At the half: Chaos 999 – NCAA 1
Chaos reigns! Chaos has taken control. Society is in a panic. Disorder is the watchword of the day. Trusted institutions are collapsing. The economy is in a tailspin. A dead man’s (Epstein) folly seizes the headlines. Trump & his Gang of 26 are ‘puppets’ dismantling government. Feminazi’s & ‘friends’ destroying the social fabric of society, BRICS is taking over international trade. Anything goes!
Then we have the opportunists! Lawyers, agents, ‘advisors’, and greed in general, leading misguided ‘clients’ on wild goose chases for the almighty dollar (God of the USA)!
Hence, the case of Bediako vs the NCAA. There is no national policy for collegiate sports. The NCAA has cooperative agreements with states and its’ governance can be overrode by state and federaal courts. The kid left college chasing the NBA dollars. Got drafted, but was shunted to the NBA’s G-League for growth & development on an NBA Two-way Contract. He floundered around for 3 years there. With the advent NIL & profit-sharing in the college ranks, a flood of Euro pros are entering colleges on waivers. The Bediako ‘team’ opted to test the waters for G-leaguers and got an assist from a Alabama local circuit court judge. Bediako was given a temporary pass while awaiting an court injunction(al) ruling on his ‘eligibility’ to return to college. A direct violation and affront to the standing NCAA edict that forbids players who have signed NBA pro contracts.
On February 9, 2026; another circuit court judge ruled that plaintif Bediako is not eligible to return to the NCAA level, nor to play for UofAlabama this season. However, the university will not be penalized for the 5 games in which Bediako played this season. Nice try ‘Bama…way to test the system. I can live with that. These tests…these trial-balloon cases, like Bediako’s will continue. Nice ‘D’ NCAA in this round.
Had Bediako & Company won…the last wall of reason, restraint, and sanity in college sports would have been irreversible breached. His case would be used as precedence for other NBA and other sports professionals to hopscotch back and forth between the collegiate (pro) & traditional pro levels, at will. The primary arbiter (of truth/fact/trust) being: Who’s paying more? Chaos would fully reign in intercollegiate sports! Unconscionable!
The NCAA is not a bastion of utmost high-minded principles and values. It is a flawed and judgemental organization which in all likelihood, is well past it’s expiration date. However, it is what we have to work with, at present, in the collegiate sports domain. These ‘tests’ will continue until Congress finally acts and establishes a national collegiate sports policy. Being a 1-999 record at this point, you NCAA bighead know-it-alls, now know what it’s like to be a DePaul or White Sox fan! Congrats on the stopgap victory!
Chaos and order are not two sides of a coin, but rather two extremities on a continuum, and most of us strive to strike a balance between the chaos and order in our lives, hopefully finding a resting place somewhere near the middle. Of course there are some people who seem to court chaos, living a tumultuous life of pandemonium, mayhem and strife. And others who tend towards being super methodical and organised, never allowing themselves to stray outside of a life of perfectionism. At the extremes, these characteristics become problematic and can even be indicative of serious mental health disorders.
What is needed is a balanced blend of both, as both are necessary for a good life. A steady foundation of order is needed to provide a safe haven to operate from, but too much stifles and smothers our development and growth. Chaos is also needed to some degree, in order to prevent us from vegetating in our comfort zones. It helps us to remain adaptable to change, which is a good thing. But too much can be catastrophic, plunging us into destabilising anguish and distress. Chryss Stathopoulos /Australia
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The NCAA dike is holding…barely. Until the next test…Congratulations NCAA on a big win!
James Harvey a.k.a. @gtmoBlue
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