Keeping up with the developments at Kansas, Kentucky and Memphis has become a full-time job…Here are today’s developments:
**Memphis says it should keep its wins from Derrick Rose’s year on campus and not forfeit its Final Four appearance.
“Certainly, the University of Memphis should not suffer a financial penalty or vacation of records for the 2008 NCAA tournament as a result of this allegation,” according to a report detailing the school’s investigation into NCAA allegations.
This news comes a day after Andy Katz reported that John Calipari and the Memphis staff knew about the Rose/SAT scandal in 2008, a month after Memphis lost to Kansas in the national championship game.
Sheri Lipman, Memphis’ legal counsel, told Katz, “for the student-athlete, whoever that was, the first indication that we got was in early May [2008] that his score was being invalidated.”
If the initial allegations regarding Rose are found to be true, Memphis could vacate its 38-win season and Final Four appearance. Calipari would then have two Final Fours at two schools vacated.
Memphis will appear before the NCAA committee on infractions Saturday. Calipari, the Tigers’ coach when the infractions allegedly occurred, is expected to call or video in to the meeting from China, where he is conducting a clinic.
**Carl Henry told Jayhawkslant.com that his son, Xavier, will honor his commitment to Kansas and that he has no idea who Moses DuPre is. DuPre started an Internet rumor that Henry was unhappy with his role at KU.
“Nothing has changed,” Carl Henry said, according to KUsports.com.
Apparently someone opened a Twitter account in Xavier’s name during the recruiting process and started posting some false info.
On a side note, to all the folks emailing me and posting comments saying it was irresponsible of me to post this rumor yesterday, wake up and smell the coffee. What was irresponsible was posting this rumor initially. Once it’s out there, the mainstream media needed to report it out and investigate. Shay Wildeboor at Jayhawkslant did a great job of getting Carl on the phone and doing just that.
**Over at Kentucky, rumors are flying that Wildcat recruits John Wall, DeMarcus Cousins and Eric Bledsoe may not qualify academically, but sources close to Wall and Cousins say they will. I have yet to speak with anyone in Bledsoe’s camp.
“He’s gonna be fine, he’s gonna be qualified,” a source with knowledge said of Wall. “As far as everything that we see all his academics are in order. Summer school starts next week and we expect all those guys to be up there.”
Otis Hughley, Cousins’ high school coach, also said he believes Cousins will qualify.
“There’s nothing to speculate about DeMarcus Cousins,” Hughley said Monday. “From the 4th grade on up, he’s never had any issues. As far as his academics, you can’t dispute that. You can check his grades from top to bottom, they’re as solid as solid gets.”
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WWW was the draw. Calipari was just the front man.
Wow if I have learned anything, it is that the memory of Cal/Memphis fans of that night in April is slightly off. Maybe too many adult beverages that night caused this problem. So far today we have heard that Chalmers hit a fluke 30 ft shot and now it was at the buzzer. Memphis did get one more inbound and shot before overtime.
Also if you do think everything fell to Kansas it did not. If CDR and Rose make their free throws than they help seal the deal. If Ed Hightower calls a T on CDR for his little hissy fit he throws (before the Chalmers shot) or Sherron’s run down the court does not end in a block…the Chalmers shot might not be necessary. KU won the game and proved they were the better team.
So given that some cannot seem to remember what happened in 2008, why would I believe they might be able to know/remember something that happened in 1988. What is the fluke shot/play in the 1988 championship?
Above all, I guess buzzer beaters are flukes that should not count toward a win. The NCAA tourney is built on the last second shots. The potential for this is what keeps people watching. Also it is the nature of any game that has a game clock.
