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Yesterday, Memphis came to the conclusion that they had no proof there were any improprieties with Derrick Rose's SAT score. Well, good for them.
They might have to go back to square one again and start poking around for other allegations, but this time it's about another player. CBS Sports is reporting that Robert Dozier attended Memphis, not Georgia, because the Bulldogs were concerned about a potentially fraudulent SAT score.
According to a source, Dozier took the SAT once before trying to enroll at Georgia, but that score was flagged after the school received a tip that the score might be "fishy." ... So the school asked Dozier to take the SAT again, and a source with knowledge of the situation told CBSSports.com that the second score was "not enough to resolve the issue." Put another way, Georgia officials were not properly convinced the first test and second test were taken by the same person, which led to the end of Dozier's time as a Georgia recruit in August 2004.
First, I must point out that Gary Parrish, the man doing the reporting for CBS on this one, knows the Memphis program. Prior to his jump to CBS Sports, he was the Memphis beat writer for the Commercial Appeal. So don't take these accusations lightly.
Now I know that yesterday, Mike DeCourcy pointed out that the NCAA gave Rose the green light, but shouldn't some blame be assessed to Memphis as well? Look, I don't disagree with DeCourcy there. Not at all. (Nor does Spencer.) But at a certain point, no matter how bloated and dumb you think the NCAA is, do you point a finger at a program?
I'm guessing that time is coming right about now.
(H/T to Deadspin)
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Hold that finger for just a moment.
Was Memphis the recipient of the same tip afforded UGA? Did UGA forward their concerns to Memphis? If not, all Memphis has is the score and the clearinghouse.
If Memphis had such information, point your finger at the program and pull the trigger.
If they had no such information, you should point that finger into a deep, dark place in your anatomy for a fine bit of muckraking.
And no, I am no Memphis fan. I’m just a concerned reader who is growing weary of bloggers gleaning hot info from various Internet sources, then rendering a seemingly informed and decidedly provocative opinion based on such information, all the while overlooking the fact that key information is absent.
It is becoming journalism by proxy. Anyone with access to a server can do this, but that doesn’t make it right, and it doesn’t make it journalism. What it does make it is the under-informed opinion of some guy with a computer looking for page views.
by guardian of the galaxy on Jun 3, 2009 5:22 PM EDT reply actions
Excellent post guardian. I am a UofM fan. As you can well imagine this whole nightmare is THE topic of the community and local sports stations. There are several things that I want to address regarding the UofM and what they knew and when they knew it. If the NCAA clearinghouse cleared Derrick Rose than how is Memphis supposed to know they had concerns about his SAT scores? As for Robert Dozier; if the UofM was privy to his SAT scores then I would have an issue with John C for not talking with Georgia about why they had concerns about his scores and required that he take the test again. What is also not discussed and should be is where is the accountability for these players if they did in fact cheat on the tests. John C is gone to Kentucky…did Kentucky have a clue this was coming down? Many Memphis sports fans believe a lot of the fault rests with the AD at Memphis. He had knowledge of the NCAA concerns about Derrick Rose months ago. The consensus here seems to be that RC who seemed to be under John’s thumb, did not want to release any information because John might not get hired at Kentucky…or lets say he was convinced not to release the information. Finally, the NCAA is not consistent in their investigative procedures. Why is USC allowed to drag the whole Reggie Bush situation for 3 years? I think there is some truth to the bias against southern schools. And by the way why wasnt Kansas punished for their players academic issues? Rest assured if Memphis gets hit with infractions all holy…. will break loose with other schools who had similar issues and didnt get penalized.
by diane38017 on Jun 3, 2009 8:56 PM EDT reply actions
Let’s see – Dozier commits to U of M in July – he doesn’t sign in November because of Georgia’s interest. He makes a remarkable increase in DSAT scores in December – Georgia gets worried about the score and removes interest. Dozier then signs with Memphis. Now what school looks like they were involved with the December score.
by MemphisCUSA on Jun 5, 2009 12:52 PM EDT reply actions
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