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Ffs, can we please get a little bit of good news. And by good news, I don't mean that the bad news isn't as bad as we thought. I want some actual good news, like, "Confirmed: Foreman is a Gotdamn Werewolf."

I'd only skimmed it until you asked, so I went back and read it. If I were his editor, I would have sent it back to him and told him to make clear what his point was. Then again, that would have been in the mid-2000s, when editors could actually send stuff back for more work. Well, and when there even were editors.

https://www.fanragsports.com/5-cbb-teams-rise-entering-2017-18-season/ Saint Louis: Operation “reload” was deemed a massive success when Travis Ford signed two top-100 freshmen — Jordan Goodwin and Hasahn French — as well as five high-major transfers in Javon Bess (Michigan State), Adonys Henriquez (UCF), D.J. Foreman (Rutgers), Ty Graves (Boston College) and Rashed Anthony (Seton Hall). Now it’s time to see if those additions can again make the Billikens’ program one of the best in the Atlantic 10. The seven players listed above join a 12-win team from a year ago. SLU won six conference tilts in a season when the Atlantic 10 was definitely better than it is expected to be in 2017-18. Ford also returns four quality pieces from last season to mold with his newcomers: Davell Roby, Jermaine Bishop, Jalen Johnson and Elliott Welmer. With its conference peers in a state of transition, aside from Rhode Island and St. Bonaventure, Saint Louis is in position to again become the type of program it was in the Atlantic 10 under both Rick Majerus and Jim Crews. A word to the wise: Keep an eye on both Goodwin and French, who both spurned several high-major programs to play for the Billikens.

After all the long replies focusing on details and specific experiences, I want to give the short answer.... The writers are not good. I often disagreed with Bernie in general (I did love his appreciation of Rick), but regardless of whether you liked or loathed him, he was undoubtedly talented. I enjoyed reading him The new writers are WAY less talented. I remember when people could argue Joe Straus (VCU fandom aside) was a hack. He is just about the new gold standard. I weep for what what the world has become. It should not be this hard to find minimally competent people.

"Frank, come on in, how are the kids? Have you been eating well? Milkshakes? LionsChoice?" "Jose De Jesus, and you are?"

Oh yeah... back on topic...the Post story today was super balanced and it mentioned (multiple times) that the players may be innocent of punishable infractions (although it was in terribly bad taste and they placed themselves in a compromising position). Either way, the public narrative to non-fans is the situation is murky and not certain. Engaged fans should feel better that even the public narrative is trending the right way. I think punishments are unavoidable, but the worst case scenario seems way less likely. I truly have hope the punishment will be commiserate with the "crime".

Can't change the rules to fit the case. NCAA members long ago decided NCAA has no jurisdiction over how schools implement classwork. Many schools have easier courses that students are steered to when struggling. UNC no different. The fact that the majority of students in these classes were non-athletes also help indicate courses/major wasn't created solely for athletes.