Re: more on Larry Davis

[John T. Hall]

I was at Minnesota when the scandal broke, and don't recall that any of 
the assistant coaches were implicated. But Bobby Jackson (recruited by 
Davis) was one of the worst academic offenders. I think they eventually 
determined that he shouldn't have been eligible at _any_ time during his 
two years.

				- John in SD

On Mon, 3 Apr 2006, dfairchild wrote:

> I'm sure someone will cite me with negativity.  But the first thing that
> caught my eye was his stint at Minnesota (94-97).  I was hoping that he was
> not on staff during the period when Minnesota was guilty of NCAA violations.
> Unfortunate, his tenure conicides with this period.
>
> He was an assistant on a staff that was cited for multiple NCAA violations
> that occurred from 94-98.  From the NCAA Press Release:
>
> "The Committee on Infractions, in its public report, said the violations it
> found were among the most serious to come before it in 20 years. "The
> violations were significant, widespread and intentional. More than that,
> their nature - academic fraud - undermined the bedrock foundation of a
> university and the operation of its intercollegiate athletics program," the
> report states."
>
> http://www.ncaa.org/releases/infractions/2000/2000102402in.htm
>
> I guess it is possible that the head coach and the secretary and the players
> were making all of these arrangements without the assistant coaches knowing
> anything about it, but there is common sense.  And perception.
>
> Go Cats!
> DF
>
>
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