Syracuse men's basketball potential troubles

[buxfan4life]

Didn't find a Syracuse BBall thread (besides game threads and the Fine situation.)



http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/basket...asketball_investigation_drug_violation_030512

SYRACUSE, N.Y. ? During a decade in which Syracuse basketball reached the pinnacle of national prominence, the program was awash in positive drug tests and, in many cases, failed to adhere to its internal drug policy while playing ineligible players, Yahoo! Sports has learned.

Over the course of a three-month investigation, four sources with intimate knowledge of the Syracuse men?s basketball program told Yahoo! Sports at least 10 players since 2001 have tested positive for a banned recreational substance or substances. The sources said all 10 of those players were allowed to practice and play at times when they should have been suspended by the athletic department, including instances when some players may not have known of their own ineligibility. The four sources said Syracuse violated its drug policy in at least two areas: failing to properly count positive tests; and playing ineligible players after they should have been subject to suspension.

con't...

Looks like Boeheim doesn't know much about what goes on "under his watch".

The NCAA declined immediate comment when reached by Yahoo! Sports Monday. Boeheim also declined comment.

?I don?t know anything about it,? Boeheim said. ?I would not comment on anything like that. Good luck with your story.?

Asked if he had any knowledge of an NCAA investigation, Boeheim again declined comment.

?Obviously, I?m not going to talk about anything at all,? he said.

The article goes on to explain what MIGHT happen if the NCAA does actually decided to rule on this (LOIC for being a "Willful Violator"), but since there are no free tattoos involved, I don't think this goes anywhere.

 

[shiznit7]

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[sparcboxbuck]

Didn't find a Syracuse BBall thread (besides game threads and the Fine situation.)



http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/basket...asketball_investigation_drug_violation_030512



Looks like Boeheim doesn't know much about what goes on "under his watch".


The article goes on to explain what MIGHT happen if the NCAA does actually decided to rule on this (LOIC for being a "Willful Violator"), but since there are no free tattoos involved, I don't think this goes anywhere.

Go anywhere? Why the fuck would it. They didn't self report so they've got nothing dead to rights. Didn't some football program have a few kids thrown off the team a couple of weeks ago? Who was it? 3...2...1. Had to think for a second before you came up with the frogs, right? National media doesn't cover it like stink of shit and the sports media consuming public forgets in a week... And so will the NCAA.

I hope that the story author saved his receipts because the expensed meals are prolly worth more than the story. (note: not a bash of you, just a frustration of the media and NCAA).

 

[Piney]

I hope that the story author saved his receipts because the expensed meals are prolly worth more than the story. (note: not a bash of you, just a frustration of the media and NCAA).

The problem is the author is the grim reaper of college reporting, ie Charles Robinson.

 

[sparcboxbuck]

The problem is the author is the grim reaper of college reporting, ie Charles Robinson.

Then so let it be.

:reaper:

:popcorn:

 

[DZ83CK]

Boeheim needs a better eyeglass prescription to see what's going on under his "watch"

 

[BuckeyeNation27]

Go anywhere? Why the fuck would it. They didn't self report so they've got nothing dead to rights. Didn't some football program have a few kids thrown off the team a couple of weeks ago? Who was it? 3...2...1. Had to think for a second before you came up with the frogs, right? National media doesn't cover it like stink of shit and the sports media consuming public forgets in a week... And so will the NCAA.

I hope that the story author saved his receipts because the expensed meals are prolly worth more than the story. (note: not a bash of you, just a frustration of the media and NCAA).

Sorry to be the one to let facts get in the way of a good story, but they did self report this.

 

[matcar]

Sorry to be the one to let facts get in the way of a good story, but they did self report this.

But wait, that doesn't fit with our desire to hate hate hate against all other programs of significance. So you're words must be false somehow.

 

[Jake]

I was able to capture a screen shot of Boeheim responding to this story.

 

[BayBuck]

Sorry to be the one to let facts get in the way of a good story, but they did self report this.

I call BS. I haven't read that anywhere except for repeatedly in the article linked above.

Syracuse officials released a statement Monday evening about two hours after Y! Sports? report was published, saying the university has self-reported potential violations to the NCAA and the inquiry doesn?t involve current players. ...
?We self-reported issues with drug testing to the NCAA, and there is currently an ongoing inquiry,? Syracuse said in the statement...
The NCAA also released a statement Monday night confirming Syracuse ?appropriately? self-reported the violations ?several months ago.? The NCAA said its investigation is ongoing.

 

[Fungo Squiggly]

Pffft. We all know they'll skate since they weren't dumb enough to self-report. Stupid NCAA!

 

[ORD_Buckeye]

 

[BB73]

Sorry to be the one to let facts get in the way of a good story, but they did self report this.

I saw that they self-reported this, and that makes this quote from Boeheim interesting:

"I don't know anything about it," Boeheim said. "I would not comment on anything like that. Good luck with your story."

Obviously he doesn't want to talk about the story until after the season's over, and since it reportedly doesn't involve any current players, that's understandable.

But are we supposed to believe that Syracuse self-reported something and Boeheim doesn't even know about it? Or did he just mis-speak when he really just wanted to say "no comment"?

Combined with the Bernie Fine mess, it makes him appear to either not know what's going on in his program or just be pretending to not know what's going on.

 

[Jake]

Obviously he doesn't want to talk about the story until after the season's over, and since it reportedly doesn't involve any current players, that's understandable.

But are we supposed to believe that Syracuse self-reported something and Boeheim doesn't even know about it? Or did he just mis-speak when he really just wanted to say "no comment"?

Combined with the Bernie Fine mess, it makes him appear to either not know what's going on in his program or just be pretending to not know what's going on.

He seems to be practicing implausible deniability.

 

[DZ83CK]

Does Jim Boeheim have his own thread here? He ought to, for all the slime he's got trailing him. My opinion of Boeheim is sinking by the day. He gave Fab Melo a pass for being academically ineligible, saying he didn't let the team down. Then he doesn't know anything about all the problems that surround the program. What a joke.