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69MG wrote: Thu Jan 15, 2026 1:05 pm

kdogg8173 wrote: Thu Jan 15, 2026 11:46 am Hart, who put up 23, just got charged with point shaving

If Hart is ruled ineligible, does Eastern Michigan forfeit all games this year that he played in? We might improve our record.

Their wins would just be vacated, we still get stuck with the L.

Sheck wrote: Thu Jan 15, 2026 1:47 pm

69MG wrote: Thu Jan 15, 2026 1:05 pm

kdogg8173 wrote: Thu Jan 15, 2026 11:46 am Hart, who put up 23, just got charged with point shaving

If Hart is ruled ineligible, does Eastern Michigan forfeit all games this year that he played in? We might improve our record.

Their wins would just be vacated, we still get stuck with the L.

If EMU's win gets vacated, doesn't that by definition our loss gets wiped? Isn't it like the game never happened?

I remember this being a thing for us in '96. Our real record of 35-2 got dropped to 31-1, so wouldn't our opponents' records be similarly impacted?

I don't know for sure, and it's arguably all bullshit anyway.

^
Logically that's how it should work, but the NCAA doesn't see it that way.

Where I guess it could help us is if EMU ends up getting a postseason ban and can't play in the MAC tournament.

From SI.com:

Eastern Michigan said in a statement that Hart has been suspended from all team activities pending the outcome of the case while Kennesaw State announced that Cottle has been suspended indefinitely from team activities.

It's not likely that Hart will play again this season.

^ Good. Get him outta there. It has the potential to help us. We get a return game at the Mullins on Jan 31 and they're sitting two spots ahead of us in the standings. I'll take whatever help we can get.

69MG wrote: Thu Jan 15, 2026 1:05 pm

kdogg8173 wrote: Thu Jan 15, 2026 11:46 am Hart, who put up 23, just got charged with point shaving

If Hart is ruled ineligible, does Eastern Michigan forfeit all games this year that he played in? We might improve our record.

I just checked and it's worth mentioning that he had 12 rebounds against us to go along with his 23 points.