USF athletics: No record of NCAA inquiry

[BullGrad95]

Any chance that USF can sue McDouchbag for his unfounded accusations?

http://blogs.tampabay.com/usf/

One day after an online report that USF's men's basketball program was being investigated by the NCAA, the school's athletic department said it has received no notice of inquiry from the NCAA, a precursor to any investigation.

"We have nothing," USF assistant athletic director Chris Freet said Friday afternoon in response to a public records request the Times filed Thursday with the university's Office of the General Counsel, asking for a notice of inquiry from the NCAA. USF, as a public institution, would be legally obligated to produce such a document if it existed.

The NCAA has a policy of not confirming any investigations and USF has declined to comment on the matter beyond Freet's response and an initial statement that the school would "carefully review the issues raised" and address anything that warranted action. But NCAA spokeswoman Stacey Osburn said Friday that if USF's athletic department were being investigated by the NCAA, it would have a notice of inquiry.

"A formal investigation does not start until a notice of inquiry is sent out," Osburn said.

AOL's sports site, Fanhouse.com, cited unnamed sources in reporting Friday that USF was being investigated by the NCAA for alleged violations in the Bulls' men's basketball program.

Posted by Greg Auman at 06:58:10 PM on December 4, 2009

[BULLfreak]

shocking Brett McFucknut got it wrong again

[cmhatter]

the best thing people could do is to not navigate to his portion of the fanhouse website...

fanhouse knows when people click on his material

all they are worried about is people on their site reading content.

[DELdaBull]

GA keeps making McMurphy look like a lazy idiot.

[Triple B]

GA keeps making McMurphy look like a lazy idiot.

Didn't see this posted yet either:

Gilchrist's parents dispute allegations against USF basketball

TAMPA -- The parents of USF sophomore forward Gus Gilchrist on Thursday disputed some allegations of potential NCAA violations made against the Bulls in an online report and said they have supplied USF with documents to help prove those allegations are false.

"There's no truth to it. It's nothing but garbage. He has no proof," said Gilchrist's father, Augustus "Gil" Gilchrist.

Among the allegations in a Fanhouse.com report was that Terrelle Woody, a video and conditioning assistant on Stan Heath's staff and a trainer and close friend of Gilchrist's, took Gilchrist to an Orlando Magic playoff game on June 11. His parents e-mailed the Times an airplane itinerary that shows Gilchrist flying home to Maryland that same day, and his mother said she personally delivered to USF this week a letter signed by a doctor in Maryland stating that he examined Gilchrist during an appointment the next day.

"My son was here with me watching the game on TV when they said he was at the game. It's a flat-out lie," the elder Gilchrist said. "He was nowhere near that place. We (had) proof of his flight to show the athletic director. Our reputation is at risk here."

The Fanhouse report alleged that Woody drove Gilchrist home to Maryland after the spring semester this year, which may constitute an improper benefit, but his parents said Gilchrist has never driven from Tampa to Maryland because airfare is typically as low as $62 for a one-way ticket. They e-mailed the Times itineraries for four other flights to Baltimore this year.

"It takes 15-17 hours to drive here. It would cost more to drive one way than it would to fly. That doesn't make sense," his father said.

"Why would someone take a ride like that when he has parents that can buy him a ticket to come home?" his mother Donna said.

The parents' comments are the first disputing the Fanhouse report, as USF and Heath have not responded beyond an initial comment to say that they would "carefully review the issues raised" and address anything that warrants action. Gilchrist has emerged as USF's leading scorer this season, averaging 18.8 points.

Gilchrist's father said his son's relationship with Woody, who got a job on Heath's staff after Gilchrist transferred to USF from Maryland, has not been portrayed accurately. His son was the best man in Woody's wedding, he said, but what hasn't been written is that the elder Gilchrist said he was a groomsman in the wedding, as was Maryland basketball star Greivis Vasquez and George Mason's Will Thomas, who also trained with Woody.

"We want to set the record straight that we are in our son's life," his father said. "When there's a big decision to be made, we are his parents. ... That's my son, and anybody that becomes that close to my son, I have to be able to trust."

Another report from Fanhouse.com on Thursday, citing unnamed school sources, stated the NCAA is now investigating USF's basketball program for the allegations raised in the original story. The NCAA has a policy of not confirming its investigations, and USF declined to comment, sticking with its original statement. The Times filed a public records request asking for a notice of inquiry from the NCAA, and USF's office of the general counsel replied that it would check with the custodian of such records in the athletic department.

http://blogs.tampabay.com/usf/

[South_Florida_Flip]

the best thing people could do is to not navigate to his portion of the fanhouse website...

fanhouse knows when people click on his material

all they are worried about is people on their site reading content.

That's all well and good, but seeing that is article was picked up by ESPN is what hurts. It's good that someone like Greg goes in depth and gets the real scoop, but something has to be done to put a muzzle on Brett and his unfounded accusations.

[DELdaBull]

Well said Flip

[usf97]

You have to wonder how much they are paying the guy. He doesn't cover anything else but USF. He hates USF. The USF fanbase hates him. He consistently goes outside the rules of journalism and runs with stories if maybe he sorta kinda has one source. I don't get it. Not that we know the whole story but I don't think the Trib fired him so it's not like CJL and Co. got him fired. Seemed like he just up and quit. Weird little man.

[Triple B]

You have to wonder how much they are paying the guy. He doesn't cover anything else but USF.

Actually, he has quite a few articles on non-USF stuff .... which i saw several days ago .... before i started boycotting the site.  8-)

[Mama_Bull]

Nice to see ESPN picked up the Auman version of the story:

Updated: December 4, 2009, 10:17 PM ET

Report: USF has no record of probe

ESPN.com news services

The South Florida men's basketball program said it is had no record of being under investigation by the NCAA, The St. Petersburg Times reported Friday.

An online report alleged numerous violations by the program but the school's athletic department said it has received no notice of inquiry from the NCAA.

"We have nothing," USF assistant athletic director Chris Freet told the Times, in response to a public records request.

As is policy, the NCAA will not confirm or deny any investigations. USF declined to comment on the matter beyond Freet's response, the Times said. But NCAA spokeswoman Stacey Osburn said Friday that if USF's athletic department were being investigated, it would have a notice of inquiry.

"A formal investigation does not start until a notice of inquiry is sent out," Osburn told the Times.

AOL's sports site, Fanhouse.com, cited unnamed sources in reporting Friday that USF was being investigated by the NCAA.

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/news/story?id=4715377