Posted on 07/11/2007 1:44:42 PM PDT by ConservativeStatement
OKLAHOMA CITY -- The Oklahoma football program must vacate its wins from the 2005 season and will lose two scholarships for the 2008-09 and 2009-10 school years.
The Sooners said they would appeal part of the NCAA's decision.
"In light of all the circumstances surrounding this case and as a matter of principle, the university has decided to appeal two elements of this decision -- the penalty of erasing the 2005 season record and the finding of failure to monitor," Oklahoma president David L. Boren said in a statement.
"We do not believe that erasing the 2005 season from the record books is fair to the over 100 student athletes and coaches who played by the rules and worked their hearts out for a successful season that year," Boren said.
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What’s to appeal? They got a slap on the wrist.
I thought the NCAA was tough on repeat offenders. I guess not unless they don’t bring in the big $$$$$ to the NCAA checking account.
The NCAA is a complete joke. I never understood why players aren't allowed to profit for their efforts from non-school-related funding sources.
What did OK do?
Thats it?????? Vacate 2005 and lose 2 freakin scholarships????
Can’t say that I’m surprised.
OU would be better off flushing those attorney fee monies for an appeal down the toilet.
Two scholarships isn’t anything in football. You get 85! A real slap on the wrist. I’d love to see them come down hard on high profile cheaters. Won’t happen though. Coppin State or someone like that will take the hit instead.
No show jobs should prepare some of them for future union/mob jobs
Its being tougher on OU than they have been on USC....
(sigh)...
(and they’re STILL freakin’ wimps with the wrist-slap OU is getting)
What did OK do?....They did OK.........
The NCAA is judge and jury.......a freakin kangaroo court! OU found and reported the violation and sent the players packing!
Come on. Oklahoma isn't SMU. After Alabama got off easy a few years ago, it's clear different rules apply to the power programs.
Alabama got of easy? Well I guess they did since Coach Fran flew the coop and went to Aggy.
No, they lost one season of bowl eligility and schollies and their program went to the pits for a few seasons. They are barely getting back.
“OU found and reported the violation and sent the players packing!”
Yup... I figure that the NCAA might’ve even been a little harsh, and I agree with OU that declaring all of those games “losses” is probably just piling on. I can see the loss of scholarships — it will keep all the programs checkin up on their players.
This reminds me of the Barry Switzer years. Oklahoma provided great fringe benefits to its players. When Barry left OK to coach the Dallas Cowboys, many were postulating on how well he would do. One person commented, “I don’t know, this’ll be the first year that Barry’s ever operated with a salary cap.” One of my favorite all-time lines!!
By SMU standards, Alabama deserved the death penalty for the program.
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