Alleged Miami Violations "Biggest NCAA Investigators Have Ever Seen"

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Missouri may very well lose its basketball coach from this as well. Haith is alleged to have been personally aware of the shenanigans.

 

 

So, he is no longer at Miami, and Randy Shannon got fired. Starting to think it isn't a coincidence that neither coach is there any longer.

According to this article < LINK > Randy Shannon warned Miami about Shapiro. He threatened to fire any of his coaches who had contact with Shapiro. In the end Randy Shannon got fired, and Miami accepted large donations from Shapiro.

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Head Miami declared a few guys ineligible for the season.

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Head Miami declared a few guys ineligible for the season.

 

The way I understood it was Miami was going to rule those suspected to be involved ineligible and hope the NCAA would come in and say they were eligible (because the investigation isn't complete) so if later on they were found to be guilty of the violations Miami wouldn't be hung out to dry even more by playing ineligible players. Apparently, that's what Auburn did last year with the Cam Newton situation. It will be interesting to see how that aspect of it plays out.

 

Or maybe I misunderstood the talking heads on ESPN.

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And now the bankruptcy court is involved:

 

Report: Players Accused By Shapiro To Get Subpoenas

 

MIAMI (CBSMiami.com) – While the University of Miami is trying to turn its attention to next Monday’s game at Maryland; the current and former players named in the Nevin Shapiro scandal will soon be receiving subpoenas.

 

According to CBS4 news partner the Miami Herald, the attorney for Shapiro bankruptcy trustee Joel Tabas will be issuing subpoenas to the 72 players named by Shapiro as having received cash, gifts, meals, or other benefits from Shapiro.

 

“They can’t ignore it – it’s a subpoena issued by a bankruptcy court,” Gary Freedman told the Herald. “If they ignore it, we will seek an order from the court to compel them to respond.”

 

According to the Herald, if the subpoena is ignored, the bankruptcy judge can financially penalize or have the person brought into court by force. Freedman told the Herald he doesn’t expect the judge to take someone into custody.

 

Freedman said the players will first receive a letter explaining the situation and a subpoena requesting documentation of any gifts or benefits they received. He told the Herald that the bankruptcy trustee can request athletes give depositions and can file lawsuits against them.

 

Freedman told the Herald that none of the 72 players alleged to have received improper benefits have contacted him to return any money.

 

“Our records reflect what Shapiro has indicated to Yahoo! I have no reason to doubt what Nevin has been saying,” Freedman said, “We have done our due diligence.”

 

Former Hurricane, and current New England Patriots nose tackle Vince Wilfork was alleged to have received two $50,000 Cadillac Escalades. Freedman said “there is authority to the claim on Vince Wilfork.”

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NCAA rules on the eligibility of the eight suspended players, and lightly slaps the wrist:

 

Eight Miami Football Student-Athletes Must Sit Out Games and Repay Benefits

 

INDIANAPOLIS---Eight University of Miami football student-athletes must miss competition and repay benefits as a condition of becoming eligible to play again, according to a decision today by the NCAA student-athlete reinstatement staff. The student-athletes received varying levels of recruiting inducements and extra benefits from university booster Nevin Shapiro and athletics personnel, according to the facts of the case.

 

Reinstatement decisions are independent of the NCAA enforcement process and typically are made once the facts of the student-athlete's involvement are determined. This is typically well in advance of infractions decisions. The enforcement investigation into the University of Miami is ongoing.

 

Of the eight football student-athletes, three received substantial benefits as prospective student-athletes from Shapiro and athletics personnel to entice them to enroll at the university, which are considered some of the most serious recruiting violations within the NCAA.

 

Olivier Vernon, who received more than $1,200 in benefits primarily from Shapiro, must miss six games and make repayment of the value of the benefits. These recruitment benefits included meals, transportation, access to Shapiro's game suite, drinks, as well as cover charges at two different nightclubs, among others.

 

Two other student-athletes, Aravious Armstrong and Dyron Dye, will miss four games and must make repayment. Armstrong received approximately $788 in extra benefits from Shapiro and athletics personnel during his recruitment. Dye received approximately $738. These student-athletes' benefits included five nights of impermissible lodging from institutional staff during their unofficial visits, transportation, multiple meals, and entertainment at a gentleman's club.

 

Different than the first three student-athletes, five other student-athletes received impermissible benefits while currently enrolled at the university.

 

These five student-athletes - Marcus Forston, Sean Ryan Spence, Adewale Ojomo, Travis Benjamin and Jacory Harris - must miss one game and make repayment. Forston received more than $400 in extra benefits from Shapiro and athletic personnel, including athletic equipment, meals, nightclub cover charges and entertainment at a gentleman's club. Spence received approximately $275 in benefits, including meals, transportation, as well as cover charges and entertainment at a gentleman's club. Ojomo received $240 in extra benefits, including a meal and nightclub cover charges. Benjamin received more than $150 in extra benefits, including meals and entertainment. Harris received more than $140 in benefits from meals, entertainment, transportation and nightclub cover charges.

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I guess Harris will miss that season opener now.

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How are they getting less game suspensions than Ohio State???

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I Claim B/S on the total amount when Shapiro is claimIng he gave millions of dollars to athletes.

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continuing to crack me up....

 

http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/ncaaf-dr-saturday/nevin-shapiro-determined-bring-down-miami-football-program-152118714.html;_ylt=AtG67FyrBQMAmmPWsV.WZDEcvrYF

 

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Nevin Shapiro is determined to bring down the Miami football program

By Graham Watson | Dr. Saturday – Mon, Feb 13, 2012 10:21 AM EST

 

Nevin Shapiro, the former Miami booster who orchestrated a $930 million Ponzi scheme, isn't done with his allegations and rants against the University of Miami athletic department and is determined to see several players pay for what he determines to be a betrayal against him.

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I wonder if anything will come of this. Seems like Thuh U got off easy.