The NCAA has been known on punishing College players or schools with sanctions, suspensions and revoked scholarships. In many occasions done rightly so with reasonable punishments however its recent suspension of Oklahoma State's Star WR Dez Bryant has been ridiculous...i'll say it again in bold letters " RIDICULOUS"!!!!! The NCAA took a year away from a promising NFL prospect because he lied about Dinning and working out with Ex-NFL Great Deion Sanders, making him eligible but suspended for entire year, which is the SAME THING!!! Hello?? The kid panicked, who wouldn't if your entire career is on the line along with everything you've worked hard for just because you had Dinner with another fellow man or worked out with him? Yes he lied thats wrong, but i wonder how many people in the NCAA commitee have ever lied before....Please, throw the first stone!!!! IF HE BE without sin...the kid made a mistake, he admitted it perhaps a one game suspension or maybe two ( even thats iffy) but entire year knowing his team depends on his big play ability? Perhaps the NCAA wants to breed robotic
athletes...whatever the case is take some considerations these are still kids and every situation is different but for lying about a dinner or workout doesn't deserve one yr suspension.
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I agree with you Hector. I think the punishment may have been over-the-top, but Dez Bryant should have admitted to it when he was ask the question. Deion Sanders does not have a bad name with the NFL, in fact he does a lot around the NFL. I think they looked at it like if he is lying about this what else could he possibly lie about. If you are working out with Deion Sanders, I don't think it's a big deal and he should have just said "Yes I am working out with him" and the issue would have not blown out of propotion like it has now. I wish the best for Dez because he is a top receiver, but this should be a lesson learned for the rest of the players and future players.
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