Westbrook Waiver Appeal Denied

[Huskie02]

That stinks.

How terrible! The NCAA has to much power and is so inconsistent with their decisions. I bet if Notre Dame had appealed Westbrook’s case she would be playing by now.

 

[01Neaggrad02]

Still do not understand how Notre Dame was able to get it... Total BS

 

[Argonaut]

I’m really sad for Evina. If any good comes out of it,
I hope her knee has the chance to fully recover and she’ll be back to full strength next year which will help her draft prospects.

I also wonder if Geno or Evina will be allowed to publicly discuss the extenuating circumstances they felt should have led to an approval.

 

[Monte]

Why is she at the Vanderbilt game? I thought she could not travel with the team.

 

[j66kicker]

I’m really sad for Evina. If any good comes out of it,
I hope her knee has the chance to fully recover and she’ll be back to full strength next year which will help her draft prospects.

I also wonder if Geno or Evina will be allowed to publicly discuss the extenuating circumstances they felt should have led to an approval.

They (and Benedict) should just do it whether they're "allowed" or not.

I love that Memphis is going ahead and playing their one-and-done player James Wiseman after getting a temporary restraining order against the NCAA's ruling him ineligible. If he is ultimately found to be ineligible, he'll already be in the NBA and Memphis doesn't care if all their wins get voided.

 

[j66kicker]

Why is she at the Vanderbilt game? I thought she could not travel with the team.

Ruling just came today - she had to already be there.

 

[choochoo]

These are the committee members who denied the waiver to Westbrook. No explanation, no spokesperson.

Kristina Minor Rutgers, New Jersey	Big Ten Conference
Erik Price Pac-12 Conference	Pac-12 Conference
Stephen Aley Univ Texas El Paso	Conference USA
Tim S. Parker Virginia Polytechnic	Atlantic Coast Conference
Stephen LaPorta James Madison	Colonial Athletic Association
Jennifer Lawlor Monmouth University	Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Meredith Eaker ASUN Conference	ASUN Conference

So basically a bunch of WCBB nobodys who hold her future in their hands and totally screw this young student athlete. So sad and unfair.

 

[Huskie02]

How terrible! The NCAA has to much power and is so inconsistent with their decisions. I bet if Notre Dame had appealed Westbrook’s case she would be playing by now.

I hope UConn crushes Tennessee when they play. Just bury them!

 

[Huskie02]

I wish Erving and her family would sue the NCAA and get an injunction allowing her to play.

 

[veryolddog]

I am disappointed with the decision of the NCAA and sorry for Evina. This is and was a very poor decision. I see the end of the NCAA coming. Decisions like this and the assertion by the individual colleges and leagues to rule their own destinies i. e. paying players, etc. will make the NCAA useless. I see the leagues making their own rules in the future and following a loose confederation of colleges for tournaments and championships.

 

[Mdoggie]

Thats ok.

 

[jaydee602]

So basically a bunch of WCBB nobodys who hold her future in their hands and totally screw this young student athlete. So sad and unfair.

Exactly. What are their qualifications? What is their criteria? And they have absolutely ZERO accountability while deciding the future of the student athletes.

 

[pvdoggy]

I hope UConn crushes Tennessee when they play. Just bury them!

The way they are playing this year so far, I am just hoping for a win, any kind of win, and leave the crushing till next year.

 

[FedupFred]

Time to SUE....

 

[hoopsfan22]

Time to SUE....

You want her to sue because she is being forced to follow the rules she agreed to follow when she accepted an athletic scholarship?

 

[FedupFred]

No. She should sue because the 'Rules' are not applied equally.

 

[hoopsfan22]

No. She should sue because the 'Rules' are not applied equally.

The rules she agreed to do not mention that if one person gets a waiver everyone gets a waiver. Sorry I feel bad for Westbrook, but there's nothing she can do here.

 

[willtalk]

The players being denied this year are just reaping the consequences of the NCAA's past irregularities. They pretty much announced early on that they would not be as easy to get a waiver as it has been in the past. This whole thing sounds like they are attempting to present an image of some consistency with respect to compliance with respect to their written roles. I think they may be expecting or have already been targeted for lawsuits. That seems to be the only viable explanation for this sudden stiffening of the rules. Very similar to what the CIF did in California when they were taken to court with respect to transfer and eligibility rulings.

 

[Argonaut]

UConn’s Evina Westbrook must sit out 2019-20 season after waiver appeal was denied; Geno says of Tennessee ‘you would not want your kid in that environment’

Early comments from Geno. There is a big story to tell...

 

[Ukonnfan]

Bad blood runs deep...

 

[eebmg]

On the SEC telecast. they showed Evina many times on the bench and she looked to be in very good spirits and cheering her team on. What a great kid. She is going to focus all her energy on helping her team in practice and getting stronger and healthy.

 

[hoopsfan22]

I don't think Geno should be dropping innuendos if he's not ever allowed to tell the story. That's like Pat Summitt's "Geno knows what he did" business that ended the UConn-Tennessee rivalry a decade ago. In these situations when you're at a dead end, it's best to just take the high road because there is zero to gain by doing otherwise.

 

[BroadwayVa]

I'm sure Evina feels terrible right now, and I feel terrible for her. If anything comes out of this, I sincerely hope that the NCAA creates a hard and fast rule on transfers that is no longer open to interpretation. No one should ever have to go through this Stop.

The NCAA is ONLY thinking of the Good of the child. Children come first with the NcAA. Students however not so much. I said this before and now again: Replace the Ncaa. All organizations are replaced sooner or later, this is a bit too land BUT!!!