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Rabalais: LSU gambled and lost — blame NCAA another mindless rule
Posted on 2/26/15 at 10:37 pm
Posted on 2/26/15 at 10:37 pm
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A couple of weeks ago, I was fortunate to be in Indianapolis for an NCAA men’s basketball tournament mock selection exercise.
It was a highly organized, informative, exceptionally professional event. It was the NCAA at its big-time best.
Thursday, we were witness once again to the NCAA at its bureaucratic worst.
LSU’s football program was slapped with recruiting sanctions Thursday, burned by a recruit who changed his mind and triggered a bad rule from the vast, Byzantine, arcane NCAA rulebook.
All signs point to Mississippi offensive tackle Matt Womack, who committed to LSU early in the recruiting process and signed something called a financial aid agreement (FAA). That entitled LSU to unlimited contact with a recruit, way above the normal NCAA limits, which LSU coaches utilized.
But there’s a catch: If a player doesn’t eventually sign a national letter of intent with the school that gave him the FAA, that school is subject to the NCAA’s wrath.
That’s what happened to LSU. The Tigers lost Womack to Alabama — conspiracy fans will enjoy this latest proof of their theory that Nick Saban tries to shaft his former program any chance he gets — and found themselves afoul of the rule for impermissible contact.
There’s a legal term for a situation like this. Oh, what is it ... entrapment.
SIAP...
A couple of weeks ago, I was fortunate to be in Indianapolis for an NCAA men’s basketball tournament mock selection exercise.
It was a highly organized, informative, exceptionally professional event. It was the NCAA at its big-time best.
Thursday, we were witness once again to the NCAA at its bureaucratic worst.
LSU’s football program was slapped with recruiting sanctions Thursday, burned by a recruit who changed his mind and triggered a bad rule from the vast, Byzantine, arcane NCAA rulebook.
All signs point to Mississippi offensive tackle Matt Womack, who committed to LSU early in the recruiting process and signed something called a financial aid agreement (FAA). That entitled LSU to unlimited contact with a recruit, way above the normal NCAA limits, which LSU coaches utilized.
But there’s a catch: If a player doesn’t eventually sign a national letter of intent with the school that gave him the FAA, that school is subject to the NCAA’s wrath.
That’s what happened to LSU. The Tigers lost Womack to Alabama — conspiracy fans will enjoy this latest proof of their theory that Nick Saban tries to shaft his former program any chance he gets — and found themselves afoul of the rule for impermissible contact.
There’s a legal term for a situation like this. Oh, what is it ... entrapment.
This post was edited on 2/26/15 at 10:39 pm
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Posted on 2/26/15 at 10:39 pm to blackjackjackson
Hope Womack never plays a down his entire time in college
Posted on 2/26/15 at 10:43 pm to Macintosh504
I could kill somebody!!
Posted on 2/26/15 at 10:43 pm to Macintosh504
whatever the absolute worst thing i can say about womack without getting banned...
that.
that.
Posted on 2/26/15 at 10:44 pm to Macintosh504
That's not very nice...I for one hope he gets at least 1 down against LSU...
Posted on 2/26/15 at 10:47 pm to LSU03
and gets double chaz ramseyed
This post was edited on 2/26/15 at 10:48 pm
Posted on 2/26/15 at 10:50 pm to blackjackjackson
This can be taken to court. Yota bullshite and like you said, entrapment. By the time this get settles, the 2 years will have passed.
Time to take this fight public and get the public behind us but Alleva is a coward and he will obey.
Time to take this fight public and get the public behind us but Alleva is a coward and he will obey.
Posted on 2/26/15 at 10:57 pm to Macintosh504
I hope he plays against lsu
Posted on 2/26/15 at 11:19 pm to clamdip
quote:No bama punk is worth killing over. He has to live the rest of his life knowing he went to a sh!tty school.
I could kill somebody!!
Posted on 2/27/15 at 1:12 am to arcalades
We were obviously pretty certain he was coming here. I wonder what changed his mind, or how much it took. I guess if we produced fricking pictures of the check like they did in Yahoo sports we would still be probation and Bama would get shite
Posted on 2/27/15 at 2:47 am to TutHillTiger
Eventually all of the dirty shite Bama does will bite those dick suckers in the arse. I just wish the SEC office would get caught up in their Bama bullshite and burn down because of it. Its definitely time for a change in the SEC. If SEC officials call the Bama vs Oh St game would bama still lose the game? frick no!
Posted on 2/27/15 at 8:16 am to blackjackjackson
This is a situation where the kid should be penalized, not the school. He or his parents signed the financial aid agreement with LSU but later signed a LOI with Alabama. Under this type of scenario the kid should be ineligible for a year.
This post was edited on 2/27/15 at 9:33 am
Posted on 2/27/15 at 8:19 am to blackjackjackson
That's not entrapment.
Posted on 2/27/15 at 8:20 am to dante
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Under this type of scenario the kid should ineligible for a year.
Nah, that would sort of make sense. Can't be doing that.
Posted on 2/27/15 at 8:51 am to dante
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This is a situation where the kid should be penalized, not the school. He or his parents signed the financial aid agreement with LSU but later signed a LOI with Alabama. Under this type of scenario the kid should ineligible for a year.
this is my thought as well. the player needs to be disciplined as well.
Posted on 2/27/15 at 9:28 am to dante
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This is a situation where the kid should be penalized, not the school. He or his parents signed the financial aid agreement with LSU but later signed a LOI with Alabama. Under this type of scenario the kid should ineligible for a year.
Agreed. This scenario could eventually be used as a weapon. It's possible that's exactly what happened here.
Posted on 2/27/15 at 11:37 am to Oenophile Brah
Geesh...... Imagine a 18 year old kid that changed his mind... that's unheard of. 
Posted on 2/27/15 at 12:26 pm to YouAre8Up
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Geesh...... Imagine a 18 year old kid that changed his mind... that's unheard of.
Posted on 2/27/15 at 12:28 pm to Tiger Nation 84
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Eventually all of the dirty shite Bama does will bite those dick suckers in the arse. I just wish the SEC office would get caught up in their Bama bullshite and burn down because of it. Its definitely time for a change in the SEC. If SEC officials call the Bama vs Oh St game would bama still lose the game? frick no!
Watch, they will wait until Saban retires from Bama then "uncover" all of the dirt. Everybody minus delusional Bama fans know that once Saban hangs it up, they are going to free fall as a football program, so that is the time for punishment.
Posted on 2/27/15 at 12:30 pm to Macintosh504
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Hope Womack never plays a down his entire time in college
Oh, no! He needs to play! Especially when LSU plays them. I'm sure a little retribution would be enjoyed!
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