Why A.J. Green Got a Four Game Suspension

how long ago that scale was developed and if it has ever been adjusted say for inflation?

Dareus had twice as many interactions with agents as Green did, collected nearly double the benefits and did so directly in the form of paid trips, whereas Green’s bennies were indirect (he had to part ways with an item in order to receive said bennies).

As for knowingly dealing with an agent, there’s far more plausible deniability for Green than for Dareus, at least among those of us who don’t often find ourselves flown to Miami and put up in a hotel free of charge.

Yet all of this is mitigated by a death in the family. That is, unless, Alabama helped its case by investigating the matter and cooperating fully with the NCAA. In which case, Green and Georgia are due the same deference, as, according to the NCAA’s press release, Georgia brought the matter to the NCAA’s attention. And Green has already repaid the money. Has Dareus?

Condolences to Dareus on his loss (my mother died recently as well). But I don’t buy the bereavement discount. Where else does that apply? Traffic court? Being late with the cable bill? Getting a DUI pleaded down to reckless driving?

As a Georgia fan, I don’t want this to be about Dareus, but obviously he stands out as a precedent. If he got two games, then two for Green. Conversely, if four games is the penalty then four for Dareus. As it is, the NCAA looks arbitrary and capricious, but we all knew that already.

Obviously, I am a Bama fan, and grateful that Marcel got off fairly lightly given the circumstance. However, I wanted to focus entirely on Green, and see if my theory has any merit.

Scenario – Green wants a little flash money for whatever the reason, and he decides to ask an agent for it. Now, he is smart enough to know that he can’t afford to be seen directly getting money from anyone; however, the agent suggests that he puts a jersey of his on ebay and that the agent will run up the auction to assure the price that Green wants. I read somewhere the UGA game jersey’s sell for approximately $150 – to $300. I don’t understand how anyone knows this figure, because its clear players aren’t suppossed to selling these. So I guess my first question would be, do the schools sometimes sell these and I am unaware of it? Anyway, back to my original scenario, if the deal is done that way and an agent runs up a student atheletes auction with the deliberate intent so as to funnel money to the player then this is a total scam and I can completely understand why the NCAA ruled this way. My rationale is that, under than scenario, its clear to me that the player was in on it from the get go, and whether or not he was approached with the idea by the agent or initiated the request for funds, it still means that they were a guilty party from the outset and that this was completely deliberate.

Clearly, I am not dealing with the entire set of facts, but from all that I have read, this is the best that I can make of what actually happened. I am no fan of the NCAA, like many in the SEC, but sometimes their rulings are baffling because the entire investigation just really isn’t discussed or fully analyzed. I just wonder if this is what actually transpired or not.