Josh Selby misses nine games, but Gary Parrish hits a homerun with his reaction

The NCAA has finally ruled on Josh Selby.

The Kansas freshman will be forced to miss the next six games (he has already missed three) and repay $5,758 to a charity of his choice. Selby will be allowed to play December 18th against USC, and will be eligible for the entire Big XII schedule.

All in all, he -- and the Jayhawks -- seem pretty lucky. Selby won't miss much more time than if he had badly sprained his ankle or pulled a hamstring, and Kansas will get their dynamic freshman point guard on the court, immediately thrusting them into the national title conversation.


By now, you've likely read plenty about Selby, so I won't bore you with the same, regurgitated talk.

But if you haven't read Gary Parrish's reaction column, I strongly suggest you do. In essence, Parrish tells recruits to accept benefits. Actually, let me take that back. No "in essence" is needed. Parrish flat out tells recruits to accept illegal benefits.

Take improper benefits.

Seriously, just do it.

(Get it? Just Do It!)

Take flights and hotel rooms, cell phones and cash. Drive a nice car, get a "recruiting advisor" who works with NBA players, grab your mother and tell her to do it, too. More than likely, you won't get caught because, well, it's just hard to prove these things. But even if you do get caught -- like Kansas freshman Josh Selby got caught -- you'll merely be asked to repay a few thousand dollars, and then you'll be reinstated before the start of league play.

The reward clearly outweighs the risk.

He's right.

If illegal benefits really are as prevalent as this article by Dana O'Neil from over the summer makes it seem, than the odds of actually getting caught are slim-to-none.

Like Parrish said, the reward clearly outweighs the risk.