Russell Shepard Declared Ineligible, Will Miss At Least Opener Against Oregon
by Year2 on Aug 25, 2011 10:05 PM EDT
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PrintLSU has declared wide receiver Russell Shepard ineligible, and he will miss at least the season opener against Oregon. LSU found that he "discussed an NCAA inquiry with a teammate who was scheduled to meet with an NCAA representative and his actions were deemed to have violated NCAA protocol." That is a violation of NCAA bylaw 32.1.4.
The AP report on the situation says that the investigation in question was the NCAA's probe of LSU's dealings with Will Lyles. We previously had heard about the NCAA having questions about his off-campus housing situation, but Les Miles initially waved off the possibility of Shepard missing time. Miles changed his tune more recently, opening the door for Shepard missing time. He was purposefully vague about the situation, however. At no point did Miles really address Shepard's situation directly.
If Shepard's violation sounds familiar, it should. Staff members at Georgia Tech broke bylaw 32.1.4 when they tipped off a football player about an upcoming interview and coached him how to answer questions. That bylaw is about preserving the integrity of investigations. If you interfere with any part of an NCAA investigation, then you break 32.1.4.
The AP engaged in some weasel words by saying that Shepard "is expected to miss a number of games while the university seeks his reinstatement" without picking a specific number or saying who was expecting that. Regardless, LSU has had a lot better weeks in its football history.
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It appears LSU is imploding under the pressure
Jefferson and Johns are almost guaranteed not to be with the team soon. What is interesting is that the bylaw Shepard violated was for discussing the upcoming NCAA investigation about the Willie Lyles character with a fellow team mate. The same Lyles that is under investigation at Oregon and LSU for possible improprieties in recruiting practices. Why would Shepard be telling a team mate about the upcoming investigation? Something strange is going on down on the bayou. I haven’t bought in to the hype until I read that article but now I am beginning to wonder if all the pieces aren’t beginning come together.
If the Scam Newton case taught us one thing
Its that connected dots, and pieces falling together, mean jack shit to the NCAA
"If wanting to win is a fault, as some of my critics seem to insist, then I plead guilty. I like to win. I know no other way. It's in my blood." -- Paul "Bear" Bryant
by GeauxCrimson on Aug 26, 2011 9:31 AM EDT up reply actions
THANKFULLY IT MEANS THAT THEY DON'T LISTEN TO LIES AND INNUENDO!!
Friggin Toilet Roll heads still trying to make stuff up. Here’s a suggestion, get some facts or some real evidence. Its funny how this NCAA thing works. GT, UNC, OSU, Miami,…..evidence….sanctions (or coming sanctions in Miamis case)
Cam Newton….no evidence….no punishment.
Make up some more bogus voicemail recordings why don’t you. Find a “BAGMAN”, do something other than run your mouth.
Col.Angus may be rough, Col.Angus may not smell like a bed of roses, but deep down Col.Angus is very sweet. If I overstay my welcome, just tap me on the head!!
Yeah because Barn fans don't ever accuse Bama of cheating....
You can probably go to any AU site and find at least one thread making baseless accusations against Bama going back to the founding of the internet.
Yeah how could a kid under investigation POSSIBLY talk to someone about it.
Think about what you are saying for a second. This kids future is up in the air, his life could be ruined by something he may have had nothing to do with. He wouldn’t be human if he didn’t want to try to find out whats going on or what other players know about it or what they intend to say to investigators. These are the kind of rules that make no sense to me. Make them apply to adults in the administration….not the kids.
Col.Angus may be rough, Col.Angus may not smell like a bed of roses, but deep down Col.Angus is very sweet. If I overstay my welcome, just tap me on the head!!
Stage 1: Deny, deny, deny
Upcoming, Stage 2: Rationalize, rationalize, rationalize. Saw it from Bama. Will see it from y’all.
Like I said originally
I didn’t buy into any of it until that report came out. I still don’t know that I buy into it BUT apparently LSU does. They declared him ineligible, not the NCAA. If you know anything about college athletics you know these kids are taught from day one what the NCAA rules are and my guess is that LSU told him, dont talk to anyone about this case. If they didn’t sit down with Shepard and tell him that then they have some serious issues with their compliance department. Granted, I am making an assumption here, but my assumption is that the LSU compliance department is smart enough to inform Shepard of the rules. As for his future being up in the air, one would think if he were worried about loosing eligibility he wouldn’t have talked to anyone. Especially if he is innocent. What does he have to worry about if everything is on the up and up? That was my only assumption.
As for the Cam Newton situation, Cecil Newton admitted he was shopping Cam to MSU. It just so happens, strangely enough, there was no NCAA rule about parents asking for money from a university in the case of pay for play. In any other jurisdiction than the NCAA that would be considered cheating.
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