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PostPosted: 10/02/14 11:37 am    ::: Ohio State 2014-2015 Reply Reply with quote

Ohio State women's basketball: Raven Ferguson dismissed from team

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Ferguson, an Africentric graduate, had been expected to be a key player for the Buckeyes this season. She averaged 10.8 points a game last season.

"I've enjoyed having the opportunity to coach Raven this past year, McGuff said. And it's unfortunate that we're at this point, but due to a violation of team rules she can no longer be a part of our program. I wish her nothing but success as she moves forward as a basketball player and as a person."


http://buckeyextra.dispatch.com/content/stories/2014/10/02/1002-ohio-state-womens-basketball.html



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PostPosted: 10/02/14 1:39 pm    ::: Reply Reply with quote

making room for Kelsey Mitchell to start perhaps?
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PostPosted: 10/02/14 2:24 pm    ::: Reply Reply with quote

Raven was not a point guard. She was our only senior. Really dumb to get yourself thrown off a team in your senior year.



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PostPosted: 10/02/14 6:23 pm    ::: Reply Reply with quote

buckeyewoman wrote:
Raven was not a point guard. She was our only senior. Really dumb to get yourself thrown off a team in your senior year.


Hmmmm how about USC's leading scorer Ariyah Crook? Still wondering how that all went down and...????


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PostPosted: 10/02/14 7:06 pm    ::: Reply Reply with quote

buckeyewoman wrote:
Raven was not a point guard. She was our only senior. Really dumb to get yourself thrown off a team in your senior year.


And Kiana Johnson at Michigan State (although she might have been gone the end of her junior year).


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PostPosted: 10/03/14 12:49 am    ::: Reply Reply with quote

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Raven was not a point guard. She was our only senior. Really dumb to get yourself thrown off a team in your senior year.


so true. I think there is self delusion that 'I am too important for anything bad to happen to me' at work. sad. Raven was a good player.



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PostPosted: 10/03/14 7:39 am    ::: Reply Reply with quote

Tough for her but less so for the team. Don't doubt that the current lineup can move on with out her and be successful.


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PostPosted: 10/03/14 8:53 am    ::: Reply Reply with quote

NoDakSt wrote:
Tough for her but less so for the team. Don't doubt that the current lineup can move on with out her and be successful.


I agree. This may be McGuff demonstrating that team comes first and no one is above reproach. Of course it's a lot easier to do this when you have a bunch of talented underclassmen that you want to develop. tOSU wasn't supposed to be too good this year anyway, but next year (and moving forward) they should start to make some serious noise in the B1G.


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PostPosted: 10/03/14 11:45 am    ::: Reply Reply with quote

Do we know what the rule violation was? That term covers a lot of territory, and if McGuff is willing to smear Ferguson by saying she violated a team rule, he should be willing to say what it was she did.



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PostPosted: 10/03/14 2:11 pm    ::: Reply Reply with quote

Nothing in any of the press releases re nature of the violation but articles do mention that Raven was suspended 3 games last year for same violation. Scholarship was pulled. My guess is not attending class but that is purely a guess.



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PostPosted: 10/03/14 2:40 pm    ::: Reply Reply with quote

Joe Foss wrote:
Do we know what the rule violation was? That term covers a lot of territory, and if McGuff is willing to smear Ferguson by saying she violated a team rule, he should be willing to say what it was she did.


How is that smearing Ferguson? She and the team know what she did and that is all that matters. We don't need to know.


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PostPosted: 10/03/14 3:20 pm    ::: Reply Reply with quote

The generic "rules violation" is pretty standard, even at the pro level.

There's confidentiality involved on both sides.



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PostPosted: 10/03/14 3:53 pm    ::: Reply Reply with quote

The rules violation suggests that she violated some kind of university policy that demanded dismissal. McGuff is a wily guy. If he could've kept her, I'm guessing he would've done so.


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PostPosted: 10/03/14 5:52 pm    ::: Reply Reply with quote

Joe Foss wrote:
Do we know what the rule violation was? That term covers a lot of territory, and if McGuff is willing to smear Ferguson by saying she violated a team rule, he should be willing to say what it was she did.


"Smear"? Really? How is that smearing? It's a statement of fact. It's the standard announcement anywhere and there is probably confidentiality involved. I can't think of any coach, anywhere, that's ever come out and said what the "violation of team policy" (or rules) was. Now if a player gets arrested for something and gets thrown off the team, that's usually common knowledge and that's a different thing because that's been in the media. I know one violation of team rules that would get someone thrown off the team at Tennessee was always repeatedly skipping class. Don't know how that plays at other schools.



