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Miami (FL) Hurricanes (1926-2003)

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It will be interesting to see if the NCAA's final report contains the phrase "cooperated with the NCAA". Miami has filed a motion for the NCAA to dismiss the case.

It seems likely that the case will proceed with the NCAA unable to use parts of the evidence they've gathered. But for Miami to get away with the level of violations that apparently occurred due to technicalities would be a travesty.

CBS.Dodd

The University of Miami will file Friday an unprecedented motion with the NCAA to dismiss the controversial two-year old case involving booster Nevin Shapiro, CBSSports.com has confirmed.
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The Herald also reported this week this that NCAA investigators ?lied to interview subjects.? The paper was the first media outlet to report Miami intended to file the motion.


A source close to the case told CBSSports.com that the filing will include new information regarding the NCAA's conduct during the case. It is not clear if and when the document will be released publicly. Miami is a private institution and not bound by federal guidelines regarding public release.
In a major case involving a high-profile university, the filing is considered unprecedented. Schools charged with major violations typically file their responses to allegations and appear before the NCAA infractions committee. Penalties, if any, are then handed out weeks or months later. However, "what the NCAA did was unprecedented," said a source with knowledge of the motion.


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Miami was charged with lack of insitutional control by the NCAA on Feb. 20, 28 days after the association announced an external review of the case and two days after the NCAA's enforcement director was fired after the release of that review. The NCAA is aiming for a mid-June infractions committee hearing with Miami. The case came to light two years ago when Shapiro told Yahoo! Sports that he provided lavish extra benefits to Miami players and recruits.



On Feb. 20, Miami president Donna Shalala questioned the NCAA's investigation in a harshly worded statement that concluded: "We have suffered enough." She said the school should not penalized beyond self-imposed sanctions that have included a two-year bowl ban.


There really is no "mechanism" for a motion to dismiss a case such as this according to Dave Ridpath, an Ohio University associate professor who has been through two NCAA cases himself and his considered an expert witness having testified about NCAA matters on Capitol Hill.


However, Ridpath said that during the pre-conference hearing -- typically two weeks before the formal infractions committee hearing -- evidence could theoretically be thrown out.

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scarletmike;2322880; said:
The NCAA choking itself to death with the issues from the Miami investigation and opening up the gates to more schools possibly bringing them down is one thing; I don't think there's any doubt that is becoming a real possibility. However, the idea of a "better" governing system replacing it is nothing short of laughable.
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Indeed it has been said that the NCAA is the worst form of university athletic gov­ern­nance -- except for all those others.
 
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Jaxbuck;2322975; said:
Maybe not this scandal but they can and, most likely, will come crashing down.

Think of Office Space and two University Presidents named Bob asking the NCAA "what is it you say you do here?"

One the mega conference realignment happens the University Presidents will no longer need the guy with "people skills."
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"Office Space" :lol: I can't help but laugh every time it's on!

But. No one is going to set the NCAA house afire! There is a political element to the NCAA. Congress wants "ethical" control of college athletics. And will support the NCAA because it wants to protect the kids.
But. There is still plenty of "gray area" in the NCAA rules. Maybe even bye design.
 
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VBSJ;2328619; said:
Since the NCAA and the University of Miami seem to be going back-and-forth, I wonder if the NCAA will "over-penalize" Miami just due to the fact Miami seems to be going on the attack. Or the NCAA will just accept what Miami has already done.

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/co...iami-citing-personal-attacks.ap/?sct=uk_t2_a7
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Well, at this point, they've got a new NCAA Rules of Engagement Card, so they'll just refer to it:

NCAA RULES OF ENGAGEMENT:
  • 1. Did Children get Hurt?
  • 2. Did anybody get killed?
  • 3. Is there a crusty old bastard running the show?

  • If you answered "YES" to any of the above, then "YOU ARE PENN STATE!"
  • If you answered "NO" to any of the above, you get a 2 year bowl ban, no post season play for said two years, and the loss of 10 scholarships over 5 years.
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http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/05/08/3385585/former-nevin-shapiro-executive.html

The chief financial officer for rogue University of Miami booster Nevin Shapiro’s investment business has backed up his former boss’ claims that he threw parties on his yacht for UM football stars — plus sank $3.3 million of stolen investors’ money into a sports agency to recruit them for the NFL.
Roberto Torres, who was convicted along with Shapiro in his investment scam, gave a deposition last month that not only supports the former booster’s allegations to the NCAA. He also provides new financial details about Shapiro’s house-of-cards enterprise — including his questionable investment in Axcess Sports & Entertainment while he doled out money to players and the university.
“The boat was used for public relations and for entertainment of any of his friends or relatives or UM athletes, everyone,” Torres testified at a federal prison in New Jersey.

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Torres’ deposition, taken by Miami lawyer Gary Freedman in Shapiro’s bankruptcy case, is unique for two reasons: He’s the first former employee of Shapiro’s Miami Beach-based investment business, which purported to broker wholesale groceries, to testify about the disgraced UM booster’s claims. Also, his testimony can be used by the NCAA, which is not insignificant.
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Da U to meet with Committee on Infractions starting this Thursday. This should be interesting.
Convicted Ponzi schemer Nevin Shapiro, currently serving a 20-year sentence for his role in running a $930 million Ponzi scheme, is reportedly coming after Miami with new allegations.

According to the Miami Herald, Sports Illustrated is in the final stages of writing an expose about the NCAA and its investigation of Miami's athletics program. That expose will reportedly include a not-previously-published allegation from Nevin Shapiro.
Shapiro told SI that he used inside information obtained from UM coaches to gamble on Hurricanes football games, according to the sources.
Shapiro alleged that coaches shared with him information --- such as whether a particular injured player would be available to play --- in at least two games, including in 2005 and a 2007 game against North Carolina, which UM lost, 33-27.
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Shapiro's gambling problem has been documented in his bankruptcy case -- Shapiro has said he lost $9 million gambling on sports and Adam Meyer, a high-profile South Florida sports handicapper, agreed to return $900,000 in payments from Shapiro to a bankruptcy court trustee seeking to repay Shapiro's investment victims.
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http://www.cbssports.com/collegefoo...evin-shapiro-to-make-new-gambling-allegations
 
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Re: Shapiro told SI that he used inside information obtained from UM coaches to gamble on Hurricanes football games, according to the sources.
Shapiro alleged that coaches shared with him information --- such as whether a particular injured player would be available to play --- in at least two games, including in 2005 and a 2007 game against North Carolina, which UM lost, 33-27.
Shapiro's gambling problem has been documented in his bankruptcy case -- Shapiro has said he lost $9 million gambling on sports and Adam Meyer, a high-profile South Florida sports handicapper, agreed to return $900,000 in payments from Shapiro to a bankruptcy court trustee seeking to repay Shapiro's investment victims.

Just sayin': That "insider information" sure helped a lot..:slappy::slappy::slappy:

However with the NCAA it is the violation not the results of the violation. I hope the NCAA gives DaU everything that they deserve.:evil:
 
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Finally ends tomorrow

Bruce Feldman ‏@BFeldmanCBS 4m
The Miami Herald reporting that NCAA is expected to announce a decision Tuesday in NCAA's #Miami investigation

Bruce Feldman ‏@BFeldmanCBS 2m
NCAA announces it will discuss COI's #Miami findings at 10 AM ET tomorrow
 
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