Miami Football is a joke

[LiquidLarry2GhostWF]

-Robert Marve was with his gf and his cousin after the FSU game, not at Cameo with Shapiro as Shapiro claims.

-There is a picture claiming to be at the Fiesta Bowl, but clearly is a picture at the Orange Bowl.

-Shapiro's payments to Allen came at a time when Allen was no longer working for the University of Miami and was, instead, working for Shapiro's sports agency.

[KnightNoles]

Knight,

I imagine this ends up worse than it did for USC.

I agree, it was just the benchmark case i was using

[LiquidLarry2GhostWF]

One person named in the Yahoo! Sports report against the University of Miami claims former booster Nevin Shapiro attempted to extort money from players.

The player, speaking on the condition of anonymity, denied accepting gifts during his UM career and said Shapiro is trying to blackmail players. Shapiro is serving a 20-year prison term for his role in a $930 million Ponzi scheme.

"This dude was a felon," the player said. "He was a schemer."

Shapiro alleges in the article he provided improper benefits such as cash, prostitutes and meals at high-end restaurants for at least 72 athletes from 2002-2010. The former player, now in the NFL, said he began hearing from Shapiro once he was incarcerated last year. Letters started showing up from Shapiro at his locker, and he also received phone calls from attorneys who claimed to represent the former booster.

According to the player, someone called on Shapiro's behalf and asked if he wanted to "buy the story off him" or else face the allegations. He said he felt Shapiro was trying to "extort" money from those players he felt he built relationships with over the years.

"He tried to get me to send him money," the player said. "He wrote me a letter. There's a letter on my locker from Nevin Shapiro and he's making threats … People were calling me trying to extort money."

Yahoo! Sports reported Shapiro had a strong presence at the program since the early portion of the decade, but the player said he appeared less frequently as coach Randy Shannon's tenure progressed. Shannon replaced Larry Coker after the 2006 season.

"Everybody knew to stay away from that guy," the player said. "Coach Shannon hated him. He told us to stay away from that guy. [Shapiro] hated coach Shannon. That why he wasn't around the program like he was earlier."

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NCAA has been fully aware of the claims for extortion for a while now, FWIW.

[LiquidLarry2GhostWF]

An ex-Nebraska football player alleged to have accepted extra benefits from a former Miami booster acknowledges he was on a yacht owned by Nevin Shapiro — but not while he was in college. Benard Thomas' name appeared in a Yahoo! Sports report on allegations by Shapiro, the former booster and convicted Ponzi schemer. Thomas tells The Associated Press that he and high school teammate D.J. Williams were on the yacht with Shapiro but in 2005, not in 2003 as Shapiro alleges. Thomas said he was a free agent with the Jacksonville Jaguars at the time and that he had flown to Miami to hang out with Williams. Thomas' last season at Nebraska was 2004. He said he wouldn't have broken NCAA rules while in school.

[KnightNoles]

here we go basically backs up what i said...

Miami Hurricanes NCAA Football Sanctions & Investigation: Impact on FSU

http://www.tomahawknation.com/2011/8/17/2367503/miami-hurricanes-ncaa-football-sanctions-investigation-impact-fsu

The NCAA investigation into the Miami Hurricanes concerns allegations that are quite simply the most outrageous against any program in the last quarter century. The NCAA sanctions coming against the Miami Hurricanes could be something most current students have never seen.

Will Miami be able to recruit with this mess hanging over its head? How will the threat of sanctions hurt the Canes before they are even levied?No. Miami is in deep, deep trouble even if no penalty ever comes. Due to the depth of this investigation, it could take years. Other coaches will unmercifully recruit against Miami with the bad news. Miami's talent is all in its upperclassmen, and thanks to Randy Shannon, the underclassmen are no better than an average-ACC level. Golden really needed this class to be a home run. We thought he could hit a double if everything went his way. He'll be lucky to leg out an infield single this year, and without that, Miami is going to lose a lot of games because of themess Randy Shannon left. Figure 2-3 years to recover from that mess if Golden doesn't land an elite class... and that'sbeforeany official NCAA penalty. Miami is definitely in for a half-decade slump, and if things go really bad with the NCAA, the Canes could easily get passed up by USF and UCF and never get back in that third slot. If proved, it would be a shock if Miami wins more than 70 games in the next 10 years. Miami does not have the talent to be successful in 2012 and beyond, and even the threat of sanctions will make sure that doesn't change.

Anything else Miami should be worried about? Yes, money. We often remind readers how poor of a program the Hurricanes have financially. The last time Miami went on a massive probation, they were coming off a decade of dominance and national relevance. This time, not so much, having finished in the top 25 only once in the last four seasons. The crowds at Miami games will rival those at Wake and Duke, which is a big problem considering Miami's leased stadium seats twice as many as the places Wake and Duke call home.

Will this impact Miami's ability to get a stadium?That wasn't happening in Coral Gables, anyway, thanks to the lack of money and the local government's opposition. But whatever small chance someone insists Miami had of getting a stadium, that chance is now smaller.

Should FSU fans root for the death penalty? No. Not only will it not happen, but it would really hurt the ACC and could, in theory, decrease how much money FSU gets from the TV contract (again, this won't happen).

[LiquidLarry2GhostWF]

His older brother was at USC also was going to transfer to Miami.

Grimble brothers for Las Vegas

Talking about Seantrel Henderson.

[LiquidLarry2GhostWF]

Bryce and Arthur Brown cleared by the NCAA.

Feeling a lil bit better about the current guys and this whole situation.

[FirstTimer]

Bryce and Arthur Brown cleared by the NCAA.

Feeling a lil bit better about the current guys and this whole situation.

So you're not going to jump? That's good because that means I can heckle you in person next year at Soldier Field.

[KnightNoles]

at least Randy Shannon did one thing right

shut shit down from Nevin

[LiquidLarry2GhostWF]

So you're not going to jump?

Never was.

I ain't scared, nigga. A bit disgusted we had this scumbag around the program and it eventually led to this, but I ain't scared. This shit is damning, and I have no doubt some is true...I also have no doubt we won't come out without a scratch...but I ain't scared.

That next title is gonna taste :jhenbeatkwon:

[LiquidLarry2GhostWF]

So you're not going to jump? That's good because that means I can heckle you in person next year at Soldier Field.

Suck it...

[KnightNoles]

Never was.

I ain't scared, nigga. A bit disgusted we had this scumbag around the program and it eventually led to this, but I ain't scared. This shit is damning, and I have no doubt some is true...I also have no doubt we won't come out without a scratch...but I ain't scared.

That next title is gonna taste :jhenbeatkwon:

:drunk:

[FirstTimer]

Suck it...

[BigBucs]

[Bear Pand]

how deep does this go?

and what exactly is a booster?

the fuk is antrel rolle doing?