Nope. I know what I was saying

The dirtpeckers have been on probation the whole time he has been coach. Gee, I wonder if that has anything to do with the best 3 years in your history?

Failure to monitor for S. Carolina

COLUMBIA, S.C. -- The NCAA has ruled that South Carolina failed to monitor its athletic program that resulted in various rules violations and has accepted the school's proposed sanctions to cut six football scholarships and slash its official recruiting visits by more than half in the coming year.

There were no forfeiture of games or bowl ban attached to the penalties, which stemmed from athletes receiving $59,000 in impermissible benefits. The NCAA said South Carolina's cooperation went "beyond standard expectations."

NCAA committee on infractions chairman Britton Banowsky said it was obvious early on that South Carolina wanted to get at the truth and in some instances did more than was required during the enforcement process.

Scholarships for coach Steve Spurrier's football program will be reduced by three in each of the next two years, while official recruiting visits will be cut from 56 to 30 in 2012-2013.
"They took the interview process and discovery process to a higher level," Banowsky said.

The school also will pay a fine of $18,500. The football team will lose three of its 85 scholarships in both the 2013 and 2014 seasons. It also will cut official visits for football recruiting to 30 from 56 during the 20012-13 academic year.

The NCAA's final report revised up the total of impermissible benefits by $4,000 to $59,000.

South Carolina was placed on probation for three years, ending April 26, 2015.

South Carolina athletic director Eric Hyman pledged from the start his department would cooperate fully with the NCAA

"The university regrets the past actions and decisions by individuals that resulted in violations of NCAA legislation," Hyman said in a statement released after the NCAA ruling. "We are pleased, however, that the Committee on Infractions found the corrective actions we have taken and the penalties we have self-imposed reflect the university's commitment to full compliance with NCAA rules."

The case involved athletes staying at a local hotel near campus at a reduced rate and its connection to a mentoring group based in Delaware.

South Carolina president Harris Pastides said the university appreciated the NCAA's "thoughtful consideration of our case."

"While it is most unfortunate that we stumbled, we have certainly had a teachable moment from this experience which will strengthen our resolve to ensure that our athletics and our university operate in full compliance with NCAA legislation," Pastides said.

The NCAA found the Whitney Hotel charged a rate of $14.95 per athlete for two-bedroom suites. The NCAA said the rate should've been more than $57 per night for each athlete. One football player who spent more than year at the hotel, the NCAA said, received an extra benefit worth $19,280.

Former South Carolina compliance director Jennifer Stiles had said the hotel rate was comparable to other available off-campus housing. The NCAA called her assessment "flawed" in correspondence from 2010, and said the school should have compared the rate to the price for others who stayed at the Whitney long term.

"Had this good faith error in judgment not occurred, the university believes the violations in allegation one would have been minimized," South Carolina said in its NCAA response.

The NCAA also alleged that South Carolina received $8,000 in improper benefits from the Student Athlete Mentoring Foundation.

SAMF president Steve Gordon and treasurer Kevin Lahn were found to have paid for several unofficial visits by Gamecocks freshman receiver Damiere Byrd. Both Gordon and Lahn are South Carolina graduates

Byrd was suspended for South Carolina's first four games and had to pay back $2,700.

Lahn also paid for a $3,350 dinner cruise on nearby Lake Murray for several prospects that was also attended by track coach Curtis Frye and 16 members of his program.

Football coach Steve Spurrier was not named in the violations.

The NCAA committee said "at least four athletic department employees did not recognize the potential violations."

South Carolina said it would pay a fine of $18,500 for four athletes who competed in 2009 and 2010 while ineligible because of these violations.

The university has disassociated itself from three boosters; Gordon Lahn, and Whitney general manager Jamie Blevins.

Stiles was demoted and her salary cut by 15 percent. She is still employed in the compliance office.

Other penalties included suspending Frye from coaching his team during this weekend's Penn Relays, limiting official visits to 50 for the men's and women's track team and already completed recruiting bans for basketball assistant Michael Boynton and quarterbacks coach G.A. Mangus.

Boynton was part of former coach Darrin Horn's staff and was not retained by replacement Frank Martin.

The penalties could've been much more severe. Banowsky, commissioner of Conference USA, said South Carolina chose not to manage information and protect itself from NCAA investigators as other schools have done when faced with allegations of rule breaking.

"They wanted to ask all the hard questions of all the right people," Banowsky said. "Even went beyond what the NCAA staff was doing. We see that less likely than we see the other approach and the report reflects how pleased the committee was with their diligence."

