Roo Posted February 11, 2014 Report Share Posted February 11, 2014 Per PD, Harney has been kicked off the team for conduct detrimental to the team. What the heck happened?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoZips Posted February 11, 2014 Report Share Posted February 11, 2014 A slight correction: Nick Harney has been suspended from the team; NOT kicked off the team. huge difference.Nick attended practice this morning, but did not participate. This too, shall pass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akzipper Posted February 12, 2014 Report Share Posted February 12, 2014 Typical Akron basketball. Would be nice to go a season, or even a few months without drama. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balsy Posted February 12, 2014 Report Share Posted February 12, 2014 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clarkwgriswold Posted February 12, 2014 Report Share Posted February 12, 2014 Nick Harney is a one man summary of Akron basketball- talented yet frustrating as hell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sportsjunkie330 Posted February 12, 2014 Report Share Posted February 12, 2014 When you take chances on kids and keep giving them chance after chance, this is what happens. These kids don't care about anything but themselves. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Zip Posted February 12, 2014 Report Share Posted February 12, 2014 So nobody has any idea what happened with Harney? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave in Green Posted February 12, 2014 Report Share Posted February 12, 2014 Anyone at UA who officially knows what happened with Nick wouldn't be allowed to say anything due to student privacy laws, and I've yet to see anything unofficial reported. But if something unofficial does pop up we'd have no way of knowing for sure if it was factual or unsubstantiated rumor. I suspect that reporters have already checked police and court records and would have reported if they'd found anything there. Assuming he sits out a game or two, then whatever he did was probably no more serious than what many of us did at his age, whether we got caught or not. I'm OK with not having an all-choir-boy basketball team because I was no choir boy at that stage of my life. If I thought there was a serious serial problem with many Zips players, I'd be concerned. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ham Posted February 12, 2014 Report Share Posted February 12, 2014 I'm with you Dave. I think if it was really serious, Nick would not have been at practice at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jalapeño Zippy Posted February 12, 2014 Report Share Posted February 12, 2014 Damn @SportsJunkie330, a little over the top don't you think? --- Every university, every sports team, even every company takes a chance on the people they choose to allow on campus, on a team or who they hire. Background checks are done at all levels. For universities, they look at grades, extracurriculars, etc... For sports teams, people talk to former coaches, family members, administrators, etc... and for employment, previous employers, references, etc... Sometimes it goes perfectly, sometimes there's bumps and other times it's a mistake. This is a bump, nothing more until more is realeased. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaxZIP Posted February 12, 2014 Report Share Posted February 12, 2014 I agree with you both. Zips fans are still a little raw from last year. Brings back bad memories! Nick wouldn't be around if it was a rehash of five pound friday!I'm with you Dave. I think if it was really serious, Nick would not have been at practice at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zippy5 Posted February 12, 2014 Report Share Posted February 12, 2014 rehashpun intended? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GP1 Posted February 12, 2014 Report Share Posted February 12, 2014 First of all, I have no idea how serious this is, but I always get a kick out of fan reaction to players getting suspended. It's always so over the top. 25 years ago, a guy had to do something pretty serious to get suspended. 25 years and 3,000 NCAA rules later, it could be something really serious, or something really silly. Normally, the less serious it is, the more people keep their mouths shut about what happened. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnyzip84 Posted February 12, 2014 Report Share Posted February 12, 2014 First of all, I have no idea how serious this is, but I always get a kick out of fan reaction to players getting suspended. It's always so over the top. 25 years ago, a guy had to do something pretty serious to get suspended. 25 years and 3,000 NCAA rules later, it could be something really serious, or something really silly. Normally, the less serious it is, the more people keep their mouths shut about what happened.At least we got the term "five pound Friday" out of this discussion Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skip-zip Posted February 12, 2014 Report Share Posted February 12, 2014 The people I know at Akron have always done a good job of keeping their mouths shut about these kinds of things. People talk about some things, but not this. And that's probably for the best, even though I am very curious. There is always cause for concern for me whenever something like this happen. First of all, it will likely affect the team's performance. Secondly, it can always be an indication that it's part of a bigger problem. We'll see what develops. