Suspensions should not include exhibition games

I have a lot of pet peeves when it comes to college basketball.

I don't like the amount of roster turnover every year. I hate that there is no block/charge circle. Can someone change the recruiting rules that focus on the insignificant while doing nothing about the flagrant cheating? Is John Calipari really going to land every single recruit he sets his sights on?

But you know what really grinds my gears?

Early season suspensions. Specifically, the early season suspensions where a coach announces a player will be suspended for X number of games, only for us to find out that includes one or two exhibition games. And we all know how little exhibition games matter, right Matt?

The latest example comes from Michigan State.

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