LeeW said...
For those of you that are interested:
June 17, 2011
Mr. Dennis E. Thomas Commissioner, Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Chair, NCAA Division I Committee on Infractions NCAA 700 W. Washington Street P.O. Box 6222 Indianapolis, IN 46206-6222
Dear Mr. Thomas,
I was interested to read in the NCAA's June 3, 2011 letter to President Lee Todd of the University of Kentucky, "The committee's staff does not have the manpower or the time to retroactively review all instances of vacation made during the 60-year history of the NCAA enforcement program." As a former NCAA athlete, these statements by your organization are concerning. I have rarely heard those in rules enforcement state that while vigorously prosecuting one individual for a minor infraction, that they do not have time to prosecute all individuals who are openly committing the same infractions without apology or explanation.
I trust that the COI has internet capabilities on at least some of their office computers. If not, perhaps a member can receive reimbursement for using the internet on a home computer. Nevertheless, I would direct the member in charge of conducting this simple research to the website www.google.com. It will be a trusted resource in this process.
By using the internet and the magic powers of www.google.com, I discovered the following similar fact patterns in recent cases:
- Conference USA does not mention any vacated wins by John Calipari in their conference records. (http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/c-usa/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/history-records.pdf) According to your ruling in the University of Kentucky case, this is a clear NCAA violation by a member conference.
- San Diego State University celebrated Steve Fisher's 400th win on January 13, 2011. (http://goaztecs.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/recaps/011311aaa.html) However, the NCAA states that Coach Fisher currently only has 341 career coaching wins due to vacated wins while coaching at Michigan. According to your ruling in the University of Kentucky case, this is a clear NCAA violation by a member school.
- Michael Wilbon, an employee of ESPN which is a corporate partner of the NCAA, inaccurately stated Steve Fisher's win total in a March 18, 2011 column by failing to account for vacated wins at Michigan. (http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/tournament/2011/columns/story?id=6232643) This is concerning that the NCAA is failing to hold its corporate partner accountable for accurate reporting.
- The University of Alabama lists Nick Saban has having 139 career wins (http://www.rolltide.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/saban_nick00.html) However, due to vacated wins in the Alabama text book scandal, the NCAA only credits him with 129. According to your ruling in the University of Kentucky case, this is a clear NCAA violation by a member school.
These examples took me approximately 7 minutes to find, including the time it took me to cut and paste the internet addresses into this letter. These are not hidden sources or low profile coaches. I trust that your crack team of investigators will uncover a treasure trove of other NCAA violations should they be properly motivated.
The letter to Dr. Todd goes on to further state "if the office of the COI receives any information that an institution is not complying with a penalty, such as the instant case involving Kentucky, it will take action." I trust that this letter qualifies as such information.
I look forward to your public responses to my in-depth research.
Sincerely yours,
Lee C. Weatherly
cc: Jerry Tipton, Lexington Herald Leader
AWESOME! Totally awesome! Well done sir and please update us with any response you may get.
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LeeW said...
For those of you that are interested:
June 17, 2011
Mr. Dennis E. Thomas Commissioner, Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Chair, NCAA Division I Committee on Infractions NCAA 700 W. Washington Street P.O. Box 6222 Indianapolis, IN 46206-6222
Dear Mr. Thomas,
I was interested to read in the NCAA's June 3, 2011 letter to President Lee Todd of the University of Kentucky, "The committee's staff does not have the manpower or the time to retroactively review all instances of vacation made during the 60-year history of the NCAA enforcement program." As a former NCAA athlete, these statements by your organization are concerning. I have rarely heard those in rules enforcement state that while vigorously prosecuting one individual for a minor infraction, that they do not have time to prosecute all individuals who are openly committing the same infractions without apology or explanation.
I trust that the COI has internet capabilities on at least some of their office computers. If not, perhaps a member can receive reimbursement for using the internet on a home computer. Nevertheless, I would direct the member in charge of conducting this simple research to the website www.google.com. It will be a trusted resource in this process.
By using the internet and the magic powers of www.google.com, I discovered the following similar fact patterns in recent cases:
- Conference USA does not mention any vacated wins by John Calipari in their conference records. (http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/c-usa/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/history-records.pdf) According to your ruling in the University of Kentucky case, this is a clear NCAA violation by a member conference.
- San Diego State University celebrated Steve Fisher's 400th win on January 13, 2011. (http://goaztecs.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/recaps/011311aaa.html) However, the NCAA states that Coach Fisher currently only has 341 career coaching wins due to vacated wins while coaching at Michigan. According to your ruling in the University of Kentucky case, this is a clear NCAA violation by a member school.
- Michael Wilbon, an employee of ESPN which is a corporate partner of the NCAA, inaccurately stated Steve Fisher's win total in a March 18, 2011 column by failing to account for vacated wins at Michigan. (http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/tournament/2011/columns/story?id=6232643) This is concerning that the NCAA is failing to hold its corporate partner accountable for accurate reporting.
- The University of Alabama lists Nick Saban has having 139 career wins (http://www.rolltide.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/saban_nick00.html) However, due to vacated wins in the Alabama text book scandal, the NCAA only credits him with 129. According to your ruling in the University of Kentucky case, this is a clear NCAA violation by a member school.
These examples took me approximately 7 minutes to find, including the time it took me to cut and paste the internet addresses into this letter. These are not hidden sources or low profile coaches. I trust that your crack team of investigators will uncover a treasure trove of other NCAA violations should they be properly motivated.
The letter to Dr. Todd goes on to further state "if the office of the COI receives any information that an institution is not complying with a penalty, such as the instant case involving Kentucky, it will take action." I trust that this letter qualifies as such information.
I look forward to your public responses to my in-depth research.
Sincerely yours,
Lee C. Weatherly
cc: Jerry Tipton, Lexington Herald Leader
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My letter to the NCAA RE: vacated wins