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Report: NCAA Accuses Memphis Of Violations

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/news/story?id=4210798

[Edited on May 28, 2009 at 9:43 AM. Reason : ]

5/28/2009 9:41:55 AM

hey guys i heard a crazy rumor that memphis has some violations on their hands.

can anyone confirm??

5/28/2009 10:04:12 AM

Hold on, I'll check one of the other threads about it.

[Edited on May 28, 2009 at 10:07 AM. Reason : Confirmed]

5/28/2009 10:07:07 AM

thats what colleges in tennessee do, they get ncaa violations

5/28/2009 10:52:41 AM

Stop being a dumbass troll.

When is the last time UT was put on any NCAA probation or sanctions?

5/28/2009 11:09:16 AM

he didn't use the word probation or sanction. but Lane Kiffin has comitted at least 5 violations since december at UT.

5/28/2009 12:11:46 PM

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"When is the last time UT was put on any NCAA probation or sanctions?"

Bruce Pearl should have gotten one for that rap he did

5/28/2009 12:22:08 PM

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"Lane Kiffin has comitted at least 5 violations since december at UT."

exactly

remind me again who is the dumbass?

5/28/2009 12:50:06 PM

They sunk the USS Vandenberg off of Key West to create a new reef. One more scholarship open...

5/28/2009 12:55:47 PM

^ what?

Everyone wants to point out the little secondary violations that Kiffin and UT has committed, but almost all programs have these kind of violations every year. Heck the OU program had 40 of them last year alone, yet you didn't hear anything about them. Right now the media is just jumping on the "let's bash Kiffin and follow every move that he makes" bandwagon, trying to make him look bad. He's done some stupid things recently, but who cares as long as he can win and do it cleanly, well by today's standards. Heck Spurrier tried to call out Kiffin for calling a recruit on his first day on the job, b/c he thought he committed an NCAA violation b/c coaches that haven't taken the test can't have contact with recruits, but Kiffin had already taken the test on-line and passed it before he got to Tennessee. It made for an interesting exchange at the SEC spring media gala or whatever they've recently held.

5/28/2009 1:27:48 PM

Nice two page argument about WPH.

Here is my take:

I don't go there for factual information. I go there for highlight videos and optimistic opinions. If I went there and took things as facts we should be collecting our rightful national championship trophy in about 10 months. They are a fanboy site to me.

Useful for videos and such... not so much for facts.

^ Kiffin is a total douche and I wish nothing but failure on him.

[Edited on May 28, 2009 at 1:32 PM. Reason : x]

5/28/2009 1:31:48 PM

^^It's a joke.

http://ussvandenberg.com/

5/28/2009 1:34:59 PM

^^ He may be a douche, I've never met him, but the media is blowing some of this stuff out of proportion.

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5/28/2009 1:48:44 PM

It is the slow season for sports news.

As for WPH or Pack Pride, I'll take all the info I can get no matter what the source may be.

5/28/2009 1:49:58 PM

when you've never coached a college football game in your life (as head coach) and you decide to call out the defending champion Florida Gators, you deserve whatever you get

5/28/2009 1:50:40 PM

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"the media is blowing some of this stuff out of proportion."

maybe so, but you invite scrutiny and attention when you won't stop running your mouth...he brought it on himself.

5/28/2009 1:56:52 PM

interview with PP says that Parker does NOT have an offer.

5/28/2009 3:06:22 PM

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"just wanted to clear up the way we operate since I'm seeing a lot of assumptions: 1) The reason our interviews read like conversations is because instead of running up to a recruit and jamming a mic in their face, we think you can get a better, more real feel for player by simply talking with them. 2) I hope you do not get the feeling that we are disrespectful with our information, because we certainly are not. Everything we post, since the Cousins fiasco, is run by the basketball program before it is released to ensure that it is not detrimental to the University or the program. 3) We're really trying to correct any and all grammatical errors in our writing. We see that it is very important to a lot of people, however I feel like if you've read our site recently you'd see that we've been really focusing on our grammar and using spell check. We'll continue to work on this."

never said I had a problem with how you do things, just possibly giving a reason why PP would be cranky about it

Personally I like how you try to develop real relationships with the players and such, seems like it would be better for getting good info from them in the future.

