John Calipari could become the first coach in history to have two Final Four appearances taken away if these allegations against Memphis are true. If convicted of "major Violations" Memphis will have to forfeit their entire Final Four year of 2007-2008.According to the Memphis Commercial Appeal the NCAA alleged the prospective player became eligible after an "unknown individual" completed his SAT. The player, said the NCAA, "subsequently competed for the men's basketball team through the 2007-08 season, which included his participation in the 2008 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship."
For privacy reasons they left the players name off of the story. But everyone knows it's Derrick Rose. The player though has denied the charges.
The real story is that John Calipari conveniently will not be punished at all. Even if Memphis is guilty, Calipari did nothing wrong because wasn't compliant. How convenient!
It wasn't the question of if but when Memphis would be hit with violations. After all they did hire John Calipari to be their coach.
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