… notice it says the following in the statement…

The total retail value of these impermissible benefits is approximately $40,000. It was found that $21,950 of this value was obtained by student-athletes who were aware they were receiving impermissible benefits.

I find it very interesting that they apparently draw a distinction between those who received a impermissible benefit and those were aware that they were receiving a impermissible benefit. That could be extremely important when it comes to vacating wins, because that says games will only be vacated that involved "intentional wrongdoers."

Also interesting, that text says seven football student-athletes were involved. We know of only five… Glen Coffee, Antoine Caldwell, Marlon Davis, Chris Rogers, Marquis Johnson. My speculation last night that there could have possibly been players from the 2005 and 2006 seasons — who left before 2007 — that could have been involved turned out to be right.

I listened to the live teleconference and I must say, this one was much better than the last one. I’ll never forget:

“Alabama was absolutely staring down the barrel of a gun.”

What I basically got from hearing the commissioner is that even though the football players weren’t heavily involved (only 7 total), they knew this ruling would hit us where it could hurts. That solidifies the notion that they follow no precedent in handing down punishments.

Also, why does the NCAA receive the fine amount x2? They didn’t suffer the economic harm, the taxpayers who fund the university may be the only party to “suffer” economically. Kind of pisses me off that they would receive a fine based on cash that would never touch their hands otherwise.

Oh and who was the reporter that asked the question about how other repeat offenders might view this ruling as lenient, etc. etc.?

…the reason we were shown “leniency” was due to the fact, as cited by the committee chairman, the university performed an appropriate and thorough investigation, complied fully with the committee’s requests and showed a vast improvement in our compliance departments ability to adequately police the university’s programs.

The NCAA report says there were only 22 “intentional wrongdoers,” and that 14 of them were from men and women’s track and field. So, that means we are only talking about 8 athletes left who would fall into that category.

Hopefully the only “intentional wrongdoer” in the football program was either Chris Rogers or Marquis Johnson, neither of which played in 2005. I highly doubt that to be the case, though.

I’ve got the torches!!!

via rapoport.

a houndstooth hat is being passed from Mobile to Birmingham, from there it will go to montgomery and by the time it arrives in tuscaloosa we’ll have the money for the fine

of course ESPN is acting like the building is on fire…

on what Bama, or the next school stripped of wins should do.

http://cfn.scout.com/2/871589.html

of course Finebaum is talking about Mal Moore’s future…

… it obviously doesn’t really matter, but I think you can safely count on the 20 wins from 2005 to right before the Tennessee game in 2007 will be vacated.

At least four football players were part of the vaunted “wrongdoers,” and you can rest assured that at least one of those guys played in all of those games. I was hoping it would only be Rogers or Johnson and that would save 2005, but obviously that’s not the case.

first this travesty of an investigation, then an edict blocking coverage of institutional camps and a report they violated open record laws investigating Florida State’s infractions. to say latin american bureaucracies are run with higher standards and better efficiency isn’t hyperbole – it’s a statement of fact.

UA response press conference: http://media.myfoxal.com/live/indexlive.html

Mal Moore:

We will carefully consider our options regarding an appeal.

Robert Witt:

It is important to note that no coach or staff member was involved in this. No sport gained a competitive advantage and not one athlete pocketed one dollar.

On June 11, 2009, Alabama was sanctioned regarding what many have called “Textbook gate” which stretches across 16 of 19 sports. They are set to be forced to forfeit a minimum of 10 games during the Mike Shula and Nick Saban coaching eras and will be put on three years probation.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alabama_Crimson_Tide_football

the university confirms it. via Mobile PR

That total includes 10 wins in the 2005 season, including the Cotton Bowl against Texas Tech, six wins in 2006 and the first five wins of the 2007 season due to the participation of an ineligible player.

will never happen bro. They are the darling child of the NCAA.

if you are ever wondering where Pete Carrols Balls are located at any one time, you should probably check Kirk Hirbstreits chin first

anything serious. Their BB coach resigned to sooth the NCAA wrath. Look for them to lose 1 scholly tops.

As far as vacated wins I think we can get them back on appeal. Even if we don’t we can still claim them in our media guide if we want. Personally, I think we ought to start claiming the wins we forfeited in 93. I think you should only have to forfiet if a coach plays a player he knows is not illegible. Because lets be honest plenty of players from every school have played illegally never to be penalized when caught. (And, what about the ones who were never caught.)

For those who are caught after the fact the punishment should be against them and not the team. For example, Coffee’s stats for 05 & 07 should be wiped away but not the team wins. Furthermore, players who play illegally and they know it should be forced to pay back their scholarship. When you start punishing the players the illegal stuff will stop pretty quick.