Troy Hill might not make it onto campus....awesome

[Duck07]

You would think that a school the caliber of St. Bonaventure's would know something like that and tell Hill and Oregon that it could possibly be wrong.

I believe it was the UO that found out there was a problem. St Bona thought everything was ok from what I've read about it.

[hendrg]

^^^^^^^^^^^ Awesome sig!!!

[uodux1212]

Is this the same school/coach that said Oregon wasnt "allowed on their campus" anymore after pulling the offer from that Ramos kid a few years ago?

[greenyellow]

Is this the same school/coach that said Oregon wasnt "allowed on their campus" anymore after pulling the offer from that Ramos kid a few years ago?

Same school but they've changed coaches since then I think.

[canaduck]

http://www.vcstar.com/news/2010/feb/23/ ... all-title/

If he lied about his eligbility ( he knew it was his 5th yr of playing ball) then he has no honor.


Bye bye

Ya I'm sure a 17 yr old kid knows all of the NCAA rules and regulations.....

were talking his HS. You only get 4 yrs of HS ball not 5. AND yes I expect HS kids to know the HS rules.

Ya he would know, unless from Ontario, get an optional 5th year here.

[shear_j]

http://www.vcstar.com/news/2010/feb/23/ ... all-title/

If he lied about his eligbility ( he knew it was his 5th yr of playing ball) then he has no honor.


Bye bye

Ya I'm sure a 17 yr old kid knows all of the NCAA rules and regulations.....

were talking his HS. You only get 4 yrs of HS ball not 5. AND yes I expect HS kids to know the HS rules.

Even if he did play 5 years, lets not forget he's still a high school kid. Not making excuses for him (ok I am) but I'm sure that football was likely one of the biggest parts of his life and he was at 17 not mature enough to say no to the extra yr. I dont know many people who could honestly tell me that if they had a chance to play one more yr of high school whatever that they wouldn't.

Some adult somewhere dropped the ball somewhere in keeping this kid on track. Yes Troy holds a good portion of the responsibility and he could eventually be the one who pays the price but he could have used a little guidance from a mature adult on this one.

[autzenzoo]

http://www.vcstar.com/news/2010/feb/23/ ... all-title/

If he lied about his eligbility ( he knew it was his 5th yr of playing ball) then he has no honor.


Bye bye

Ya I'm sure a 17 yr old kid knows all of the NCAA rules and regulations.....

were talking his HS. You only get 4 yrs of HS ball not 5. AND yes I expect HS kids to know the HS rules.

Even if he did play 5 years, lets not forget he's still a high school kid. Not making excuses for him (ok I am) but I'm sure that football was likely one of the biggest parts of his life and he was at 17 not mature enough to say no to the extra yr. I dont know many people who could honestly tell me that if they had a chance to play one more yr of high school whatever that they wouldn't.

Some adult somewhere dropped the ball somewhere in keeping this kid on track. Yes Troy holds a good portion of the responsibility and he could eventually be the one who pays the price but he could have used a little guidance from a mature adult on this one.

+1 While some Hill is responsible for some of this, I think it ultimately falls on the guardian and they're handling of the paperwork.

[brich75]

You would think that a school the caliber of St. Bonaventure's would know something like that and tell Hill and Oregon that it could possibly be wrong.

I believe it was the UO that found out there was a problem. St Bona thought everything was ok from what I've read about it.

Can you imagine if somebody rented out one of the vacant billboards along I-5 and put that Canzano picture on it. I would die laughing!

[autzenzoo]

You would think that a school the caliber of St. Bonaventure's would know something like that and tell Hill and Oregon that it could possibly be wrong.

I believe it was the UO that found out there was a problem. St Bona thought everything was ok from what I've read about it.

Can you imagine if somebody rented out one of the vacant billboards along I-5 and put that Canzano picture on it. I would die laughing!

and then underneath it you read "Paid for, and approved by Chat4Quacks"

[nehalem]

I'd chip in for that.

[fecta23]

You would think that a school the caliber of St. Bonaventure's would know something like that and tell Hill and Oregon that it could possibly be wrong.

I believe it was the UO that found out there was a problem. St Bona thought everything was ok from what I've read about it.

Can you imagine if somebody rented out one of the vacant billboards along I-5 and put that Canzano picture on it. I would die laughing!

How much do those cost?

[greenyellow]

You would think that a school the caliber of St. Bonaventure's would know something like that and tell Hill and Oregon that it could possibly be wrong.

I believe it was the UO that found out there was a problem. St Bona thought everything was ok from what I've read about it.

Can you imagine if somebody rented out one of the vacant billboards along I-5 and put that Canzano picture on it. I would die laughing!

How much do those cost?

At least a couple grand, but probably closer to $5000.

[RanDux]

You would think that a school the caliber of St. Bonaventure's would know something like that and tell Hill and Oregon that it could possibly be wrong.

Maybe they do know it, but did it anyway. I don't see how people can blame the kid for this. Would he know this? Probably not. And what if he flunked out one year so he NEEDED the extra year? If anything, playing ineligible players is ultimately the coaches fault, if the ineligibility if from the scholastic side.

The article blames the oversight to a change in staff during his time in HS.

[sx1080]

http://www.vcstar.com/news/2010/feb/23/ ... all-title/

If he lied about his eligbility ( he knew it was his 5th yr of playing ball) then he has no honor.


Bye bye

Ya I'm sure a 17 yr old kid knows all of the NCAA rules and regulations.....

were talking his HS. You only get 4 yrs of HS ball not 5. AND yes I expect HS kids to know the HS rules.

Really? did you play high school ball and did you know every single NCAA rule? I doubt it, I played ball and that was something I wasn't aware of. I was never given a NCAA rule book and I doubt he did either.

It's the schools responsibility to make sure he's eligible to play, not his.

can you read? I said HS rules not NCAA rules. Open your eyes.

[greenyellow]

I feel that he'll get him, based on what I've read. It didn't seem like he knew he wasn't able to play a fifth season after having to repeat his freshman year.