[BigVMan23]

Wow...just...wow! How sad for the kids of the Pikeville team who have been with the team all year. And not just because they were dq'd, thats bad enough, but that they had to see a bunch of grownups make terrible decisions that greatly affected the end of their season in a hugely negative way. This could have been stopped I'm sure by several people before it ever got this far, so I think their is plenty of blame to go around, but as a coach myself, I would have to think the final and ultimate decision rested with the coach here in this situation. I mean, unless he was just forced to play the kid and told "or else", then he knew he wasn't eligible it seems to me and should have never played the kid. I'm sure I don't have all the facts, but on the surface it appears to me Pikeville was willing to try and win "at all costs"...and it ended up costing them dearly. I think a lot of people inside and outsde the program have plenty of reasons to be upset, and this taints the whole tournament.