SEC tells ESPN that John Wall is facing eligibility issue

Updated 3 months, 2 weeks ago

Source: http://johnclay.bloginky.com/

Update: First impression, this doesn’t look like a huge deal to me. It would depend if Wall took money knowing that his AAU coach was a certified agent. And who paid for Wall to attend those UK functions, both of which occurred well before Calipari became coach, by the way. So this issue would be present even if Billy Gillispie was still the Kentucky coach. Still, it wouldn’t surprise me if Wall has to sit 2-3 games. But that’s just a first impression.

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Joe D. 3 months, 2 weeks ago on Wordpress

Welcome to Cal-State Kentucky. Get used to this.

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Herman 3 months, 2 weeks ago on Wordpress

Better get used to seeing NCAA and Calipari in the same sentence. He may win a national championship, but it will get taken away. Take that to the bank. Wall is also not the only freshman who is going to have eligibility problems in the future. Calipari is as dirty as they come. UK has truly made a pact with the devil.

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Dr. Rick 3 months, 2 weeks ago on Wordpress

Look at it from Wall’s perspective. Did I take my own ACT and SAT? Do I really need UK to get to the NBA? Has my current Coach ever been to a final four that is on the record books? If I am found in-eligible how much will I get paid? Will anyone remember this crap in five years?

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John Clay 3 months, 2 weeks ago on Wordpress

Dan, I added my early take on this to the top of the post. I don’t think it’s a big deal. I can’t see Wall being ruled ineligible for any more than 2-3 games, at most.

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Dave 3 months, 2 weeks ago on Wordpress

Here’s the way I foresee this whole event taking place. The NCAA will hold Wall out for a few games at most, then tell him and the university he’s alright to play. A year or so from now the ncaa will say, “no no, we weren’t really sure, so now you have to vacate every win in which Wall played”. If I were Coach Cal I would only play Wall if (and that’s a big if) the ... See all content

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cconhhi 3 months, 2 weeks ago on Wordpress

Perhaps I overstated Slive’s comments a bit, but in general, I don’t think it’s his place to comment on eligibility issues when institutions don’t.

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Dan 3 months, 2 weeks ago on Wordpress

John, as a journalist, what’s your take on this “story”? Seems to me that Forde and O’Neil are the usual suspects when it comes to making mountains out of molehills with regard to UK basketball. The same could be said for your colleague, Jerry.

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John Clay 3 months, 2 weeks ago on Wordpress

All Slive did was confirm that it’s been investigated. He didn’t give details. But that’s a good point.

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cconhhi 3 months, 2 weeks ago on Wordpress

It’s interesting to me that, while the university can’t comment on a player’s eligibility, the SEC commissioner seems to have free rein to talk about whatever he pleases.

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johnclayiv 3 months, 2 weeks ago on Twitter

The John Wall issue would be the same even if Billy Gillispie was still the Kentucky coach. http://bit.ly/WQATE

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johnclayiv 3 months, 2 weeks ago on Twitter

My first impression on the John Wall eligibility issue. http://bit.ly/WQATE

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Oh crap, Mike Slive says that John Wall is facing eligibility issues | straitpinkie.com 3 months, 2 weeks ago on Wordpress

[...] John Clay is one of those experts that I trust, and he says basically the same thing as above, but adds that a suspension for a few games is a possibility. [...]

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