[Sly Fox]

POSTED: 6:49 A.M. MAY 25, 2010 | UPDATED: 11:50 A.M. TODAY
Michigan football admits major NCAA violations, cuts practice time, disciplines 7 people

BY MICHAEL ROSENBERG, MARK SNYDER AND GENE MYERS
FREE PRESS SPORTS WRITERS

The University of Michigan has acknowledged that it committed four major violations in its football program and should spend the next two years on probation.

In doing so, the school self-imposed the following sanctions:

• Docked itself 130 hours of practice and training time over the next two years — two hours for every hour of violation, which is common in these cases.

• Reduced its quality-control staff from five members to three and prohibited them from attending practices and games for the remainder of 2010. It also will keep those staffers out of coaches’ meetings, despite a new NCAA bylaw that allows them to attend.

• Taken disciplinary action against the “seven individuals who shared in responsibility” and fired a graduate assistant coach. Letters of reprimand were issued to coach Rich Rodriguez and strength and condition coach Mike Barwis, among others. Graduate assistant Alex Herron, who also worked for Rodriguez at West Virginia, was fired in March.

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Where are you Mallet?

[LUconn]

Arkansas. Zing!

[Sly Fox]

That is right on so many levels.

And do you think a certain running back is doing flips here in Houston right now?



It will be fun to see if the NCAA lets Michigan off with only the self-imposed sanctions.

[JK37]

Seems like the former AD had the right idea: retire. That situation still seems like a mess. I get the feeling the NCAA may not settle for the self-imposed , and instead make an example.

But that's probably because the Free Press seems to have it in for Rodriguez.

[LUnpretty11]

I know what they did was wrong, but is it really that big of a deal? I mean I would think what USC has done to get some of their recruits would warrant worse repercussions...?
I mean, correct me if I'm wrong, but all they did was practice more than they're permitted... no recruiting violations, and no abuse of a student athlete...

[flamesbball84]

I know what they did was wrong, but is it really that big of a deal? I mean I would think what USC has done to get some of their recruits would warrant worse repercussions...?
I mean, correct me if I'm wrong, but all they did was practice more than they're permitted... no recruiting violations, and no abuse of a student athlete...

It was four (potentially five) major violations, and not all of it was extra practice time, so yes it deserves harsh punishment...

http://content.usatoday.com/communities ... -program/1

[JK37]

Yes, they deserve the harsh penalties. Also, its a big risk for the University to claim the first four offenses, punishing themselves just for those. The fifth, which they refute, is all on Rodriguez. Initially, if the NCAA found that one to be true, only Rod would suffer. But now if they do, the school will, too. Its a risk - especially for a repeat offender like Michigan.

That's why I think there's a good chance the NCAA makes an example of them.

[blwall1416]

Extra practice? What, are they playing App State again?

[RubberMallet]

And do you think a certain running back is doing flips and then concussing himself here in Houston right now?

ftfy

michigan if effed. this year can't go well at all even with all the promise on the field. this is all they will get to deal with. i wouldn't be surprised that even if they were bowl eligible record wise (they better dammit) they have that taken away. seems worthy of it.

the athletic department at michigan has been stupid for quite some time now and our former AD was a complete jack***.

[JK37]

i wouldn't be surprised that even if they were bowl eligible record wise (they better dammit) they have that taken away.

Maybe I missed a clearer interpretation, but when they place themselves on "two years of probation", doesn't that mean they are sacrifically withdrawing themselves from the postseason for two years?

Not that it matters .. they won't qualify for it in either of the next two years anyway.

[RubberMallet]

2 years of top 10 recruiting will probably say different. the problem the last 2 years has only really been the secondary. no problem scoring points, and no problem stopping the run. teams are just able to pass all day.

Christian/dorsey/avery/emelien/turner are all coveted db's that should get the team turned back around as long as richrod doesn't get canned.