OT Miss. St. Being Investigated by the NCAA
Mods, could one of you move this to the MGoBoard, please?
Miss. St. is the latest team in the SEC to face an NCAA investigation, with 1 coach, WR coach Angelo Mirando, resigning, presumably because of involvement in the scandal.
The school says the investigation is close to finished. NCAA spokeswoman Stacey Osburn confirmed the NCAA and Mississippi State were "working cooperatively," but did not have any further comment.
"That's been going on for the last several months," Mississippi State coach Dan Mullen said following Thursday's practice. "I'm not able to comment on any of that."
Mississippi State receivers coach Angelo Mirando resigned Sunday, citing "unforeseen personal issues." Mullen has not elaborated on the reason for Mirando's resignation.
ESPN.com reported Mirando's resignation was related to the recruitment of at least one player on the current roster. The report later says that MSU freshman defensive back Will Redmond was the subject of an NCAA interview with Redmond's high school coach, without explicitly connecting the two issues.
Mullen said that Redmond is still practicing with the team. Mullen also was openly critical of ESPN reporter Joe Schad, who wrote the story.
Some tweets:
Former Miss St WR coach Angelo Mirando resigned in wake of ongoing NCAA investigation into his recruitment of at least one Bulldogs player
Just got off the phone with another contact down in Starkville. This could get ugly...reaching into the state of Alabama
Dispatch MSU Sports Blog: Sources: NCAA investigation of Mississippi State football involves car for Will Redmondbit.ly/PBaYYr
Personally, I'm very surprised to see an SEC team being investigated by the NCAA for improper benefits. I have always thought the SEC to be an honorable and noble conference. Who knew?
August 24th, 2012 at 11:58 AM ^
Auburn, Alabama, LSU cheat.....Miss St gets investigated
August 24th, 2012 at 12:13 PM ^
Don't look past Arkansas. I think more than half cheat.
August 24th, 2012 at 12:39 PM ^
Also, wasn't Miss State the team that told Cam Newton to "take a hike" when his dad wanted money?
EDIT: I didn't read the entire thread before I wrote this. Mentioned below a couple times.
August 24th, 2012 at 12:40 PM ^
Another is that they said "We don't have that kind of money--take a hike."
I wouldn't claim to know which rumor is accurate.
August 24th, 2012 at 12:08 PM ^
They were CHEATING!!
At this rate every lose the program ever had is going to be stricken from the other team's win column...
August 24th, 2012 at 12:21 PM ^
August 24th, 2012 at 12:38 PM ^
Hire him back!
August 24th, 2012 at 1:16 PM ^
if they have the victory expunged, can we request that it still be an "L" for UM? It would be a travesty to have that ugliness considered anything but a loss.
August 24th, 2012 at 2:25 PM ^
We were one free car away from a W in that game and you know it.
August 24th, 2012 at 3:20 PM ^
That's honestly the question that went through my mind when reading your comment. I guess I had purged that game from my memory banks. I swear it never happened. Right? It never happened.
August 24th, 2012 at 1:36 PM ^
I have to proofread before I hit "save"...sigh.
August 24th, 2012 at 6:18 PM ^
Incredibly, there are people who excuse Carr's 1-6 record vs. Tressel with logic not that far from what you wrote facetiously.
August 24th, 2012 at 12:21 PM ^
August 24th, 2012 at 12:23 PM ^
SEC stands for "Schools Expected to Cheat"
August 24th, 2012 at 12:24 PM ^
Dan Mullen is MAD at Joe Schad. He said "Schad, you stop reporting our cheating!"
August 24th, 2012 at 12:25 PM ^
Didn't they blow the whistle (or try to) on Cam Newton and Auburn?
August 24th, 2012 at 12:29 PM ^
And SOMEHOW Auburn got off the hook.
August 24th, 2012 at 12:56 PM ^
For now . . . If we ignore him long enough Danny Sheridan will one day reveal the identity of the "bag man."
August 24th, 2012 at 12:34 PM ^
I just watched roll tide/war eagle during "brainless time" at work yesterday and I already forgot how that broke, but I do know that Cam's dad admitted to shopping Cam to MSU, so I don't think it was MSU that blew any whistles...
Somebody google that for me please...
August 24th, 2012 at 12:27 PM ^
He needs to get his ass out of the SEC before it's to late.
