OT: Brian Bowen in 'no mans land'
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http://www.thestate.com/sports/coll...ina/usc-mens-basketball/article211498874.html
"That’s unfair, ESPN’s Jay Bilas told The State.
“It’s absolutely unfair to the kid, especially since every bit of information I have says the kid is not at fault here,” Bilas said, nodding to Bowen’s repeated lack of knowledge in the alleged payment of $19,500 from Adidas to Bowen’s father. “So even if you took the allegations as being true, it’s not the kid.”
Jason Setchen, Bowen’s lawyer, has been at the forefront of this maddening process for months. Louisville didn’t apply for Bowen’s reinstatement in the fall. South Carolina did, but only after he enrolled in January.
“Think about the arc of retroactivity,” Setchen said. “Let’s assume Louisville was quick and they said, ‘OK, look. We have all the facts. They gave us everything we needed. We fully cooperated. Submit the papers to the NCAA.’
“And they did that when we met with them before the season started. And (the NCAA) came back to Louisville and said, ‘He’s suspended for x-amount of time' – let's say, hypothetically, a year – it would be over already."
Damn. So U6 screwed Bowen by not asking the NCAA for his reinstatement? What a surprise.
"That’s unfair, ESPN’s Jay Bilas told The State.
“It’s absolutely unfair to the kid, especially since every bit of information I have says the kid is not at fault here,” Bilas said, nodding to Bowen’s repeated lack of knowledge in the alleged payment of $19,500 from Adidas to Bowen’s father. “So even if you took the allegations as being true, it’s not the kid.”
Jason Setchen, Bowen’s lawyer, has been at the forefront of this maddening process for months. Louisville didn’t apply for Bowen’s reinstatement in the fall. South Carolina did, but only after he enrolled in January.
“Think about the arc of retroactivity,” Setchen said. “Let’s assume Louisville was quick and they said, ‘OK, look. We have all the facts. They gave us everything we needed. We fully cooperated. Submit the papers to the NCAA.’
“And they did that when we met with them before the season started. And (the NCAA) came back to Louisville and said, ‘He’s suspended for x-amount of time' – let's say, hypothetically, a year – it would be over already."
Damn. So U6 screwed Bowen by not asking the NCAA for his reinstatement? What a surprise.
