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According to documents from an NCAA investigation of the University of Memphis basketball program, alleged major violations took place that may involve Rose. The supposed violation involved a player who only played for the school during the 2007-08 season. Rose was the only player at Memphis who matches that description as he entered the NBA draft in 2008 following his freshman season.
It is alleged that [blacked out] prospective men’s basketball student-athlete failed to deport himself in accordance with the generally recognized high standards of honesty and sportsmanship normally associated with the conduct and administration of intercollegiate athletics for his knowing fraudulence or misconduct and administration of intercollegiate examination. Specifically, on [blacked out] an unknown individual completed [blacked out] SAT, with [blacked out] knowledge, which was used to obtain his admission into the institution and to certify his NCAA eligibility. [Blacked out] subsequently competed for the men’s basketball team through the 2007-08 season, which included his participation in the 2008 NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship.
Did Rose have somebody else take his SAT for him in order to gain admission to Memphis and meet NCAA qualification guidelines? It doesn't seem at all in character with the Rose we've come to know, but as we've learned these days, nothing is out of the question. While his college eligibility is a moot point now that he's in the NBA, we'd really hate to see something like this linked to him.
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I could care less about Memphis, the Bulls, or Derrick Rose (though I'll admit I like and respect the guy.) The big question in this SEC alum's mind is what it means for the University of Kentucky, who recently nabbed Memphis's coach. If John Calipari helped pull something like this, I'm going to be pissed.
Yeah, it really doesn't matter to Chicago. I just want to whine to somebody that my home state will collapse into a black hole.
WHOA WHOA WHOA, Blue. You're an SEC alum? No shit! What school?
Woo! SEC alums!
it warms my heart to find SEC kids up here.
Next thing you know, I'll be drinking Dixie beer and sipping sweet tea.
No, the Chicagoland SEC connection is kind of rare. Most of the Big 10 grads around here think I'm talking about the stock market if I mention it..
I'm a proud graduate of the University of Kentucky, the New York Yankees of the SEC, from way back in the Pitino era when the men's basketball team was good. As such, I was raised to believe that on the eighth day God created UK blue and that NBA ball is nothing more than a bunch of rich guys in a slam dunk contest. Of course, the team has sucked hard lately ... which is why I'm concerned about Calipari. Seriously, if some of this Rose stuff touches him, the suicide rate in the bluegrass state will skyrocket.
Judging from your New Orleans connections, Marcus, I'll make the obvious guess that you're an LSU grad?
"I'm a proud graduate of the University of Kentucky, the New York Yankees of the SEC..."
Becuase UK overpays to fill its roster with McDonanld's All Americans and then comes up short anyway?
Heh. Certain Louisville or Tennessee fans I know would make that argument.
I meant because everybody else hates us.
I myself am a Tennessee grad. It is indeed nice to find SEC grads up this way.
Provided they aren't Georgia alums.
HA!
You know, I see Kentucky blue around town every once in a while, but I never see Tennessee orange or Bulldog red.
There's actually a Tennessee bar just south of Lincoln Square. And they've got bichin hot wings to boot.
Actually...I was a private college kid in Birmingham. But my family is divided between Bama (mom) and Auburn (dad). I grew up an Auburn influenced by dad's side - because I grew up in Alabama before moving to NOLA.
That said, living in NOLA made me despise LSU and their fans...until I moved. Now I miss them. Hell, my roommate is an LSU grad!
Anyway, glad to know there's some SEC blood on this site.
We need to grab some beers come football season now that ESPN has taken SEC football completely away from Jefferson Pilot. Plus, the CBS game: Verne Lindquist goes well with 3 things: scotch, the Masters, and SEC football
This would never happen at the University of New Mexico. Everyone's a Lobo, Woof Woof Woof!
Wait, you mean college sports aren't clean?
Blue, it sounds like this mostly happened on Rose's end, and if anything only involved Memphis staff. I don't think Calipari is involved. That's not to say Calipari runs cleans programs, though. I just don't think this particular 'scandal' will affect him.
I love the guy, but I'm not surprised. He addresses the media like Billy Bob Thornton in Sling Blade.
First Blagojevich, then Burris, now THIS?! That's it, I'm moving!