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Well did you convince yourself? Now let's look at the facts.

Jul 28, 2014, 9:15 AM [ in reply to Re: LOL. "Wishful thinking" ]

Can't decide whether you are just sadly misinformed or trying to talk yourself into believing your own garbage.

Nothing I've written was misinformation and certainly not garbage, and it's not matter of believing the objective and purely factual statements I made. You on the other hand..funny stuff at best.

Biggest accomplishment is not beating Clemson 5 in a row. Has three consecutive 11 win seasons, best home winning streak in country, legitimate SEC east leader (give me a break with the SEC East is down junk, won't work forever) highest GPA and graduation rates, and I could go on

11 wins is bigger than beating Clemson? Not even close.

Best home winning streak is better than beating Clemson? Not even close. Heck, who even knows about that except cockfans?

Legitimate SEC east leader? WHAT?? You won one division title in 22 years. What the crap are you talking about? Do you know what "leader" means?

And there is simply NO WAY POSSIBLE to deny the fact the SEC east sucks. The state of the UT and Florida programs alone make that irrefutably clear, and UGA is up and down as well. I guess you're going to say Vandy is a premiere program. LOL, and you mentioned something about being misinformed.

Highest academics? As compared to whom?..and are you really trying to say that's an accomplishment in the same universe as beating Clemson?

You were high when you wrote this response, weren't you. C'mon, don't lie.

Dabo has accomplished "much more"? Nobody in the country believes that's.

First of all I said, "as much or more", and secondly, the FACTS of the matter back that up loud and clear. Sack has a slightly higher winning % after 9 seasons, but he hasn't reached the pinnacles that Dabo has. The ONLY things Dabo hasn't done is consistently beat uSC or win a national title. And by the way, have you polled the "entire country"? LOL.

"As far as the BCS appearances, you know you were there by default."

Wrong again, dream weaver. Clemson got into the BCS because they won enough games and had a high enough ranking. Instead of whining about that you should be more concerned with beating teams with only 2 wins against UK and uSC, like Tennessee, or beating a decimated Georgia team that Clemson was able to beat while they were much more fully staffed.

What was that you said about, "talk yourself into believing your own garbage"? What a riot.

And don't bring up the "paying him all that money " junk when you look at your coaches salaries. Pretty silly.

Sack makes more than Dabo, and Dabo is doing as much or more after 5 seasons as a head coach compared to Sack's quarter century. Again, are you paying him all that money to beat Clemson and win obscure bowl games against 2nd tier Big 10 teams nobody gives a rat's a$$ about? Let's be real here, okay? He came there to win SEC championships and that was HIS stated goal when he was hired. After 9 years, how's that working out for you? What about this year? Is this the year? ..Not even your self-made delusions can help you believe that, can they?

And let's talk about Clemson folks not giving a crap about the HBC; didn't you just spend a bunch of your time writing about him? Hmmm.

LOL! I spent 3 minutes typing about the fact he's an a$$ and hasn't accomplished more than a rookie head coach? I'm sorry, but can cite anything I said that makes you think I truly care about that slimy weasel? You're a funny dude, although the joke's on you.

Finally, let's get to the only cares about himself comment.

You packed a ton of funny comments in one short post, but trying to convince yourself that Sack isn't a self-centered egomaniac may be the funniest of all. "Believing your own garbage" you said. LOL. If I didn't already know better I would swear you were being sarcastic. But alas, you're really deluded.

"Did USC fans hate him before he got here? Sure, he beat the dog out of us.

Yeah, the fact that he's a self-centered egomaniac jacka$$ had nothing to do with it. Riiiight. LOL.

Why are you cockfans so deluded?

But he took over a program mired in mediocrity for decades and has, as the press likes to say, changed the culture.

He has won over the fan base

Yeah, because he's won games against Clemson. That's without a doubt the vast majority of what's he done. You guys were starting towards running him off when Dabo beat his rearend in 2008, and if he doesn't soon deliver on his stated goal of winning SEC championships, then you'll want to run him off again. And deep down you know full well you ain't gonna win diddly squat beyond what he's already done, and like I said you're setting yourself up for MAJOR disappointment if you think you're going to see 11 wins again this year. The decline starts in 2014, most likely on August 28th. It will be hilarious.

has the respect of all the other coaches in the country

Again with the delusions. Where do you get this stuff?

and built a sustainable program so when he does retire, it will continue.

