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Dawgowar
03-17-2017, 06:52 PM
http://www.ncaa.org/about/resources/media-center/news/seattle-pacific-did-not-monitor-former-head-women-s-soccer-coach

This is small tater's - Failure to Monitor - compared to LOIC -
"Seattle Pacific did not monitor former head women?s soccer coach
March 10, 2017 12:00pmEmily James
Download the Seattle Pacific University Public Infractions Report.

INDIANAPOLIS ? Seattle Pacific did not monitor its former head women?s soccer coach and his operation of the university?s women?s soccer camps, according to a decision issued by the Division II Committee on Infractions. The former coach also did not promote an atmosphere for compliance within his program.

Penalties in the case include two years of probation, a vacation of records in which an ineligible women?s soccer student-athlete participated and a two-year show-cause order for the former head coach. During that period, if the former coach is employed in an athletically related role at a member school, he and the school have an opportunity to appear before the committee to determine if the former coach?s athletically related duties should be limited.

This case was resolved through the summary disposition process, a cooperative effort where the involved parties collectively submit the case to the committee in written form. The NCAA enforcement staff, university and involved individuals must agree to the facts of the case for this process to be used instead of having a formal hearing. The committee held an expedited penalty hearing for the former coach because he did not agree with his penalty.

The former coach maintained two personal bank accounts and used those to process women?s soccer camp and tournament fees totaling $20,125 and a $500 donation to the program. NCAA rules require a university?s athletics budget to be controlled by the university and subject to its normal budgeting procedures, so the use of the two personal accounts for athletics money violated those rules. He gave four high school soccer teams discounted rates for the university?s camp. Those teams paid $150 to $500 less than other teams participating in the same camps and totaled $1,650 in discounted fees. The discounted fees led to ineligible competition by a current women?s soccer student-athlete, who attended the camp as a member of a high school team that received a $500 discount. Finally, the former coach paid a former assistant coach $2,200 in cash outside of the university?s established payroll procedures for working at the university?s camps.

The former coach unilaterally engaged in the conduct without reviewing NCAA rules or asking for input from the university?s compliance staff or athletics director. The committee noted that the involvement in violations demonstrated a lax attitude toward compliance that does not meet the membership?s high standards for head coaches. As a result, the committee found the former coach violated the NCAA head coach responsibility rules and did not promote an atmosphere for compliance.

The university acknowledged it did not regularly review the former coach?s management of the soccer camps, including how the fees were processed and the rates he charged participants. Its compliance system also did not provide sufficient checks and balances to detect and prevent the violations.

Penalties and corrective measures prescribed by the committee include:

Public reprimand and censure.
A two-year probation period from March 10, 2017, through March 9, 2019.
A two-year show-cause order from March 10, 2017, through March 9, 2019, for the former coach.
A vacation of wins in which the ineligible student-athlete competed. The university will identify the games impacted after the release of the public report.
The university must undergo a Compliance Blueprint Review, and if it is unavailable, then the university must complete a comprehensive audit of its athletics compliance program by an outside agency (self-imposed by the university).
A $2,500 fine."

Smaller amounts of money - two year show cause, two year probation.

Bully13
03-17-2017, 06:58 PM
Damn...and Ole Miss did much worse. Not looking good for the bears.

BayouDawg
03-17-2017, 07:02 PM
I really don't know why they didn't clean house already. Nothing they've done throughout this whole process has made sense. The only thing I can figure is that they have no idea how to operate/react when they don't control the message. They completely controlled the message until Tunsil and step daddy had a tussle. That opened the door just enough for outside influences to get in. They've been going down hill ever since.

Dawgowar
03-17-2017, 07:05 PM
http://www.ncaa.org/about/resources/media-center/news/former-southeast-missouri-state-assistant-coach-arranged-academic-misconduct

Now, look at the highlighted paragraphs.

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Former Southeast Missouri State assistant coach arranged academic misconduct
March 10, 2017 12:00pmEmily James
Download the Southeast Missouri State University Public Infractions Decision.

INDIANAPOLIS — A former Southeast Missouri State assistant men’s basketball coach acted unethically when he arranged fraudulent academic credit for a prospect, provided false or misleading information to the NCAA enforcement staff and university, and failed to cooperate during the investigation, according to a Division I Committee on Infractions panel.

