the_cynic Posted March 1, 2005 Share Posted March 1, 2005 ESPN ArticleDiscuss below...... Utah Jazz Retired Number's#1 - Frank Layden - #7 Pete Maravich - #12 John Stockton - #14 Jeff Hornacek - #35 Darrell Griffith - #53 Mark EatonRetired Number's To Come#00 The Bear (Best Mascot In NBA) - #4 Adrian Dantley - #32 Karl "The Mailman" Malone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJTank Posted March 1, 2005 Share Posted March 1, 2005 Barnett should be fired and Colorado football should face hard sanctions maybe even the SMU death penalty. www.sportsecyclopedia.com For the best in sports history go to the Sports E-Cyclopedia at http://www.sportsecyclopedia.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Puckguy14 Posted March 1, 2005 Share Posted March 1, 2005 SMU death penalty? Tank, can you fill me in on that? 2004 San Jose Sharks 7th Man Fan of the Year San Jose Gold Miners - 4x Lombardi Cup Champions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the_cynic Posted March 1, 2005 Author Share Posted March 1, 2005 SMU death penalty? Tank, can you fill me in on that? I was just thinking the same thing. Utah Jazz Retired Number's#1 - Frank Layden - #7 Pete Maravich - #12 John Stockton - #14 Jeff Hornacek - #35 Darrell Griffith - #53 Mark EatonRetired Number's To Come#00 The Bear (Best Mascot In NBA) - #4 Adrian Dantley - #32 Karl "The Mailman" Malone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yh Posted March 1, 2005 Share Posted March 1, 2005 For most of the early to mid 80's SMU's football team was under investigation by the NCAA. What the NCAA found was at least a half a million dollars passed from boosters to assistant coaches, recruits and players. The violations were so egregious that the NCAA gave SMU the "death penalty," stripping the team of all of its scholarships, prohibiting the team from playing on TV or bowls for a few years and other such sanctions. All of the SMU players were declared free agents and could play immediately for other D1A schools without penalty. As a result, SMU had an insufficient number of players to field a football team for the 1987 and 1988 seasons. That's where the term "Death Penalty" came from - the sanctions essentially killed the football program for two years. Starting in 1989 SMU started getting scholarships back and thus they once again fielded a team, albeit one that was hardly competitive for quite a few seasons thereafter. Many could argue the team is still reeling from the scandal nearly 20 years later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlucas4092 Posted March 1, 2005 Share Posted March 1, 2005 :censored:ing Barnett. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the_cynic Posted March 1, 2005 Author Share Posted March 1, 2005 :censored:ing Barnett. Man, watch your language. We have 12 & 13 year old's around these boards now! Utah Jazz Retired Number's#1 - Frank Layden - #7 Pete Maravich - #12 John Stockton - #14 Jeff Hornacek - #35 Darrell Griffith - #53 Mark EatonRetired Number's To Come#00 The Bear (Best Mascot In NBA) - #4 Adrian Dantley - #32 Karl "The Mailman" Malone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesCraven Posted March 2, 2005 Share Posted March 2, 2005 Yeah, watch the mouth.Here's how I see it. Colorado gets five years probation, no TV, no bowl games, fires Barnett, and has to clean up their act because of the dreaded lack of institutional control.Not the death penalty, but about as close as you can get. "I better go take a long walk off a short pier or something."Some people on this bolard have told me to do just that.My "Ron Mexico" alias is "Jon Tobago". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sacker12 Posted March 2, 2005 Share Posted March 2, 2005 Dang, even if they get the Alabama treatment, they could have been getting worse. But, you're right. That does look worthy of the SMU death penalty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJTank Posted March 2, 2005 Share Posted March 2, 2005 I woulkd be sastified if they get the punnishment Craven suggested. They need something that is major, and sends a message. www.sportsecyclopedia.com For the best in sports history go to the Sports E-Cyclopedia at http://www.sportsecyclopedia.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sacker12 Posted March 2, 2005 Share Posted March 2, 2005 Now I can see where you are coming from. Since CU had already been in hot water about the female kicker and the recruiting scandal, the slush fund may be the final nail in the coffin for CU. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Posted March 2, 2005 Share Posted March 2, 2005 Now I can see where you are coming from. Since CU had already been in hot water about the female kicker and the recruiting scandal, the slush fund may be the final nail in the coffin for CU. You wonder... if CU had this many skeletons in its closet, how many does the average program have? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJTank Posted March 2, 2005 Share Posted March 2, 2005 The NCAA is on the verge of a major fall there are many skeletons in the closet, and soon I predict the Beavaqua will hit the fan. www.sportsecyclopedia.com For the best in sports history go to the Sports E-Cyclopedia at http://www.sportsecyclopedia.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BBTV Posted March 2, 2005 Share Posted March 2, 2005 Now I can see where you are coming from. Since CU had already been in hot water about the female kicker and the recruiting scandal, the slush fund may be the final nail in the coffin for CU. You wonder... if CU had this many skeletons in its closet, how many does the average program have? Not just D-I either. You'd be surprised at the shenanigans going on at a lot of D-2 and even D-3 schools. "The views expressed here are mine and do not reflect the official opinion of my employer or the organization through which the Internet was accessed." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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