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Title: Boise State Loses Three Due to Eligibility Concerns
Post by: Townhallsavoy on September 02, 2011, 02:23:58 PM
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The Boise State Broncos will be without receiver Geraldo Boldewijn, safety Cedric Febis, and defensive tackle Ricky Tjong-A-Tjoe for their game against the Georgia Bulldogs on Saturday pending a review of their NCAA eligibility.


The three players were left home, the school said in a statement Friday. The review is not for academics or a violation of team rules.


Boise State spokesman Max Corbet said an issue with their eligibility came up this week, and the school was working with the NCAA and Mountain West to get the matter resolved. He had no further comment.


The news comes as a blow to the No. 5 Broncos one day before their showdown with the No. 19 Bulldogs. Boldewijn (formerly Hiwat) was expected to be a significant contributor at receiver with the departures of Titus Young and Austin Pettis and was a breakout performer in the spring.


Febis, a senior, was penciled in to start at safety at the position once manned by Jeron Johnson. That leaves redshirt freshman Jeremy Ioane to make his first career start against one of the best quarterbacks in the SEC in Aaron Murray.


Tjong-A-Tjoe, a sophomore, is the backup to Billy Winn. He played in 12 games last season, with 6.5 tackles for loss.


http://espn.go.com/college-football/story/_/id/6922109/boise-state-broncos-lose-3-pending-ncaa-review-eligibility
Title: Re: Boise State Loses Three Due to Eligibility Concerns
Post by: Buzz Killington on September 02, 2011, 02:26:40 PM
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defensive tackle Ricky Tjong-A-Tjoe

That may be the best football name ever.
Title: Re: Boise State Loses Three Due to Eligibility Concerns
Post by: Snaggletiger on September 02, 2011, 02:28:30 PM
Whoa...being without back up Tjoing-O-Boingo hurts.  I picked Jawja in this one but I feel less secure about this game than LSU/Oregon.
Title: Re: Boise State Loses Three Due to Eligibility Concerns
Post by: ssgaufan on September 02, 2011, 03:29:09 PM
I heard somebody saying that Boise has as good of players as the other top schools in the country, because they have now been in trouble with the NCAA.  If they had normal non-AQ talent the NCAA wouldn't care what they did.
Title: Re: Boise State Loses Three Due to Eligibility Concerns
Post by: RWS on September 02, 2011, 06:24:40 PM
They will still beat UGA by at least two scores.
Title: Re: Boise State Loses Three Due to Eligibility Concerns
Post by: JR4AU on September 03, 2011, 06:53:29 AM
Quote from: RWS on September 02, 2011, 06:24:40 PM
They will still beat UGA by at least two scores.

Don't bank on it.
Title: Re: Boise State Loses Three Due to Eligibility Concerns
Post by: AU_Tiger_2000 on September 04, 2011, 12:40:34 AM
Quote from: JR4AU on September 03, 2011, 06:53:29 AM
Don't bank on it.

 :haha:
Title: Re: Boise State Loses Three Due to Eligibility Concerns
Post by: JR4AU on September 04, 2011, 01:22:09 PM
Quote from: AU_Tiger_2000 on September 04, 2011, 12:40:34 AM
:haha:

So I'm no Danny Sheridan.