LET HIM PLAY!….time for NCAA to do the right thing here

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Oct
14

Dez Bryant, wr extraordinaire for the OSU Cowboys has glorifiedly (its a word, just trust me) been declared ineligible by the OSU athletic dept. brass. The NCAA did not declare him suspended or rule him out for the year, yet, but they need to move in and clear him to play now. Not because he’s a star player. Actually, because he’s a star or not shouldn’t enter the picture, though you know it does and will. As a player, and a good one, he’ll be fine whether he plays again this year or not. He’s a BETTER College wr than Mr NFL “Hold-Out” dude M-Crab” was, and probably will be a better Pro. Bryant is a lock first rounder in the April draft without ever playing another down, BUT!….he should play, if that is his intention.

In today’s NCAA, those players who are lock picks (with or without the 2-3 mil insurance policies) and NOT on teams heading for a National Title birth,  might be listening to writer’s, family members,  and scum bag agents (only because they ARE talking to them right now) about just hanging it up and not risking injury (anyone recall what Andre Smith did before the Sugar Bowl last year?). In Dez Bryant’s case, they (OSU) started off the season with great promise only to get punched in the face by the reality train; aka- a couple losses. Today they are out looking in; at least as far as the National Title picture is concerned, and Mr Bryant is already pondering life as a multi-millionaire…..Suddenly it seems like the CarQuest Bowl might not be all that important anymore (not that “they” or “he” is going to that Bowl game, but you get the idea). There are only a few freak injuries, these days, that will zap an NFL career away from a kid, but that “fear” could be enUFf in some cases. Tim Tebow’s concussion will be a big story heading into the Draft next April, and he’s not even projected as a 1st rounder…..yeah, yeah, yeah, and most don’t see him going in the first day (but he will). Still, if, or “when”, Okly State loses its next game, how much more will Bryant want to play. As a kid, he himself may want to play, but those looking to cash him into NFL money probably will not….or at least they’ll cringe anytime he gets hit/tackled. This mentality will be bad for the College game, as more athletes either fake out an injury, over-extend the real one they just got (like it was reported Mr Ginn and his father did in the National title game, in 2007) or commit a low-level “School infraction” and be “forced” to miss the last few games?? Its not a rampant problem NOW, but there could be a trend starting….then again, there can only ever be a hand-ful or so facing this decision every year.

All that conjecture aside, The NCAA needs to step up and release this kid to play. He was adequately disciplined by having sat out a random game, and he has followed that up with a letter to the NCAA where he apologized. He didn’t punch a dude in the face after a horrific loss, he didn’t steal, nor did he due harm to ANYone here. His visit was even approved back when it happened. The “kid” just got nervous, and resorted to an immature act of lying. Fine, sit him out one game, even two if you wanna be a hard ass, but let him finish the year – and be happy he still wants to!