The NCAA is one phucked up gutless organization...

[joeybee12]

From the files of the NCAA's poor judgements comes a case about a BYU runner who took part in a fun-run and was suspended for a year.

Doug Robinson of the Deseret News reports on the case of Jared Ward, a BYU cross-country runner who is facing an extreme punishment for a harmless act.

After graduating high school Ward completed a mission through the Mormon church, and when he came back in September 2009 it was too late for him to enroll in school. So he took some time off to train before entering BYU. That fall Ward traveled to California to watch his brother compete in a regional cross-country race in California.

Before that event there was a recreational race for coaches, parents and other spectators. Just a lighthearted way for supporters to have some fun.

http://www.thepostgame.com/blog/dish/201311/ncaa-runner-lost-year-eligibility-after-competing-costume-race

Slap on the writs for major football and basketball violations, and only when outside groups bring the glaring problems to the NCAA's attention, but this over a sport not many people watch...phuckers.

[d_r]

1. last week

there was a small school bball player who lost a year of elig. for playing a couple church games. haha clinton fix coach gives him. cash is suspwnses 2 games

[joeybee12]

4. Yup...I want to slap some sense into the NCAA...

Although they don't respond to sense, just payoffs.

[Carnage251]

7. His name is HaHa Clinton-Dix and someone broke into his car and stole a whole bunch of shit from him

He received a loan from the coach and paid all the money back.

Also this isn't twitter so why is your spelling so awful?

[d_r]

10. typing on a nook glowlight touch

dude. Somebody stole his expensive things out of his car, and his coach loaned him money. And he gets a two game suspension. You don't see a double standard there? And this is a school in the repeat violator window.

[Scuba]

2. Meanwhile the SEC runs a pro league.

[joeybee12]

3. Yup...it's ridiculous...nt

[Carnage251]

5. They play like pros

while everybody else is just butthurt.

[DinahMoeHum]

6. aka Standing On A Brick To Kick A Duck In The Ass. . .

[KamaAina]

8. How did they even know that?

Are they tied into the NSA?

Oh, wait a minute, that data center IS in Utah...

[hughee99]

9. The kid reported it himself on the forms he had to fill out freshman year.

I guess if a news organization reports that you got thousands for signing helmets, you're suspended for 1 half of a meaningless game, but if you self-report that you ran against a guy in a gorilla costume, you lose a whole year.