NCAA Reaches new low: Kicks ex-marine off MTSU Football team

Submitted by Fhshockey112002 on August 18th, 2013 at 6:36 PM

Since Steven Rhodes participated in "Organized football games" while being deployed with other marines (aging from 18-40) the NCAA has ruled him inelgibile. MTSU is appealing this ruling, and if there is any good left in the NCAA they better let this guy play.

http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/ncaaf-dr-saturday/ncaa-searches-low-denyi…

MGoBoard

Football

NCAA Sanctions

fhshockey112002

MTSU

Sllepy81

August 18th, 2013 at 7:59 PM ^

picks on a small school but cowards away from a fight against a powerhouse.

Joined: 01/02/2013

MGoPoints: 7976

MSHOT92

August 19th, 2013 at 8:36 AM ^

is a greedy whore $$$$$$$$$ big programs generate big money...corruption and finance are nearly always the root of bullshit "legislation" and enforcement everywhere.

Joined: 02/07/2011

MGoPoints: 400

Zone Left

August 18th, 2013 at 9:23 PM ^

I'm sure this waiver will be granted post-haste. Just for a bit of perspective, Marine base football teams would beat just about any high school team. This isn't because they're better, just because they're a bunch of grown men and lift a lot. That said, the quality of play is pretty bad. It's basically college IM with full pads. You wouldn't gain any advantage from playing there over an organized D-III college program.

Joined: 07/03/2008

MGoPoints: 16428

Tater

August 18th, 2013 at 11:45 PM ^

National

Coalition

Against

Athletes.

Joined: 08/13/2008

MGoPoints: 30584

grumbler

August 19th, 2013 at 2:31 AM ^

Love the NCAA hate, given that the NCAA is 1/x Michigan, where x is the number of member institutions.

Michigan is as responsible for this as any member institution. Ya spit on the NCAA, ya spit on Michigan.

Joined: 08/17/2011

MGoPoints: 14094

Cowboy Cody

August 19th, 2013 at 8:49 AM ^

The NCAA machine is a PR nightmare

Joined: 05/30/2013

MGoPoints: 2748

justinhass

August 19th, 2013 at 9:32 AM ^

I currently play in one of these Marine leagues. The only reason why these leagues are put together is to keep the Marines from drinking thereselves to death. As far as organized, I can think of some other words to describe them and most of them start with a 4 letter word, then the word show added at the end.

Joined: 08/12/2012

MGoPoints: 16

grumbler

August 19th, 2013 at 7:40 PM ^

This has nothing to do with Marine leagues. Time served in the military/Naval Service is exempt from the provisions of the rule that made him sit out a year.

Joined: 08/17/2011

MGoPoints: 14094

IPFW_Wolverines

August 19th, 2013 at 1:00 PM ^

I wonder what this "organized football" was. I was in the army for eight years and the only organized football we had was flag football. If they are seriously declaring a guy ineligible for playing flag football, someone in the NCAA power structure needs fired.

Joined: 10/03/2010

MGoPoints: 2581