From
where I sit it looks like the NCAA has taken a useless stand...
A
half? They suspended Johnny Manziel for a half? What kind of bush
league suspension is that? Whether it was an 'inadvertent violation'
or not it's still a useless suspension. The NCAA is trying
desperately to create some sort of punishment for Manziel to save
face. I'm not sure what exactly the message is here...it's not much
of a punishment at all. The Aggies are playing Rice. The Owls went
7-6 last season in C-USA, although they did beat Air Force in the
Armed Forces Bowl last year. So, suspending one player, for a half,
against an unranked team is hardly intimidating. What's next? A
quarter? Three plays? Forfeit a first down? Either give out a real
punishment or just shut up about it.
The
count down to Sochi 2014 continues as the top hockey countries met to
play golf...and ball hockey...
via edmontonjournal.com
It
was called an 'Olympic orientation camp'. All the major countries
had one. The highlight being ball hockey done by the Canadians.
Apart from that there was basically nothing to talk about. What was
the point of that? Couldn't everything have been accomplished
through an e-mail or conference call? If the IOC wants the NHL in
their games so badly, they should be the ones to come up with the
insurance to allow a couple of one ice sessions. What happened over
the weekend was completely irrelevant. The vast majority of these
players already know each other and the new guys got on board
quickly. It was a pointless exercise in drumming up talking points
for the guys on TSN and other hockey nations...and a chance for the
USA to show how stupid they look in their new jerseys.
via yahoosports
If there is a
next time for NHLers in the Olympics please try to do it right. Get
the players on the ice, or don't bother.
At
least that's how I see it...and I sit in the cheap seats.
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