Alabama Football Placed on 3 Year Probation; Forfeits Games
by Dane Noble on Jun 11, 2009 2:42 PM CDT
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PrintThis is not a repeat from 1995 or 2002. The NCAA will announce today that the Alabama football team will be placed on a 3 year probation stemming from a violation of textbook disbursement policy. They will also forfeit games played between 2005-2007 that included players involved in the violation.
That number is at least 10 total wins, one source said. Alabama will not have to give up its 2007 win over Tennessee or its bowl win that season.
The ruling will not include fines, and loss of scholarship money.
Five football players, including starting linemen Antoine Caldwell and Marlon Davis and running back Glen Coffee, received four-game suspensions in 2007 for their involvement in arranging free textbooks for their friends. The benching occurred the night before a 41-17 blowout of the Vols.
Nick Saban whined in March that they had suffered enough after the first set of penalties were given... I wonder what he will have to say about the additional penalties that will be announced today.
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the penalty includes a $43,900 fine and saban had this to say earlier today:
“I think the University of Alabama, Dr. Wit and Mal Moore did a great job of demonstrating institutional integrity in the way this was handled internally and I’m really happy for the players we have in the program and the future vision of the program… this is not going to affect their future or the players we are recruiting.”
That's a lot better than his comments in March
“We were told at the time that’s the penalty they should endure,” Saban said. “We lost (three of four) games (after the suspensions). It was pretty painful, so we feel like our part of it, we’ve suffered through a long time ago.”
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the statement was caught at an impromptu press conference held during his charity golf tournament. it’ll be interesting what he says when he’s asked the question in a different environment like a sports radio interview or something.
Interesting.
It is probably always best to trust a pre-planned answer when he is ready for the question, versus when he’s caught off guard.
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'member back
a few years ago when you (tigah faithful) worshipped the ground nick saban walked on?? yeah, those were good times.
don’t worry though, you don’t sound like the jealous ex girlfriend at all.
by gerry dorsey on Jun 12, 2009 8:20 AM CDT up reply actions
Yep, remember it well.
He had his shortcomings, but we are always very loyal to our own, sometimes to a fault (see Gerry DiNardo). Don’t mean to sound jealous at all, just pointing out something noteworthy is all.
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I think "forfeit" is the wrong word
They have to “vacate” the wins, but the opponents are not awarded the wins. It raises more questions than it answers, but I think that’s the ruling.
Richard Pittman
by Richard Pittman on Jun 11, 2009 9:49 PM CDT reply actions
you are correct on all counts
bama “vacates” the wins, but the other teams are not allowed to alter their record books. you are also correct that it is retarded.
by gerry dorsey on Jun 12, 2009 8:21 AM CDT up reply actions
When I read a little deeper on that, I noticed that "vacates"
was more accurate.
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Probably be easier
to post only when Bama is not on probation.
Save you a lot of time.
'People are about as happy as they decide they want to be'
by Pete the Streak on Jun 12, 2009 5:57 AM CDT reply actions
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