Memphis To Vacate Final Four Of 2007-08
In my mind, I’m pretty clear when it comes to now-Kentucky coach John Calipari being slimier than I thought. Today, the NCAA Committee on Infractions ruled that Memphis will be forced to vacate its 2007-2008 games, including all records pertaining to their national championship game run, a game in which they were defeated in overtime by Kansas. This comes after the news came about that the SAT test score of one Derrick Rose was fraudulent, and his original scores do not meet standards at Memphis. “This is a situation of strict liability,” Committee Chairman Paul Dee said. “If he is ineligible and does not meet initial requirements, the penalties are related back to that time and a determination is then made: Did he play in any contests after the fact? In this case, he did.”
Memphis dodged bigger bullets, such as postseason exemption or loss of scholarships. Calipari had already stabbed the Tigers in the back earlier this year, by leaving to go to Kentucky. He would not officially comment on the situation. But Dee went on to say that even though he wasn’t mentioned, the legacy of what happened carries with him. “Whenever records are vacated, that is a strong indication that there was a problem. Because there were no allegations against the coach, we did not consider any but whenever you have a situation that affects a team’s record or an individual’s personal record, it will have an impact on that individual.”
In my book, he’s slime. I don’t know if he had anything to do with the actual fraudulent test taking directly, but it feels like he had something to do with him. Oh, also, the test was taken in Detroit, about 300 miles from Rose’s hometown of Chicago.
