Storm brewing for Little Rock (and 174 lbs bracket)

[The Vak]

Tyler Brennan won the Pac 12 tournament this past weekend, and qualified for NCAAs. The problem for him, as has been discussed, is that this is his 5th postseason, and he didn't wrestle during the "free COVID year". Somehow, nobody saw this or noticed until the last couple of days. Now, it appears he's being pulled from the bracket, all his wins are being vacated (and FFTs for the other guys) and Little Rock is losing it's Pac 12 title....allegedly. Insane that it got to this point.

 

[ping72]

That’s…. Quite the oversight.

 

[Pennstate1985]

That’s…. Quite the oversight.

That's a coaching and admin fubar of the highest order. NCAA penalizes a lack of institutional control, so I doubt this will go well for Little Rock. He isn't eligible.

 

[edquinn06]

Reader called them out on FRL yesterday thinking it wasn’t a thing, but…

 

[jmadden1998]

 

[slushhead]

Now, it appears he's being pulled from the bracket, all his wins are being vacated (and FFTs for the other guys) and Little Rock is losing it's Pac 12 title....allegedly. Insane that it got to this point.

A modern day Cosmo Kramer!

 

[24timenattychamps]

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Waiver for what? He isn’t eligible. Honestly, Little Rock should get punished for this.

 

[IRONBIRD]

can we get SUPERMAN LEE a waiver TWOOOO!?!?!?!?

 

[vhsalum]

Waiver for what? He isn’t eligible. Honestly, Little Rock should get punished for this.

Exactly.

That’s absurd they would protest this in anyway. A very clear rule was broken

 

[DropitlikeitsHawk]

What a giant F you. I love just whatever no one’s stopping me m

 

[SPOONER]

What a giant F you. I love just whatever no one’s stopping me m

This is a comment we can all agree with.

Well…maybe if we knew what it meant.

 

[DropitlikeitsHawk]

This is a comment we can all agree with.

Well…maybe if we knew what it meant.

What an awful post. I’m not even drinking. Carry on.

 

[TailgateTom]

Hey NCAA this is Starocci's 5th post-season too just sayin

 

[Agoodnap]

Hey NCAA this is Starocci's 5th post-season too just sayin

Hey NCAA, this is Parco's 5th post-season too, just sayin.

 

[TailgateTom]

Hey NCAA, this is Parco's 5th post-season too, just sayin.

Yeah, but that's different.

 

[funkisfun12]

can we get SUPERMAN LEE a waiver TWOOOO!?!?!?!?

Maybe wait until Ramos graduates.....

 

[shobart]

A modern day Cosmo Kramer!

So, what do you do down there all day? TCB....you know taking care of business. What's in the briefcase? Crackers. Lol. A classic episode!

 

[OldKohawk]

Exactly.

That’s absurd they would protest this in anyway. A very clear rule was broken

I'm still confused on who/what/how/when some of these covid years are handled, but I'd think the coaches/university would be more inclined to have that figured out.

 

[west2east]

I'm still confused on who/what/how/when some of these covid years are handled, but I'd think the coaches/university would be more inclined to have that figured out.

Compliance handles that stuff. To get the covid year you had to participate in the 2021 season. The compliance department at LR messed this up

 

[WrestleEveryDay]

Compliance Department and the coaching staff completely shat the bed on this one. Completely.

 

[vhsalum]

Compliance handles that stuff. To get the covid year you had to participate in the 2021 season. The compliance department at LR messed this up

bigly

 

[dgordo]

 

[vhsalum]

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The unmitigated gall. LOL

 

[MilleGinja]

The unmitigated gall. LOL

 

[Muscles1989]

How does this go on the entire year before someone says wait a minute. Is there anyone working at the ncaa. Clearly LR doesn’t know what they were doing.

 

[MSU158]

The biggest part is how does this happen without the wrestler, the coaches and even the teammates NOT knowing it shouldn't be happening?

This is damn near the equivalent of wrestling your senior year of high school and then going back and wrestling again the next year. There is basically no way in hell that happens without moving and changing your identity. But, doing it while competing for the same school the entire time.....

