Mark Zeigler

Sports writer for the San Diego Union-Tribune who covers basketball, soccer, Olympics, doping and basically anything and everything else.

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@MarcusJ17564578 You're absolutely right, they could have. But the point is, they didn't. They chose, as an athletic dept, to abide by the rules whether they like them or not. And just because other people aren't doesn't make it right.

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Gonzaga just added yet another fifth-year player thanks to a court injunction from a local judge (who happens to a Gonzaga Law School alum). They're not alone across college basketball, but does that make it fair? My column:
https://t.co/V6DVpjQZKQ

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@MarcusJ17564578 Gonzaga NIL budget this season: $15-17 million

SDSU NIL budget: $5 million

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Final: 120-82.

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This can't possibly be right.

Halftime in Logan:

Utah State 73, UCSD 34

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This can't possibly be right.

Halftime in Logan:

Utah State 73, UCSD 34

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@jasonkredline It's Zeigler

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@JayPosnerSD And who, exactly, is paying for that at a school with a $241 million athletic dept deficit? Taxpayers in the form of institutional general fund support (and at the expense of academics)? Or on the backs of students with increased mandatory athletic fees?

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@KoolEconomics Great idea. I soooooo wish someone would do that.

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And here's another reason: 6-10 Clemson transfer Chauncey Wiggins sought a fifth year of eligibility to play for Gonzaga in a court in Georgia. Denied. He tried in a court in Texas. Denied. He tried in a court in Spokane County with a judge who is a Gonzaga Law grad. Granted.

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The latest proof college sports have completely lost their way: BYU guard Dawson Baker graduated from Capistrano Valley High in 2018. He took a 2-year Mormon mission in Guam. Now he's 26 and in his SEVENTH year of college basketball after a Covid year and two medical redshirts.

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@timmeburner @KoolEconomics The NCAA then tried to get the Eastern Washington federal court to overrule it, but the judge kicked it back to Spokane County. He's a Gonzaga undergrad AND law school alum. But I don't know, maybe that's just all coincidence.

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@timmeburner @KoolEconomics Last year, Gonzaga got a court injunction for Tyon Grant-Foster to get a 7th year of collegiate eligibility after the NCAA ruled against him. A different Spokane County judge heard the case, also a Gonzaga Law alum. Surprise: He got the injunction.

[Mark Zeigler @sdutzeigler]

The latest proof college sports have completely lost their way: BYU guard Dawson Baker graduated from Capistrano Valley High in 2018. He took a 2-year Mormon mission in Guam. Now he's 26 and in his SEVENTH year of college basketball after a Covid year and two medical redshirts.

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Brian Dutcher called Bethune-Cookman a "dangerous" team and they were, leading inside 9 minutes to go before SDSU pulled away for an 88-75 win.
https://t.co/J8dSbOyXql

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Here's why SDSU is hosting Bethune-Cookman at 2 pm on a Wednesday.
https://t.co/gh9m95nj6X

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Postmortem: What went wrong with San Diego FC's second season
https://t.co/CBOGDJn1AP

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3 thoughts on SDSU's 77-66 win vs Colorado: getting to the line, the small crowd and high ticket prices, and honoring a legend.
https://t.co/AhCXrhDyHa

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SDSU handles Colorado with relative ease in the Bill Walton Classic in their return to their former home arena after three decades.
https://t.co/osORryycTP

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Game preview: SDSU vs Colorado (12:30 pm, USA Network)
https://t.co/x3pX6NFgIs

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USD needs a miracle comeback to force OT (including a buzzer-beating, banked-in 3) and beats Tarleton State 96-90. Absolutely bonkers end to regulation at the JCP.
https://t.co/9mmKo9JM7f

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SDSU returns to the Sports Arena for the first time in nearly 30 years, its former home and site of some of its greatest performances. Its opponent there Saturday is Colorado. The last time they met? 50 years ago ... at the Sports Arena.
https://t.co/oLIw1iF0L5