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gorocks99

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Jul 20, 2012 7:51 PM
Less than one week after the University of Miami hired Al Golden as coach, members of Golden's coaching staff began using Sean "Pee Wee" Allen – a then-equipment manager and onetime right-hand man of convicted Ponzi schemer Nevin Shapiro – to circumvent NCAA rules in the recruiting of multiple Miami-area players, Yahoo! Sports has learned.

Golden, hired by Miami in mid-December 2010, had direct knowledge of Allen's improper involvement with Miami recruits, according to a former Hurricanes athletic department staffer and federal testimony given by Allen in Shapiro's bankruptcy case. Additionally, multiple sources interviewed by NCAA investigators have told Yahoo! Sports that Allen has become a focal point in the association's probe into Miami athletics. The sources said investigators focused on Allen's role in providing impermissible benefits to Hurricanes players, as well as his contact with Miami recruits.
http://sports.yahoo.com/news/ncaaf--hurricanes-coach-al-golden-s-staff-used-booster-s-associate-in-potential-recruiting-violations.html
Jul 20, 2012 7:51pm
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stlouiedipalma

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Jul 20, 2012 11:20 PM
Hmmm, where were the crack team of sports journalists from ESPN while this story was breaking?


I think the 'Canes are screwed.
Jul 20, 2012 11:20pm
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Jul 23, 2012 3:36 PM
Btw... has the whole Nevin Shapiro fallout been "settled" yet? Or is the NCAA still expected to levy some sanctions?
Jul 23, 2012 3:36pm
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Jul 23, 2012 3:41 PM
I'll bet Mr. Golden and the U aren't too upset at all the pub PSU's getting right now :o
Jul 23, 2012 3:41pm
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Jul 23, 2012 3:46 PM
vball10set;1231801 wrote:I'll bet Mr. Golden and the U aren't too upset at all the pub PSU's getting right now :o
Golden is a nittany lion, so I doubt he's too thrilled.
Jul 23, 2012 3:46pm
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Jul 23, 2012 3:48 PM
ccrunner609;1230340 wrote:Columbus trying to dig up dirt on tattoo shops
You accidentally a comma.
Jul 23, 2012 3:48pm
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Jul 23, 2012 3:56 PM
Mulva;1231804 wrote:Golden is a nittany lion, so I doubt he's too thrilled.
I meant that the spotlight's not on them right now, as it would be if not for the PSU sanctions. I don't think most people are 'thrilled' about any of this.
Jul 23, 2012 3:56pm