The grammar stuff is inconsequential to me as long as you aren't posting on your blog like a 14 year old girl texts but I do think it should reach a high level if WPH eventually becomes a big time source of NC State news, which I do see as possible. No need to draw any ire from opposing fanbases about it, is all

5/28/2009 3:21:45 PM

more harrow. some of the same footage, but there's some better angles in some shots
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5zr-YK4XsNs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zy98ecdQ7C8

[Edited on May 28, 2009 at 7:55 PM. Reason : o]

5/28/2009 7:47:41 PM

first video is dirrrrty

5/28/2009 8:20:44 PM

he's dirrrrrty in both videos

5/28/2009 8:36:56 PM

How does a guy that is 5'11, 155 dunk like that?

5/28/2009 9:00:28 PM

He's 155, so he doesn't have a lot of weight holding him down. There were always several black guys in middle school with similar size who could dunk.

I expect his hops to go down soph year as he puts on that weight.

5/28/2009 9:02:44 PM

Isn't he 6'0-6'1 nowadays?

5/28/2009 9:23:01 PM

he's 6'1" just like how javi is.

5/28/2009 9:32:21 PM

^ he didn't seem that tall to me at the TOC but who knows.

5/28/2009 10:03:44 PM

^I'm not sure but I think that remark was sarcastic...Javi is 5'11" on a good day

5/29/2009 12:39:01 AM

that comment was indeed facetious

5/29/2009 12:40:23 AM

Found this wall video linked from a harrow video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v4CbQGBbUOw

If ryan's videos are a showcase of extreme skill, wall's are a showcase of monstrous athleticism. Going to be fun to watch him play in the future, for sure.

5/29/2009 1:14:31 AM

Pack: Better off without Calipari?

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"The events of the past three weeks demonstrate why N.C. State fans should be disappointed they didn’t get John Calipari as their coach. They also demonstrate why fans should be glad Calipari didn’t come to N.C. State in 2006, when the school hired Sidney Lowe to replace Herb Sendek. After leaving Memphis to coach Kentucky, Calipari put the Wildcats back in the national headlines. Securing a commitment from extraordinary Raleigh Word of God Academy point guard John Wall earlier this month cemented a recruiting class that scout.com analyst Dave Telep said has a chance to be remembered as one of the best ever. Immediately, Kentucky has been pegged as a favorite to get to its first Final Four since 1998. But this week damaging news has emerged about the program Calipari left behind. According to the Memphis Commercial Appeal, the NCAA is requiring Memphis to appear before the infractions committee June 6 to answer charges of major violations. Reports say former guard Derrick Rose is accused of knowing fraudulence or misconduct on his SAT. If true, that could force Memphis to vacate its 38 wins and trip to the NCAA title game in 2007-08. An associate of a player also is charged with not paying for some of his trips aboard the team charter plane to road games. Kentucky fans supposedly are reassuring themselves with the fact that Calipari is not named in the probe. But this could be the second Final Four trip a Calipari-coached team has vacated. An agent scandal involving player Marcus Camby voided Massachusetts’ trip to the 1996 national semifinals. Three years ago, Calipari turned down an offer from N.C. State and accepted a contract extension at Memphis. The Wolfpack instead hired Sidney Lowe, who had no college coaching experience and has yet to direct N.C. State to the NCAA Tournament in three seasons. Unlike Calipari, who has been an instant recruiting sensation at Kentucky, Lowe got off to a slow start as he learned the recruiting landscape with the Wolfpack. But Lowe has signed his deepest and most complete class yet heading into 2009-10, and doesn’t have major NCAA violations as part of his legacy. Under Lowe, N.C. State posted the highest Academic Progress Rate of any school in the ACC this spring. That’s in part because Lowe did an admirable job keeping Sendek’s former players in the program proceeding toward graduation. At Kentucky, Calipari is at least three players over the NCAA limit of 13 scholarships for next season, meaning some of the players he inherited from Billy Gillispie are unlikely to return. No doubt, Calipari will bring a lot of wins and national attention to the Wildcats. But the scandal that seems to follow him might not be worth it. N.C. State might be better off without him despite Lowe’s shaky start in the won-loss column "

http://blogs.newsobserver.com/accnow/pack-better-off-without-calipari

[Edited on May 29, 2009 at 3:34 PM. Reason : .]