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LZIp Posted February 13, 2014 Report Share Posted February 13, 2014 Read this is the 3rd time Harney has been suspended during his career here. Now that I think of it, every season since my first year at Akron there has been some distraction with a player that has affected the team negatively. I'm seeing a pattern here folks. Take your blue and gold glasses off and stop being an apologist. We love to talk smack about the reputation of that program a few miles east of us, well I say we are no better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balsy Posted February 13, 2014 Report Share Posted February 13, 2014 LZips +1. I'm tired of having off the court of the Zips having off the court issues. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave in Green Posted February 13, 2014 Report Share Posted February 13, 2014 One of Nick's 3 suspensions was the dreaded NCAA paperwork suspension that also took Tree out for the first 2 games last season. I wouldn't count this the same as the others. But anyone who can't stomach any suspensions for any reason probably shouldn't be following college sports. I understand that college chess teams have almost no team suspensions, so that might be better to follow for those with zero tolerance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K92 Posted February 13, 2014 Report Share Posted February 13, 2014 If suspensions really bother you, you could always start rooting for BYU, I guess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LZIp Posted February 13, 2014 Report Share Posted February 13, 2014 One of Nick's 3 suspensions was the dreaded NCAA paperwork suspension that also took Tree out for the first 2 games last season. I wouldn't count this the same as the others. But anyone who can't stomach any suspensions for any reason probably shouldn't be following college sports. I understand that college chess teams have almost no team suspensions, so that might be better to follow for those with zero tolerance.You, nor I, know the reason Harney was suspended INDEFINITELY (key word here). Lets not try to group an indefinite suspension as "any and all suspensions". Really a reach. I highly doubt this came from him skipping a class. I follow plenty of college sports. Of the teams I follow, Zips men's basketball is near the top in terms distractions, and it certainly affects the team.Now I'm prepared for you to bring your "when I was a kid I certainly was no saint" defense. Harney has been in college for 4 years now and has had the opportunity to go to school for free and has the opportunity to play professional ball somewhere. Hardly the same circumstances you were in when you were in college I reckon. He should get his act together before he throws the opportunity away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LZIp Posted February 13, 2014 Report Share Posted February 13, 2014 If suspensions really bother you, you could always start rooting for BYU, I guess. BYU kicks players off the team for having sex. Have to believe Akron is a little more lenient. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hilltopper Posted February 13, 2014 Report Share Posted February 13, 2014 BYU kicks players off the team for having sex. Have to believe Akron is a little more lenient. Not much. KD is a no nonsense guy when it comes to following the rules. What Harney got suspended for, might not get him suspended from quite a few other MAC programs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zen Posted February 13, 2014 Report Share Posted February 13, 2014 BYU kicks players off the team for having sex. Have to believe Akron is a little more lenient.zipped stay the zippers? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sportsjunkie330 Posted February 13, 2014 Report Share Posted February 13, 2014 Damn @SportsJunkie330, a little over the top don't you think? --- Every university, every sports team, even every company takes a chance on the people they choose to allow on campus, on a team or who they hire. Background checks are done at all levels. For universities, they look at grades, extracurriculars, etc... For sports teams, people talk to former coaches, family members, administrators, etc... and for employment, previous employers, references, etc... Sometimes it goes perfectly, sometimes there's bumps and other times it's a mistake. This is a bump, nothing more until more is realeased.Not over the top at all. Some of the players on this team have been given chance after chance and continue to get themselves in trouble. I agree with what you are saying, but I am talking about the Akron Zips basketball program. There is more than one player on this team that continues to get chances. How many times is too much? It should never get to 3 dirty tests. The average player would've been kicked off the team with no questions asked after the first. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sportsjunkie330 Posted February 13, 2014 Report Share Posted February 13, 2014 Not much. KD is a no nonsense guy when it comes to following the rules. What Harney got suspended for, might not get him suspended from quite a few other MAC programs.Lets just say this-- it's always better to be caught by KD rather than the NCAA. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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