MedleyCane
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Interesting stuff.....
http://www.cbssports.com/collegefoo...-cases-make-these-perilous-times-for-the-ncaa
Critics were infuriated over the recent Abigail Grantstein situation at UCLA. Grantstein, an NCAA investigator, was fired by the organization after her boyfriend reportedly bragged she had told him UCLA star Shabazz Muhammad would never be cleared to play. Muhammad was reinstated last month shortly after the Los Angeles Timesreported the boyfriend's comments.
Grantstein was the second NCAA investigator fired in 2012. Another, believed to be veteran Ameen Najjar, was relieved while working the Nevin Shapiro case at Miami. During that case it was revealed in November an NCAA assistant director of enforcement (not Najjar) wrote a letter to former Miami players saying they would be considered guilty if they didn't cooperate with the investigation.
"I've never heard of anything like this before," a compliance source told CBSSports.com's Bruce Feldman. "This seems like a total bullying tactic and sounds like a desperate move. They're basically saying they're taking the word of a billion-dollar ponzi schemer over some guys who may have taken a few steak dinners? It looks like the NCAA has spent a ton of money and time investigating this and they're trying to cover their investment."
In the Miami case, the NCAA is relying on a convicted felon Nevin Shapiro for information. Shapiro is serving 20 years in prison for his role in a $930 million Ponzi scheme. It wouldn't be the first time the NCAA used a source of questionable credibility. The association relied on the testimony of convicted felon Lloyd Lake to pin blame on McNair in the Reggie Bush case.
"It's simply not a fair process," O'Leary said.
At least Shapiro reportedly has receipts and records to back up his allegations. But if the case is so solid, why did the NCAA write that threatening letter? Is it really a case of "bullying" as the quote above suggests?"
Interesting stuff.....
http://www.cbssports.com/collegefoo...-cases-make-these-perilous-times-for-the-ncaa
Critics were infuriated over the recent Abigail Grantstein situation at UCLA. Grantstein, an NCAA investigator, was fired by the organization after her boyfriend reportedly bragged she had told him UCLA star Shabazz Muhammad would never be cleared to play. Muhammad was reinstated last month shortly after the Los Angeles Timesreported the boyfriend's comments.
Grantstein was the second NCAA investigator fired in 2012. Another, believed to be veteran Ameen Najjar, was relieved while working the Nevin Shapiro case at Miami. During that case it was revealed in November an NCAA assistant director of enforcement (not Najjar) wrote a letter to former Miami players saying they would be considered guilty if they didn't cooperate with the investigation.
"I've never heard of anything like this before," a compliance source told CBSSports.com's Bruce Feldman. "This seems like a total bullying tactic and sounds like a desperate move. They're basically saying they're taking the word of a billion-dollar ponzi schemer over some guys who may have taken a few steak dinners? It looks like the NCAA has spent a ton of money and time investigating this and they're trying to cover their investment."
In the Miami case, the NCAA is relying on a convicted felon Nevin Shapiro for information. Shapiro is serving 20 years in prison for his role in a $930 million Ponzi scheme. It wouldn't be the first time the NCAA used a source of questionable credibility. The association relied on the testimony of convicted felon Lloyd Lake to pin blame on McNair in the Reggie Bush case.
"It's simply not a fair process," O'Leary said.
At least Shapiro reportedly has receipts and records to back up his allegations. But if the case is so solid, why did the NCAA write that threatening letter? Is it really a case of "bullying" as the quote above suggests?"
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