Kolek planning to go pro
Boooriiiing.This is starting to go in circles like the name change debate. It's over. People have a difference of opinion and that's it. The kid isn't coming. Good luck to him. Hopefully everyone learns from this and we are all better coaches, players, administrators and human beings. Life goes on.
I agree with this all having an "ick" factor in the way it played out. But my BIGGEST question about the situation: If DJ wanted so badly to come to MU, why did he not have the application/essay filled out and sent in a week before he was to arrive on campus? True, as a 5 star it may have been done for him, but that's not the point I'm questioning. I just want someone to explain to me, if DJ really wanted to come to MU, and he really thought he was going to play here in 2010, why was his application/essay not turned in yet?
You're plainly wrong here. There was no valid contract. Read the language associated of the letter of intent. It clearly states that the deal is binding if - and only if - the school admits the student. Marquette University did not admit DJ Newbill. Heck, even if they wanted to, they couldn't have admitted DJ Newbill. Therefore, there is no binding contract.On top of that, MU is under no obligation to admit a prospective student - athlete or not - simply because he has submitted an application. that's the point some are missing. It doesn't matter whether he submitted an application or not. Marquette has every right to deny him admission, application and all.
Guys - bradfoster has put up great stuff so don't go after him - he has a great perspective and made it clear he is just passing on info because he has access and he happened to have just interviewed people. I don't happen to believe a 2-star (scout) and very low 3-star (rivals) had other BE offers, but I certainly don't fault bradfoster for reporting what is being said. Keep posting great stuff BradFoster and sorry you got stuck in the middle of this.
Are these out of order somehow? Prior to DJN writing out a NLI, he was offered a scholarship by MU, right? Or is an "offer" optional? Could you write an NLI without one?
So you don't believe Rosiak, then, when he says he was offered by West Virginia? Why don't you believe Rosiak?
Let's be clear here. Rosiak did not say Newbill had an offer from West Virginia.Rosiak reported that Newbill said he had an offer from West Virginia."Newbill said he chose MU over fellow Big East rival West Virginia, which still had a scholarship offer on the table, along with Philadelphia-area schools LaSalle and Drexel. Newbill said Villanova didn't pursue him because of its depth at guard heading into next season."http://www.jsonline.com/sports/goldeneagles/83175597.htmlDid Newbill have an offer from WVU? I have no idea. Neither do you. I don't see why he'd lie about it, but the only people who know for sure are Newbill and West Virginia.
I doubt we'll ever really know unless another Big East school is willing to offer him now. I find it hard to believe that there is another Big East school that has a scholarship offer on the table for Newbill at this point, which would make all of this talk about getting an exception to policy moot. I could be wrong.
Does anyone really believe that the Marquettw administration would allow the basketball coach to treat a prospective student athelete in the manner suggested? No way.
No one here has the facts nor is anyone here privy to other considerations that unknown to us and factored into the situation.
In what manner? To allow the prospective student-athlete to sign a letter of intent to join Marquette as a full-scholarship athlete and then pull that scholarship back? I don't think anyone is disputing that.
If there is no valid contract, than there is no basis for Newbill not being allowed to sign with another Big East school. The NLI should be challenged in court, because it will result in a better contract in the future. A contract that gives all the power to the schools needs to be changed.
Does anyone really believe that the Marquette administration would allow the basketball coach to treat a prospective student athelete in the manner suggested? No way.