Actually the score is probably higher for Logic in this particular matchup but here is another ruling from Indianapolis that makes absolutely no sense.
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Interesting read from Dan Wetzel at Yahoo Sports who says it has been two years since the last major basketball program was penalized for violations(Roy Williams and Kansas over the graduation gifts in case you were wondering) and 15 months in football constituting the longest stretch in NCAA history of inaction against major schools. I find it hard to believe that everyone is on their best behavior and Wetzel has various examples of the NCAA looking the other way concerning some really bad stuff.
The money quote(literally):“The truth is the NCAA cares about its revenue and not how it gets it”
The NCAA, protectorate and master of the student athlete, has issued an edict from the hallowed halls in Indianapolis to contain unruly bloggers, for alas they are the scum of the earth.
Continue reading ‘NCAA Continues To Fight Bloggers For Reasons That Pass Understanding’
The next time the NCAA whines about the cost involved in putting proper flooring down for the NCAA Tournament or cannot possibly defend the abject stupidity of the officiating at any given point or is willing to flog another athlete for a minor benefit that hurts absolutely no one I want to you also remember that NCAA President Myles Brand is making almost a million dollars a year.
$935,000 to be exact and also has access to a million dollar per year charter service. According to the Indianopolis Star, Brand received a 4% raise and is one of eight NCAA employees that bring in over $275,000 annually. Nice work if you can get it I guess.
I understand he has a complex job but at the same time seeing the head of an tax exempt organization raking in that kind of money when they were unable to put a decent floor down during the NCAA opening rounds is a little ridiculous.
Hat tip: Wizard of Odds
Not as messy as the Brett Favre situation but messy all the same.
Dwight Jones, the four star receiver from Burlington(NC) Cummings who committed to UNC in 2007 has apparently had academic eligibility judged by the wrong standards. ACC Now, quoting IC, says Jones, who was part of the stellar 2007 class, was declared ineligible and since then went to Hargrave to improve his scores hoping for entry this fall. After Hargrave he was still ineligible for DI but cleared for DII so he went to Valdosta State where he is practicing.
Turns out Jones got caught up in a change of required core classes from 14 to 16 that was supposed to only count for the class of 2008 not 2007 which is when Jones graduated high school. Because Jones was trying to enter UNC in 2008 the new standard has apparently been applied to him when he should have been judged under the old standard.
Clear? Probably not and UNC is not in dire need of receiving help right now but 1-2 seasons from now this kid could certainly help out. Plus he is a North Carolina product and you always like to see those kids wearing Tar Heel blue.
For those of you who don’t know APR stands for Academic Progress Rate and is a part of the NCAA’s efforts to make sure schools actually graduate athletes. The report for UNC can be found here in PDF format. The men’s basketball team scored a 995 based on a period from 2003 to 2007 which is fairly impressive when you consider there were five early entrants to the NBA Draft during that time. Apparently those players are keeping their academic standing up. Baseball also ranked highly with a 985 as did men’s tennis, women’s golf and fencing. The latter two scored a 1000. Among the sports at UNC scoring on the lower end were men’s golf, men’s track and women’s soccer.
On a personal note, my alma mater, UNC Greensboro was penalized for poor ratings in men’s basketball and baseball. I am willing to bet AD Nelson Bobb is not a happy man since I cannot count the number of times the student in student-athlete was emphasized during my three years of running cross country there.
It is a wonder more schools don’t commit violations.
Continue reading ‘The Obama Scrimmage Not An NCAA Violation’
More hardware for Hansbrough, class of 2008 goodness and the Heels head for Charlotte to play on non-slippery floors.
UPDATE: I emailed Stever Kirschner at UNC and asked how a school could determine on it’s own whether a violation occurred. This was his response:
Our compliance staff reviewed the situation and determined there was no violation. Had they determined otherwise, they would have reported it to the ACC as a secondary violation, which also is normal procedure. Our staff routinely discusses compliance matters with ACC and NCAA staff regarding NCAA rules.
I would imagine the NCAA probably vests all schools with a certain degree of authority to investigate violations allowing them to police themselves to some extent. This is actually the way it probably has to be since the NCAA rulebook is so complicated, the resources needed to track down every possible violation would likely me enormous. As I suspected there is constant consultation between schools and the NCAA which means this was probably discussed at length to determine if a rule was violated. Had the NCAA thought UNC was improper in their determination I am quite certain they would join the party.
Thanks to Steve Kirschner for answering the email.
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The Charlotte Observer is reporting that the NCAA compliance department at UNC has completed their review of Iman Shrumpert’s visit and determined nothing improper occurred when Shrumpert had contact with Sean May and Marvin Williams while in Chapel Hill.
In an e-mail message to the Observer on Tuesday, North Carolina associate athletics director for communications Steve Kirschner wrote that former players Sean May and Marvin Williams and North Carolina’s compliance officials were under the misimpression that as part-time students, May and Williams could speak to recruits.
Only full-time, enrolled students are allowed to speak with recruits, Kirschner said.
He said the compliance office determined a violation didn’t occur because it hadn’t been aware of the distinction between part-time and full-time regarding conversations with recruits, and because the conversations were “brief and not recruiting in nature.”
I will go ahead and wonder out loud how UNC can determine on it’s own no violation occurred unless they consulted the NCAA or are empowered to investigate certain things by the NCAA. I also find it interesting that when Shrumpert visited Marquette, former player Dwayne Wade was on campus and the article I read made a point of saying the two did not speak citing NCAA rules. I wonder if that would have been the case had UNC not starting looking into it as a possible violation in Chapel Hill. At any rate it really comes down to “no harm, no foul” in this case since Shrumpert decided to attend Georgia Tech. And UNC has apparently informed all coaches to be aware of such contacts in the future.
Now cue the ABC Conspiracy Theories Machine to tell us how UNC will never, ever get caught for anything.
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