Ahem, let's start again.
After hearing about the four-game suspension of Georgia's star wide receiver, A.J. Green, it became clear that the NCAA is one big ball of hypocrisy.
How on earth did they justify suspending Green four games for selling his jersey...on Ebay? They say the buyer "meets the NCAA definition of an agent"? Uh-huh, did A.J. know that his buyer was a bloodsucking vulture when he made the sale?
Last I checked, the profile of the sellers and the buyers on Ebay aren't necessarily an open book.
Furthermore, isn't this the same NCAA that gave the thumbs up to Jeremiah Masoli to continue playing college football? Lest we forget, despite what Houston Nutt espoused about second chances and whatever else he says to keep a clear conscience at night, Masoli was convicted of a crime and is, by all accounts, a criminal—yet he gets to play football on Saturday?
Too harsh?...Okay, lets try another, less sinister, example.
Isn't this the same NCAA that told Alabama defensive player Marcel Dareus that he would only need to sit for two games after he (knowingly, mind you) took $2000 in benefits from an agent at a party—that he took a flight to attend?
Sooooooooo, it's okay to accept gifts from an agent, or be a criminal, but it's not okay to make a profit from selling your own damned jersey?...Give me a break!
How many No. 8 jerseys are walking around Sanford Stadium on any given Saturday? You think the school and the NCAA isn't making money off of that sale?...Ludicrous is what this situation is, and it's high time the NCAA do a little more investigating into their practices because, from this vantage point, they look suspect as hell.
Listen, there is no denying that what Green did was wrong because, at the end of the day, rules are rules, but to give him four games is a bit excessive—much like the celebration penalty last season that—in the eyes of many—cost Georgia a win over LSU.
But, no need to digress.
As for the team and how they will adjust, well, this suspension just means it's time for the Georgia Bulldogs to hunker down and do what they need to in their stars' absence.
A.J. is out so...STEP UP, Marlon! Catch the ball, Rantavious! Git' er' done, Tavarres! The team is counting on you guys, along with Israel Troupe, Kris Durham, and Logan Gray—show us what you got.
As for the AJ Green ruling, Georgia is appealing—as well they should—and, hopefully, the NCAA will come to their senses. Although, given the time it took for them to come down with this decision, it seems doubtful that they will change their minds anytime soon.
Tough break for Georgia, with South Carolina looming on Saturday, but hopefully the dimming of one star simply means the emergence of another. Stay tuned for more commentary on this later—after the Lady calms down, that is...*mumbling*...four games, what a bunch of bullshhhhhhh....(sorry, public blog, gotta be careful)
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