Pure comedy man. Pure comedy. Maybe if the HGH S&C strength program is maintained and you hire another washing up legend with a few more years left in him, maybe then you'll finish in 5th place a couple more times. That would be awesome for uSC.

Losing interest, starting this year, you want us to Mark it down? Okay, let's do that.

Done.

Make sure you are ready to post in early December and you tell me how much interest he has lost.

Ok. Done.

Let's see if you have the integrity to admit you were wrong.

Ok, no problem. I'm here win or lose. We both know it's losers like you who vanish when the going gets tough, which it will. Will YOU have the integrity? My bets on NO.

Don't mind a good discussion on football, but posts like this need a little correcting.

Your post history has zero "good discussion" on anything. You corrected NOTHING, you made a bunch of imagined and nonfactual statements, and you spoke about being misinformed and trying to convince myself of stuff that's not there while you did nothing but exactly that.

Comedy gold, dude. Nice work.

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This article leads me to believe Slurrier is close to gone

The one goal that Spurrier said he wanted to achieve

Re: May be mastery but also could be perfect timing with

Agreed. There is, however, another element in addition to

Re: May be mastery but also could be perfect timing with

LOL...Maybe at least to some. However, at my age I don't

Amen HARTINs..and correct! Clemson has been their thorn!!!

Does anyone think the reason the SEC East is "down" is

Nah, southeast is loaded with talent

Dang Hartins, that makes too much cents ;-)

Re: This article leads me to believe Slurrier is close to gone

Of course, what you're missing

Would you give them the SEC title if it guaranteed

I have been generous at times in my life, as have most

What if they won the SEC, lost to us in a close game

Re: This article leads me to believe Slurrier is close to gone

You tell 'em Lee Corso!***

Lackluster???

Re: This article leads me to believe Slurrier is close to gone

LOL. "Wishful thinking"

Re: LOL. "Wishful thinking"

are you really trying to tell me the sec east is not down ?

Re: are you really trying to tell me the sec east is not down ?

Re: are you really trying to tell me the sec east is not down ?

Gotta weigh in here...

Re: Gotta weigh in here...

Re: Gotta weigh in here...

Re: Gotta weigh in here...

Dynamics and culture have changed?

One small quibble

come see to the hoki hier whose athletic program boasts

Re: come see to the hoki hier whose athletic program boasts

maybe, temple had a hard 'nuff time fieldin da foosball team

That was 16 years ago for one

it was 16 years ago, but it fell in line with what the coot

Just stay calm and act natural VTFan. He is more scared

i <3 hoki fans, they're so cute when they get their wind up.

Miami is playing catch up still

sure, they're playing catch up after making a terrible, feel

I'll believe it when I see it

and? you seem a little caught up in the lame stadium

But but but... Logan Thomas was tall!

whoa... ok ok ok, down bry or i'm getting otto on the phone

Speaking of Cuse...

i'm calling it too... go orange!

I didn't soften my stance

and i care if you didn't bring up vpi? i did. if you don't

I dno't think you understand what "Back" is

when you're on top, fall then reach the pinnacle again, that

Do you even jingle keys bro? lol

sometimes i jingle for the holidays...***

you read carefully, you said, "down and will NEVER be back.'

God is great, beer is good, and people are crazy!

sweet and sorry to tell you, but unless scar wins 5 national

You are doing great. Stay on your right side. Show the jab

not without the butt pat, i came for the dust off then the

wouldn't feel right. Coot and all. bob and LBU seemed right.

Re: wouldn't feel right. Coot and all. bob and LBU seemed right.

I'm pretty sure he prefers "less tall", hth. *****

whoa, did i miss a meet when we decided to care

looks like you mean bidness...***

Re: looks like you mean bidness...***

i know you're here to help, but you were too busy fighting

No, you just have a different definition of "back"

lmao. NEVER be back and a national championship is NEVER...***

Re: Dynamics and culture have changed?

Re: Dynamics and culture have changed?

Re: Dynamics and culture have changed?

The dynamics have changed?

Re: Gotta weigh in here...

Hmm, this is interesting...

As dsgriff would say, "there's the door...don't let it hit

The ole "garnet" flavored kool-aid talking again. Never a

Re: LOL. "Wishful thinking"

Re: LOL. "Wishful thinking"

Re: LOL. "Wishful thinking"

Well did you convince yourself? Now let's look at the facts.

I don't want him gone.

Re: I don't want him gone.