2008 Woodie Awards
Take that! Brown's going to give it one more go
Jesse Deflorio
Issue date: 2/26/08 Section: Sports
By Jesse DeFlorio
Compulsive liar
In an unprecedented move, the NCAA has granted a sixth year of eligibility to Loyola's star forward, Gerald Brown. An NCAA representative, speaking on the condition of anonymity, said that Brown's sixth year of eligibility was granted due to a nagging knee injury that prevented him from playing at full strength toward the end of the 2007-08 season.
"Mr. Brown deserves to play at 100 percent, so I pulled some strings and made another season appear," the representative said, candidly. "It didn't work with Andre Collins, but hey, Jimmy and all them gave it another shot, and now Loyola's batting .500 with the NCAA."
Furthermore, the NCAA representative said that it "just didn't feel right" letting Brown's college basketball career end without a trip with Loyola to the NCAA Tournament. "Mr. Brown's career just shouldn't end on a losing note, especially due to the Jesuit values he holds close to his heart," the representative continued.
The NCAA ruling particularly surprised Coach Jimmy Patsos: "I had to pinch myself to make sure I wasn't dreaming," said Patsos, who acknowledged that it felt good for the NCAA to give him a break. "I'm happier than a pig in Baltimore that Gerald is coming back. I can keep my job … and my status as a cult leader (thank you Baltimore Sun)!"After playing two seasons at Providence and being on the Loyola roster for three more years (sitting out the 2005-06 due to NCAA year-in-residency requirements), it appeared Brown's career ended in this year's MAAC semifinals with a loss to eventual-champion Siena.
However, with a new season waiting in the wings, he has a chance to expand upon his 1,256 career points at Loyola, which ranks 17th all time. But no one really cares about the 16 people ahead of him, so regardless of Brown's performance in his final (or not?) season, he will go down in the history books as the only Greyhound who mattered (sorry 1994 team … and Andre).
Compulsive liar
In an unprecedented move, the NCAA has granted a sixth year of eligibility to Loyola's star forward, Gerald Brown. An NCAA representative, speaking on the condition of anonymity, said that Brown's sixth year of eligibility was granted due to a nagging knee injury that prevented him from playing at full strength toward the end of the 2007-08 season.
"Mr. Brown deserves to play at 100 percent, so I pulled some strings and made another season appear," the representative said, candidly. "It didn't work with Andre Collins, but hey, Jimmy and all them gave it another shot, and now Loyola's batting .500 with the NCAA."
Furthermore, the NCAA representative said that it "just didn't feel right" letting Brown's college basketball career end without a trip with Loyola to the NCAA Tournament. "Mr. Brown's career just shouldn't end on a losing note, especially due to the Jesuit values he holds close to his heart," the representative continued.
The NCAA ruling particularly surprised Coach Jimmy Patsos: "I had to pinch myself to make sure I wasn't dreaming," said Patsos, who acknowledged that it felt good for the NCAA to give him a break. "I'm happier than a pig in Baltimore that Gerald is coming back. I can keep my job … and my status as a cult leader (thank you Baltimore Sun)!"After playing two seasons at Providence and being on the Loyola roster for three more years (sitting out the 2005-06 due to NCAA year-in-residency requirements), it appeared Brown's career ended in this year's MAAC semifinals with a loss to eventual-champion Siena.
However, with a new season waiting in the wings, he has a chance to expand upon his 1,256 career points at Loyola, which ranks 17th all time. But no one really cares about the 16 people ahead of him, so regardless of Brown's performance in his final (or not?) season, he will go down in the history books as the only Greyhound who mattered (sorry 1994 team … and Andre).
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