In the end, the only argument on why Memphis cannot come back is that they are deflated or mentally shot. I would not go hanging your hat on an argument that says we were mentally done. The mental acumen of players is just as important as any other facet of a players game. Mental toughness is crucial in NCAA tourney and if a team lacks it they are a lesser team. Also signs of the mental breakdown were clear well before the Chalmers shot Dorsey fouling out and CDR’s little temper tantrum were signs they were coming mentally unhinged. Again, shows the mental weakness of one team and toughness of the other team that was able to come back from 9 down at the 2:12 mark ( sort of misleading because Arthur does not hit his 17 footer to start this push until about somewhere between 1:57 and 1:54 left on the clock).
pastagirl is just a kentucky fan posing as a Memphis fan. Anything Adam says about kentucky, pastaboy gets all offensive. He went on thememphisedge.com bitching about memphisroar saying all we do is bash calipari. He is a kentucky troll just like all kentucky fans. I think Memphians would love to see cal fail in every way possible and it’s happening before he even plays his first game. Kansas you won the national championship far and square so there is no need to explain what happened.
Pastaboy continues to call the shot made as a fluke? What about sinking a guarded three by a guy who had a three throw percentageof .468% is a fluke? It was statistically near a coin flip chance. Again I would also like Pastaboy to explain how Cal (a coach who has never won a national championship and has at this point been forced to vacate one final four apperance) bigger then Kentucky Basketball? Highlight of the year for me in college basketball, watching Missouri and Mike Anderson absolutly dismantle and embarass a suppsosedly “better and more athletic” Memphis squad while Cal wildly flailed his arms about complaining about every call made. Pure Pleasuse.
Memphis beat UCLA by 15 ..and it could have been much worse……..hardly a tie Ben …..Memphis would have run Carolina off the court much like Kansas did . I’ve never said KU wasn’t good …they were obviously a great team as I have stated before ….. my point is simply in 2008 Memphis had the better team ….they blew the KU game at the line ….and lost it on a fluke shot …most knowledgeable basketball people agree with me . And remember this thing about Memphis not taking over the game until the last 8 minutes is typical of how they have played tough games for years under Cal …..they wear the opponent down and simply blow them away in the last 10 minutes …..they’ve done this numerous times.
I think we should move on to a more topical discussion of current events rather than replay KU’s fluke win over Memphis ….
Quickly …why is Cal bigger than KY.? ….thats an easy one ….. did Wall , Cousins, and Dodson come to Ky. to play for Big Blue? …..no they came to play for Cal …insert those 3 into any top 50 team in the country and you have a potential final 4 contender ……… as to the Missouri game …..I’ve addressed this but will do so again ….The BCS blue bloods were getting tired of Cal’s mid major all stars embarrassing them so they allowed Missouri to field a rugby team against Memphis …..this was also done in the UCLA elite 8 game 4 years ago ….Cal finally saw the handwriting on the wall and decided to get a ticket to the blue blood party .
I really don’t see Lance coming to Memphis, he’s been looking for every reason not to come here. Personally, I think the order is Arizona > Maryland > Memphis. Both Arizona and Maryland will have to tell him no for him to end up at Memphis, and I don’t either team will pass.
They were the best team, unfortunately they didn’t have the best coach. Hell if Coach Cal did nothing else in those last two minutes he should have called a timeout and to calm his guys down. However, that isn’t his coaching philosophy, he let’s the players on the floor decide their fate rather than reel them in and provide leadership from the bench.
pastaboy, as I said yesterday you are trully an idiot. The game was controlled by Kansas for 38 of the 40 minutes. Derrick Rose is an amazing talent, kept it close, and took a lead with 7 minutes left. Kansas cut the deficit, tied the game, sent it to overtime and the proceeded to win the game. If Memphis wore teams out over the course of games, where were they in overtime when we were throwing ally-oops effortlessly. You are obviously terrible at evaluating teams and film, you might want to watch that game over without the Memphis goggles on.
Gaychalk …… the largest lead KU had in the game was 7 ….in the 1st half …… Memphis took the lead 49 t0 47 with 8:11 to go and built a 9 point lead …..at that point KU fouled hoping Memphis would miss free throws and they did ….. typically Memphis would have won by 15 or so if they make just 60% in the last 2 minutes …..CDR went 1 for 5 ….amazing …Dorsey fouled out ….Rose was limping …..and the guys were demoralized mentally by the fluke shot ….so they had little chance in OT ……… to say that Ku controlled the game until 2 minutes were left simply isn’t true ……had the 2 teams played 10 times Memphis would have won 7 or 8 ….they clearly were the best team of 2008 …they just don’t have the trophy due to a fluke finish ….everyone in the country recognizes this ….you are in denial .
