Tag Archive | "ncaa violations"
UNC’s Davis already signed with an agent?
Maybe we can talk about something not related to NC State? DraftExpress.com currently has Ed Davis as a lottery pick in the 2010 draft. More specifically, the site thinks that he will be the fifth player taken overall. As I said earlier, Davis is going to miss some time due to a broken wrist, [...]
Continue reading...Recruiting practices take spotlight
Monday, December 14, 2009
Just last week SFN highlighted the difference between local recruiting budgets in this well-received entry. Almost simultaneously, the University of Tennessee’s football program came under scrutiny for the use of its Hostess Program to ‘lure’ recruits to the University. We started talking about the news in real time in this thread on our message boards. [...]
Continue reading...NCAA strikes a much needed blow against injustice, SEMOST style
Tuesday, August 18, 2009
“The NCAA hasn’t busted a single big-time men’s basketball program in nearly two years. It hasn’t nailed a major football program in nearly 15 months. It’s the longest stretch of compliance for the once iron-fisted organization in 46 years and the second longest ever according to an analysis of the NCAA’s major infractions database.” - [...]
Continue reading...Some Wednesday Notes…
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
I’m sure that most all of us are ready to get back to talking about sports, considering the tumultuous events of the past week here at NC State. That in mind, here’s some stuff that’s been rattling around the college sports scene: Is BC Getting It’s Own “Chris Weinke?” Without doubt, the roster at BC has slowly [...]
Continue reading...University Asks Student To Take Down Facebook Group “John Wall PLEASE Come to State”
Friday, April 10, 2009
NC State’s Director of Compliance asked a student Thursday to shutter his ‘John Wall to State’ group on Facebook. Michelle Lee, the Interim AD for Compliance, feared that the appeal violated NCAA recruiting rule 13.02.13: From the front page of today’s News & Observer: Thursday morning, N.C. State asked Taylor Moseley, a freshman, to shut down “John [...]
Continue reading...Et tu, Jim Calhoun? (Update: NCAA Investigation Coming)
Thursday, March 26, 2009
“Quite frankly, we bring in $12 million to the university, nothing to do with state funds,” UConn Head Coach Jim Calhoun shouted at a reporter back in February, when he was asked about being the high paid employee of the Commonwealth of Connecticut. “We make $12 million a year for this university. Get some facts [...]
Continue reading...Seven of the Dirtiest Teams in College Basketball History
Tuesday, March 17, 2009
The 73 team made the list and so did “I know Basketball”.
Continue reading...FSU Football and Hoops Get Four Years NCAA Probation
Friday, March 6, 2009
The Biggest Penalty Will Be Paid Personally By Bobby Bowden Fellow ACC Atlantic Division member Florida State has been placed on four years probation by the NCAA: ESPN The Florida State football team will vacate an undetermined number of wins, serve four years’ probation, and face a reduction in scholarships and other penalties due to what the NCAA [...]
Continue reading...Lip Service Or Getting Tough? NCAA Watching Hoops Recruiting More Closely
Tuesday, December 16, 2008
In the multi-billion dollar business that is college basketball, high stakes games are played between college programs looking for success, players looking to play their way into the NBA gold mine, and hangers-on looking to latch onto the next big thing so that they too can line their pockets. Thing is, few fans are truly [...]
Continue reading...Alabama players driving Escalades?
Tuesday, August 26, 2008
– Defensive coordinator Vic Koenning (Clemson) raised some eyebrows when asked a general question about Alabama receiver Julio Jones. Koenning has a lot of ties in south Alabama, and that’s where Jones is from. Koenning’s response: “I actually ran into Julio in the spring recruiting. I said hello to him. I said, ‘Well, I guess I’ll be [...]
Continue reading...USC, Tim Floyd Look To Be In Trouble Over OJ Mayo (Updated 9:45am)
Sunday, May 11, 2008
In a just world, USC basketball would have something in common with SMU football in the near future. The death penalty. It’s not going to happen, because NCAA bylaws don’t work that way. And besides, they’re not likely to ever again disband a program for a year after the smoking crater it left at SMU. But USC deserves [...]
Continue reading...Barbrady mentality
Wednesday, April 30, 2008
Once again, the darlings in Chapel Hill get a pass. Per the N&O: UNC-Chapel Hill will not face sanctions over a pickup game Tuesday. The men’s basketball team played with Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama in violation of a rule that coaches are not allowed to watch pickup games during the offseason. Division I basketball teams are also [...]
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Thursday, February 18, 2010
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