re: Alleva has denied Wade a golden opportunity

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I refuse to accept cheating as "status quo" because others may be cheating (in all sports).

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Then you are denying reality.

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ETA: I will also give you some friendly advice. Let’s pretend you are ever in a position of authority, and your employee has done something questionable that you must set the record straight on before your company can move forward, and that employee refuses to meet with you because the owner of the company wants to be present in this said meeting. How do you think that’ll work out for that employee?

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Well, in fairness, when said employee makes more than his “boss” and the “owner of the company” and has a $10MM buyout, that changes the game A LOT. You think if Nick Saban found himself in the same position anyone would have the balls to suspend him unless they had grounds to fire him? Fact is, the day Smart was cleared was the same day Will Wade should have been cleared. If the NCAA finds anything more down the road, so be it. Makes no logical sense now to play Smart and continue to suspend Wade.

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might have occurred" The institution is not required to conduct an investigation which ends with a conclusion. If LSU determines the Yahoo report is serious enough to think a violation "might have occurred" (especially since WW refused to address the issue), then LSU self reports to the NCAA. The NCAA is so serious about this issue they now have ways for the institution to "self-report" violations online. The NCAA is clear in the rules manual they (NCAA) want to be the investigatory body.

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Yes LSU has to report possible violations to NCAA enforcement and yes that means cooperating with enforcement. However, it wasn’t NCAA enforcement that requested to be at the meeting. LSU compliance went out of their way to invite them. There is nothing in the NCAA bylaws that says the school must invite the NCAA to partake in their initial fact gathering. A more prudent step would have been for LSU to have informed the NCAA that they would be conducting an internal investigation into the matter and would provide to the NCAA a full report once that investigation was complete. Instead, Alleva decided not only to take the most extreme measures possible, but he did so in a manner that cast an implication of guilt on Wade before all the facts were available and/or known or even enough facts to make any sort of determination. Alleva was also completely tone deaf (and continues to be) as to the outside factors affecting Wade and preventing him from discussing the issue with them right now in the manner in which said discussion has been proposed by Alleva. One does not have to create an adversarial relationship with the coach to remain in compliance with the NCAA bylaws. The initial suspension of Wade and Smart for the Vandy game were justifiable and understandable, but the continued suspension is not when the player implicated has been cleared to play, for now, by LSU officials.

No he hasn't wade denied himself this opportunity. Someone own actions can't be blamed on others he's his own man or supposed to be.

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BB is not that big of a deal.

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I hope you didn't hurt yourself with that stretch.

Let me guess: Harvard Law school.

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Let me guess: You’re going to continue to deflect because you know he would win.

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Beyond that, he didn’t refuse to meet with his boss 1:1, he refused to meet with his boss and a cadre of others seeking to do him harm.

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He didn't even do that. He assented to a private 1:1 meeting, and simply requested that any interrogation by the cadre be delayed until after his Federal testimony. He did not refuse to meet anyone.

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his employer never gave him a one on one to gauge the facts

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One on one is not necessary/required in order to to get information. If you get caught on an FBI wiretap saying incriminating things to a criminal, you don't have the right to expect/demand how you will meet with your employer.

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they just assumed Guilt and called the NCAA

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Not sure they (LSU) assumed guilt. LSU assumed possible violations had occurred and reported this to the NCAA as they were contractually required.

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The only people defending this shite show either work in the LSU administration or have already assigned guilt.

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I don't work for LSU. Also, I have not assigned "guilt" to WW. It needs to be investigated by the NCAA so we can move forward. I am one of those that believe the FBI wiretaps are incriminating enough (coupled with WW's refusal to meet with LSU/NCAA as he is contractually REQUIRED to do) to warrant the suspension.

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Either way this has grossly been mishandled

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WW left LSU with very few choices, and all of them were bad (leaving WW in his position to coach the tournament was not an option).

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Back to the hypothetical, I would use my rights and stay silent...and I would expect to be fired for not meeting w/my boss.

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LSU admin had a choice in how to handle this matter. There's no rule that says they had to suspend him. They could've opted for leniency knowing the legal implications for WW.

I think most simply feel that LSU admin have handled this in a heavy-handed, clumsy manner, which is par for the course for them based on past events.