Will Grier eligible for 2017 opener?

[GatorBart]

This is basically saying that he could be eligible to start for us this year.

Well, technically he could be starting for us this Fall, in the 7th game. My take is that the NCAA looked at the half year he already missed and the year he has to sit out as a transfer and thought that was enough. Is it right or fair? IDK, and I don't really care. He's gone.

 

[gator1946]

Really? I find that hard to believe. If so it's BS. And if it is true is it fair? Hell no, it's not fair. But given that he's been shown to be a prima donna, I'm not sure it really makes a difference to us.

 

[CGgater]

Meh. Based on how things went down this past year,I don't think we wanted him in the locker room. But yeah, the ncaa is a giant pile.

 

[gardnerwebbgator]

Who cares. He and his daddy will have their panties in a wad within three games in with Dana Dorkerson up there, if he doesn't get canned after this year.

 

[aka]

They're ecstatic in West Virginia.

 

[rogdochar]

Opener, so what ... WVU needs a closer ??

 

[oxrageous]

It's outrageous if it happens. I would hope that UF would demand a public explanation.

 

[MJMGator]

It's outrageous if it happens. I would hope that UF would demand a public execution.

FIFY

 

[gardnerwebbgator]

Road games at Oklahoma, TCU, and Baylor, and a neutral site game with VT. Have fun in the Armed Forces or Cactus Bowl drug boy.

 

[Ancient Reptile]

It's outrageous if it happens. I would hope that UF would demand a public explanation.

Are we sure that our staff is squeaky clean?

 

[Swamp Donkey]

It's outrageous if it happens. I would hope that UF would demand a public explanation.

Rock the boat?

Remind me the last time the AD went to bat for us?

They fvkk with us constantly and he bucktooths and bears it.

 

[Jenny On The Railroad]

Of course they would reduce it...

Only after he left Florida though

Winner Winner Chicken Dinner. They are indeed a pathetic and annoying joke.

 

[Jenny On The Railroad]

This is BS WV and the NCAA can EAD. B===================D If I were Coach Mac and the rest of the Gator Football staff, I would be going public about this and calling for someone to be fired. This is basically saying that he could be eligible to start for us this year. I hope their damn dog dies! This is real BULL$#!T

Except if Coach Mac did that, there would be repercussions forever. It's all so political and corrupt now.

 

[Jenny On The Railroad]

It's outrageous if it happens. I would hope that UF would demand a public explanation.

They'd give some BS like they reconsidered after X amount of the suspension was served and that it had nothing to do with whether or not he was at UF or elsewhere. And then what? Does UF call them out as liars? No, of coursed not. There would be repercussions. And it's all moot, because as Law has indicated so eloquently, it's not Foley's approach.

I think it is all money and politics with the NCAA, except for the inflated egos and infatuation with their own power.

 

[TN G8tr]

Nothing AT ALL surprises me about that situation and the NCAA'a handling of it if it becomes reality. For some reason they have it out for UF and if he surely stayed there would have been no reduction of the suspension. But the question remains if Grier can keep himself out of hot water until then. With that drama ridden family I'm sure there will be some things that happen. I really think we're better off in the long run.

 

[Maxxodd]

WTF? The NCAA rewarded him for being told to leave UF..... FIFY......
Looks like I wasn't so crazy for wanting to keep him here on a leash.....Just in case.

Please, Grier left after he and his dad threw a hissy because Mac wouldn't kowtow to their demands that he be guaranteed the starting job when his suspension was over.

 

[T REX]

The only thing I can think of is that they are accepting the year of sitting out as part of the suspension. I've heard people on here get pissed about a transfer even having to sit out the year. Is it crazy to think that the NCAA might think the year of sitting out may be excessive? Especially when we claim that the coaches leave all the time? I hate Grier but having the suspension serve concurrently with the transfer rule sit out a year is not completely far fetched. We hate him. But I get it unfortunately. It's not a Gator thing. It's a give a kid a second chance. Ugh

 

[TheDouglas78]

Is there a second source for this, or an actual NCAA statement of this?

 

[rogdochar]

I think Will mentioned it in his tweet to Kim Kardashian.

 

[TheDouglas78]

The only thing I can think of is that they are accepting the year of sitting out as part of the suspension. I've heard people on here get pissed about a transfer even having to sit out the year. Is it crazy to think that the NCAA might think the year of sitting out may be excessive? Especially when we claim that the coaches leave all the time? I hate Grier but having the suspension serve concurrently with the transfer rule sit out a year is not completely far fetched. We hate him. But I get it unfortunately. It's not a Gator thing. It's a give a kid a second chance. Ugh

No hate from my perspective. Think the kid is bit of a douche, but that obviously seems to be a learned trait from his dad. Just seems odd that the NCAA would allow this when they have been so hard when it comes to the issues before.