Hey folks,
Came across this a couple of hours ago. What's "this," you ask? THIS is an ESPN article talking about the fact that, due to a loophole in the current practice rule, four schools were able to hold their first official practice a week earlier than scheduled.
Illinois, Kentucky, Marshall and West Virginia all bumped their skeds up seven days. Hell, the Illini scrimmaged their women's team at halftime of their homecoming loss to Minnesota.
Apparently, the NCAA is holding what I presume will be a rather hastily-assembled meeting to close said loophole.
What do you think about this, though? Obviously, something tells me Tom Crean and his lads weren't about to try this in a season where they are taking extra care to stay as far in bounds as possible. But what about Bruce Weber, or Billy Gillespie?
Rivalries and bad blood aside, do you consider this cheating, or just a way of making the rules work for you? Does that extra week really even matter? Is this fair? I would point out that a team like IU honestly probably would benefit from that extra week, considering how inexperienced they are.
Sound off.
