Four Duke Players to Return
Posted: Thu Aug 02, 2007 12:03 pm
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Posted: Thu Aug 02, 2007 12:03 pmDuke returnees
Posted: Thu Aug 02, 2007 7:24 pmJust what disappoints you??
Re: Duke returnees
Posted: Thu Aug 02, 2007 9:14 pmPatriotLax wrote:Just what disappoints you??
The NCAA bailing out the university...it was a nice story last year, they came up a bit short, now let's move on.
Posted: Thu Aug 02, 2007 10:26 pmUnfortunately there is no "perfect" way for the NCAA to right what was wronged. The "unfairness" of getting an extra season I believe is balanced out by the advantage all the other teams had in not facing Duke during the 2006 NCAA tournament.
Perhaps the old saying "no good deed goes unpunished" applies to the NCAA here, with all the criticism.
Perhaps the old saying "no good deed goes unpunished" applies to the NCAA here, with all the criticism.
Posted: Thu Aug 02, 2007 11:23 pmThere are arguments for both sides. I was very surprised That the NCAA chose to grant this request. Whatever your opinion, Duke University now owes the NCAA Board of Directors BIG TIME for bailing them out. An extra year of eligibility plus a financial settlement package tends to dampen the ardor of even the most litigious folk.
Posted: Thu Aug 02, 2007 11:42 pmInteresting point, I doubt the Duke administrators understand the gift they have been given.Hugh Nunn wrote:An extra year of eligibility plus a financial settlement package tends to dampen the ardor of even the most litigious folk.
Posted: Sat Aug 04, 2007 12:35 amJana wrote:Interesting point, I doubt the Duke administrators understand the gift they have been given.Hugh Nunn wrote:An extra year of eligibility plus a financial settlement package tends to dampen the ardor of even the most litigious folk.
Maybe it's the cynic in me, but I'd bet a C-note that they were lobbying (or at least praying) VERY hard for it.