Boylen Says TCU Didn't Complain About Drca's Elbow
For what it's worth, coach Jim Boylen said he doesn't believe the TCU Horned Frogs complained to the Mountain West Conference office about the thrown elbow that resulted in a one-game suspension for guard Luka Drca.
Boylen said he spoke with TCU coach Neil Dougherty, who agreed that the incident between Drca and TCU's Brent Haskett last weekend occurred during the heat of the moment and wasn't egregious enough to warrant a suspension.
"He was great about it," Boylen said.
That means that somebody else brought the incident to the attention of the league -- conference officials declined to comment, though sources said it was a TV station, probably The Mtn., which broadcast the game -- whose referees did not call a foul on Drca for the elbow that dropped Haskett to the floor.
In any case, Boylen said that however disappointed he might have been at not learning until Tuesday afternoon that the league was looking into the Saturday incident, he was not disputing that Drca violated the league's sportsmanship rule.
"You have to control your emotions in a game," he said. "That's what this level is all about, handling the pressure and controlling your emotions."
Without Drca, the Utes will be left to rely mostly on guards Tyler Kepkay and Johnnie Bryant to run the offense at Colorado State on Saturday -- though Boylen said seldom-used senior Chris Grant can probably expect to see some action. Losing Drca "hurts out creative ability and our size and our defense," Boylen said, "but that's why you get 13 scholarships. We'll do what we can."
Boylen said he spoke with TCU coach Neil Dougherty, who agreed that the incident between Drca and TCU's Brent Haskett last weekend occurred during the heat of the moment and wasn't egregious enough to warrant a suspension.
"He was great about it," Boylen said.
That means that somebody else brought the incident to the attention of the league -- conference officials declined to comment, though sources said it was a TV station, probably The Mtn., which broadcast the game -- whose referees did not call a foul on Drca for the elbow that dropped Haskett to the floor.
In any case, Boylen said that however disappointed he might have been at not learning until Tuesday afternoon that the league was looking into the Saturday incident, he was not disputing that Drca violated the league's sportsmanship rule.
"You have to control your emotions in a game," he said. "That's what this level is all about, handling the pressure and controlling your emotions."
Without Drca, the Utes will be left to rely mostly on guards Tyler Kepkay and Johnnie Bryant to run the offense at Colorado State on Saturday -- though Boylen said seldom-used senior Chris Grant can probably expect to see some action. Losing Drca "hurts out creative ability and our size and our defense," Boylen said, "but that's why you get 13 scholarships. We'll do what we can."