August 24th, 2012 at 12:31 PM ^
If the NCAA had balls/brain/name your favorite organ, it would carpet-bomb one of the SEC schools as an example to the rest. Miss. State may fit that bill.
Otherwise, is there a clause about a conference loss of institutional control?
August 24th, 2012 at 12:33 PM ^
Spoiler Alert: Nothing will come out of this.
August 24th, 2012 at 12:41 PM ^
at your avatar.
August 24th, 2012 at 12:44 PM ^
Yeah, but part of it's missing.
August 24th, 2012 at 12:43 PM ^
All the points to you sir...bravo...bravo
August 24th, 2012 at 12:34 PM ^
is probably a reference to this:
According to a Memphis Commercial Appeal report, NCAA investigators have questioned a former 7-on-7 team head coach of Redmond named Byron De'Vinner. De'Vinner was also the same 7-on-7 coach of current Auburn University running back Jovon Robinson. Robinson, who like Redmond is from Memphis, is having his eligibility investigated currently by the NCAA as well.
Sources: NCAA investigation of Mississippi State football involves car for Will Redmond
August 24th, 2012 at 12:46 PM ^
Of all the schools in the SEC, I would have thought Vandy was the cleanest. Others have been cheating far worse then them it seems...
August 24th, 2012 at 1:50 PM ^
because Gordon Gee was their President. Brown to Vandy to OSU, the path of progress.
August 24th, 2012 at 12:43 PM ^
nftxt
August 24th, 2012 at 12:58 PM ^
August 24th, 2012 at 1:07 PM ^
I think they're investigating the wrong "MSU."
August 24th, 2012 at 1:07 PM ^
I'm having fun reading Tiger Droppings/SEC Rant this morning.
August 24th, 2012 at 1:08 PM ^
It's a rough week for MIssissippi State fans. You find out you're being investigated for cheating, and your team hires Tim Brewster. Double-Whammy. Since the SEC has a stack of "get-out-of-jail-free" cards, the Brewster hiring is probably worse.
August 24th, 2012 at 1:36 PM ^
The opinion of those in the know would suggest that "Every SEC team (outside of perhaps, Vanderbilt) cheats". Their day will come. They will keep winning and everyone outside of the Southeast will get tired of it, and the NCAA's hand will be forced.
August 24th, 2012 at 1:41 PM ^
August 24th, 2012 at 2:04 PM ^
You would think that time was a few years ago. I would love to see someone from the NCAA field accountibility questions, and standards for punishment on National TV. It would look worse than PSU officials trying to cover up the cover up. 
August 24th, 2012 at 1:54 PM ^
Joins in on the SEC cheat fest late...
Gets caught first
August 24th, 2012 at 2:11 PM ^
There's a blog entry in the Clarion Ledger site which provides a little more information as well - (link)
Supposedly, Redmond's mother was actually alerted to the investigation by the Ledger, if this is accurate, and Bryon De'Vinner (the coach mentioned a few posts above) claims that Memphis East High staff are simply pointing at him for the simple reason that they don't like him, and of course, he supposedly has plans to clear his name in the near future, so we'll see where that takes this investigation, I guess. It also mentions that De'Vinner and Redmond's families are close as well. Still, there is this tidbit, if we're talking about "impermissible benefits":
"Receipt of a benefit by student-athletes or their relatives or friends is not a violation of NCAA legislation if it is demonstrated that the same benefit is generally available to the institution’s students or their relatives or friends or to a particular segment of the student body (e.g., international students, minority students) determined on a basis unrelated to athletics ability"
If it turns out that the car purchase took place, Mississippi State (or a representative thereof) needs only to purchase cars for about 20,000 undergraduates.
August 24th, 2012 at 2:18 PM ^
that had reportedly offered Chris Weber's father $150,000 back in the day. Weber said no of course and we all know why now.
Miss St has cheated in the past and will cheat in the future, it is just the way it is down there.
August 24th, 2012 at 3:02 PM ^
It's ok if you offer the money to the father.
If Ed Martin had just done that, nothing would have happened to our basketball program. (Yeah, right).
August 24th, 2012 at 3:54 PM ^
The "donor" probably got a nice tax deduction for giving to the father's church. Win win.
August 24th, 2012 at 4:25 PM ^