Sorry rockChalk but you are the idiot. i watched that game and every news station said Memphis was in control until the final 2 minutes even ESPN. The Jay Hawks did win but it was luck. Memphis starting center Dorsey fouled out in the final two minutes and rose put two hands on the guy before he shot the ball but the ref didn’t call it. One head line even said National Miracle Jay Hawks win, just google it and see i don’t have time to defend Memphis, but that game was there’s, Cali just screwed up in the final two minutes and that’s why UK won’t win a NC with him. They Only had 2 losses that season Tn and KU and the Tn game could have been easily won if they could hit free throws. Long story short Calipari sucks as a coach but best recruiter(or cheater) or ire time
And im a Missouri tiger
Hmm yeah that is a very “credible” and “neutral” perspective coming from the rose colored glasses of a Mizzou fan. Your right, you don’t have to defend Memphis but Mizzou fans will take a swipe at KU fans any chance they get. Apparently Tigger4Life has been cocking back the same “crazy” kool-aide that limpnoodleboy is on.
Pastaboy best line:
“Quickly …why is Cal bigger than KY.? ….thats an easy one ….. did Wall , Cousins, and Dodson come to Ky. to play for Big Blue? …..no they came to play for Cal …insert those 3 into any top 50 team in the country and you have a potential final 4 contender ……… as to the Missouri game …..I’ve addressed this but will do so again ….The BCS blue bloods were getting tired of Cal’s mid major all stars embarrassing them so they allowed Missouri to field a rugby team against Memphis …..this was also done in the UCLA elite 8 game 4 years ago”
The same arguement could be made for Orton, Hood, Patterson and company!!!!! Besides who cares about talent you bring in…………THE DUDE HAS NEVER WON A NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP AND HAS HAD ONE OF HIS FINAL FOUR APPREANCES VACATED!!!! You can not be that stupod to realize that! Kentucky Basketball is a Dynasty! A too bit coach that sucks at the crooked tit of AAU coaches and boosters is not bigger then Kentucky. Cal barely had a winning record against BCS teams go take a look for yourself(I know actually backing up and researching a topic is hard for you to do, but please try)
Saying Calipari is bigger than Kentucky is simply laughable.
You are so annoying
Who do you like? Memphis, UK or whomever Coach Calipari is coaching? Pathetic and annoying.
Kentucky basketball was a joke until a month ago …… Cal will save them because he’s bigger than Kentucky
Ever heard of Adolph Rupp pastaboy, or are you twelve years old like you sound in your posts? You make asinine statements that hold no ground!
Rock …Alabama was big in football back in the roaring 20″s too …..but it’ll take the best coach in college football to bring them back to prominence ……Cal at Ky. is a similar situation …… the best coach in basketball .
pasta, i have no idea what youre even talking about. kentucky basketball has been one of the elite programs in the country for at least the past 25 years. cal is a good coach, but to say that cal > kentucky basketball is laughable. kentucky has been able to win NCs, calipari has not.
qwerty ……… Cal owns Ky. basketball now …..without him Ky. basketball is nothing ……. he’s bigger than Big Blue ……. you’re nothing but a has been laughingstock without him ……….. want to get rid of him? …………ROFL
I am so sick of hearing and reading Coach X’s name that I could puke.
As it all turns out, Cal seems to be a CANCER wherever he is at or wherever he leaves. He also turns out to be a PAIN IN THE ASS.
We all can put 2 and 2 together, cancer + pain in the ass = PLOYP ( a term for a growth within your colon).
I vote that we all use his new name CALIPOLYP. Which seems to be very fitting.
He also is at the perfect school KY (which is a petroleum jelly) and could possibly relieve the itch and discomforts of their newly purchased Coach Calipolyp.
Correction….befor I am hammered by all the elite that read this. I mis-spelled Polyp. I apoligize for that only.