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NCAA Sanctions: Believe it or Not, This is a Good Thing

Todd Jun 11 2009, 9:51p

Final thoughts on the NCAA's ruling on Alabama's textbook scandal.

The RBR Radio Hour(ish) Is Upon Us!

Todd Jun 11 2009, 5:57p

By popular demand, the RBR Radio Hour(ish) is back for a special post NCAA Sanctions episode. Join us tonight to discuss the sanctions, their merits, their impact on the future of the program,...

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The NCAA will announce Thursday that the Alabama football team must vacate all wins in 2005 through...

posted by Todd, Jun 11, 2009

The NCAA will announce Thursday that the Alabama football team must vacate all wins in 2005 through 2007 that included players involved in violations of textbook disbursement policy, a person with knowledge of the ruling said.

That number is at least 10, another source said. Alabama will not have to give up its 2007 win over Tennessee or its bowl win that season.

The penalties do not include scholarship losses for football, the sources said.

— NCAA to force Alabama to vacate wins, won't require future scholarship losses for football, a source said. (Updated!) - The Rap Sheet - al.com Emphasis mine, natch, but take this with a grain of salt since the university is not allowed to discuss the ruling until the NCAA has made a formal announcement. I doubt Ian would cite a "person with knowledge of the ruling" without them actually being, you know, a person that would have knowledge of the ruling, but considering the tight seal the university has kept on this whole affair, loose lips wagging now just doesn't seem right. Fingers crossed that this is the extent of the sanctions, though, since "vacated" wins are a farce (we'll all remember who won those games) and zero scholarships lost is the best news we could possibly get. h/t brandonh

RBR Radio Hour(ish)?

Todd Jun 10 2009, 7:09p

¡Claro que sí! Sanctions are coming tomorrow, so we might as well talk about them. kleph is chomping at the bit for a link roundup in the morning, and then we'll have a "just the facts" post as...

Your RBR Word of the Day: tergiversation

Todd Jun 9 2009, 8:00a

tergiversation \tuhr-jiv-uhr-SAY-shuhn\, noun: 1. The act of practicing evasion or of being deliberately ambiguous.2. The act of abandoning a party or cause. Though it's highly unlikely anything...

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