OSBF
May 26th, 2016, 12:24 PM
Finally, Illinois basketball sent a strong, clear message about what it wants to be.
Finally, Illini coach John Groce responded with more than just rhetoric in dismissing one of his team's best players after Kendrick Nunn pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor battery charge stemming from a domestic violence arrest.
Finally, the program did something worth modeling instead of mocking.
The Illini could have stashed Nunn on a six-game suspension to present the appearance of discipline, delayed his debut until a quiet December weeknight and made an empty claim that it cares about crimes against women. College football programs in major conferences make such deals with their conscience all the time in the name of winning. Yeah, we're looking at you, Baylor — and you too Florida State, Oklahoma and LSU et al.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/columnists/ct-haugh-illinois-kendrick-nunn-spt-0526-20160525-column.html
Finally, Illini coach John Groce responded with more than just rhetoric in dismissing one of his team's best players after Kendrick Nunn pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor battery charge stemming from a domestic violence arrest.
Finally, the program did something worth modeling instead of mocking.
The Illini could have stashed Nunn on a six-game suspension to present the appearance of discipline, delayed his debut until a quiet December weeknight and made an empty claim that it cares about crimes against women. College football programs in major conferences make such deals with their conscience all the time in the name of winning. Yeah, we're looking at you, Baylor — and you too Florida State, Oklahoma and LSU et al.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/columnists/ct-haugh-illinois-kendrick-nunn-spt-0526-20160525-column.html