🏀 🏀 2025-26 Bama Basketball Updates: Bediako's TRO extended another 10 days due to weather
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Bammerboy321
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Half expected to hear he tore his ACL after jumping with excitement when he heard the news.
The way some are framing this is either dishonest, uniformed, or both.
| If someone will kindly take a little time and find the high school kid who joins a college team, on the court, in the middle of the season? | And here, another kid supposedly loses his spot. He's been replaced. Yet, the scholarship spot has been open since the beginning of the season |
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Less than a half of an hour ago I thought, "this may be a bigger game for me than several over the last five years. I'm looking forward to this one."
I grabbed a cuppa and paused.
Now, there's a 50/50 chance I'll watch this one versus a few minutes ago. All around, from the booth to the "blue collar" guys, this is a horrible production team.
BamaFan334
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I don't know the particulars here, but I don't like this one bit. Unless there was some collusion to get him to the NBA and kill his career on purpose by colleges, agents and the NBA I see absolutely zero reason this should be allowed.
You don't like the reactions you're seeing to the news? I'm intrigued.
BamaFan334
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No, I don't like him suiting up for us. Does a normal student receive any of this kind of attention and support? This is college after all and I'm tired of the pandering to athletes who get five and six chances with no consequences while normal students are held to a more strict code of ethics and standards. This is freaking crazy and I don't think there is any way I would view it as sane or of sound judgement.
A better question is why are you wasting your time and energy getting upset about all of this?
A quick glance at this one reply and it would be easy to assume you're mad at the kids, not the rule changes. Which is equal in terms of the waste of time and energy.
I don't like trying to draw into a straight; but if those are the cards I'm dealt. The NCAA, nor anyone else for that matter, can complain when it's the NCAA who is the dealer here.
There may be a silver lining here with the NFL, MLB, and NBA. These things will bring them closer together with collegiate PTB to come to some working comprise.
I can't see the NBA, or any of its owners, being happy about a guy leaving mid-season. The NCAA's lack of orginazation here directly impact their organazation as a whole: essentially, "poaching" talent from their developmental league. (Considering two of the three can do that, already, with high school talent?)
This is my opinion:
1. He will give us needed help in the paint when Sherrill needs to take a break.
2. He had his chance when he was he before and left on good terms as far as I know.
3. He should not have declared for the draft when he did, he was not ready and everyone on here made that known.
4. We do not know the real reason he declared.
5. It could be an interesting week or two.
1. He will give us needed help in the paint when Sherrill needs to take a break.
2. He had his chance when he was he before and left on good terms as far as I know.
3. He should not have declared for the draft when he did, he was not ready and everyone on here made that known.
4. We do not know the real reason he declared.
5. It could be an interesting week or two.
It wasn't playing time. It wasn't his projected draft position. So, there was a reason, we know.
We also know about the NIL deal and the law as it was written. We knew about this story when he was in Tuscaloosa. At least, I assume most basketball fans did; it wasn't a secret they weren't happy.
It wasn't academics or he wouldn't be enrolled and in classes now. (Covers #2 on both sides of UA.)
What's left?
In my view it's more about Sherrel at 4, Bediako at 5.
(I have reason to believe we won't be seeing Bristow much, if at all, the rest of the season.)
BamaFan334
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I'm not wasting my day other than typing, but I'm just considering that a conversation with you which isn't a waste. I'm not losing sleep over this, just losing interest and respect. I do get upset though of the unequal treatment between students and athletes and then the athletes want to continue to take and take and take. They want lower grade acceptance tolerances, they want to be paid, they want more eligibility, more years on scholarship, move school to school well after deadlines other students are held to, don't even get me started on pre-requisites normal students have to meet. It's all fucking dumb and makes no sense. A guy makes a decision to go pro, leaves school, doesn't work like he wants, so he tries to rewind it all and not be held accountable. Yeah, I don't want my school buying into that. Pay to win a Championship with portal guys because that's where we are, but I don't like a guy leaving, it not working out, and then trying to come back. Live with your decisions and quit coddling these athletes.
50+yeartidefan
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Been reading all
But i just dont see much difference then what he did and the stupid portal crap
The rest. The coddling. The lower grade crap. Etc. with you on that.
The whole "student athelet" concept is gone. Sadly.
And the school wanting more money and more and more. Pisse
BamaFan334
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He declared, to me that's the difference. Gotta cut it off at some point where there's no return.
To some degree most here are the same. Still, let's not lose sight of the entertainment right now. People are making fools of themselves. Mark Pope took to the podium last night. (I'll leave the amount of money they spent on this years roster alone. Or the fact he doesn't do well when playing Bama.)
Two years pro ball:
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BamaFan334
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To some degree most here are the same. Still, let's not lose sight of the entertainment right now. People are making fools of themselves. Mark Pope took to the podium last night. (I'll leave the amount of money they spent on this years roster alone. Or the fact he doesn't do well when playing Bama.)
Two years pro ball:
Andrija Jelavic - Kentucky Wildcats Forward - ESPN
View the profile of Kentucky Wildcats Forward Andrija Jelavic on ESPN. Get the latest news, live stats and game highlights.www.espn.com
You're not wrong, the entertainment aspect is definitely there to enjoy.
It's also verifying things about people. IE: I knew Seth Greenberg was quick off the cuff and often uninformed with his opinions. He proved it again this morning saying the NCAA can do something the TRO explicitly says they can't. He didn't read the TRO.
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