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by Sean Keeley on Dec 10, 2008 8:01 PM EST
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As rumored, Eric Devendorf has been suspended for the rest of the year by SU for allegedly hitting a female Syracuse student in the face. The SU Judicial Board felt that he violated the university's Code of Student Conduct, which, in the police state that is SU, is worse than any other crime known to man.
Devendorf "was placed on a status of indefinite suspension from Syracuse University for a minimum of one academic term," according to a letter from Judicial Affairs faxed to Richard Kesnig, attorney for Kimberly Smith, the 20-year-old SU junior who accused Devendorf of punching her in the face Nov. 1
The letter prohibits Devendorf from being on SU property or taking part in any programs offered by the university, Kesnig said.
"Any programs offered by the university" wouls certainly include basketball although Devo does have the right to appeal the suspension and he intends to. While he appeals he will continue to play for the Orange, which means he will still suit up for this Saturday's game against Long Beach State.
The article goes on to explain the appeals process which just makes my already heavy head spin further. JThe disturbing teruth is, something like this has been a long time coming for the SU Basketball program. Between CheesesteakGate, the sexual assault charges and now this, SU's current roster is seemingly littered with more moments of bad judgement than the previous 10 seasons combined. This was the logical tipping point.
It's a shame that the national resurgence of Syracuse basketball will now have this black cloud hanging over it. Forgotten (for now) is the fact that multiple other basketball players were present on the night in question, some of whom were also present for the aforementioned alleged sexual assault a few months back. If the players needed a wake-up call, they just got it. In the form of 14 points per game and a ton of experience that might not be on the Carrie Dome court much longer, possibly ever again.
Plenty more questions and issues to ponder, least of which is what this means to the starting line-up. But for now, while this judgement isn't proof that Eric Devendorf did what he was accused of, you can certainly understand the decision based on the evidence presented. To be continued...
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At this point I don’t really care if he’s guilty or not guilty. Devo needs to be suspended for being a big enough idiot to put himself into that position in the first place.
Hopefully Rautins can pick up the slack. As frustrating as Devo’s been this season, he’s an important cog of this team.
Finally, Boeheim needs to man up and suspend Devo now. If he wins his appeal (HA!) then welcome him back to the team. Otherwise he’s going to be a distraction, and it’s going to look to the world like he’s coddling his guy so we don’t lose against Memphis in a couple of weeks.
by wildcatlh on Dec 10, 2008 8:20 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
i agree with suspending him now
might as well get more experience playing without devo now than to take some of those lumps in big east play. and i have little to no hope that an appeal will change the suspension
by Calogero on Dec 10, 2008 8:24 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
on the court...
i think the biggest problem will be what nba teams face a lot when they lose a player— it’s not the production that the guy’s backup gives them that will be the problem, but what happens to their depth and the backup’s backup. rautins should be able to produce just fine if in fact he starts at the 2. the biggest problems to me appear to be that 1) flynn is probably looking at having to play every minute of a close game, and 2) flynn is now really the only player who can dribble penetrate and create for others on this team, and asking him to do all that creating and play 40 mins a night at the point is asking way too much of anyone. maybe harris can create a little more, but i liked the way he was playing in his role this year, and him with an expanded creating role probably means more good plays from him, but also more turnovers. this hurts a lot; i thought the potential for this team with a full roster was final 4, now i dont think they have enough firepower to do that
by Calogero on Dec 10, 2008 8:21 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
a little lucky
we as fans of the cuse are just a little bit lucky today that the judicial affairs didnt unleash their rath on our 14th ranked hoops team its not like this is the county court house im sure their is a “catch-all” paragraph in the student code of conduct with which 80% of our starting line up
by 86trash on Dec 10, 2008 8:25 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
could have been lost …………..forgot to finish my thought
by 86trash on Dec 10, 2008 8:26 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
What an effing idiot
Who hits a chick in the face? Seriously, who hits a chick in the face?
I think the players think because they are up there in no-man’s-land CNY that no one will pay attention to what they do. And they ARE treated like pro players up there; they get in to the “untouchable” mindset quite early in their career. Plus it’s not like Poppa Boeheim has ever been any sort of disciplinarian off the court.
At least it cuts down on me screaming “What the fuck are you doing?!?” at the TV by 50%. I can save all of those for Paul Harris.
by TeddyOrange on Dec 10, 2008 8:38 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Seriously
Everybody knows you go for the kidneys…
Sorry.
by Sean Keeley on Dec 10, 2008 8:44 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Fuck
Fuck.Fuck.Fuck.Fuck.Fuck.Fuck
by DukePettyjohn on Dec 10, 2008 8:52 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
5 Overzealous prelaw students looking to pad their resume is all this is. If being out late on Halloween is against the code of student conduct then there would be no Syracuse University. The Police and the DA looked into this and found nothing. Nothing worthwhile has happened at Syracuse University since Nancy Cantor took over.
by BabyBull1289 on Dec 10, 2008 9:22 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Clear things up
This girl involved went to my high school and she was at a party over thanksgiving with a family member present and she told the story. Apparently Devo pushed her in the face, he didn’t punch her. The new stories I guess have this correction too. I guess that’s why the DA didn’t touch this. It didn’t make a lot of sense at first why the police wouldn’t deal with this if there was a punch. Also, would explain why the girl didn’t show any effects of being “punched”. Not saying what Devo did was cool, but this girl apparently is like an attention junkie and drama queen. But, whatever Devo shouldn’t have been in the situation and he obviously had done other stupid things as he was on probation.
by orangeman3 on Dec 10, 2008 10:02 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
that would make sense.....
As the article I read it did say that Devo essentially struck her jaw with the heel of his hand. Soooo, since I have no idea really how one could do that, it makes sense to me that he pushed her face.
That happened to a friend of mine once. He was very intoxicated and started dancing up on this girl. She literally reached out and pushed him away using her open hand on his face. As I doubled over in laughter having just witnessed this act, another friend of mine dubbed it “the mush” (pronounced “M-əush” – rhymes with "bush") and we all jumped on the bandwagon and high-fived this chick for “mushing” my buddy.
So yeah, it sounds like Devo simply mushed her. Though with less conviviality than my friend’s would-be dance partner.
by Cody K on Dec 10, 2008 10:28 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
the MUSH!
yea that’s sounds about right. What would cause somebody to get out of their car and get up in the face of giant basketball players? I walked by Arinze the other day and I’m pretty sure he could rip somebody’s face off. Also, who gets all lawyered up and brings charges for being pushed in the face? But, still not cool to push a girl and again I am in no way surprised Devo did this.
by orangeman3 on Dec 10, 2008 11:10 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
The time for talk is done. The time for putting a whoopin' on these kids is about to begin.
Regardless of the appeal, I feel the right thing to do at this point is to bench Devo. Have him sit on the sideline in street clothes until the appeal is processed. It’s not about the team’s record, or beating Memphis. It’s about doing the right thing and setting an example for these kids. And right now, Devo has been found guilty (even if it’s some mysterious student court) and he should not be allowed to play unless the appeal says he can.
Really, Devo is probably a lost cause at this point. But there are about 10 other kids that will (hopefully) be playing the rest of the season. And if Jimmy B (whom I love) wants to take control of this team on and off the court, he needs to have no leniency in cases like this. Boeheim has gotten a free pass on behavior issues like this in the past. That has to stop now.
by voteprime on Dec 11, 2008 10:29 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
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