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NCAA Basketball Investigation/Lawsuit Thread (merged)

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Does anyone have an educated guess regarding the odds of the Bucks receiving more sanctions? Do you think the self-imposed ban and getting Obie out of here is going to be enough for the NCAA?

Man, everytime I think of Obie I get pissed off. I can't believe that a-hole is suing OSU for firing him. I should find out where he lives and blast a dump down his chimney.
 
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There were reports from the lawsuit that the Nanny had used OB's tickets at least once. That is not a good sign, and OB has some 'splainin to do about that. The trusted assistant coach continues to refuse to give a deposition, so infer what you will from that. It's not looking good as far as lack of institutional control goes, and this case is more than OB lending $6k to an impoverished family in a warzone. The fact that Geiger acted quickly and decisively I believe will limit the sanctions to no postseason play this season with possibly repaying the 1999 Final 4 money since at least 1 of the Final 4 players were provided extra benefits by the coaching staff.
 
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LightningRod said:
The fact that Geiger acted quickly and decisively I believe will limit the sanctions to no postseason play this season with possibly repaying the 1999 Final 4 money since at least 1 of the Final 4 players were provided extra benefits by the coaching staff.
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I sure as shit hope so. Seeing kids like Syl, Dials and Sully have to finish their careers as well with no tournament (which they will make next year with ease) would absolutely break my fucking heart.
 
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My feeling is that this NCAA investigation will not be complete until the lawsuit is settled and that is a ways off right now. The feeling of impending doom of our program is exaggerated in my opinion. After the dust settles, I have a feeling we will be repaying some tourney money and taking down the 1999 final four banner at the most.

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NCAA will interview Biancardi next week

http://www.dispatch.com/bball/bball.php?story=dispatch/2005/03/11/20050311-C3-04.html

NCAA will interview Biancardi next week
Friday, March 11, 2005

The NCAA plans to interview Wright State men’s basketball coach Paul Biancardi on Tuesday regarding the scandal at Ohio State that led to the firing of coach Jim O’Brien.

The NCAA would not confirm or deny the report. A message left with Biancardi was not returned.

But a source close to the investigation said NCAA representatives will talk with Biancardi on Tuesday, having waited until the end of the regular season to question him about alleged NCAA violations.

Biancardi is in his second season at Wright State. He was an assistant at OSU for seven years.

During his time at Ohio State, he’s accused of breaking a number of NCAA rules involving former player Slobodan "Boban" Savovic. He allegedly set up illegal living arrangements for Savovic in July 1998 and later worked to have the player’s failing grades changed.

The accusations surfaced in a civil lawsuit filed in Franklin County last year by Kathleen Salyers, who is suing Dan and Kim Roslovic for money she says they promised to pay her to care for Savovic.

Salyers has said Biancardi knew about the many items she purchased for Savovic, a Serb who lived with her family during some of his time at Ohio State.

A revelation in the lawsuit that O’Brien gave $6,000 to Aleksandar Radojevic, a recruit who later was ruled ineligible by the NCAA, led to O’Brien’s firing in June.

Biancardi has denied all allegations against him in two public statements.



— Kathy Gray


[email protected]
 
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I just read this article in the dispatch and I am thinking that finally we will see some movement in this investigation. What suprises me is that the NCAA waited until after the regular season to interview Biancardi. I am not real sure what if anything will happen to OSU after the investigation is over but the fact that the NCAA is moving this slow is just killing me.

Kyle Lamb in a recent chat said this cloud could hang over the program through the fall but that the staff felt the worse was over and now it should get better from here on in. :susp: :susp:

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The NCAA seems to be moving at their standard pace which is slightly faster than glaciers advance. I just hope this finishes up faster than the Damon Flint issue did. I'm guessing Biancardi will continue to deny Salyers accusations unless the NCAA has some evidence that would force him to admit guilt. If that occurs I wonder if he would try to protect his old buddy OB by taking the blame?
 
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Xevious said:
The NCAA seems to be moving at their standard pace which is slightly faster than glaciers advance. I just hope this finishes up faster than the Damon Flint issue did. I'm guessing Biancardi will continue to deny Salyers accusations unless the NCAA has some evidence that would force him to admit guilt. If that occurs I wonder if he would try to protect his old buddy OB by taking the blame?
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I just hope they answer all of the questions to the best of their ability and this moves on. Personally, I think last night was our last win of the season but I don't know, maybe not. If not, then this team could well claim to have had a real claim on the NCAA Tournament and to have genuinely suffered a grevious penalty. I am in agreement that we may lose some money and a scholarship or two but I don't expect much more. It would be a shame to pull down that Final Four banner.

I expect Mr Matta to be hanging his own Final Four banners pretty soon.
 
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bucknuts44820 said:
I just read this article in the dispatch and I am thinking that finally we will see some movement in this investigation. What suprises me is that the NCAA waited until after the regular season to interview Biancardi. I am not real sure what if anything will happen to OSU after the investigation is over but the fact that the NCAA is moving this slow is just killing me.

Kyle Lamb in a recent chat said this cloud could hang over the program through the fall but that the staff felt the worse was over and now it should get better from here on in. :susp: :susp:

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http://www.dispatch.com/bball/bball.php?story=dispatch/2005/03/11/20050311-C3-04.html&chck=t
NCAA will interview Biancardi next week
Friday, March 11, 2005



The NCAA plans to interview Wright State men’s basketball coach Paul Biancardi on Tuesday regarding the scandal at Ohio State that led to the firing of coach Jim O’Brien.

