| 31 August 2010
Ole Miss's request for a waiver allowing Jeremiah Masoli to play football in 2010 has been denied according to al.com. More to come.
UPDATE: The NCAA just announced it is launching an investigation into the Ole Miss staffer who went around telling everybody that getting a waiver for Jeremiah Masoli was "just a formality".
UPDATE 2: While Ole Miss has announced that it is appealing the NCAA's decision to deny the the Masoli waiver request, don't hold your breath. Schools rarely ever prevail on appeal to the NCAA.
UPDATE 3: Ole Miss has called a press conference where it is expected that Pete Boone and Houston Nutt will announce as follows: It turns out getting a waiver for Masoli was not a mere formality. Whoops.
UPDATE 4: Here's a video of Pete Boone explaining why the NCAA denied the waiver and why Ole Miss will be appealing. If you watch it through the end you can see Houston Nutt pop his fist extra hard at the end. To say he's upset would be an understatement.
Here are the reasons Boone said that the NCAA denied the request for Masoli's waiver.
1. Jeremiah Masoli would not have been eligible to play at Oregon in 2010.
2. A time discrepancy between when the institution says it dismissed Masoli and when Masoli said he decided to transfer.
It's apparent that the NCAA is making up the rules as it goes along here. If ever there was a case for an appeal to be granted, it may be this one, but as stated in update 2, don't hold your breath.
I feel like Clark W. Grizwold right after he found out his Christmas bonus was a one-year membership in the jelly of the month club. Where is cousin Eddie when you need him?!
Ignore the Barak Obama reference. This was the only Grizwold rant I could find on YouTube.
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