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NCAA: Oklahoma must vacate 2005 season; Sooners to appeal
AP ^ | July 11, 2007

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.

(Excerpt) Read more at sports.espn.go.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society
KEYWORDS: football; ncaa; oklahoma; sooners
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Does this mean Vegas has to reimburse any losing wagers from those games? /sarcasm
1 posted on 07/11/2007 1:44:48 PM PDT by ConservativeStatement
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To: MassRepublicanFlyersFan

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.


2 posted on 07/11/2007 1:47:24 PM PDT by The South Texan (The Drive By Media is America's worst enemy and American people don't know it.)
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To: The South Texan
I thought the NCAA was tough on repeat offenders.

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.

3 posted on 07/11/2007 1:50:07 PM PDT by pnh102
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To: The South Texan

What did OK do?


4 posted on 07/11/2007 1:50:11 PM PDT by Savage Rider
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To: MassRepublicanFlyersFan

Thats it?????? Vacate 2005 and lose 2 freakin scholarships????

Can’t say that I’m surprised.


5 posted on 07/11/2007 1:50:38 PM PDT by The Lumster (USA - where the innocent have nothing to fear!)
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To: MassRepublicanFlyersFan

OU would be better off flushing those attorney fee monies for an appeal down the toilet.


6 posted on 07/11/2007 1:51:28 PM PDT by hardback
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To: MassRepublicanFlyersFan

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.


7 posted on 07/11/2007 1:52:14 PM PDT by SmoothTalker
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To: MassRepublicanFlyersFan
What Oklahoma got could be small potatoes compared to what USC could get as a penalty if the revelations about Reggie Bush are true. Obviously the NCAA will have to prove them, but I would guess a lot of colleges have the long knives out for the Trojans. Time will tell.
8 posted on 07/11/2007 1:52:20 PM PDT by Uncle Hal
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To: MassRepublicanFlyersFan
At least its not a machine gun fired out of a dorm window (this time).

No show jobs should prepare some of them for future union/mob jobs

9 posted on 07/11/2007 1:53:33 PM PDT by Mikey_1962 (The last Americans to allow unchecked immigration...... were Native.)
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To: The South Texan

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)


10 posted on 07/11/2007 1:54:04 PM PDT by eraser2005
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To: Savage Rider

What did OK do?....They did OK.........


11 posted on 07/11/2007 1:57:34 PM PDT by Red Badger (No wonder Mexico is so filthy. Everybody who does cleaning jobs is HERE!.......)
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To: MassRepublicanFlyersFan

The NCAA is judge and jury.......a freakin kangaroo court! OU found and reported the violation and sent the players packing!


12 posted on 07/11/2007 1:57:39 PM PDT by Doctor Don
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To: The South Texan
I thought the NCAA was tough on repeat offenders.

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.

13 posted on 07/11/2007 1:58:37 PM PDT by PAR35
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To: The South Texan
I thought the NCAA was tough on repeat offenders.

It's like NASCAR. If you draw a lot of fans, you just get a slap on the wrist.
14 posted on 07/11/2007 2:09:48 PM PDT by af_vet_rr
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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.


15 posted on 07/11/2007 2:13:46 PM PDT by The South Texan (The Drive By Media is America's worst enemy and American people don't know it.)
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It reminds me of what Jerry Tarkanian said, “The NCAA is so mad at Kentucky, they put Cleveland State on probation.”
16 posted on 07/11/2007 2:14:18 PM PDT by Colonel Kangaroo
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To: Doctor Don

“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.


17 posted on 07/11/2007 2:32:24 PM PDT by TWohlford
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To: pnh102
They are allowed to profit illegally when they throw the games and point shave as the Toledo football team apparently did in 2005 which was being investigated by the FBI.
18 posted on 07/11/2007 2:32:38 PM PDT by Freedom of Speech Wins
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To: MassRepublicanFlyersFan

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!!


19 posted on 07/11/2007 2:39:00 PM PDT by mdwags
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To: The South Texan

By SMU standards, Alabama deserved the death penalty for the program.


20 posted on 07/11/2007 2:52:14 PM PDT by PAR35
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