Miami Sanctions on the way?
The NCAA is expected to hand down its notice of allegations against Miami this week. Missouri coach Frank Haith is expected to be hit with with charges of unethical conduct and a failure to promote an atmosphere of complaince. This could result in a multiple year show cause penalty, similar to the 3 year show cause penalty Bruce Pearl received. Considering the basketball program was reported to be in much less trouble then the football program is it leads me to believe they are going to get hit hard.
http://www.cbssports.com/collegebasketball/blog/eye-on-college-basketba…
January 21st, 2013 at 4:29 PM ^
What??????
January 21st, 2013 at 4:33 PM ^
it, needs, some, of, these, silly, things.
January 22nd, 2013 at 11:33 AM ^
That's perfect. I'm going to use that whenever some grammar snob tells me to use the "without" method.
January 21st, 2013 at 4:38 PM ^
that Frank Haith, who is currently the coach of Missouri but was previously coach of Miami, is expected to be hit with a show-cause as a result of actions he took at Miami. No idea whether that's a factually true statement or not, but pretty sure that's what the author is saying.
This is all much easier to understand if you know that Frank Haith used to be the coach of Miami.
January 21st, 2013 at 6:39 PM ^
Thank you. It looked like the post went from Miami football to Missouri basketball without any segue, and I've never heard of Frank Haith so I was hella confused. This is the first time I've typed the word hella.
January 21st, 2013 at 9:28 PM ^
of the textually employed. I've never seen it in print eitha.
January 21st, 2013 at 6:26 PM ^
So does the last one.
January 21st, 2013 at 5:09 PM ^
Is this one of those have-to-click-the-link-so-you-understand-wtf-the-OP-is-talking-about threads?
EDIT: Posted prior to the multiple edits by the OP.
January 21st, 2013 at 4:36 PM ^
Nice to see after a year and a half investigation the findings starting to trickle out. Should only be about 6 more months before the University responds. And an additional year until the sanctions come down.
January 21st, 2013 at 4:44 PM ^
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January 21st, 2013 at 7:52 PM ^
The NCAA said that starting in August, the sanctions they would give schools would be much more severe, they would hold coaches responsible for assistant coaches actions, and that they would be a more consistant. Also they expect to increase the committee on infractions from 10 to 24 members so there isn't a huge delay in time before schools get sanctions. I can't find the article from ESPN but it is getting better
January 21st, 2013 at 11:33 PM ^
which maybe explains why they're talking basketball now. they'll get around to the more serious football stuff in August.
i can dream, right?
January 21st, 2013 at 4:54 PM ^
If they do charge Frank Haith with unethical conduct, I would also think that the Show Cause Order is a likelihood and then his time at Missouri may very well come to an abrupt end. I can't think of a school that has found it economical to keep a coach with such an order over their heads employed, but I could be missing someone.
One thing that sort of strikes me as interesting is that the focus of the investigation seems to be a little more on the people named in the investigation into Nevin Shapiro's exploits rather than Miami necessarily, at least it part. If the NCAA does go after Haith and his assistants specifically at least on a few points, that probably makes Miami think it will get a pass on a few allegations, though they definitely will get hit with something all the same.
There was this write-up as well - (LINK) - that supplements some of what Jeff Goodman is talking about.
It will be interesting to read this release when it is published, to be sure.
January 21st, 2013 at 5:18 PM ^
If they go after individuals that could very well hit Al Golden as well.
January 21st, 2013 at 6:25 PM ^
No, Al just got there and had nothing to do with these allegations.
January 21st, 2013 at 8:06 PM ^
Golden was indeed involved in these allegations. He kept using one on Shapiros guys, Sean Allen, to illegally contact recruits including Teddy Bridgewater. Allen admitted this to the NCAA.
January 21st, 2013 at 4:58 PM ^
reminds me a lot of all the times I've seen the headline "Fidel Castro reportedly near death"
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January 21st, 2013 at 6:51 PM ^
Haith and the basketball team are such a small part of this -- the Yahoo article was all about the football program. That basketball players were even involved with Shapiro is, like, such a tiny piece of this.
I'm surprised there's nothing on the Big Enchilada - with spice sauce - the sanctions coming for the football coaches (Shannon? Coker? etc.) and the FB program in general. The U's president, Shalala, ought to be sanctioned too. And if PSU is sort of the high-water mark for "Worst Offense Ever," where as Tatgate is a low-level one, these sanctions have to be somewhere in between?
One other irony. In two weeks, perhaps the most famous graduate of "Thug U" plays his last game, before waltzing into the HOF in 5 years to universal praise (including from moi). I am sure he was pre-Shapiro. But it's just weird, the best player Thug U ever produced has his career ending just as Miami (YTM) is getting whacked for the long-term product of being Thug U and spawning guys like Shapiro.
January 21st, 2013 at 9:13 PM ^
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January 21st, 2013 at 7:58 PM ^
If Missouri head coach does get a show cause penalty while employeed at Missouri, what happens then? Is he still the coach at their school?
January 21st, 2013 at 8:07 PM ^
I would think they would have to fire him if he receives a show cause penalty.
January 21st, 2013 at 8:07 PM ^
I would think they would have to fire him if he receives a show cause penalty.
January 21st, 2013 at 8:11 PM ^
Perhaps Mike Anderson would go back to Missouri from Arkansas seeing things have not well for him there so far.
January 21st, 2013 at 8:17 PM ^
This edit was my favorite.
January 21st, 2013 at 8:13 PM ^
I think they would have to fire him if he receives a show cause penalty.
January 21st, 2013 at 8:09 PM ^
double post
January 21st, 2013 at 8:13 PM ^
January 21st, 2013 at 9:13 PM ^
Yep...just a double
January 21st, 2013 at 9:22 PM ^
And yet, for all of these shenanigans, Miami will probably still be able to recruit reasonably well and other schools in the south, many with equally-shady connections, will continue to act with apparent impunity.
January 21st, 2013 at 10:43 PM ^
Former Miami assistant coach Clint Hurtt (current Louisville defensive line coach) is also expected to be hit with a long list of allegations. Interviews with student athletes have also unearthed additional violations other than those reported by Shapiro.
January 21st, 2013 at 11:03 PM ^