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Begin forwarded message: > From: Shane Ford <[email protected]> > Date: October 23, 2013 at 7:26:14 AM CDT > To: Gatortalk <[email protected]> > Subject: [gatortalk] Miami's NCAA saga comes to an end with sanctions > Reply-To: [email protected] > > Miami's NCAA saga comes to an end with sanctions > > > Miami head coach Al Golden, rear, watches a drill during team practice on > Tuesday in Coral Gables, Fla. Miami's football team will lose nine > scholarships and the men's basketball team will lose three, as part of the > penalties the school was handed Tuesday by the NCAA as the Nevin Shapiro > scandal presumably drew to a close. > AP > The Associated Press > Published: Tuesday, October 22, 2013 at 10:47 a.m. > Last Modified: Tuesday, October 22, 2013 at 10:47 a.m. > > CORAL GABLES — When the NCAA's long-awaited decision arrived Tuesday morning, > Miami athletic director Blake James realized it was what he expected all > along. > "Fair," James said. "But significant." > And final. The Miami-NCAA saga is over. > More than 2½ years after former booster and convicted felon Nevin Shapiro > contacted the NCAA from prison and began detailing his role in rampant > rule-breaking by those involved with Miami's football and men's basketball > programs, the Hurricanes got their final penalties. The most notable > sanctions are the nine lost football scholarships over three years and one > lost basketball scholarship in each of the next three seasons. > A three-year period of probation, which started Tuesday, and some recruiting > restrictions are also part of the penance. > But for the first time since 2010, Miami's football team — currently > undefeated and ranked No. 7 nationally — will be heading to a bowl game. > "I want to sincerely thank our student-athletes and their families who, not > only stood with the University of Miami during this unprecedented challenge, > but subsequently volunteered for the mission," Miami football coach Al Golden > said in a statement released by school officials. "They shouldered the > burden, exhibited class and exemplified perseverance for Hurricanes > everywhere." > Miami said in February that it would appeal any sanction beyond what it had > already self-imposed. Over time, that stance softened, and the Hurricanes are > accepting what the NCAA handed down. > No appeal is coming, at least not by the Hurricanes. > None is coming from Missouri basketball coach Frank Haith, either. Haith will > miss the first five games of Missouri's upcoming season because of what the > NCAA said his role was in the Shapiro scandal, and said Tuesday that "it's > time for closure. > Three former Miami assistant coaches got two-year show-cause bans, including > Clint Hurtt, who's part of the football staff at Louisville. > "It's relief that we finally have a decision," Miami President Donna Shalala > told The Associated Press. "It's been a long haul. But I don't have any anger > or frustration." > The sheer size of the Miami investigation was unlike almost any other, with > 18 general allegations of misconduct with 79 issues within those allegations, > along with 118 interviews of 81 individuals by the NCAA's count. The > committee wanted to complete its work within eight weeks; it took more than > 18 weeks between the end of the Miami hearing and the release of Tuesday's > decision, mainly because of the staggering amount of material that needed > review. > "This case is among the most extraordinary in the history of the NCAA," said > Britton Banowsky, the Conference USA commissioner who chairs the NCAA's > Committee on Infractions, which handed down Tuesday's decision. > The NCAA said Miami lacked "institutional control" when it came to monitoring > Shapiro, a charge the school was hoping to avoid. "Many of Miami's violations > were undetected by the university over a 10-year period," the NCAA wrote in > the statement releasing Tuesday's news. > But since this saga started, Miami has tried to make sweeping changes in the > way it handles its compliance practices and that along with the school's > decision to self-impose significant sanctions like sitting out three > postseason football games and enacting recruiting restrictions was clearly > looked upon favorably by the committee. > "We're going to move on," Shalala said. "We've got a lot of work to do in the > compliance area. We've obviously put a lot of new things in place over the > last three years. But making sure that we reduce the risk — significantly > reduce the risk — of this happening again is an ongoing, continuous > improvement strategy." > The NCAA decision will affect all of Miami athletics, in that any Hurricanes > staff member who sends an impermissible text to a prospect will be fined a > minimum of $100 per message, and coaches involved will be suspended from all > recruiting activities for seven days. The NCAA said a probe of Miami actually > started in 2009, when the school self-reported impermissible telephone calls > and texts. > Then Shapiro, who is serving a 20-year prison term for masterminding a $930 > million Ponzi scheme, got involved, and the scope grew immeasurably. > "I'm glad the NCAA recognized and appreciated the self-imposed efforts that > were at such a significant level," ACC Commissioner John Swofford said. > Some of the NCAA's would-be accusations were erased early this year, when it > was found that investigators improperly cooperated with Shapiro's attorney — > a Miami alum — and gleaned some of their information wrongly from her. > Banowsky insisted none of that information was considered by the infractions > committee. > "We didn't get off easy," James said. "Could I see someone saying, 'Hey, > congratulations for getting to the end?' Yes. Could I see someone saying, > 'Hey, congratulations for what you got?' No. We got significant penalties." > > -- > -- > GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY! > 1996 National Football Champions | 2006 National Basketball Champions > 2006 National Football Champions | 2007 National Basketball Champions > 2008 National Football Champions | > Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier (1966), Danny Wuerffel (1996), > Tim Tebow (2007) - Visit our website at www.gatornet.us > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "GatorTalk" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- -- GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY! 1996 National Football Champions | 2006 National Basketball Champions 2006 National Football Champions | 2007 National Basketball Champions 2008 National Football Champions | Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier (1966), Danny Wuerffel (1996), Tim Tebow (2007) - Visit our website at www.gatornet.us --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "GatorTalk" group. 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