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PostPosted: 10/04/14 10:53 am    ::: Reply Reply with quote

Of course it's a smear to say that a player was dismissed because she broke team rules. It's the same thing as a corporation saying that an employee was fired because she violated company policy. It is a statement that the student or employee did something wrong. If some prefer the term "cast aspersions", that fits too.

Ohio State forfeited any right it had to hide behind the "confidentiality" excuse when it announced Ferguson's dismissal and blamed it on her. If they really wanted to keep it confidential, they could have simply announced that she was no longer with the team, and make no further comment. That would leave it open as to whether she left of her own accord or not. Once the institution adds ..."and it's her own fault", they shouldn't be allowed to say "and we're going to keep it a big secret why".

"Confidentiality" is a convenient shield for powerful coaches and administrations, who use it when they want to and ignore it when they don't. The Leticia Romero and Daisha Simmons cases are not isolated examples, just publicized ones. I don't see why we should be presuming that it was Ferguson's fault just because McGuff says it is. He's done a pretty thorough house cleaning of the players he inherited, and it seems just as reasonable to assume that this is a continuation of that process.

So having opened the can of worms, Ohio State, let's see it all. What was the violation? How does it compare to how similar violations were treated on other Ohio State athletic teams, including football? How does it compare to how other institutions treat similar violations? Don't publicly funded institutions have an obligation to show the public that their student-athletes are fairly treated despite the overwhelming disparity of power between players and coaches?



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PostPosted: 10/04/14 11:39 am    ::: Reply Reply with quote

Joe Foss wrote:
Of course it's a smear to say that a player was dismissed because she broke team rules. It's the same thing as a corporation saying that an employee was fired because she violated company policy. It is a statement that the student or employee did something wrong. If some prefer the term "cast aspersions", that fits too.

Ohio State forfeited any right it had to hide behind the "confidentiality" excuse when it announced Ferguson's dismissal and blamed it on her. If they really wanted to keep it confidential, they could have simply announced that she was no longer with the team, and make no further comment. That would leave it open as to whether she left of her own accord or not. Once the institution adds ..."and it's her own fault", they shouldn't be allowed to say "and we're going to keep it a big secret why".

"Confidentiality" is a convenient shield for powerful coaches and administrations, who use it when they want to and ignore it when they don't. The Leticia Romero and Daisha Simmons cases are not isolated examples, just publicized ones. I don't see why we should be presuming that it was Ferguson's fault just because McGuff says it is. He's done a pretty thorough house cleaning of the players he inherited, and it seems just as reasonable to assume that this is a continuation of that process.

So having opened the can of worms, Ohio State, let's see it all. What was the violation? How does it compare to how similar violations were treated on other Ohio State athletic teams, including football? How does it compare to how other institutions treat similar violations? Don't publicly funded institutions have an obligation to show the public that their student-athletes are fairly treated despite the overwhelming disparity of power between players and coaches?


Really, Joe? Are you the kind that wants everyone's dirty laundry hung out for the world to see? Here's a clue.....Teams have rules/policies, and some are pretty hard and fast. Dismissal for "violation of team policy" is almost never for a first offense. There are generally repeated warnings to the player, and if that player continues to violate whatever policy it is, s/he *will* be dismissed and it *is* his/her fault. The only time I have EVER seen a dismissal be a first offense type thing is in the event of a felony arrest, in which case it's all over the media anyway.

You sound like you have a personal stake in this particular case. What's your problem?



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PostPosted: 10/04/14 12:57 pm    ::: Reply Reply with quote

Don't worry, I don't have a dog in this hunt. Wouldn't know either Ferguson or McGuff if I saw them on the street. And as for dirty laundry, is there any? Or is the "violation of team rules" nothing at all in this case? Some may be willing to defer to the judgment of the coach when it comes to getting rid of players, but I am not. I think an explanation is needed.



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PostPosted: 10/04/14 1:19 pm    ::: Reply Reply with quote

Joe Foss wrote:
Don't worry, I don't have a dog in this hunt. Wouldn't know either Ferguson or McGuff if I saw them on the street. And as for dirty laundry, is there any? Or is the "violation of team rules" nothing at all in this case? Some may be willing to defer to the judgment of the coach when it comes to getting rid of players, but I am not. I think an explanation is needed.