 

[AFHawk86]

While this is unfortunate, I’m more concerned about the weigh in debacle at Big 12s …

 

[lookleft goright]

Compliance handles that stuff. To get the covid year you had to participate in the 2021 season. The compliance department at LR messed this up

It would make sense that if you were going to get 5 postseasons, you would have to have one of them be during the silliness of the Covid year.

 

[SPOONER]

It would make sense that if you were going to get 5 postseasons, you would have to have one of them be during the silliness of the Covid year.

Not only would it make sense, it's also...you know...the rule.

 

[EvilMonkeyInTheCloset]

That's a coaching and admin fubar of the highest order. NCAA penalizes a lack of institutional control, so I doubt this will go well for Little Rock. He isn't eligible.

Have him wrestle for Penn State.

All will be forgiven by the NCAA.

 

[AFHawk86]

Have him wrestle for Penn State.

All will be forgiven by the NCAA.

Apparently it’s already been forgiven since he’s in the bracket.

 

[MSU158]

Apparently it’s already been forgiven since he’s in the bracket.

Pretty sure it wasn't actually caught and officially contested until after the brackets were made...

 

[west2east]

Apparently it’s already been forgiven since he’s in the bracket.

Hearing on it today

 

[vhsalum]

Pretty sure it wasn't actually caught and officially contested until after the brackets were made...

Correct.

NCAA wants him out - LR filed a petition to keep him in. They've already decided next steps. Not sure what in the hell leg LR has to stand on here.

 

[west2east]

While this is unfortunate, I’m more concerned about the weigh in debacle at Big 12s …

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Removing the elastic from the underwear is one that's being overlooked here. That's blatant cheating and is written in the rules you can't alter your undergarment.

The big 12 is a joke in 2020 after Lamont who was the #1 seed lost at the big 12 tournament they decided to have a vote and wrestle a true 8th at 133 so Lamont would make NCAAs. Before the tournament started it was determined no true 8th would be wrestled at 133. WVU 133 Seibert had to comeback from the hotel after he thought he made NCAAs and wrestle a true match .

 

[MSU158]

Correct.

NCAA wants him out - LR filed a petition to keep him in. They've already decided next steps. Not sure what in the hell leg LR has to stand on here.

Yeah, I went back and looked. He wrestled in 5 Pac 12 Tournaments and none of them were 2021. Not sure how they can argue any avenue. Any type of redshirt simply doesn't apply...

 

[vhsalum]

Yeah, I went back and looked. He wrestled in 5 Pac 12 Tournaments and none of them were 2021. Not sure how they can argue any avenue. Any type of redshirt simply doesn't apply...

No redshirt, no medshirt, no covid year. Just absolute malfeasance by LR. At least their actions now are. Fine, you made a HUGE mistake. Clearly believing athletes were "gifted" a free year. I'm just supremely annoyed they're even fighting this. Had they just admitted it, it's possible the spot goes to the Pac12 runnerup.

 

[MSU158]

No redshirt, no medshirt, no covid year. Just absolute malfeasance by LR. At least their actions now are. Fine, you made a HUGE mistake. Clearly believing athletes were "gifted" a free year. I'm just supremely annoyed they're even fighting this. Had they just admitted it, it's possible the spot goes to the Pac12 runnerup.

You simply have to present some type of defense or you look guilty as hell. Really, you look guilty no matter what. But, this way you at least put your stance on the record so you can always fall back to it if questioned later on...

 

[Twoooooooo]

So, what do you do down there all day? TCB....you know taking care of business. What's in the briefcase? Crackers. Lol. A classic episode!

Absolutely love that episode. Many quotes from that episode that I have used in my daily life

 

[SPOONER]

No redshirt, no medshirt, no covid year. Just absolute malfeasance by LR. At least their actions now are. Fine, you made a HUGE mistake. Clearly believing athletes were "gifted" a free year. I'm just supremely annoyed they're even fighting this. Had they just admitted it, it's possible the spot goes to the Pac12 runnerup.

I can’t blame them for fighting. They mislead the kid for a full season so I get it that they want the NCAA to paper over their mistake.