Thursday, August 20, 2009
Tigers to Forfeit 07-08 Season?
Posted by Bruce VanWyngarden on Thu, Aug 20, 2009 at 8:17 AM
The NCAA plans an announcement of its decision today at 2:00 p.m. The University of Memphis will hold a subsequent press conference at 3:30 p.m.\at the Mike Rose Theater. It can be viewed on either the University’s website, www.memphis.edu, or the athletics department website, www.gotigersgo.com.
The NCAA was investigating whether someone took the SAT exam for Derrick Rose, the Tigers' star guard on its Final Four team, and also looking into allegations of improper use of travel perks.
The Tigers set an NCAA record for victories that season, going 38-2, losing only to Tennessee during the regular season and to Kansas in the championship game. The Associated Press quoted former Tiger coach John Calipari as saying he would be "disappointed" if the NCAA stripped the Tigers' victories. As might be expected, University of Kentucky officials, who hired Calipari as coach this spring, expressed support for their coach and confidence in his non-involvement in the Memphis violations.
If the NCAA strips the U of M of its Final Four appearance, it would be the second such action taken against a Calipari-coached team, leading to a fresh one-liner now making the rounds of the blogosphere: "John Calipari is the only coach ever to have taken his teams to two Final Threes."
Badabump.
-- BV
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Another glorious chapter written in Memphis sports history. Go Hound Dogs! Woo hoo!
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No wonder Cal bailed when he did. He got out while the gettin was good. This news would have seriously hindered his negotiating power.
Now for the question - did someone at the NCAA tip off Cal that this was going to happen, or did he have prior knowledge that it happened and knew the investigation couldn't help but reveal it? What did Cal know and when did he know it?
I suggest a new NCAA rule. No coach can switch teams if his current team is under investigation. He or she can retire or quit, but he or she can't work for a new team until the investigation is concluded and the coach is cleared.
jeff,
he and the u of m knew about these allegations a long time ago. even kentucky knew about them and asked cal about them before they hired him. the violations were labeled as minor and kentucky hired him.
So according to the NCAA Derrick Rose took his SAT in Detriot? Isn't that where Worldwide Wes resides? Just sayin'...
Sol, that's why I say the NCAA needs a rule that locks a coach to a team as soon as an investigation begins.
The university needs to sue Rose so he will spew on Cal. Cal had to know someone in Detroit was a proxy test taker for Rose. Get Rose all worried and he will blab on Cal. The university should not have to take the bullet because it had a scoundrel coach who manipulated a player into faking his test scores. Also, the NCAA cleared the test score, so the university should sue them as well. Go for the Gold in court!!!!
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