One of these days I hope we can get back to football. I don’t think that will be any time soon, though.
Tonight a few developments came to light in the Nevin Shapiro saga. Former running back Tyrone Moss, interviewed by WPLG, said he was misquoted by Yahoo!. The only problem with that; Yahoo! claims to have audio of Moss giving them the quotes and information they used in the story. Checkmate.
I can’t imagine being Moss right now. The hate mail, phone calls, dirty looks and whatever else has some his way since the story broke. However I don’t feel bad for what will come from the lying. Based on the latest denial, Moss either lied to Yahoo! or to WPLG – there can’t be two truths. Is someone more likely to lie about taking $1,000 or lie about saying they took the money?
We also learned that Shapiro might’ve been involved in Miami’s coaching search back in 2006. The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette ran a story in April 2007 that detailed the phone records of then-Razorbacks head coach Houston Nutt. According to the article, Nutt called Shapiro on December 7th, 2006 and Shapiro called him back. The two had a thirty-minute conversation. Nutt also placed four phone calls to Miami’s deputy AD Tony Hernandez.
Since UM was in the middle of a coaching search, it wouldn’t be out of the ordinary for a deputy athletic director to have conversations with potential candidates, but Shapiro?
I understand that in the world of college football, intermediaries are often used to make contact with coaching candidates. I’m not sure if that’s legal or now, but that occurrence in itself might show that Shapiro was more involved in the athletic department than we’ve been led to believe.
This story gets bigger by the day and that’s not a good thing for UM.
There’s no media access to the football to team until Thursday morning and when the pending tropical storm / hurricane, we may not get back down there for a week. The team scrimmages Monday and the depth chart will be released by Wednesday.
All of the football stuff may get a note or two in the paper, as the sport world will continue its fixation on Nevingate. The local media is trying to play catch up with Yahoo! and with a fleet of journalists on the story, there’s bound to be a plethora of new information.
I’m hoping some of it exonerates UM, but I’m fearful it will only give Shapiro’s story more credibility.
Someday we’ll get back to football.
From what I’ve been reading, we can stop worrying about the death penalty.
The allegations against Miami and the things going on at SMU don’t even come close.
Anyone who has not seen ESPN’s 30 for 30, ‘Pony Excess’ absolutely needs to see it.
Something that has to be thought about now is the current players alledgedly involved.
If they are allowed to play and the NCAA determines that any of them were inelligible, wins will be vacated.
The coaching staff definately has a problem.
Don’t fall into that media dark side Beast. You’re instantly leaning towards the worst case scenario based on a little info. Shapiro is an egomaniac and it is entirely possible he called Nutt on his own. There are plenty of talking heads out there taking care of blowing things up as much as possible, don’t add to it.
This has been a roller coaster ride from hell!
Typically I jump on espn’s college football page every morning this time of year, first thing every morning…to make sure noone on the squad was injuried.
Now I’m doing the same thing only it’s suspensions and not injuries.
I’ve went from pissed, to shocked, to upset, to slightly embarrassed to pissed off again.
I wrote an e-mail to Charles Robinson the author of the story, and questioned his motives. He wrote back that I should “click my heels, and say there’s no place like home.”
As much as that enfuriates me I really wish it were possible.
I hope for the sake of the Golden Era that much of this story turns out to be just that…a story.
I wait 8 entire months every year for the start of Miami football. I buy magazines as soon as they come out regardless of how much I hate them (ie Athlon), I buy the new NCAA game, and soak in as many articles about the team as possible because I’m so anxious to see them play. This time of year is typically much better than Christmas for me, and now I just feel like I’ve been punched in the nuts.
It’s probably sad for a nearly 30 year old to be this pysched about a season, and be this devestated by the bomb that was dropped. However, it’s been a part of me for 25 years and I think it’s safe to say I’m not changing.
Not only that—but regardless of what happens I will be here when the smoke clears.
Bleeding Orange and Green-
I think the haters and the media think the fans will eventually die if they keep beating the hell out of this dead horse.
But that’s what they don’t understand….we’ll never die, and we’ll always be here no matter what is handed down.
Go Canes
I feel your pain. Well Said. And the real pain has not even started yet.
What a great post! I feel the same way! Go Canses!
I’VE BEEN A CANE FAN FOR OVER 30YRS I’M JUST SICK OVER THIS EVERY YEAR I FLY MY MIAMI FLAG FOR EVERYONE TO SEE I WILL STAND BEHIND THE U FOREVER
If the NCAA has not come back by the season opener on any of the 12 guys, then play them. They are eligible until and unless proven otherwise. Whatever happens, happens. We should not have to be held hostage by the snail’s pace of any “investigation” that has already been going on for over half a year.
So they are taking the words of marve, brown bros, etc to build their case. Tells me they don’t have much of a case against current players until the testimony of the above players. That’s BS. It’s annoying not knowing what’s going on but I hope the 12 players don’t get suspended. That would destroy our whole season.
Here’s hoping that all those rat players that ran their mouths for immunity get there asses busted up and their careers finished this year. Turning in other people when you’re just as guilty is some cowardly shit.
A.) You sit players because they’re being “questioned”.
You lose games. Kick in the pants? If they’re actually eligible to play. You’ve lost games, trying to play it safe.
B.) You play players, even when they’re being questioned.
You win games, turns out they’re ineligible, games are won but are cleared from the record. You’ve won games, but they’ve got to go.
Which would you choose?
WAT – I take option (B) all day long. Play the kids and if you have to forfeit games, so be it. Win the game on the field and lose it in the record books down the road.
USC may have lost their 2004 trophy, but have they lost the memory of the season – despite what the record book says? Nope. They had an amazing run that fall, an Orange Bowl ass kicking of Oklahoma and they celebrated that night – and that title – for years.
If it were one or two players, sit them .. but a dozen? Play those kids because odds are if you don’t, a lot of losses are forthcoming.
Win on the field and lose in the record book if you have to. Don’t lose on the field by trying to kiss NCAA ass by sitting kids. Not fair to the kids, the fans and most importantly, Al Golden and his staff, who certainly didn’t sign up for this shit show.
You know what I would like to hear – what former Canes were offered when they were recruited by other schools. We’ve all heard the recruiting rumors and stories – “paid and laid”, etc. It would be great if when asked about the current situation, they say something like “When I visited X, Y and Z schools on recruiting trips, I was given $ or promised $, they had parties for the recruits with girls and booze, etc.” This would blow the doors off the NCAA.
Nice read Beast but don’t fall into the bs.