UCF quietly getting hammered

[scooter1369]

http://www.everydayshouldbesaturday.com/2011/11/9/2549961/ucf-football-becomes-friendlier-to-lonely-seafarers

UCF, seeing the partygoer passing out facefirst into the pool, decided this would be the perfect time to quietly seize the moment, slip into the back bathroom unnoticed, and then unleash the crappin' while everyone was busy looking elsewhere. After the release of a 16 page NCAA ruling today, UCF announced the resignation of AD Keith Tribble and UCF wide receivers coach David Kelly for "misleading" NCAA investigators. If you are somehow caught lying by the NCAA, the investigative equivalent of the Tennessee Obesity Police*, you are officially the worst liar ever and deserve to be caught.

*This is not a real police force. If it were, they would die of exhaustion.

UCF basketball coach Donnie Jones has been suspended, too. We presume the charges were "being a college basketball coach and stuff." We assume this charge can just be levied at any time, and no defense is ever offered.

The first comment is pure gold

George O'Leary about to have to update the resume again..
Last Job: Head Coach, University of [strike]Central[/strike] Florida

Yeah that looks right.

Mike Leach, come on down.

 

[Jake]

Hard to believe hiring a fine, upstanding guy like O'Leary ended up going badly.

 

[scarletmike]

I got the email that had been sent to students on Wednesday, but hadn't looked at it until now. I was too lazy and figured Scooter would get around to it sooner or later.

Hopefully this doesn't completely kill the momentum they had going for them. I was very close to going to the UAB game last year on a student ticket (they were giving them out all over Orlando), but decided I didn't want to use the gas or pay for the toll roads. I really wouldn't mind having a decent local sports program to enjoy when I do go back down, so yeah, I hope they can keep some of the positive momentum they had.

 

[BB73]

Here's a link with a description of why UCF fired their AD, their WR coach, and a basketball assistant.

The short story is that a couple of guys who were basically agents helped recruit several football and bball players. One basketball kid received over $11,000 in tuition and fees; and a football recruit received a laptop.

ESPN

NCAA alleges violations at UCF

Central Florida athletic director Keith Tribble resigned Wednesday after the NCAA alleged that a recruiter for a sports agency and an associate committed recruiting violations in the football and men's basketball programs, including paying tuition and travel expenses for players and recruits.

Assistant football coach David Kelly also resigned and men's basketball coach Donnie Jones was suspended for three conference games without pay and issued an official letter of reprimand, the school said in a prepared statement.


Tribble and Kelly were cited by the NCAA for unethical conduct when meeting with NCAA investigators. They will have the opportunity to challenge those allegations with the NCAA, the school said.

The NCAA alleged that Ken Caldwell, identified by the body as "a recruiter for a professional sports agency," and Brandon Bender, named as an associate of Caldwell, helped UCF recruit six men's basketball players and five football prospects by promoting the school's athletic programs.


Caldwell and Bender had contact with recruits and Tribble, Kelly and Jones were aware of that contact, according to the NCAA notice of allegations.


The NCAA further alleged Caldwell and Bender paid the tuition and fees for UCF men's basketball players, including $11,190 in tuition and fees for a men's basketball player; gave a laptop computer to a football recruit; and covered transportation expenses for men's basketball recruits.


In previous ESPN.com reports on the UCF investigation, both Caldwell and Bender, a former Louisville basketball player, denied wrongdoing.


The identities of the players and recruits involved were redacted in the NCAA notice of allegations made available by UCF. The school received an official notice of inquiry from the NCAA in August.

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