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Post by Mod City on May 28, 2009 15:26:06 GMT -5
John Calipari's former school, Memphis, is apparently under investigation for Derrick Rose falsifying his SAT score. This is just a week or so after it was announced he had assembled one of the greatest recruiting classes of all time for Kentucky next season. espn.go.com/chicago/news/story?id=4210798UMass also got itself in trouble under Calipari's guidance. He is apparently not named in the investigation, and Kentucky insists he's not at risk for any problems, but I've seen this kind of stuff before. Watch out, Kentucky. You may have just hired the next Kelvin Sampson. For a sport that provides such great entertainment and excitement (and one of the greatest playoff systems around), college basketball can really seem like a dirty business. Tim Floyd at USC is also under the spotlight right now for OJ Mayo taking improper money gifts, and I'm guessing it wouldn't take a really long search to dig up a few other current investigations. What's the deal? What possesses guys like Clem Haskins and Dave Bliss that allows them to lose control of their programs (or outright sabotage it with their intentional actions?) I guess the other question would be, what's the key to guys like Mike Krzyzewski and Dean Smith winning like mad while running programs without controversy or drama? I love college basketball and, in my opinion, a few bad apples doesn't spoil the whole bunch. Not every NCAA infraction needs to be made into a federal case, either. But there seems to be plenty of shady work going on around the college basketball world. Thoughts, anyone?
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Post by Crowfan on May 28, 2009 15:37:36 GMT -5
I also love college basketball and I agree with you about the shadiness of it. The exceptions seem to be the Dean Smiths and the Mike Krzyewskis. I've noticed that many coaches don't stay with any one program for very long. That I think can lead to infractions, because the coaches don't really care about the university, they are just looking for the next big thing. Plus, it's not the coaches who get into trouble, but the schools and the athletes.
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