The NCAA would not confirm or deny the report. A message left with Biancardi was not returned.

But a source close to the investigation said NCAA representatives will talk with Biancardi on Tuesday, having waited until the end of the regular season to question him about alleged NCAA violations.

Biancardi is in his second season at Wright State. He was an assistant at OSU for seven years.

During his time at Ohio State, he’s accused of breaking a number of NCAA rules involving former player Slobodan "Boban" Savovic. He allegedly set up illegal living arrangements for Savovic in July 1998 and later worked to have the player’s failing grades changed.

The accusations surfaced in a civil lawsuit filed in Franklin County last year by Kathleen Salyers, who is suing Dan and Kim Roslovic for money she says they promised to pay her to care for Savovic.

Salyers has said Biancardi knew about the many items she purchased for Savovic, a Serb who lived with her family during some of his time at Ohio State.

A revelation in the lawsuit that O’Brien gave $6,000 to Aleksandar Radojevic, a recruit who later was ruled ineligible by the NCAA, led to O’Brien’s firing in June.

Biancardi has denied all allegations against him in two public statements.



— Kathy Gray


[email protected]
 
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There was a link to the Dayton newspaper stating that Biancardi is still waiting on a call from the NCAA apparently. If anyone can get the article....it would be much apprecaited.:wink2:
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Here ya go dude - I bolderized the pertinent parts. The rest was about volleyball, baseball, etc. (I might've cut the baseball portion, sorry.)

Enjoy!

Biancardi waiting on NCAA

By Marc Katz

Dayton Daily News

While awaiting word on when the slow-poking NCAA will call Paul Biancardi, his men's basketball coach, for an interview on the Ohio State mess from a few years ago, Wright State Athletic Director Mike Cusack has a few other things on his plate.

"No, they haven't interviewed him yet," Cusack said. "I expect that will be next week."

Biancardi maintains he did nothing wrong during a situation that cost OSU head coach Jim O'Brien his job and pressured that school to self-impose a one-year postseason tournament ban on its team.

Even though Biancardi is no longer employed by Ohio State, if the NCAA decides he had any culpability in what happened there, and the NCAA wants to levy a penalty, it will look to WSU to make good.

Before all that happens — or doesn't — Cusack must find a volleyball coach and two assistant women's basketball coaches.

When Joylynn Tracy resigned from the volleyball position at the end of the season, assistant Rob Beam ran the offseason training program.

Recently, though, Beam accepted an assistant volleyball post at Illinois State, so the current team members are just going through weight training.

"We really need to get somebody in there," Cusack said. "We're going to start interviewing next week, and we're about two weeks out (from hiring someone)."

As for basketball coaches, head coach Bridgett Williams lost both Nathan Bellman and Marlene Stollings before the season, then posted the best WSU women's mark in 17 years with only her husband, Kevin, as an assistant. The Raiders were 19-11 and lost to Wisconsin-Green Bay 58-48 in the Horizon League tournament final.

"I can't tell you exactly where we are on that, but Bridgett will make her recommendations, and we'll hire the coaches," Cusack said.
 
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It seems that Geiger is determined to impose the Michigan sanctions - pay back the money and take down the banner in addition to the self imposed tournament ban this season. I can't see why the NCAA would not sign off on this, especially when Geiger took the initiative he did by firing OB.

OSU ponders more basketball sanctions
Thursday, April 07, 2005
Bruce Hooley
Plain Dealer Reporter

Columbus- Ohio State is considering additional sanctions against its men's basketball program, including forfeiting victories and repaying postseason revenue, in advance of an NCAA Infractions Committee ruling this fall.

Ohio State Athletic Director Andy Geiger said no final decision has been made on whether the school will stiffen the punishment already applied by denying itself NCAA Tournament eligibility.

"There would be little or no sanctions going forward," Geiger said Wednesday. "It would be retroactive to things [previous teams] already accomplished. We may have an announcement in the latter part of April, but we're not certain yet whether that will be the case."

Other schools facing certain NCAA penalties for acknowledged violations have vacated victories and championships won by the teams on which ineligible players competed and repaid tournament revenue earned by those teams.

That could jeopardize shares of OSU's 1999 and 2002 Big Ten regular-season championship, the 2002 conference tournament title, a 1999 Final Four berth and revenue from nine NCAA Tournament games when Boban Savovic played.

Extra benefits, including cash and improper academic assistance, given Savovic by a woman who contends she was hired by an OSU booster to house and care for Savovic have been scrutinized by the NCAA since last summer.

The NCAA investigation into OSU's basketball program likely will linger until fall.

"We have a date with the NCAA in September," Geiger said.

By imposing additional sanctions related to Savovic's time with the Buckeyes, OSU would be attempting to convince the NCAA not to impose penalties against future teams.

Geiger said Ohio State does not feel the same urgency to complete its disassociation from booster Robert Q. Baker, whose cash payment to quarterback Troy Smith last spring led to Smith's suspension from the Alamo Bowl and from the 2005 season-opener.

Baker likely will be barred from buying a suite in Ohio Stadium or season tickets, but Geiger said it is "almost impossible" to police whether Baker attends future athletic events.

Geiger said the delay is unrelated to Gene Smith replacing him on April 15 or because OSU is awaiting an NCAA ruling on its investigation into the football program.

To reach this Plain Dealer reporter:

[email protected], 216-999-4748
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More self imposed sanctions on the way
 
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