it completely wrong but I am VERY against adding players mid season.
This post was edited on 1/23/26 at 10:03 am
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