5/29/2009 3:34:25 PM

some nice updates from Pangos on Wolfpackhoops.com

5/30/2009 6:23:04 PM

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"The events of the past three weeks seasons demonstrate why N.C. State fans should be disappointed they didn’t get John Calipari as their coach."

5/30/2009 7:02:12 PM

great video on wph of one of their guys playing will barton one-on-one. the stakes were if barton lost, he had to commit to state.

5/31/2009 12:59:06 PM

Really wish they had won that game by some miracle, haha.

5/31/2009 1:14:54 PM

^Should have just fired up a fadeaway shot right at the start, probably a better chance lol

5/31/2009 2:28:01 PM

barton's highlights on youtube are impressive to say the least

dude reminds of jules with more talent

hopefully the NCAA fucks Kentucky up before he commits to them

5/31/2009 3:05:55 PM

^^he said that he tried to shoot over him before the camera was shooting and barton threw his shit into the next court

"Im the bus driver, Im about to take you to school....faaaaadah!" style

5/31/2009 3:42:27 PM

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"WEAK TOT ACTION"

5/31/2009 4:08:38 PM

Not to read too much into it, but it's cool that he was willing to throw down that bet even as a joke. Doubt he would do that for a school he wasn't at least modestly interested in...

Wow I never thought I'd follow recruiting this much. The late spring, early summer sports drought is in full swing... and it freakin' sucks

5/31/2009 4:14:49 PM

Yeah I'm glad to see he was having fun with it, but even if he did stick to the bet and commit, nothing would stop him from decommiting moments later, haha.

5/31/2009 7:04:21 PM

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"The late spring, early summer sports drought is in full swing... and it freakin' sucks"

6/1/2009 10:03:34 AM

so what is that post by gravis on the premium board about Lorenzo Brown about? nothing bad, is it?

6/1/2009 3:28:04 PM

god i hope not

6/1/2009 3:35:27 PM

he's got a teacher that is being a dick about letting him make-up classwork he missed from playing basketball. It may result in him not being here until the fall semester starts as he would have to take a 1/2 credit class in summer school or some shit.

6/1/2009 3:36:04 PM

The teacher is no doubt a Carolina fan with a degree from Appalachian.

6/1/2009 3:38:16 PM

that sounds like some bullshit

6/1/2009 3:41:06 PM

That's one thing that pisses me off. I mean come on a lot of these teachers claim to want the best for their students and their education, yet this dick is going on a power trip b/c Lorenzo was busy with his commitment to the basketball team. He's obviously shown a desire to make it up in order for him to get his college course work started early so that he can graduate on time. Student athletes don't usually take as many classes as normal students b/c of the amount of time they have to put into their sport. I think the full-time requirement of 12 credit hours for normal students is actually lower for student athletes. IIRC, they can take only 8 credit hours if needed, of course most take more than that.

6/1/2009 3:47:36 PM

That is one of the issues he brought up. Apparently this school that Lorenzo attends, has had other issues with this and it's leading a lot of the high-profile players in that area to change schools. I think he's getting a bad deal from the teacher here in not letting him make up his work, but hopefully the appeal goes through or he gets to take a summer session at the school and get up here in the Fall.

6/1/2009 4:01:16 PM

^^they also get "free hours" in that they're automatically enrolled in a "varsity sports" class

6/1/2009 4:58:30 PM

that sucks but at least he'll be here in the fall. as long as it doesn't jeopardize his eligibility for next season.

6/1/2009 5:06:53 PM