Many of you have probably heard BYU forward Brandon Davies was dismissed from the men's basketball team earlier this week for violating the schools honor code. This code consists of things such as no premarital sex, no consumption of tea, coffee, alcohol among other things. Davies was dismissed after he admitted to the school that he admitted to having sexual relations with his girlfriend. BYU who is ranked third in the nation currently and possibly in line for a number one seed come March is having the best basketball season in their history, and probably will not have one like this ever again. By dismissing their starting forward who is a key contributor on the team they could have just said goodbye to their dream season. With many schools in Division I athletics putting performance before morals and rules BYU needs to be commended for standing up for what they believe in by sacrificing performance, and its national title hopes. That being said, do you think BYU did the right thing? Is their honor code realistic in today's society or is it a thing of the past?
Here is the link to the article if you would like to check it out yourself: http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/news/story?id=6175090
I remember this. First of all I think it was stupid that his teammate told on him to his coach, but this school has to face the reality that this honor code does not meet with the values of our current society.
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