NCAA denies Louisville's appeal, rules Cardinals must vacate 2013 national title

[BleedGopher]

per ESPN:

The Louisville men's basketball program will have to vacate its 2013 national championship and 2012 Final Four appearance after the NCAA denied its appeal of what the school described as "draconian penalties" levied against the team last year.

The NCAA announced its ruling Tuesday. Louisville interim president Greg Postel said in a statement Tuesday that the school still disagrees with the NCAA's ruling.

"I cannot say this strongly enough: We believe the NCAA is simply wrong," Postel said. "We disagree with the NCAA ruling for reasons we clearly stated in our appeal. And we made a strong case -- based on NCAA precedent -- that supported our argument."

The Cardinals will become the first NCAA Division I men's basketball program to vacate a national title during the Final Four era, according to ESPN Stats & Information.

"We'll remove the official recognition, but it won't remove it from our hearts and minds," Louisville interim athletics director Vince Tyra said during a news conference held shortly after the NCAA's announcement. "It brings closure to one of these situations. It's not going to bring closure to the successes and memories our teams had. I'm sad for our players and certainly our staff members."

http://www.espn.com/mens-college-ba...al-rules-cardinals-vacate-2013-national-title

Go Gophers!!

 

[Ewert86PC]

And, as far as I know, this isn't related to the FBI investigation.

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[MennoSota]

I'd love to see all schools give a big middle finger to the NCAA until they require UNC to take down 20 years of banners. To me, the NCAA is an irrelevant organization for which I have no respect.

 

[BleedGopher]

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[goldenboy]

UNC

I'd love to see all schools give a big middle finger to the NCAA until they require UNC to take down 20 years of banners. To me, the NCAA is an irrelevant organization for which I have no respect.

The NCAA is dead to me until UNC is dead.

 

[dpodoll68]

"The NCAA never goes after blue bloods!"

 

[Ope3]

2013

2013 was my shining moment as far as winning an NCAA Bracket Pool. I am not vacating that, for sure.

 

[WindyCityGopher]

What would happen if a school just refused to take down their banners? Would the NCAA put them on probation? Fine them? Make them run laps?

 

[hungan1]

NC is deeply embedded with powerful people. That made up gimmie classes that was available to everybody was one of the reasons deemed to not warrant an infraction that is cardinal sin.

If it was any other team than NC, they would not survive the wrath of the NCAA.

 

[BleedGopher]

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[builtbadgers]

Cheated