Does Big Show have any eligibility left?
John, I think it turned into a national obsession for a simple reason, Manti played for Notre Dame. If Manti played for any other program, the original dying girlfriend story would have had a shelf life of a week. The national media pushed this story because it was another Notre Dame legend in the making, another Rudy feel good story for the ages., now it is just CYA reporting.
I hope for your sake it was just confusion and not a medical reason for his lapse otherwise you come off looking a lot worse than Knight.
How about adding * 50 points for leaving the Big Whatever Conference and *75 points for joining the SEC? I will tell you that Aggie fans had a very enjoyable year!
Not too complicated: parents put away money in a college fund, kid gets a full ride scholarship, parents are suddenly flush with cash, parents let kid use some of the money to enjoy some of the finer things in life. This scenario happens every year to student athlete and non student athletes alike.