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Originally Posted by M&M Guy
Well, I just re-read this, and have a question for you - what about the IL program changed? Did the coaching staff change? Did the scholarship offer change? Did the program get placed on probation since his commitment? Did the school burn down or lose it's accreditation? There's nothing about the program he committed to that changed.
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Come on now, you know his decision was not just about the Illini.
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Originally Posted by M&M Guy
I think it's wrong the NCAA locks in a kid who signs a letter of intent, even though the coach might leave. And in this case, Gordon didn't sign anything, so he is free to make another decision.
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Exactly.
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Originally Posted by M&M Guy
Let me ask you this - an AD calls you to do a game next season on a Friday night, and you agree to take the game. A little while later, an AD from another school calls you to do a game for them on that same night. The school's a little closer, and the pay is a little more. Do you honor your first commitment, even though you haven't signed the contract yet? Or do you take the closer game, call the first AD back and tell them , "Never mind"? Have you done anything "wrong" by taking the second game? No. Is it it right? No.
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It all depends on the circumstances and the situations surrounding my decision. If what I was told was not true or changed after my decision, I might change my mind and I have in those situations. I have backed out of many of those situations because I was lied to about everything from the level I was to work to what I was supposed to be paid, to the time the game was suppose to start. If the situation changes, I have a right to not work any game if what I was told was not true. And that would be the very same if I had a contract. That is why I do not make a habit to work without contracts.
Also keep in mind that a kid going to a college is a life changing decision and the most important decision a kid will make at that point in their life. And just like any student that graduates from any good school, their life is affected by that decision much more than whether I accept a game that only will affect me for one evening. I do not look at the two situations the same on any level.
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Originally Posted by M&M Guy
Gordon didn't do anything "wrong" either. But that still doesn't keep us IL fans from being grumpy about it.
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That is fine, but do not make it sound like the kid violated some code of ethics to stay closer to home (Which is going to affect his family more than you will ever know. I say that because I had two family members that played major college football). There is more at stake in his life than whether he plays basketball at the Illini.
Peace