ND Investigation Announcement & Results Rampant Speculation Thread (No New News)
**I created this thread since the ND academic investigation & consequences are likely to be a significant & specific source of conversation leading up to our game with them this week. Rather than have people dig deep into the general game week thread, I figured this would be easeir. Mods, feel free to delete or edit if necessary....**
Notre Dame announced that the fact-finding part of the investiation is over, and that some or all of the cases will be sent to the univeristy honor code panel for a final determination. No word yet, but my understanding is this will happen prior to Saturday.
Any rampant predictions or rumors?
How much will this impact our game with them on Saturday? Obviously if key starers are held out it hurts ND, but if they are somehow cleared early, how rusty will they actually be? Folks on ND boards are saying that the suspended players are still working out and attending meetings & film sessions with the team, but not actually putting on pads and running drills. Will this even matter?
Once any official news comes out, somebody else can create a fresh thread.
EDIT: Learning the ropes of creating new threads. Rather than making this the entire thread on this issue, Mods have helpfully told me it's all about the time stamp. In that case, I'm letting this be the repository for rampant speculation and then if/when real news comes out Tuesday or Wednesday, etc. somebody else can post up a fresh thread w/ links to the real news.
September 1st, 2014 at 9:41 PM ^
Understood. Appreciate the reply, phork.
September 1st, 2014 at 3:39 PM ^
September 1st, 2014 at 3:40 PM ^
Is that Notre Dame sucks filthy dingleberry ass. I tend to believe that rumor.
September 1st, 2014 at 5:52 PM ^
If they're completely innocent, then the university did those three innocent kids and their football team a grave injustice by forcing them away from the team during the investigation and/or deliberation. I guess ND - to be fair, like most universities these days - doesn't believe in innocent until proven guilty. That's a shame.
September 1st, 2014 at 9:00 PM ^
"If they're completely innocent, then the university did those three innocent kids and their football team a grave injustice by forcing them away from the team during the investigation and/or deliberation."
If they let them play and they were later found to be academically ineligible, then what? Innocent until proven guilty, yes. Free to roam about as you were before you were accused of a crime, not so much.
This kind of thing is going to get worse and worse until "I didn't come here to play skool" is the norm. Seems to be that college football is well on it's way to being not at all about college and mostly just an NFL D league with paid players and public subsidies. And lemons. Everyone must eat lemons.
September 1st, 2014 at 10:42 PM ^
September 2nd, 2014 at 12:21 AM ^
Even in criminal trials, a defendent can sit in jail awaiting trial even if innocent. (This does not apply to people with money, however)
September 1st, 2014 at 4:32 PM ^
September 1st, 2014 at 9:24 PM ^
No broken jaws either so its all good.
September 1st, 2014 at 5:15 PM ^
Who cares let them bring their whole team. I want their best so they have no excuses.
September 1st, 2014 at 6:04 PM ^
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September 2nd, 2014 at 12:29 AM ^
For as much flaming as ND gets on this board you would think they were in the SEC. Despite being one of UM's main rivals, I respect Notre Dame. They have actual academic standards and they have handled this case appropriately, IMO.
How many other schools would suspend a quaterback that took them to the NC game instead of trying to find a way out? Even the Rose Bowl fought to "preserve the integrity of the game" by letting known cheaters play, and they aren't even a University. (They are a non-profit organization by the way. Nobody involved with the RB brought to you by Citi makes a profit ;)
September 1st, 2014 at 6:49 PM ^
September 2nd, 2014 at 11:10 AM ^
This has all the makings of ND finding no serious wrong doing RIGHT b4 the Michigan game and they will all be eligible to play..Havent we seen this before?