December 20, 2003
Georgia eligibility issues hint at bigger problems
Two Georgia players were declared ineligible for Capital One Bowl by the NCAA for failing to carry enough credits in the fall semester. According to the university, both reserve WR Michael Johnson and CB Kenny Bailey are in "good academic standing", but didn't complete enough credit hours to retain their eligibility.
Maybe it's just me, but UGA should be embarrassed by this. This is an ugly trend that starting to show up at more and more "major" programs, like Georgia. The university and the athletic departments know good and well if players are passing, attending, or dropping classes.
The fact that these two players were allowed to play all season (even after it became clear that they were not going to have enough credits) just shows that football is #1 at Georgia and screw everything else. Rules?! Who needs 'em?! Not only did your school intentionally flaunt the system, but they did it to keep a couple of reserve players on the field. Who knows what they might do for a starter!
Bulldog fans should be embarrassed.
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schmed says:
posted on December 20, 2003 11:19 AM — linkThe UGAnites are too busy celebrating their new Athletic [strike]Diversiter[/strike] Director to worry about something so trivial as a athlete-student's progress towards matriculation.
It does kinda esplain why they were so adamant about gettin' shed of Dooley as fast as possible.
Lloyd Severence says:
posted on December 20, 2003 11:50 AM — linkMy only question is.. when these guys signed up for their classes, no one looked at it and goes "Um, you are 3 credits short of eligibility." Doesn't the AD and coaches pay attention to that stuff?
