Sully talking Stuff

Miami Recruiting: I don’t know about you, but when I hear that Yahoo Sports is breaking a major sport  story (or any story for that matter) the words yahoo and credible seem to bounce around in my head. YAHOO… C’mom…. Anyway, the latest from Miami involves an assistant football equipment manager (interesting job title), Sean Allen, who had ties with the Ponzi genius, ( well… OK…. not a genius … that dope is in jail) Nevis Shapiro. The implication is that Al Golden, the current coach, knew about Allen’s behavior and did not report it to the NCAA. One thing Golden is guilty of is lack of understanding of the terms imply and infer. He stated that the report inferred, it did not…it implied… the reader infers!   Interpretive grammar aside, Yahoo noted that phone records show Allen talking to recruits and then calling assistant coaches immediately after these conversations. The report alleges that Allen set up meetings for the coaches and recruits at various restaurants around Miami and provided transportation for recruits. Both of these activities are outside the guidelines for how an institution can interact with recruits. Donna Shalala, Miami President, implied that this stuff is old news and has already been investigated… the problem is she did not say who investigated these behaviors! If the investigation was internal… Somebody… quick… call Louis Freeh!

Miami Departures: Not sure what to make of the Sean Allen business, but there is no question that over-hyped Safety, Ray Ray Armstrong has been dismissed from the squad for a variety of NCAA and team infractions. That said, what happened to Thomas Deahn, Director of Football Operations for Miami? He was the guy that Al Golden brought over from Temple to help him clean up Miami’s mess. Apparently, he is gone! Suddenly….Why? I will let you speculate…. given the Allen report and Golden’s alleged knowledge of the contacts. Ok … I speculated!

Big Ten: The presidents told its Conference Commissioner Jim Delany… Thanks … but no thanks… to the suggestion that he have the power to fire coaches that embarrass the reputation of the Big Ten! Sully’s CFP thought this suggestion was in the stratosphere, from the quick response of the presidents and chancellors, they must have thought it was in the Ethereal Plain … not sure where that is… but I think that is in Texas! Waco, Texas…pronounce Wacko, Texas!

Baylor University: The 2011 football campaign was a magical one for the Bears, beat Oklahoma, beat Texas, and win the Heisman all in one season. If someone had predicted this at the beginning of the year, we would have found a date on Mayan Calendar for them to be committed to the Waco Asylum! Mark Twain once said, truth is stranger than fiction, because fiction is obligated to stick to possibilities… Truth is not! As a result of the deviation from what was possible for the Baylor Football Program in 2011, the university announced it is building a 250 million dollar stadium on its campus that will seat 45,000! The facility is scheduled to be opened for the 2014 season! See…. I was right… the Ethereal Plain is in Waco! But I wrong about the pronunciation… it is Waco!