2curious, Tulsa, OK 74104 (10/14/2009 1:59:59 AM)

TulsaTulsa has this one pegged.

Carlos, Tulsa (10/13/2009 9:42:57 PM)

Is it a coincidence that the NCAA settled with Andrew Oliver for $750,000 after being sued for this same type of heavy-handedness? I doubt it. I think the NCAA stuck it to Bryant partly just to show that they still rule with an iron fist and partly out of retaliation toward OSU about the Oliver case.

So he lied! Big deal! Let him play!

FUTURE WORLD, Tulsa (10/14/2009 1:09:54 AM)

He made a mistake. He's owned up to it now let the young man play.

FUTURE WORLD, Tulsa (10/14/2009 1:47:51 AM)

Sometimes lessons can be learned without totally destroying someone. If the story is as described. It's really a minor infraction. A suspension as a lesson and instruction to all.

FUTURE WORLD, Tulsa (10/14/2009 2:11:15 AM)

Time to move on. One game at a time.

TulsaTulsa, (10/13/2009 8:50:41 PM)

I don't think the NCAA has anything to be sorry for. They were investigating Deion's interactions with amateur athletes obviously and when Dez Bryant came up there were some inconsistencies. When they interviewed Dez about this, all he had to do was tell the truth and most likely he would have been cleared easily (regarding the dinner and jog with Sanders at the facility). Instead he lied and they ruled him ineligible. This is most likely because they thought he was lying about his interactions with Sanders to cover up other activities. This happens with any enforcement or compliance agencies, if they can't find all the facts for serious violations they will get you on the smaller stuff. Yes, I agree, the punishment should only be for a few games. This is called deterrence, and hopefully will work for future interviews with athletes in regards to lying.
I am an OSU fan and love watching Dez play so hopefully he will be back, I will still support him!!

Ash, Houston (10/13/2009 10:33:33 PM)

He lied, big deal. So did our former President. The NCAA should consider his suspension from the last two games as time served and require him to review the NCAA student-athlete rules and let him go on with life.

Anything beyond that and they're just out to satisfy their organizational ego

Ash, Houston (10/14/2009 12:02:12 PM)

3ZDad, I guess that makes 3 in a row then

Ash, Houston (10/14/2009 1:10:26 PM)

"It would be a TRAVESTY for the NCAA to drag this out to the end of the season, and then decide he did nothing wrong."

That's the NCAA for you...guilty until proven inocent.

Darockwilder, Tulsa (10/14/2009 9:08:38 AM)

how come reggie bush never got this treatment back in the day?????

yep, Tulsa County (10/13/2009 10:15:58 PM)

Everything Dez has written proves he is not intellectually bright, so I can see how he made this mistake. Plus at this age he most likely has little experience in dealing with life affecting situations. He did something that was not a violation, but then he lied. So punish him for lying, and then let him play again.

First Crabtree and now Bryant...hopefully a few other players in the future will be smarter than to associate with Dion Sanders. That guy is a mouth. I switch the channel when he does his commentary because it's easy to tell he's biased. He will critique players he is not connected but those who it appears he is connected with in some way, he will speak nothing but platitudes and positives. Seems very clear this guy is out for himself and not trustworthy.

Ignatz, A nice place where Democrats hold every office in the County. (10/14/2009 8:33:57 AM)

Sanders' giving contradictory stories to anyone who sticks a camera in his face did not help this situation. His status as an ex NFL player has nothing to do with this matter. What does is the fact that he is in business with an agent and acts to procure talent. The NCAA was perfectly right in examining anyone who comes in contact with Sanders. The OSU receiver knew what he was doing and lied in an attempt to cover it up. Since the guy will either be playing football or working in a car wash I hope the NCAA shows some leniency.

Ryanoceros, Tulsa (10/13/2009 6:02:07 PM)

Shouldn't the NCAA send him an apology letter too?

dustyoutlaw, Tulsa (10/14/2009 6:25:39 PM)

First off if this is worth suspending a player for then Sanders should be banned for 5 years from contact from any NCAA player. He knew better.

Second if all he did was lie, the missed games (it will be two) is enough punishment.

Finally, if he did something the NCAA knows that we don't, they need to speak up.

SS_Hippy, Tulsa (10/14/2009 8:01:50 AM)

one game suspension seems right

forkandknife, Tulsa (11/20/2009 11:18:16 AM)

So, I guess the only thing I really want to know is, why did he lie in the first place?

3Z Dad, Not Tulsa (10/14/2009 1:42:59 AM)

Ash, so did our CURRENT president.

definedego, (10/14/2009 3:17:17 PM)

This kind of crap is what helps push kids out of college and into NFL... lying over a dinner? And the dinner was okay.... now, if you lied over an infraction, then throw the book at him, but he was covering up a non-cover up event. LET HIM PLAY!

mrdon, (10/13/2009 7:07:36 PM)

Good DBJohn, maybe they should execute him. After all what he did was worse than the Oregon player who attacked the fans after a game.

Dez was wrong. And he should be punished. But punished in proportion to his offense. And resolved promptly -- whatever the punishment.

Dez was stupid for lying. But he was stupider for being intimidated into talking to the NCAA's pudknockers. Reggie Bush is a walking, talking example of the virtues of stonewalling the NCAA. If Dez had simply pulled a full flying "Reggie" we wouldn't be here today. I'll take Dez any day of the week.

Everybody who wants to be pious about Dez's lying should have to sit alone surrounded by a bunch of sleazy lawyers hammering you with a thousand loaded questions. I have been there. And I can assure you that most of you self-righteous, pious jerkwaters would fold like a deck chair in the same circumstances.

what now brown cow, (10/14/2009 8:37:38 AM)

understanding in advance the ncaa isn't intelligent, if they had a lick of sense, they would quickly announce that they had reviewed the problem and commented the sentence to time served due to the apology and keep clean effort. They might get some needed good press while it is in the news.

Phred_53, Stillwater (10/14/2009 6:52:18 AM)

To all the OU fans who are gleefully spouting "he lied!" his year should be over. I'll ask, where was your outrage when Dusty D, in his THIRD assault, nearly beat his "best" friend to death? Where was your outrage when AD test drove a Lexus for, what was it 60 days? Where was the outrage when Ryan Broyles somehow was given the codes to the gas pumps at a gas station and was stealing gas? Did Any of them lose an entire season? Even a game? (Remember Dusty was granted an entire year of eligibility) All of those are violations or they lied about it. yet the OU fans think lying about a NON-VIOLATION is worth suspending a kid for a year? Your true colors show when you say that... your fear is you might have to play against him. Life is hard when you spend it running scared.

Scooter1, Tulsa (10/13/2009 9:01:17 PM)

Why doesn't the NCAA worry about Bush/USC case which is well documented as cheating?

oldnorthroad, (10/15/2009 8:04:12 AM)

OSU fans should feel fortunate that Dez Bryant is not getting the treatment that Mike Balogun received from the NCAA. At least they are willing to listen in this situation.

007, Tulsa (10/13/2009 6:59:36 PM)

sound's like it was a scene from the movie Roots, give me a break.....let him play!

MelindaL, (10/13/2009 9:33:44 PM)

Oh, Scooter1 - they will NEVER do anything about the insane things that USC gets away with. Too much money involved, too many celebrity backers.

I am also a big OU fan and I think this is ridiculous. He got scared and he lied - big deal! He apologized and his explanation made sense to me. Let him play.