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Old Tue Mar 10, 2009, 12:04am
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Is this disrespectful or good motivation?
FOX Sports on MSN - Women's NCAA - Sooners star: I will repay scholarship if we lose

Confidence? Arrogance? Disrespectful of the value of the scholarship the school provided? Great motivation for the team?

What do you think?
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Old Tue Mar 10, 2009, 12:07am
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It's unique, I'll give her that.
I'd call this confidence.
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Old Tue Mar 10, 2009, 12:27am
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Whats disrespectful? If this doesn't light the fire under the opponents butt then what will?
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Old Tue Mar 10, 2009, 01:16am
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No disrespect. An attempt to motivate. Does not undermine the value of the scholarship but just tells me how badly she wants to win.
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Old Tue Mar 10, 2009, 05:26am
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Certainly an interesting bet.

While I generally only follow the U of Md. Lady Terps, this certainly will give me reason to keep an eye on the Lady Sooners in the Tourney to see how this all plays out.....

Thanks Nevada.
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Old Tue Mar 10, 2009, 08:19am
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Certainly an interesting bet.
Very key word here. I do think she meant this to be a motivational statement and to get her team fired up, but because of various NCAA and state/federal rules on gambling, if her team loses I wouldn't be surprised if none of her money makes its way back to the school. Furthermore, if her team wins, I also wouldn't be surprised to see some sore-loserish behavior from the other team in the form of some parent/fan filing a lawsuit against the winning team for the same reason. She should've kept her mouth shut or else just done some good old-fashioned non-monetary trash talking about her opponents...
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Old Tue Mar 10, 2009, 10:17am
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Very key word here. I do think she meant this to be a motivational statement and to get her team fired up, but because of various NCAA and state/federal rules on gambling, if her team loses I wouldn't be surprised if none of her money makes its way back to the school. Furthermore, if her team wins, I also wouldn't be surprised to see some sore-loserish behavior from the other team in the form of some parent/fan filing a lawsuit against the winning team for the same reason. She should've kept her mouth shut or else just done some good old-fashioned non-monetary trash talking about her opponents...
Are you aware that the WCC just played their conference tournament ON THE PREMISES of a casino in Las Vegas?

Wonder how the NCAA brass felt about that.
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Are you aware that the WCC just played their conference tournament ON THE PREMISES of a casino in Las Vegas?

Wonder how the NCAA brass felt about that.
They approved it. Guess that tells us how they felt about it.
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They approved it. Guess that tells us how they felt about it.
LOL!!!

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Whats disrespectful? If this doesn't light the fire under the opponents butt then what will?
Any more movitivating than the D-League's play-off system? NBA Development League: NBA D-League Announces Innovative Playoff Format
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I think her odds of paying back $64,000 are very good...Oklahoma will not win the WNCAA Championship. Not a smart move on her part IMO.
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Old Tue Mar 10, 2009, 12:42pm
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They approved it. Guess that tells us how they felt about it.
Learn to read. Notice that I didn't post a question, but rather a statement. There is no question mark at the end of my sentence.

I was not making an inquiry, rather I was giving a directive to the other poster. He was the one whom I wanted to do the wondering.

I know that the NCAA approved the location. Remember I live in this state.

Now get over your Napoleon complex.
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I think her odds of paying back $64,000 are very good...Oklahoma will not win the WNCAA Championship. Not a smart move on her part IMO.
Agreed. Dumb move by this player.
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Now the $64,000 question...what will happen? More after March Madness!
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