Illinois football put on probation of 1 year

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cheaters....not like they are going to be bowl eligible any time soon though!! Remember a certain basketball player getting improper benefits in the 90s.



CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- The NCAA placed Illinois on probation for one year Thursday because a booster improperly provided payments and other benefits to a football prospect.


The offenses were a major violation of NCAA rules and occurred between April 2003 and January 2004.



An athletic booster provided lodging, transportation and use of a vehicle and paid the prospect for work he never performed, said Gene Marsh, chairman of the NCAA's infractions committee.



Major violations generally draw a minimum penalty of two years probation, but the committee chose a lesser penalty because the university has a good record of rules compliance, reported the infraction and cooperated throughout the investigation, he said. The probation does not affect Illinois' future football scholarships or bowl eligibility.



"What matters most in this case was the effective steps taken by the university," Marsh said.



However the university still objects to the decision to call the violation major and is considering an appeal to the NCAA Infractions Appeals Committee, Chancellor Richard Herman said in a statement. The conclusion of a major violation means the university would face harsher penalties, including a ban on competition, if another major violation occurs within the next five years, according to NCAA bylaws.



"We discovered, we investigated and we acted strongly and decisively with all parties involved," said athletic director Ron Guenther. "This is a perfect example of how a student-athlete in need can form a relationship with an individual outside our control and without our knowledge, and then accept benefits that should not have been accepted."



Marsh said nobody on the university's staff was involved and commended the school for its cooperation, but he said the committee felt it had to classify the infractions as major.



"These inducements and extra benefits began while the student-athlete was a prospect and continued after he began football practice and enrolled at the institution," the committee said. "The committee found that the university gained a substantial advantage as a result of the improper recruitment and extra benefits provided to the student-athlete, which totaled $2,348.98 during a nine-month period."



The booster was a former college football player, but not at Illinois, a university spokesman said. Neither the booster nor the athlete were identified.



The university has excluded the booster and his wife from any involvement with the school until at least June 2007, the NCAA said. The athlete, who no longer attends the university, repaid the value of the benefits, the school said.



"This was one individual, one student-athlete and the school demonstrated very well that they were doing as good a job as you can in trying to educate boosters," Marsh said.
 

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It's a bunch of fucking bullshit, and the NCAA has a hard on for Illinois, because they won't do away with the chief. University gets in trouble, but the player transfers and is playing elsewhere with no consequences. Yet, Ohio St gets off with no penalties from the Maurice Clarett scandal. The NCAA is one of the most crooked and hypocritical operations around.
 

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I don't understand why the university is directly responsible for what some "booster" might do. As I understand it, the booster is not an employee, is not on the university payroll and is not an official representative of the university. In this case, he isn't even an alum! What's to stop someone from being a "booster" and then intentionally sabotaging the university. To me, unless there is some proof that someone in the actual Illinois football program was involved or had knowledge of the infaction when it happened then it's ridiculous to hold them accountable.

In any case, doesn't look like much of any penalty. But I still don't understand it.
 

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Oh, and Viking I think you're going to be wrong, Illinois has actually been getting some very fine football recruits in the last few months. Don't expect them to be much better next year, but in 2-3 years I think you'll see them in the upper echelon of the Big 10. Zook will put the program in the right direction.
 

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Iowa already took all the talent out of illinois...and now with weiss on at Notre Dame he'll start stealing from them as well. Zook will never get this team in the top of the big 10. Too much to overcome unless of course they stop getting caught giving money and cars to players!!!
 

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Illini said:
It's a bunch of fucking bullshit, and the NCAA has a hard on for Illinois, because they won't do away with the chief.

I'm sure that's the reason! We'll just let this act of giving money to a recruit slide if you ban the chief. If not then we will put you on probation. :monsters-
 

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I'm sure that's the reason! We'll just let this act of giving money to a recruit slide if you ban the chief. If not then we will put you on probation. :monsters-
You're a dipshit. Nobody from Illinois gave him money. And what about Ohio St's QB and Maurice Clarett? NCAA goes after who they want to go after. And they hate Illinois.
 

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Illini you are certainly right concerning the picking & chosing who to go after. Alabama gets major sanctions for the Albert Means case & Tennesse walks away clean even though it's been proven Tee Martin accepted money from a "booster".
I don't know anything about the Illinois situation but the Alabama case was hyped by the media down here to no end. Good luck with the Zooker i wish him well.
 

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Illini said:
You're a dipshit. Nobody from Illinois gave him money. And what about Ohio St's QB and Maurice Clarett? NCAA goes after who they want to go after. And they hate Illinois.

I'm not the dipshit that said illini football got sanctions because NCAA wants Chief banned!! LMAO!!
 

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Every school does the same thing. Boosters pay players everywhere. Every major D1 school in the country could be on probation if the NCAA wanted them too be
 

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The real question is will we really know the difference between Illini football on or off probation. This could only improve them, lol.
Seriously, I know Illini is just waiting for hoops season anyway.
 

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When I read the subject line "Illinois football put on probation of 1 year" I thought it was going to be because of that performance, or lack thereof, in the Penn State game. If you're going to cheat, the least you could do was cheat to put together a good team.
 

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viking611 said:
I'm not the dipshit that said illini football got sanctions because NCAA wants Chief banned!! LMAO!!
Some idiot who has no affiliation to the school gave a kid money. Illinois discovered it and turned it in. The kid would have never got caught otherwise. This happens all the time at every school, but somehow it's "major violation" here? Please. Nothing any school can do about instances like this, and it's a joke. Just like I said, the NCAA goes after who they want to, and they wanted to go after Illinois. Wake the fuck up.
 

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Every school does the same thing. Boosters pay players everywhere. Every major D1 school in the country could be on probation if the NCAA wanted them too be
Exactly.
 

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Illini you are certainly right concerning the picking & chosing who to go after. Alabama gets major sanctions for the Albert Means case & Tennesse walks away clean even though it's been proven Tee Martin accepted money from a "booster".
I don't know anything about the Illinois situation but the Alabama case was hyped by the media down here to no end. Good luck with the Zooker i wish him well.
The NCAA is a fucking joke. I think Zook is a good fit with this program. There won't be high expectations that he can't meet, like at Florida. They competed really well today, and could have won the game, if they hadn't made the mistakes that young teams do. I think he'll have a long career at Illinois, if he keeps landing recruits.
 

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When I read the subject line "Illinois football put on probation of 1 year" I thought it was going to be because of that performance, or lack thereof, in the Penn State game. If you're going to cheat, the least you could do was cheat to put together a good team.

:lolBIG: Should be for their performance every week!!! Terrible...it's all because of their mascot though!!
 

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