An explanation is needed for the player, the administration, staff, team, and other members that are involved like the players family, not the public, people who have no say in or need to know about the inter-workings of the team.


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PostPosted: 10/05/14 11:02 am    ::: Reply Reply with quote

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Joe Foss wrote:
Don't worry, I don't have a dog in this hunt. Wouldn't know either Ferguson or McGuff if I saw them on the street. And as for dirty laundry, is there any? Or is the "violation of team rules" nothing at all in this case? Some may be willing to defer to the judgment of the coach when it comes to getting rid of players, but I am not. I think an explanation is needed.


An explanation is needed for the player, the administration, staff, team, and other members that are involved like the players family, not the public, people who have no say in or need to know about the inter-workings of the team.


And I'm sure those who NEEDED to know got the explanation. The player knows the reason she was dismissed and I'm quite sure her family does too. So will the staff and team. That's how it works. The administration is notified. It is absolutely NOT the business of the public at large and the reasons are not published, in part not to embarrass the player. Do you want all your business on the street, Joe Foss? Really?



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PostPosted: 10/06/14 2:22 pm    ::: Reply Reply with quote

If Ferguson wants it to be aired publicly, she can do it. It's like a medical record - the doctor/hospital won't release it, but if the patient wants to, he/she can. It's actually much more professional that way.



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PostPosted: 10/06/14 8:43 pm    ::: Reply Reply with quote

I don't see that the university either treated Ferguson's situation confidentially or tried to avoid embarrassing her. To the contrary, the university issued a press release, followed it up with a press conference, and said, in effect: "Raven's been a bad girl. She broke the rules. In fact, she's been a bad, bad girl because she broke the rules twice. We cut her a break the first time, but she just didn't learn her lesson, so now we're going to really whack her. Too bad, but it's all her fault."

Take a look at the first few comments in this thread if you don't think the university's actions had the effect of publicly humiliating Ferguson. Posters call her "really dumb" and accuse her of "self-delusion". It is implied that her departure will be good for the team as a whole. Which is why I posted my original question in this thread, asking if we know what the claimed rules violation was. We still don't know.

If you want, you can assume it's all her fault, and that she got what she deserved. But even if she violated some substantial rule, how can the university justify publicly embarrassing Ferguson? And how can anyone seriously think the university is interested in protecting her privacy or confidentiality? They've already shredded all but the barest fig leaf of those. Having gone so far, they may as well be mandated to disclose the rest. At least then we can see whether her dismissal is based on substance, or on the same combination of power and pettiness that has been so recently displayed at Kansas State and Alabama.



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PostPosted: 10/07/14 1:59 am    ::: Reply Reply with quote

Aren't you kind of doing the same to The U when you accuse them of being like K-State and Alabama? If she really felt wronged by McGuff and The U's AD, then surely she could speak up herself. The situations are not like other two schools you mentioned and I don't see McGuff getting rid of one of his better player's with a bright year ahead to do what? Some teams have contracts that specify certain prohibitions. McGuff is NOT Foster.



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PostPosted: 10/07/14 11:03 am    ::: Reply Reply with quote

Oh, fuhgawdsake, Joe, get over it already! As several have said, Raven is a big girl and if she wants the reasons known, she can talk about it. So far she hasn't. She knew the rules, she chose to disobey one or more, and likely not once but several times as is the usual case, and she suffered the consequences. That's the story. It's happened to other players in other places, most recently at LA Tech and USC. It has nothing to do with the situations at KSU and Alabama. If you don't have a personal stake in the matter, you need to let it go and move on. What's done is done. Ms. Ferguson is not on the team and they will go on and play without her. End of story.



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PostPosted: 10/07/14 11:25 am    ::: Reply Reply with quote

I don't see the problem Joe. She broke a team rule. Is that the coaches fault? The university's fault? Believe me if there was something fishy in this ordeal, there would be outcry from the people around the program.

Look back to the Beth Burns era. She dismissed a player, Mixu.Moua. Burns said it was for breaking team rules. The fans were pissed. Andy Geiger got involved and she was reinstated. Burns was later fired the day after the end of the season.

Raven smeared her own name by breaking the rules. The press release simply stated a fact.


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http://espn.go.com/womens-college-basketball/story/_/id/11709357/makayla-waterman-ohio-state-buckeyes-miss-season-knee-surgery

Freshman Makayla Waterman lost in her first practice! Sad

Let's hope the injury bug doesn't plague this season.


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