WV Governor Taking Legal Action Against NCAA Selection Committee

[shadow force]

 

[CardX]

To achieve what result, exactly?

 

[2330859]

If nothing else, bringing further political pressure on the NCAA and EXPOSING an injustice that would otherwise remain concealed.

If Beshear was not such a huge UK fan, it is possible the Commonwealth of Kentucky could join the action on behalf of UL .........but that ain't happening.

 

[TheRealVille]

Glad to see this if only to start a conversation that matters. Corruption is corruption and if the NCAA committee is being corrupt, there should be an investigation.

North Carolina has no buisness being picked ahead of West Virginia and since the NCAA committee leader is a UNC alum, there's smoke so the fire department needs to check it out.

Once the process starts, looking into how Clemson got a 5 seed and Louisville a 8 seed, could lead to more evidence of corruption.

We all know sports is a serious buisness with millions of dollars being made, so the notion that this isn't a serious lawsuit because its about a basketball tournament is disingenuous.

It may not go anywhere but the process needs to start. Everyone who pays attention knows how bad the NCAA is in virtually everything it does. Maybe shit like this corrupt bracket will hasten the Universities leaving the NCAA?

 

[Bardman]

The ACC leadership should be raising hell that their #2 team got screwed. But, they won’t because their #team golden child team (unc) got in and that’s is more important.

 

[earsky]

All out revolt! Hang the freaking banner back up!

 

[shadow force]

 

[Ipartiedwithhopgood]

Louisville is in a difficult position because the NCAA could easily revoke NCAAT games from the Yum Center in the future. That would of course do real damage to the city as a ton of $ gets poured in for those 4 days.

I believe the agreement we signed on the banner would also impact WBB and volleyball if we tried hanging it. Not 100% on that stuff though.

But it is interesting to see WV looking at this.

 

[achilles992000]

watch the NCAA do everything to get Duke and Cooper Flagg to the Final 4. going to be a bunch of bogus calls for Duke.
NCAA is too corrupt and I am glad the West Virginia governor is standing up.

 

[earsky]

Louisville is in a difficult position because the NCAA could easily revoke NCAAT games from the Yum Center in the future. That would of course do real damage to the city as a ton of $ gets poured in for those 4 days.

I believe the agreement we signed on the banner would also impact WBB and volleyball if we tried hanging it. Not 100% on that stuff though.

But it is interesting to see WV looking at this.

Yeah I's just funnin

 

[2330859]

I believe any punitive response from the NCAA would be met with much more resistance than what they would be inclined to risk at this time. Not so much with this recent action by the Governor of WV, but more about the current culture for institutions like the NCAA that have become increasingly unpopular with the both the courts and the public.

While I doubt this University is willing to litigate the past NCAA penalties, I believe the combination of the advent of NIL, along with the subsequent facts related to Pitino’s case, would suggest that UL would prevail in its challenge of the NCAA punishment.

In the very unlikely scenario where a lawsuit was initiated by UL, and the Courts decided the trial would be held in Louisville, I believe the NCAA would do everything possible to settle the case on UL terms, knowing its reputation is deeply tarnished universally, and particularly in the 502 area.

I refer to the successful lawsuit that Jerry Tarkanian brought against both the NCAA and UNLV in 1988 as evidence of just how vulnerable the NCAA is when challenged in a lawsuit. That was in 1988, over 35 years ago; at a time when the NCAA reputation was no where close to its tarnished level now.

 

[CardsFirst]

Louisville is in a difficult position because the NCAA could easily revoke NCAAT games from the Yum Center in the future. That would of course do real damage to the city as a ton of $ gets poured in for those 4 days.

I believe the agreement we signed on the banner would also impact WBB and volleyball if we tried hanging it. Not 100% on that stuff though.

But it is interesting to see WV looking at this.

With all the inconsistencies by the NCAA I can only imagine how ugly it would get in a court room for the NCAA. And then you could bring action for retaliation. I want to see the NCAA go away

 

[CardsFirst]

watch the NCAA do everything to get Duke and Cooper Flagg to the Final 4. going to be a bunch of bogus calls for Duke.
NCAA is too corrupt and I am glad the West Virginia governor is standing up.

I don’t care as long as it’s not an SEC school. Those will be the ones getting the calls.

 

[nccardfan]

To achieve what result, exactly?

Maybe to force the selection committee to follow a set rule or format to determine seeding regardless on feel good TV matchups. Throw out the consideration that you don't match up teams from the same conference and let "defined" seedings play out.

Maybe just for a good laugh, write up a computer program using all the analytics that seem to make up a championship caliber team and see what the results are? Then maybe you could fine tweak a few matchups if there is enough reason to. Throw out the human element.

Use either of those two scenarios and I bet U of L doesn't end up with a 8 seed...