Final Four Season erased for Memphis
source: http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/basketball/news?slug=ap-memphis-vacatedwins&prov=ap&type=lgns
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MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP)—No banners are coming down anytime soon. Not the 2008 Final Four banner nor the one honoring three seniors for an NCAA-record 137 wins.
Memphis isn’t giving up any of its 38 victories without a fight.
The NCAA announced Thursday that Memphis must vacate the 38 wins and the national championship game appearance from the 2007-08 season as punishment for using an ineligible player believed to be NBA star Derrick Rose. Memphis didn’t wait even an hour before declaring plans to appeal what school president Shirley Raines called unfair penalties.
“If the appeal fails, the banners come down,” Memphis athletic director R.C. Johnson said.
Memphis has 15 days officially to notify the NCAA of its intent to appeal a punishment that came down 16 months after the Tigers lost the national title game in overtime to Kansas. Then there’s a 30-day window to file arguments why the best season in school history should remain on the books.
“We did everything we could to determine the student-athlete was eligible and that the rules were being followed,” Raines said.
Memphis isn’t giving up any of its 38 victories without a fight.
The NCAA announced Thursday that Memphis must vacate the 38 wins and the national championship game appearance from the 2007-08 season as punishment for using an ineligible player believed to be NBA star Derrick Rose. Memphis didn’t wait even an hour before declaring plans to appeal what school president Shirley Raines called unfair penalties.
“If the appeal fails, the banners come down,” Memphis athletic director R.C. Johnson said.
Memphis has 15 days officially to notify the NCAA of its intent to appeal a punishment that came down 16 months after the Tigers lost the national title game in overtime to Kansas. Then there’s a 30-day window to file arguments why the best season in school history should remain on the books.
“We did everything we could to determine the student-athlete was eligible and that the rules were being followed,” Raines said.
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pjacobs51
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Shit hits the fan!
- 2 years ago
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bansheewail
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Shame, shame. Cheaters never win,........unless they're politicians, of course.
- 2 years ago
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