J*sus Chr*st people. How any rational man could go into this season and not recognize, at the very least, that there was a distinct possibility that we would self-impose is beyond me. Miami was not going to self-impose before the season. That would be negligent, presumptuous, and essentially meaningless. It would reek of desperation and deny Donna and her advisors valuable time to gather intelligence, monitor developments, think, and make a reasoned decision - which is exactly what these players deserved. Blast Shapiro; blast Ray Armstrong; blast Pee Wee; blast Kyle f*cking Wright; blast Frank Haith and his cadre of incompetents; blast Aubrey Hill's Gator ***; blast Paul Dee; sh*t, blast Clint Hurtt. But stop contributing to the already incredible levels of unfair stress Al Golden and his players have to deal with on a daily basis by irrationally criticizing the Administration for doing exactly what it should be doing and exactly the way it should be doing it.
I can guarantee you this: the people that made this decision and are controlling this process are more experienced, more informed, and smarter than pretty much everyone on this board. Juxtapose how Ohio State, USC, and UNC handled their investigations. OSU cost itself a chance at a MNC. USC's hubris, leaks, and grandstanding clearly intensified its penalties. And UNC has set itself up for an additional investigation and potential sanctions by trying to minimize its failures of control.
Alan Hurns is one of us. I'm proud to call him a Cane. But he's no bigger than this program. He's not been treated unfairly by anyone except the NCAA. He's going to miss a chance to play in the ACCCG -- a chance, by the way, that wasn't necessarily earned on the field, but rather handed to him by default because UNC is ineligible. But that's just one game. And he's just one player. The Administration is trying to ensure Alan and all of his teammates, present and future, have the opportunity to play in several of those games in the years to come.