New York Times, Pete Thamel is at it again. He released an article yesterday that had a title that read “Analysis: Kentucky May Get Just What It Did Not Want From Calipari”. We wake up this morning to find that the article has been changed to “Analysis: Calipari’s Past Looms Larger At Kentucky”.
I guess the internet gives a new found freedom for journalist to write one thing and then change it on the fly without publishing a “correction”. So good luck getting anyone to admit they were wrong.
[PRBREAK][/PRBREAK]In this article, Thamel uses the dirty “V” word that all UK fans would rather not here… “VACATE”. I have a feeling it’s just to get more clicks.
[QUOTE]The Birmingham Board of Education is paying for the Bledsoe investigation, and the Birmingham Board of Education lawyer, Afrika Parchman, said that the report was expected soon. Parchman declined comment via e-mail on Tuesday.
“We are awaiting the official findings from the investigation so that we can consider all of the facts,” she said.
Three independent compliance officers, who were granted anonymity because of privacy laws surrounding discussions of students’ grades, said in interviews on Tuesday that under N.C.A.A. rules, the organization could vacate Kentucky’s 2009-2010 season, in which they reached the Round of 8.
When Bledsoe, now a rookie with the [URL=”http://topics.nytimes.com/top/news/sports/probasketball/nationalbasketballassociation/losangelesclippers/index.html?inline=nyt-org”]Los Angeles Clippers[/URL], arrived at Kentucky, he signed a Student Athlete Statement. There is a clause that says all information provided to the N.C.A.A., “including completion of coursework and high school grades,” is valid and accurate. The statement says that if the student signed the statement “falsely or erroneously,” he would jeopardize his eligibility.
One of the compliance officers was skeptical that Kentucky would have to vacate last season’s record because there was enough mitigating factors, including Bledsoe’s passing through the N.C.A.A. Clearinghouse, for Kentucky to argue that they followed proper protocol.[/QUOTE]You can [URL=”http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/15/sports/ncaabasketball/15hoops.html?_r=2″]read the entire article here…[/URL]
I know there’s a lot of discussion on the web on the quality of Thamels work (and believe me, I’m not a fan) and you can argue over the details of different articles (especially the he said, he said situations) but at the end of the day there are a lot of UK fans that are worried.
Fans will STOP being worried when final report is released and UK is clear of any penalties.
Keeping my fingers crossed and GO CATS!
