So you take one Friday night away from surfing the internet aimlessly looking for things to write about on the blog and all of a sudden one of the biggest stories of the offseason takes place. But as our comments section threw out last night - the New York Times is reporting that the NCAA is investigating Eric Bledsoe's eligibility and allegations of improper benefits.
There are two major issues:
1) That Bledsoe and his mom took money from his high school coach to pay their $400/month rent for 3 months ($1,200 total). That would be improper benefits - causing him to be ineligible for the past season.
2) That Eric Bledsoe had his grades tampered with so that he could be eligible for college. His GPA went from an ineligible 1.9 to a 2.5 after his transfer to a different high school. If his grades were tampered with, he would be declared ineligible for the past season.
Both allegations were prior to Bledsoe's Kentucky stint. I would expect if everything turned out to be true that the Cats should expect the games Bledsoe participated to be vacated, if Derrick Rose's situation is of any precident.
These are allegations and the NCAA hasn't even contacted Kentucky, but an investigation is an investigation and this is Kentucky/Calipari so people will always be looking.
I'll be back later after a destressing trip to the pool. Boogie or Thunderstick are likely to elaborate more...
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