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Hi Ro,

Let me tell you which new freshmen are gonna do some great things for Butler University's Men's BB program:

1.) Rosevelt Jones,
2.) Kameron Woods,
3.) A. Smeathers
4.) J. Aldridge

Keep on eye on these guys.

Go Dawgs!

Ro, I am looking for an NCAA columnist for my new site Swoosh Nation Dot Com. If you have any interest please email me Admin At Swoosh Nation Dot Com and I can send you complete details.

Thanks!

Ro, If you would please look at my last post on your article about Kyrie Irving. Thanks

As you may have heard, within the last week the NCAA demanded that the University of Kentucky apologize for recognizing John Calipari's 500th win as the NCAA vacated 42 victories. The NCAA also demanded that UK change all media guides to accurately reflect the NCAA records.

Dennis Thomas is the Chairman of the NCAA Committee on Infractions. He sent a 5 page letter to UK making his demands in which he talk about how "troubled" he was over UK's records in the media guide. UK and Dennis Thomas exchanged several letters that can be viewed here:
http://kentuckysportsradio.com/?p=84076

UK's Sandy Bell states that Calipari feels singled out... and Dennis Thomas laughs that off and calls it "troubling."

Sandy Bell states that numerous other programs also claim vacated victories. Thomas says the NCAA doesn't have the man power to keep up with the entire NCAA. Thomas also said that UK was looked at because a "rival fan" kept asking.

Here's where it gets good.

Dennis Thomas is also the Commissioner of the Mid Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC). It turns out that THREE (3) schools from the MEAC claim vacated wins in the official media guide posted online.

Savannah State and F A&M University both claim vacated football victories... a significant amount of them. Morgan State's basketball coach is the owner of vacated wins, yet Morgan State's media guide fully recognizes those wins... without notation of vacation.

Yes, Dennis Thomas chose to go after Kentucky... when his very own conference has THREE (3) teams that claim vacated victories. Perhaps he should focus on his own conference before looking at other programs? He claims he doesn't play favorites, but the evidence says otherwise.

How can we trust Dennis Thomas to lead the NCAA's Committee on Infractions when he can't even effectively monitor his own conference?

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Some will say UK was singled out because UK held a VERY SMALL ceremony to honor Calipari... by giving him a game ball. However, San Diego State University also honored Steve Fisher with a ceremony after defeating UNLV for his "400th" win THIS YEAR. UK and SDSU both celebrated vacated victories in the same season... one got a letter from the NCAA and one did not.

Two weeks prior to UK's celebration, Western Kentucky University brought former players and cheerleaders back for a celebration of the 1971 Final Four team... that was also vacated. The NCAA has not sent a letter to WKU for acknowledging a vacated post-season.

The University of Massachusetts still hangs the Final Four banner that was vacated... and inducted Marcus Camby into its Hall of Fame based on a season that was vacated. The NCAA did not send UMASS a letter.

Here is a list of NCAA sports programs that still claim vacated wins in the school's official media guide:
Alabama
Arizona
Arizona State
DePaul
FAU
Florida A&M
Florida State
Maryland
Memphis
Morgan State
Oklahoma
Oregon State
San Diego State
Savannah State
St. Joe's
Texas Tech
UCLA
UMASS
Villanova
Western Kentucky


If you'd like to see all the research and links you'd need for a story, it can be found here... work done for you:
http://kentucky.rivals.com/showmsg.asp?SID=888&fid=1383&style=2&tid=159497885&Page=1


John Clay of the Lexington Herald-Leader also did a piece that has been used a by a few other papers.
http://www.kentucky.com/2011/06/19/1780206/john-clay-vacated-wins-not-enforced.html

This a real story. The NCAA has shown that it plays favorites. The NCAA is clearly selective with how it enforces its rules.

I'd greatly appreciate you giving this a look.

Sincerely,
--Jacob Kiper
Big Blue Nation

you may like this :

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/312644-chris-henry-may-inspire-the-bengals-to-a-title

Hi Rowan, I am trying to become a Featured Columnist for the Michigan State Spartans Men's Basketball Team and would appreciate your support by taking a look at this article:

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/244141-michigan-states-two-recruits-hope-to-fill-vacated-center-spot

Thanks much

Former Kentucky Coach Arrested for Drunken Driving

Please read and add comments on your thoughts about the ever-growing problem of alcohol on our roads.

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/243530-third-times-a-charm-billy-gillispie-arrested-for-dui

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