Money, bounties, cars, yachts, jewelry, TVs, meals, nightclubs, sex parties, prostitutes and even an abortion. Yeah, Miami may be in some trouble. No suspensions by Al Golden…yet (ESPN). Of course, how else can he react right now? Heather Dinich says former Miami officials have questions to answer (ESPN): And yet the only person answering questions […]
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NCAA Investigating Miami Football (Tuesday Update)
…don’t you remember how Butch Davis cleaned up The U? Georgia Tech has been busted twice in the last decade by the NCAA. UNC-CHeats is currently entangled in perhaps the worst NCAA scandal since SMU received the death penalty in 1987. Now, Miami is getting sucked back into the NCAA’s vortex – click here Great […]
NCAA: The UConn Benchmark
Some news and notes from the world of NCAA rules violations and enforcement that should not go unnoticed. Link Connecticut coach Jim Calhoun will be suspended for the first three Big East games of the 2011-12 season and the program has been placed on three years’ probation by the NCAA, after the body’s Committee on […]
When Can You Cheat and Skate?
Have you been wondering why the cheating scandal at FSU was handled so much differently than the one at UNC is being handled? Why was the NCAA involved in establishing penalties for one school and not the other? Well I have been wondering about this and nothing that I read made any sense. But the […]
Breaking Lies: Austin, Little & Quinn permanently ineligible [11:40 Update & Commentary]
According to reports, Greg Little and Robert Quinn will never see the field again for UNC-CH. According to the linked article: Little accepted diamond earrings, as well as travel accommodations for the Bahamas, Washington D.C. and two trips to Miami, among other benefits. Quinn accepted two black diamond watches, a pair of matching earrings and […]
‘Acts that are likely to demonstrate a lack of institutional control’ [Updated 2pm]
There is just so much stupidity out there — in some pockets of the population — and so much misinformation….and so much biased personal opinion being shared as something close to fact and reality… …that we thought we would do some folks the service of attempting to limit their embarrassment and ignorance by sharing a […]
NCAA joins UNC academic probe
CHAPEL HILL — The NCAA has officially joined the academic portion of UNC’s investigation into possible misconduct. UNC spokesman Steve Kirschner said an NCAA enforcement representative has been on campus condiucting interviews on the academic matters with UNC for the last two days. Originally, UNC was conducting the academic portion of the investigation as part […]
Breaking: Major money trail ties agent to ex-UNC Associate Head Coach [12:30am]
Our author team was talking amongst ourselves today and everyone was charged with being on high alert for some major news breaking because (1) a little birdie had contacted us earlier in the week with some scoop and (2) Dick Baddour was on the radio today. If you have learned anything about the current […]
UNC Scandal: Context and Perspective
I saw an interesting proposal on PP last week (rswilli?) for a survey predicting the final outcome of the investigations currently underway at UNC. The choices were: – Slap on the wrist – Brick to the head – Hammer of Thor – Wrath of God Before you make a selection, maybe a little rational discussion […]
Gary Parrish: Live-for-today Attitude at UNC Belies Inevitable Reality
I explained earlier in the week — in a column about Tennessee basketball coach Bruce Pearl — how there are really only three types of NCAA violations that can’t be absorbed by a program (paying prospects, committing academic fraud, and dealing improperly with agents), and somehow Davis’ program is facing allegations about two of the […]
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