19 year old 6'9" forward Brandon Davies was suspended from the BYU basketball team for the rest of the season after admitting to having sex with his girlfriend. The school has a strict honor code that all students must sign and agree to that include not using tobacco, alcohol, coffee and all illegal drugs. This code also includes no premarital sex and requires them to attend church services regularly. This Mormon school has always had these codes and they didn't compromise their rules for their star starting forward that helped them gain top ranking in their conference. Athletes and young people break rules all the time but if they aren't hurting anyone why should they be so strict? With his suspension coming two weeks before the ncaa tournament people feel like their championship run will be affected. This suspension hurts the team but it seems like the school cares more about their code then winning. A few alumni became pros from this school but would you sacrifice your freedom as a student to go to a school for a chance at the pros even when you don't believe in their religion? Should athletes and religion be dealt with separately? Those students did sign on the dotted line so they must deal with the consequences. I personally would rather stay away from that situation and go to a different school where I have religious and personal freedom.
By: Jose
By: Jose
When I read about this I thought it was ridiculous. I agree with their policy against not using alcohol or illegal drugs but coffee and premarital sex! That's just ridiculous. The school has no authority in my opinion to tell people they can't have sex. Having premarital sex and drinking coffee isn't against the law. That's basically forcing people to follow a religious code that they may not actually want to adhere to or agree with. You could make a valid argument for alcohol being OK to as long as the person is 21. But I'll give the school a break on that considering alcohol could lead to some negative outcomes for it's players. Get with the 21st century BYU.
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