It wasn't a simple misunderstanding. It was made needlessly complex by an outdated policy.
What is still amazing to me is, that some people still don't appear to grasp that Romero was ultimately denied by a committee which appears to be led by Pat Bosco.
So the question that remains unanswered, why did the committee which is apparently lead by Pat Bosco, deny the original request? (those that subscribe to the absurd theory that Pat Bosco is just a John Currie puppet boy need not respond)
She was denied by John Currie and than lost an appeal to the committee. If she hadn't been denied by Currie it never would have gone to the committee. I don't have an opinion of Pat Bosco one way or another but I think by the time it gets to that committee your chances of getting what you want are pretty slim. You're going to have to show some special hardship or something along those lines that would compel them to overturn the AD's decision. As crappy as the rule is IMO it's still within the power of the AD to deny a release. Leti wasn't going back home to be with a sick family or anything like that.
It is not unreasonable (well, unless you're an agendite that is) to think that Currie believed that there was tampering going on. I know the agendites think that transfers should be granted no matter what, which is dumb, but that's another story.
It's also extremely easy to claim that you weren't part of a package deal or anything like that after you realize that you're not going to get a transfer unless you make those claims.
We're just taking everyone's word for it at this juncture. Thankfully the release was granted, and we can get back to talking about sports that actually produce the revenue that make women's basketball possible.
