Orange Opinions: Where Does the Eric Devendorf Situation Leave Syracuse?

Welcome to the first edition of Orange Opinions. This week’s participants were Jameson Fleming and Adam Fier.

One of the main issues surrounding Syracuse Hoops this season has been the controversy swirling around Eric Devendorf. Apparently, he punched a girl in the face in October.

A Syracuse University judicial hearing board ruled that the embattled guard should be suspended from school for the rest of the academic year. Devendorf has appealed the ruling, and can continue playing until the appeal process is over.

If Devendorf is suspended for the rest of the season, Syracuse will lose the junior for the second consecutive season. He is currently the Orange’s third-leading scorer and one of their primary ball handlers on offense. For this reason the topic for this week’s roundtable topic is Eric Devendorf.

Enough with the formalities, let’s start with the questions. Feel free to respond to this week’s comments or answer the questions.

Do you agree with the way the school has handled the Eric Devendorf situation?

Jameson - I don't agree at all with how the school handled Devendorf's situation. There is no evidence he actually touched the girl other than her word.

Middle ground in the incident was he shoved her away, if that's true, he deserves to be suspended for a few games, but not a whole season. Syracuse's judicial affairs has the tendency of being too tough on students and once again it has gone too far.

Adam - At this point, Syracuse is simply following procedure in allowing Eric the chance to appeal while allowing him to play while that appeal process in ongoing. 

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