- October 10th, 2006, 10:19 am
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paul b in the burg wrote:Jimmye was going over all the d-1a transfers Liberty has from last year....I guess Jerry decided to do his Steinbrenner impersonation.....they have guys from about 6 D-1a programs, including a couple from that program of immense integrity, Virginia Tech.
I don't believe the rule for transfers was put in, so you could basically stack your team...this was a team that was throughly schooled last year, yet suddenly now thye can hang with a D-1a school? (Wake Forest, yeah they are decent this year).
TribeOL wrote:This is nothing new. Liberty gets a free pass in the court of public opinion because of their "institutional mission" (i.e. they can bring in the dregs from other programs, no matter their history or academic profile, under the guise of saving their souls).
J.T. Morris transferred to Liberty from Penn State in the mid-1990's. A real model citizen, that guy. I think he was arrested for beating up his girlfriend and then striking a police officer.
TribeOL wrote:Academic compromises will be a non-issue for Liberty. It is not a competitive academic institution and graduating will not be difficult for anyone that qualifies under NCAA standards.
As for this year's crop of transfers, at least one has significant behavior-related baggage. Vince Redd (DE - UVA) smoked all of of the dope in Charlottesville last year. Seriously, there is none left.
The scary part is that one can justify almost anything if it helps "further the cause" and the institutional mission of LU.
I predict we will see a lot swept under the rug at LU in coming years in the interest of the "greater good" and rasing LU's profile to that of an evangelical Baptist Notre Dame. Athletics are central to Falwell's mission of saving the country.
paul b in the burg wrote: think the NCAA neds to review the rules on d-1a transfers....we get a kid like Brooks, who wants to play closer to home, and obviously is a good student and individual...meanwhile at Liberty if you are a step away from Ted Bundy it doesn't matter, cause Jerry will forgive you....and the fact you run a 4.4 40 doesn't hurt the "cause"...