NCAA Justice...... Isn't that a contradiction in terms? Joe "Ninety-nine percent of failures come from people who have the habit of making excuses." - George Washington.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Rick McMahan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "RollTideFan-The University of Alabama Athletics Discussion List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, December 08, 2003 10:30 PM Subject: Re: [RollTideFan] Baby you can drive my car.. (but what do I know about NCAA justice?). Rick Joe Goodson wrote: >Thomas Yeager does not have the balls to smack down the 1st Black coach in >the SEC. They will get a slap on the wrist like Notre Dumb. >Joe >"Ninety-nine percent of failures come from people who have the habit of >making excuses." - George Washington. > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Rick McMahan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: "RollTideFan-The University of Alabama Athletics Discussion List" ><[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Sent: Monday, December 08, 2003 10:06 PM >Subject: Re: [RollTideFan] Baby you can drive my car.. > > >What do y'all think? Will they get hammered or get a slap on the hand? >Will the hiring of Croom make a difference? Pretty serious stuff, every >bit as serious as what Bama was nailed for. > >Rick > >kurt rasmussen wrote: > > > >> >> >> >http://www.al.com/sportsflash/collegefootball/index.ssf?/newsflash/get_stor y.ssf?/cgi-free/getstory_ssf.cgi?s0451_BC_FBC--MississippiSt-NC&&sports&al_c ollegefb > > >> >>NCAA: Improper conduct by Sherrill, assistants >> >>By RALPH D. RUSSO >>The Associated Press >>12/8/03 9:42 PM >> >>JACKSON, Miss. (AP) -- A Mississippi State recruit's grandfather told >>investigators that retired coach Jackie Sherrill offered to provide >>the player a car, the NCAA said in its report on alleged rules >>violations by the football program. >> >>The 22-page document, released Monday by the school, lists 13 possible >>violations that occurred from 1998-02. >> >>Several of the alleged violations involved assistant coach Glenn Davis >>and former assistant Jerry Fremin giving cash and gifts and offering >>improper benefits to prospective student-athletes and their families. >> >>Mississippi State's response to the NCAA's notice of allegations, >>known as an official letter of inquiry, is due by March 2. >> >>A message left for Sherrill at his home was not immediately returned >>Monday night. >> >>Athletic director Larry Templeton said the university would not >>comment on the allegations or the specifics of the investigation until >>the university's attorneys submit a response. >> >>Mississippi State has been cooperating with the NCAA and assisting >>with the investigation for the past 2½ years, the university said in a >>release. >> >>There were no allegations of academic misconduct or of lack of >>institutional control, the most serious charge that could be brought >>by the NCAA. >> >>In March, Mississippi State received a preliminary letter of inquiry >>from the NCAA which said it was looking into the possibility of those >>types of violations. >> >>Mississippi State hired Sylvester Croom last week to replace Sherrill, >>making Croom the first black head football coach in the Southeastern >>Conference. >> >>The Bulldogs are 8-27 since 2001, with just three Southeastern >>Conference victories. They were 2-10 this season, the school's worst >>since 1988. >> >>Sherrill, who retired last month after 13 seasons with Mississippi >>State, was mentioned in two of allegations. >> >>One involved the recruitment of Joseph Scott, a linebacker from >>Hattiesburg (Miss.) High School who ended up signing with Southern >>Mississippi. The other involved the recruitment of offensive lineman >>Chris Spencer, an offensive lineman from Madison Central (Miss.) High >>School who attends Mississippi. >> >>According the notice of allegations, the mother of a Mississippi State >>student-athlete told Scott's grandmother, Ardasene Scott, during a >>phone conversation that Sherrill got her son "a nice ride." >> >>During another telephone conversation, Ardasene Scott asked Fremin if >>Sherrill would obtain a vehicle for her grandson. Fremin told the >>woman that Sherrill would discuss that matter during Joseph Scott's >>official visit to Mississippi State and "take care of it," according >>to the NCAA's report. >> >>On Scott's official visit, Sherrill told Scott's grandfather that he >>was "working on what they had been talking about," the report states. >> >>Scott's grandfather told his wife that their grandson would not attend >>Mississippi State because he believed Sherrill offered them a car, the >>report stated. >> >>Scott transferred from Southern Miss, played in junior college and is >>now attending Jackson State. >> >>In the other case involving Sherrill, Spencer's stepfather, Ben >>Wallace, said Sherrill told him that he would make sure that Spencer >>and his family were taken care of, and that if Wallace was in need of >>employment or anything, to call Sherrill, the NCAA report stated. >> >>Fremin, who worked as an offensive line coach for Mississippi State >>for four seasons, was accused in the report of paying travel and >>lodging expenses for an unofficial recruitment visit Scott made to >>Starkville. >> >>The report also alleged that Fremin arranged for a Mississippi State >>booster to make improper contact with recruits and arrange >>impermissible employment for prospective student-athletes. >> >>Fremin resigned in March 2001. The university cited health reasons. >> >>On his attorney's recommendation, Fremin declined to comment on the >>report. >> >>Among the allegations against Davis, he's accused of giving a recruit, >>Kenneth Griffith of Brandon High School, $800 to pay for summer school >>classes Griffith needed to be able to satisfy the NCAA's initial >>eligibility requirements. >> >>Davis denied any wrongdoing when the allegation was first reported by >>a newspaper in April. >> >>Griffith signed with Southern Miss, but ended up attending junior >>college. >> >>Mississippi State's football program was found guilty of major NCAA >>infractions in 1996 and received one year probation and a loss of >>scholarships. >> >>Because the current allegations go back to 1998, Mississippi State >>could be dealt with as a repeat violator by the NCAA, which could lead >>to harsher penalties being imposed. >> >> >> >> >>______________________________________________________ >>RollTideFan - The University of Alabama Athletics Discussion List >> >>"Welcome to RollTideFan! 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