need to understand what the SAT reallyis! On the surface, it is an assessment tool that colleges/universities use to “weed out” and “separate” prospective students wanting to enter college. Scholarships are granted based on these scores and decisions are made as to whether a student can opt out of a class or must take a remedial class. Howerver, despite the SAT’s claim to be a valid and reliable test of cognitive skills, it is really an economically viable product of a huge corporation that has sold a “bill of goods” to college presidents, the general public, high school guidance counselors and the NCAA.

The Educational Testing Service has a virtual monopoly on the testing industry and yet SAT scores have a tiny correlation in predicticting student success in college. Yet if for whatever reason, many of which can have nothing to do with cognitive ability, if a certain is not achieved, it is decided that the student is not “capable enough” to enter college or play basketball. Because of this situation, I understand where cheating might exist in order to improve a score, especially when your scores can actually keep you out of the largest national minor league basketball league, called the NCAA. IMO there needs to be an alternative to the NCAA for NBA bound talent. How’s that fro a radical thought!

My opinion is why drag this thing out with BG. No,I didn’t like the guy and he was a terrible coach plus he is at some fault for not signing his contract (which spoke volumes) but the memorandum,from what I hear,is a form of a valid contract. Give him his money and let this rest. Why drag this out for all to see and hear?

I agree that a coach can’t in any way make sure all tests taken by 18 year old kids are legit. And I would imagine this sort of thing happens a lot and not just with athletes. And I don’t really care what the national media says or thinks about UK and the fans. Most are misinformed sharks looking for a story when they think they smell blood. Uk basketball is one of their favorite targets just like Alabama and Notre Dame football and the Yankees. I for one think they try to tear UK down because of how big Big Blue basketball is which as a Big Blue fan makes me feel pretty important.

I have been following all of the news regarding the SAT scores of Rose(?) and now those of Dozier. To say that the University of Memphis, or even Coach Calipari, should be held accountable for this does not make a great deal of sense to me. Don’t you take the SAT when you are still in high school?

It has been 10 years since I took the SAT, but I remember going to my high school on a Saturday morning and taking the exam. Granted, I was not a heavily recruited athelete, but wouldn’t the staff of the high school and/or the testing company still be in charge of administering the test? Wouldn’t they be the ones who should have caught any potential problems with Rose or Dozier’s exams? How would UofM or Coach Cal be aware of any issues by the time the student or the SAT scores reached them? Am I missing something here?

To say Kentucky fans would condone cheating to win, would be like saying co-authors would condone extramarital affairs to keep their cash cow alive.

… what happened, from happening?

UK needed an elite coach.

Gillipsie was a good (Top 50) coach. UK needed better.

Calipari, Calhoun, Roy Williams, Pitino, Self (et al) push the envelope to become and stay elite.

As an attorney, I have a hard time understanding why the media wants to crucify someone that had nothing to do with a crime or wrongdoing. Should the Kroger Manager lose his job because he accepted tainted meat that was marked USDA Certified just because it is later found to have come from a dirty plant that fraudulently marked the package. I don’t think so. Not unless they knew the meat was bad.

Should compliant kids lose their right to challenge for NCAA tournament honors because one of their alumni lied? Should a school be docked scholarships because they were duped (not just by the kid, but the NCAA Clearinghouse)? Should Rose have to pay the compliant students for their lost opportunity to participate in NCAA tournament and the exposure that gives their careers?

Why aren’t we focused on the wrongdoer and visiting the penalties of fraud upon him with all the force the law can muster? Instead, the ink is focused on a coach and staff that was duped. The press can’t even point to a similar violation at UMass. At UMass there was no fraud in testing. The kid was a legitimate student. His sin was accepting money under the table. He’s a pro now, make him pay for his damage.

Whether the school or coaching staff should catch such behavior is another matter. As we all know, cash transactions are hard to trace. Cars, houses to family members, jobs, pizzas, and other perks are somewhat easier to track.

I have no problem penalizing a school that is in complicity with fraud. Yet, Isn’t it a Mafia method to threaten the family and friends for non-compliance. Why is the NCAA permitted to take away a game from a team using a player they had passed upon? Isn’t their reasonable reliance upon that representation? If the player was non-compliant and hid that fact, the player should be sanctioned- not the school. You don’t negate a game because of bad calls or even because of crooked refs or umpires. You sanction the ref once the case is established and move on.

Yes, there appears to be wrong doing. Yet once the NCAA approved cracking the eggs and the omelet was made, you can’t say the school didn’t make the dish properly for accepting the egg the Association gave it to use and take its license to cook. That is fundamentally unfair in my view of the world.

The so called “facts” (actually the extrapolation of a little bit of information) indicate that (redacted) cheated on the SAT. However, the organization that administers the test didn’t question it. The NCAA clearinghouse didn’t question it. The U of M athletic department didn’t question it. The U of M administration didn’t question it. If (redacted) actually did cheat, who should be blamed/punished? Why Calipari, of course. Or the Athletic Director. Or the university president. It’s a state school, so why not the governor? Or those who campaigned for the governor? Or those who voted for the governor? If and only if (redacted) cheated, the only one who should be punished is (redacted). Everyone is responsible for his or her own actions.

should they set back and do nothing for all the teams that used legal players?
Or should they correct their mistake and give back the wins to the teams that conformed to the rules?

I have another question. When wins are forfeited, are those wins counted as losses? Are the opponents credited with wins? Or do the games just go into never-neverland? I truly don’t know.

I think there is a pretty good chance a Chinese player will be on scholarship to play basketball at UK in the next 5 years.

Straitpinkie provides a look at the strategy of Calipari to the PRC.

Personally I think Forde is an idiot who has a man-crush on Pitino. I think his day is coming and its a shame that he is from the Bluegrass. I have stopped reading anything even remotely related to him- if I see him on the worldwide leader, I channel surf. He doesnt deserve my time and someday hopefully very soon all Wildcat fans will do the same. His malicious and unfound accusations about Coach Cal and the Wildcat fans deserve a public apology but anyone who knows Forde is well aware that my friends, is NEVER coming. Someday though folks, just like Tipton and Story, Forde is gonna get his- I just hope and pray it makes its way to You-Tube