Penalties in the case include a two-year extension of the university’s probation period from a 2016 infractions case, a $5,000 fine and a six-year show-cause order for the former assistant coach. During that time period, if an NCAA school hires him in an athletically related position, he and the school have an opportunity to appear before the Committee on Infractions to determine if the former coach’s athletically related duties should be limited.

This case was resolved through the summary disposition process, a cooperative effort where the involved parties collectively submit the case to the Committee on Infractions in written form. The NCAA enforcement staff, university and participating parties must agree to the facts and overall level of the case to use this process instead of a formal hearing. The panel reviewing the case held an expedited penalty hearing because the former coach did not agree with the length of the show-cause penalty.

The former coach directed a current men’s basketball student-athlete to complete three online exams on behalf of the prospect. The student-athlete knew completing the exams for someone else was wrong, but the former coach pressured the student-athlete with repeated phone calls, texts and conversations. The former coach approached the student-athlete to complete a fourth exam for the prospect, but the student-athlete reported the conduct before the exam could take place. As a part of the academic misconduct scheme, the former coach also arranged for former university students, a former men’s basketball student employee and a former student employee’s mother to complete online coursework on behalf of the prospect. The individuals also registered the prospect for his online courses and kept track of his login information.

While the former coach denied any involvement in arranging for the individuals to complete coursework on behalf of the prospect, the metadata associated with the coursework contradicted that claim and showed the coursework was completed by individuals in locations where the prospect was not physically present. The former coach also did not respond to the NCAA enforcement staff’s requests for documents and a final interview.

An expedited hearing was held to review the length of the former coach’s show-cause. The panel noted it appreciated the former coach’s resumed participation in the case and his candor during the hearing, but his arguments did not support a show-cause penalty of less than six years. In its decision, the panel said the former coach abused his position of trust when he pressured the student-athlete to participate in the academic misconduct scheme and that the violations warranted a substantial show-cause penalty within the range defined by the penalty matrix.

Penalties prescribed by the panel include the following:

Public reprimand and censure for the university.
A two-year extension of probation from the university’s 2016 infractions case, which will conclude on Feb. 11, 2019. The university’s previous probation period was to conclude on Feb. 11, 2017.
A six-year show-cause period for the former coach from March 10, 2017, through March 9, 2023. Any NCAA school employing him in an athletically related role during that time can appear with him before a Committee on Infractions panel to determine if the former coach’s athletically related duties should be limited.
A $5,000 fine (self-imposed by the university)."

The six years is consistent with Saunders, however note the 2 years for just the academic portion.

notsofarawaydawg
03-17-2017, 07:28 PM
One day there were three little Bears sittin in a bunch of twisted trees. Mr. Bulldog came by and asked the bears what happened. The Big Papa Bear replied, "That big bad wolf named NCAA came by and blew and blew and blew all our trees away."

Some of you graphic oriented members need to create a pic illustrating the destruction of the Grove by the big bad wolf.

starkvegasdawg
03-17-2017, 07:48 PM
Witch hunt.

Dawgowar
03-17-2017, 08:06 PM
https://www.baylor.edu/thefacts/index.php?id=937562

For those of you wondering about a potential adverse condition to UNM's accreditation this article from Baylor's website may be helpful

Reason2succeed
03-18-2017, 12:08 AM
I can't wait for the "public reprimand and censure". Basically the NCAA is gonna say "shut your big bucked teeth Beaver".

Dawgowar
03-18-2017, 11:19 AM
I like that both cases used the summary review process - which is done both before the case goes to a hearing AND is written. For those of you with thick-headed UNM types in your orbit, that last point should shut down any rumors that their EXEMPLARY COOPERATION is resulting in UNM knowing what self-imposed penalties are being accepted. They are going to a hearing. The way this process works is that they are already convicted when they got the letter. All the evidence has been weighed in terms of innocence or guilt. They are going to argue for a sentence or why some of the charges should be reduced.

The NCAA investigators are now in the M.O. of only formally charging what they can slam dunk prove. Looking at how ruthless they were with USM's ex-BBALL HC on his appeal, this is not looking good for the Bears. The COI essentially waved off his complaints that the immunity given to his former assistant tainted the COI investigation.

If UNM's assistants were in fact given immunity, ouch. Gonna leave a mark on some of the Chiefs in the Athletic Department and Football program.