NCAA Investigation of Freep Jihad
I thought the NCAA wanted to have their findings completed by today. Does anyone know where things stand?
http://detnews.com/article/20091027/SPORTS0201/910270406/U-M-s-Rich-Rod…
I assume nothing of any consequnece will come of it and I am eager for the team to be able to move on.
December 31st, 2009 at 9:11 AM ^
Wow, I seriously got up this morning to post this, and this is the first thing that I saw. I agree with your assertion though, especially because we haven't heard anything further from anyone involved. I would think if something was up, there would have been some sort of leak by now. Just an epinion.
December 31st, 2009 at 9:15 AM ^
up by today, but that doesn't mean they will release their findings today. It could take several months for that to happen.
EDIT: I also am operating under the assumption there will be a penalty of some kind. It may be small and a couple secondaries but I would be surprised if UM walked away completely unscathed.
December 31st, 2009 at 9:23 AM ^
but with the report writing and editing (Do I go with Times New Roman, or Calibri? 10 or 12 pt font? pdf or open document?) expect a report to be actually released around the time spring practice kicks off.
December 31st, 2009 at 11:09 AM ^
I doubt the NCAA findings are any different than UM's internal investigation. I also doubt you'll ever see a national headline about this issue again...McKnight is driving around in a range rover bought by a guy who owns the url www.4joemcknight.com. for christ's sake.....if you guys are penalized it will be very minor.
December 31st, 2009 at 4:10 PM ^
Come on, man. It's just a coincidence...
December 31st, 2009 at 3:47 PM ^
The final report will be released on February 2nd, the day before the LOIs come in.
December 31st, 2009 at 10:15 AM ^
That may not be the same as ending it then.
December 31st, 2009 at 10:16 AM ^
Some I know with insider information said that the NCAA folks are still waiting for our bowl practice, weekly records.
Yeah that hurts.
December 31st, 2009 at 10:29 AM ^
I was under the assumption that to have bowl practices, you need to make a bowl. We haven't been in one of those since RR took over (not assigning blame here, just stating a fact), so I don't get it.
December 31st, 2009 at 10:39 AM ^
Seriously?
December 31st, 2009 at 10:42 AM ^
1. that we are not in a bowl = no practices
2. that the NCAA invesigates these trumped up charges in lieu of getting anything to stick at schools like USC...
December 31st, 2009 at 10:47 AM ^
Sarcasm detector fail
December 31st, 2009 at 10:52 AM ^
This is why I try to avoid the sarcasm detector stuff. It gets all awkward when one person is being sarcastic in response to another person's sarcastic comment and detectors are consumed by a black hole.
It's a rare, beautiful, and terrifying thing.
December 31st, 2009 at 10:55 AM ^
"It's a rare, beautiful, and terrifying thing."
That is almost exactly how I would describe your avatar.
January 1st, 2010 at 2:24 AM ^
His avatar embodies my feelings for Michigan athletics at this point...
December 31st, 2009 at 10:36 PM ^
UM "grads" on this board and they can't detect sarcasm?
December 31st, 2009 at 10:43 PM ^
Enjoy your stay.
December 31st, 2009 at 10:54 PM ^
$100,000.00 for an LS&A education that I hope includes Shakespeare, and this crowd doesn't get sarcasm?
That's why I'm dubious as to the claims of a sheepskin obtained either in Ann Arbor or anywhere else. Fuck me if a bunch of alleged college graduates can understand sarcasm when Brian or the WLA comes with it--but individual posts by Average Joe are met with "/Sarcasm?"
Holy shit.
January 1st, 2010 at 11:15 AM ^
First, this is a text medium. When someone is talking to you, you can use visual and verbal cues to determine whether or not they're being sarcastic. Those aren't much use on an Internet message board.
Second, people out there hold all kinds of ridiculous views. Nowadays it's difficult to invent a position that's so ridiculous that someone doesn't actually believe in it or something similar. I've run into people from Houston who don't believe in the moon landings.
Third, a college degree doesn't have anything to do with whether or not people catch sarcasm. Some people just take things more literally than others. I've seen a few people here who seem to think that the WLA folks are actually Marxists...
December 31st, 2009 at 10:44 AM ^
Wow. Just wow.
December 31st, 2009 at 10:51 AM ^
You've already started drinking? Celebrating the new year a little early.
December 31st, 2009 at 12:30 PM ^
Probably prepping for the aggravation that is watching our basketball team.
December 31st, 2009 at 10:42 AM ^
Argh, dong punch!
December 31st, 2009 at 10:59 AM ^
Quick, someone call ESPN. They're bound to have a source.
Seriously though, seems to me the longer we wait to hear anything, the worse it could be. If it's nothing, wouldn't they go ahead and say so now? Is there really that much analysis of data to do here?
December 31st, 2009 at 11:02 AM ^
Safe to say ESPN is preoccupied with the Great Concussion of 2009.
December 31st, 2009 at 2:45 PM ^
and LIKE IT!
December 31st, 2009 at 2:58 PM ^
I'm surprised the university doesn't file a suit against the Freep. Maybe they will if nothing shakes out.
December 31st, 2009 at 10:48 PM ^
A lawsuit is a good way to keep the original story in the news longer, for one thing.
For another, even a win isn't likely to cover court costs and lawyers' fees.
I won't even get into the odds that they win. Let me just say it's low.
January 1st, 2010 at 2:11 AM ^
There was an article in the Daily about it today. Basically, it said the investigation seems to be going ok, but they have no news from the NCAA. Although the NCAA anticipated to be done by the 31st, they are only required to give an update every six months.
Like everyone else I am hoping that the full report comes out soon and has no major violations. I am banking on it coming out soon - it would have been impossible for it to come out today as the NCAA is shutdown from Dec 23rd-Jan 3.
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