Miami (FL) Hurricanes (1926-2003)

[Woody1968]

No.

The NCAA didn't have the balls to ban just a fraction of the team from from a bowl game when they had the chance. Dare them to pull the trigger.

Which is worse, a bowl ban, or the Little Caesar's Pizza Bowl?

 

[scooter1369]

Note to Ohio State: If you need advice on how to get out ahead of a scandal, check with Miami.
dennisdoddcbs Yesterday
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@dennisdoddcbs you mean lie, lie, lie and ban yourself from a meaningless bowl? You're a god damn moron, you know that?
Buckeye_Scooter Yesterday
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By declining crappy bowl? RT @dennisdoddcbs: Note to Ohio State: If you need advice on how to get out ahead of a scandal, check with Miami.
tibor75 Yesterday
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[jlb1705]

Which is worse, a bowl ban, or the Little Caesar's Pizza Bowl?

This team needs the extra practices they get to run by going to a bowl game, even if it's a crappy bowl.

Hell, I'm kinda looking forward to a bowl game. I've never been to one, and I've taken enough of bites from the shit sandwich this season that I might as well finish it. If they go, it'll be a good chance to see the Buckeyes on the cheap.

 

[Mike80]

Note to Ohio State: If you need advice on how to get out ahead of a scandal, check with Miami.
dennisdoddcbs Yesterday
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@dennisdoddcbs you mean lie, lie, lie and ban yourself from a meaningless bowl? You're a god damn moron, you know that?
Buckeye_Scooter Yesterday
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By declining crappy bowl? RT @dennisdoddcbs: Note to Ohio State: If you need advice on how to get out ahead of a scandal, check with Miami.
tibor75 Yesterday
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Just goes to show how big of a douche Dodd is - I'm agreeing with Tibs....

 

[BB73]

This ought to wrap things up. :tongue2:

CBS

Miami agrees to give back $83,000 in Shapiro donations

CORAL GABLES, Fla. -- The University of Miami is giving back $83,000 it says it received "directly and indirectly" from Nevin Shapiro, the former Hurricanes booster and convicted Ponzi scheme architect whose claims of giving athletes and recruits extra benefits for nearly a decade sparked an NCAA investigation

Court records show the agreement between the school and bankruptcy trustee Joel Tabas was filed last week. Once the agreement becomes finalized, Miami would have 14 days to make payment to Tabas, who is overseeing the effort to recoup money that Shapiro's investors lost.

"The agreement was the result of a lengthy negotiation process and brings closure to the University's obligations in the bankruptcy case," Miami's general counsel office said in a statement, and Tabas affirmed that to be the case in an e-mail to the Associated Press.

The NCAA said in August that eight players would be suspended for either one, four or six games -- most got only one-game bans -- and that they and four others would have to pay back what they received from Shapiro, who claimed to give extra benefits to 72 players and football recruits during his time as a booster, along with contributions to the university's athletic department.

As a condition of the agreement, once it becomes final, the trustee "releases the University and the Athletes from any and all claims, counterclaims ... whether liability be direct or indirect." In short, that means the value of the gifts past and present players received from Shapiro will likely not be pursued by the trustee.

"This amount includes payment of $3,000 in penalties levied by the NCAA on 11 current student-athletes who received improper benefits from Mr. Shapiro," the university's statement said.

Shapiro said he gave athletes money, cars, yacht rides and other benefits from 2002 through 2010. He is serving a 20-year prison term for overseeing a $930 million Ponzi scheme, and involuntary bankruptcy proceedings to recover at least some of the money his investors lost were initiated in 2009. When he was sentenced, federal officials said his grocery-distribution scam led to investor losses of at least $80 million.

The NCAA is expected to levy sanctions against Miami when its inquiry into the school's compliance practices concludes. Miami's football team did not make itself eligible for selection to a bowl game this season, a self-imposed penalty related to the NCAA investigation.

Previous court records show that Miami agreed in July 2010 - more than a year before the full extent of Shapiro's claims were unveiled in a Yahoo Sports reports - to repay $130,307 from debtors also involved in the bankruptcy proceedings.
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There is no known timetable for the completion of the NCAA inquiry.

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[Best Buckeye]

Just goes to show how big of a douche Dodd is - I'm agreeing with Tibs....

Wash your mouth out ack ack ack

 

[Gatorubet]

Wash your mouth out ack ack ack

You'd better ask him first. They say Mods can get testy.

 

[localyokel]

It's really not Miami's fault. When Shapiro told them he had a great pyramid scheme, they thought he meant one of these:

 

[osugrad21]

Bottom left...weak link. No wonder it tumbled.

 

[BB73]

Just a note on accuracy. Shapiro said he provided things to at least 100 Miami athletes, but Yahoo only reported the 72 names for which they were able to find some corroboration.

CBS

Miami tells boosters they may no longer host athletes

CORAL GABLES, Fla.-- Miami boosters may no longer provide occasional meals for the university's athletes or host them at their homes, even though those acts are typically allowed by the NCAA.The school's compliance office announced the changes in a newsletter distributed Monday, a copy of which was obtained by The Associated Press.

In August, former Miami booster Nevin Shapiro told Yahoo Sports that he provided extra benefits to 72 Hurricanes football players and recruits from 2002 through 2010. He said some of those benefits included meals and entertainment at his homes.

Going forward, Miami is telling its boosters that cannot happen.

"Boosters should not provide any type of food, drink, transportation, or other extra benefits to current student-athletes," the newsletter reads.

Under NCAA rule, athletes "may receive an occasional meal from a representative of athletics interests on infrequent and special occasions." The NCAA also cites certain conditions under which those meals may take place, and does permit those events to take place in a booster's home.

Shapiro, a convicted Ponzi scheme architect who federal officials say masterminded a scam that bilked investors of $930 million, is serving a 20-year prison sentence. He is not mentioned in the newsletter and Miami's athletic department remains under NCAA investigation for its compliance practices, an inquiry largely related to Shapiro's allegations.

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[sandgk]

Hos, white lines and weed remain on the table.

 

[Mike80]

Under NCAA rule, athletes "may receive an occasional meal from a representative of athletics interests on infrequent and special occasions." The NCAA also cites certain conditions under which those meals may take place, and does permit those events to take place in a booster's home.

Gee, absolutely NO room for interpretation there at all....fucktwits....

 

[knapplc]

Under NCAA rule, athletes "may receive an occasional meal from a representative of athletics interests on infrequent and special occasions." The NCAA also cites certain conditions under which those meals may take place, and does permit those events to take place in a booster's home.

My understanding is that this is the "Eric Crouch Rule." Crouch accepted a ham sandwich while on a campaign trip for a friend. Total cost was negligible, but there were concerns of "improper benefits," so it had to be declared. The NCAA threw a conniption about it, and ultimately ended up not sanctioning Nebraska/Crouch. The "occasional meal" rule was the result of that sandwich.

 

[BigWoof31]

My understanding is that this is the "Eric Crouch Rule." Crouch accepted a ham sandwich while on a campaign trip for a friend. Total cost was negligible, but there were concerns of "improper benefits," so it had to be declared. The NCAA threw a conniption about it, and ultimately ended up not sanctioning Nebraska/Crouch. The "occasional meal" rule was the result of that sandwich.

Happened to UGA too. They got slapped with a secondary violation for buying a hotdog and coke for a recruits little brother who was hungry and acting up during his visit.

Family repaid the 7 bucks - but UGA still had to report it.

 

[TooTall]

:popcorn: