BYU Suspends F Davies

[Benny B]

SALT LAKE CITY (AP)—BYU's dreams of a deep run in the NCAA tournament may have taken a major blow Tuesday when the third-ranked Cougars dismissed starting forward Brandon Davies from the team for the remainder of the season.

The school cited a violation of the school's honor code in announcing the move Tuesday evening.

Davies, who grew up in Provo, had started 26 of 29 games for the Cougars and averaged 11.1 points and a team-leading 6.2 rebounds.

http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/basketball/news?slug=ap-t25-byu-daviessuspended

Good for BYU.  Glad to see there's at least one honorable school left out there.

[ChicosBailBonds]

Agree.  That shows some nads to that and suspend the player.  I'd wager that 95% (if not more) of programs would not do that.

[mugrad2006]

Most programs are also not run by the Mormon church.  If schools like MU, ND, Georgetown and others really had to hold themselves to Jesuit standards, I bet we'd see more suspensions like this.

[CrazyEcho]

Do we have any idea what he did?

For all we know, he did something like walk on the grass on campus. 

[kansaswarrior]

I'd wager it was something drinking related given the Mormon stance on alcohol

[Benny B]

Purely speculation, but the early returns point to the "other" vice that plagues college students.  Think about the thing college students do that isn't mind-altering... that is unless you're really, really good at it.

[texaswarrior74]

Taking bets now that BYU will be seeded in the same bracket with Duke.....

Yesterday they announced that a 23 year Duke employee was now on the selection committee and now this....

Cards are lining up just like last year to make Duke the odds on favorite for the natty.....can they really hand it to them two years in a row?

[GGGG]

Good for BYU.  Glad to see there's at least one honorable school left out there.

I guess.  IMO their "honor code" is a little over the top to begin with, but I am not Mormon and would never think of attending a school like that.  (Not because I am anti-Mormon by any means, but because I don't think I could, or would want to, comply with that Code.)

[Silkk the Shaka]

"Honorable?" Do you know what he did?  What if it was staying out past curfew or going to a local tavern?  Would it still be "honorable" to suspend the kid and sabotage the season for something that trivial?  I don't know what he did either, but to automatically jump to the conclusion that the suspension was "honorable" makes little to no sense.

[GGGG]

I think by "honorable" they mean that they are willing to potentially sacrifice a promising season by actually enforcing their Honor Code instead of turning the other way.  Agree or disagree with the Code, they at least aren't being hypocrites about it.

[Hards Alumni]

pure speculation: cheating

[StillWarriors]

Have to feel badly for the other kids on the team. It's not their fault, but has a huge impact on them after all the time and effort they've put into having a quality team.

[T-Bone]

I guess.  IMO their "honor code" is a little over the top to begin with, but I am not Mormon and would never think of attending a school like that.  (Not because I am anti-Mormon by any means, but because I don't think I could, or would want to, comply with that Code.)

It is quite extensive:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brigham_Young_University_Honor_Code
Or for those with LOTS of free time:
https://honorcode.byu.edu/

#1 on the FAQ: "What is the process for obtaining a beard exception?"

It could have been anything that may seem like a normal part of life for a lot of us.

[reinko]

If Tyshawn Taylor went BYU, I imagine he would have been hung.

[RawdogDX]

Purely speculation, but the early returns point to the "other" vice that plagues college students.  Think about the thing college students do that isn't mind-altering... that is unless you're really, really good at it.

 hmm...

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Boys Kissing Boys?!?!

[Lennys Tap]

"Honorable?" Do you know what he did?  What if it was staying out past curfew or going to a local tavern?  Would it still be "honorable" to suspend the kid and sabotage the season for something that trivial?  I don't know what he did either, but to automatically jump to the conclusion that the suspension was "honorable" makes little to no sense.

You and I may not like all of the provisions in their honor code, but since we didn't sign up for it that's not important.

What makes this "honorable" is sticking to your standards (known and agreed to by all the players) even when it's painful. Many schools have one set of rules for the starters and another for the guys on the end of the bench.

[T-Bone]

"Sideburns should not extend below the earlobe or onto the cheek."

[Silkk the Shaka]

I think by "honorable" they mean that they are willing to potentially sacrifice a promising season by actually enforcing their Honor Code instead of turning the other way.  Agree or disagree with the Code, they at least aren't being hypocrites about it.

I guess that's fair.  Your point above about not wanting to live under those rules yourself is well taken, and maybe that's a bit of what I was basing it off of.  It still doesn't make me like BYU any more because of it.  Either way, it could work out in our favor, as we could get them in a potential 2nd round matchup as an 8/9 v 1 or 7 v 2 - anything to help our chances!

[GGGG]

Nah...I like to drink alcohol and coffee...and occasionally I swear.  OK, maybe more than occasionally.  Oh and I don't attend church regularly.

I'd be one terrible Mormon.

[radome]

If Tyshawn Taylor went BYU, I imagine he would have been hung.

Me too.

[Skitch]

The thing with this honor code, whether you think it's over the top or not, is that it isn't new. Davies and the rest of the players knew what they were getting into when they accepted the scholarship to BYU. It's not like on the first day of practice the coach was like, "oh by the way....."

Having said that, I would have been on a bus out of Provo the first weekend.

[Benny B]

I'd be one terrible Mormon.

[lab_warrior]

Nah...I like to drink alcohol and coffee...and occasionally I swear.  OK, maybe more than occasionally.  Oh and I don't attend church regularly.

I'd be one terrible Mormon.

I think I've violated that code maybe 6-7 times a day my entire life.  Yeesh.

[Lennys Tap]

If Tyshawn Taylor went BYU, I imagine he would have been hung.

A report from at least one Lady Jayhawk indicates he already is.

[reinko]

A report from at least one Lady Jayhawk indicates he already is.

HI-O!  Post of the day.