Louis Bullock returns to Crisler Center
At least he's making the effort to come back even after the ban.
Interesting. Seems he's been welcomed back with open arms by the coaches at least.
17yrs later! Go Blue! pic.twitter.com/rdIRLtiZW9
— Louis Bullock (@sweetlou_22) February 13, 2016
Memory lane! pic.twitter.com/YA6Hwt4L0F
— Louis Bullock (@sweetlou_22) February 13, 2016
February 14th, 2016 at 8:16 AM ^
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February 14th, 2016 at 11:42 AM ^
if you accept a contract on certain terms and then violate these terms while knowing that there could be significant negative consequences to your partners in this contract.
It doesn't surprise me though that this facet of ethical conduct would be lost on many people given how as a society we have come to embrace being incredibly self-serving and self-centered.
February 14th, 2016 at 12:32 PM ^
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February 14th, 2016 at 1:19 PM ^
February 14th, 2016 at 2:05 PM ^
And I might've responded to his actual argument if he didn't go off on a tired and lazy 'sad state of society' rant at the end
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February 14th, 2016 at 2:33 PM ^
and if he felt that way about the contract he was about to sign, the ethical thing is to simply not sign it. Most likely though he was OK with the contract at the time he signed it because it offered him some significant advantages he otherwise wouldn't have had. He agreed to take in all these advantages but then did not comply with the conditions attached.
When I was in college I had to agree only to work for a maximum of 20 hours per week or else my student status would have lapsed. I followed those rules even though I could have used the money for sure.
February 14th, 2016 at 7:45 PM ^
I mean, I get why people are pissed at the kids who took money, but the reason we stayed down so long as a program was a lot more about the coaching hires we made and really bad facilities, than the scholarship losses and NCAA sanctions.
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February 14th, 2016 at 8:59 AM ^
February 14th, 2016 at 9:49 AM ^
It wasn't right, but it wasn't a ton of $$ (at least back then as they weren't living any better than most of us), and I know it was in NO WAY uncommon at most/all NCAA basketball programs back then.
I am not justifying or rationalizing the behavior --- but for the Holier-than-thou types who would see him banned for life --- you probably should add just about every player (at least) back to Antoine Joubert and for sure most/all the '89 NC team to your banned list.
February 14th, 2016 at 11:47 AM ^
I cannot believe some of the things I'm reading in this thread. Louis Bullock took $71,000 from Ed Martin. But you think he should be put into the same category as players who were given a "few loose bills" every once in a while.
February 14th, 2016 at 12:13 PM ^
The issue with the "few loose bills" is that it led to the culture that allowed things to get to the Bullock and Webber stage. At least with the new stipends, athletes that don't come from means will have some spending money while in school and MAYBE it will keep this from happening at schools like M that want to prevent it.
February 14th, 2016 at 2:03 PM ^
He's not contrite. When asked about it last year, all he could say was the lame "Mistakes were made." Also used the "we were young" cop out. I don't care how young he was: he was specifically told to stay away from Ed Martin and then proceeded to take $71,000 from him even though he knew doing so had a great chance of harming the Michigan basketball program.
February 14th, 2016 at 1:51 PM ^
February 14th, 2016 at 10:04 AM ^
There's a lot of stigma these days, but I just want to say, good for you for being so open to talk about your mom's sexuality.
February 14th, 2016 at 9:02 AM ^
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February 14th, 2016 at 10:26 AM ^
He is trying and the coaches/admin are willing to try to create a bridge.
People make mistakes - some are harder (much harder) to forgive. Others get easier with the passage of time.
Others are just full of regret. Time and history also has a way of revealing a lot of interesting things. (see the latest issue of Sports Illustrated re UNC scandal and MBB).
February 14th, 2016 at 10:48 AM ^
then what excuses does Beilein have not to clean up in recruiting? I give him a pass because I assume he's clean. If he isn't as opposed to paying guys as I thought then you gotta be better at it.
February 14th, 2016 at 12:00 PM ^
ie in favor of changing the rules to allow schools to pay them.
But that is a far cry from being OK with violating current rules.
Paying them under the table is not ethical, especially for someone who heads the NCAA ethics committee (JB).
That said, I am happy that Bullock is back in the fold. When he took money, he was a very young player and it was a long, long time ago.
February 14th, 2016 at 11:36 AM ^
As for my opinion on it, at least he's making a genuine effort to come back and be part of he was once was, again.
Yesterday was the 100th anniversary celebration where teams were recognized throughout the game. There were many MBB alums there.
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