Biggest Surprise of the Year

[bigelephant]

Hopkins has a banner year - either as center or big forward or both

[hoyainspirit]

I hope it's not the biggest surprise, but I hope we reduce our defensive free throw rate. We can't keep sending opponents to the line so much.

[Just Cos]

The freshman play less minutes than predicted on Hoyatalk...but that is not really ever a surprise

[johnnysnowplow]

Jabril is first team All BE and, maybe doesn't win it, but garners significant attention in the BE POY conversation

[IDenj]

Negative- Josh lasts the season.

Positive- Campbell plays a huge role at lead guard.

[757hoyafan]

Reggie will avg 11 PPG.

[TC]

Edible McDonough cuisine.

[HometownHoya]

I guess I'll play for real: Rabb commits!

[Bigs"R"Us]

We make the Sweet Sixteen.

[tashoya]

Sept 1, 2014 12:08:29 GMT -5 757hoyafan said:

Reggie will avg 11 PPG.

11 MPG would be surprise enough. 11 PPG? Go big or go home I guess. Personally, I hope you're right in the sense that Reggie found his stroke over the summer and is being used as a deadly spot-up guy on offense.

[hoyalove4ever]

I sure hope that Reggie gets more than eleven minutes per game. He is an important component to the team and needs minutes. I pray that this team uses some version of the "hockey-like substitutions" method.

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sports.yahoo.com/ncaa/basketball/news?slug=ys-syracuse_basketball_investigation_drug_violation_030512


LOL

SYRACUSE, N.Y. – During a decade in which Syracuse basketball reached the pinnacle of national prominence, the program was awash in positive drug tests and, in many cases, failed to adhere to its internal drug policy while playing ineligible players, Yahoo! Sports has learned.


If Syracuse knowingly violated its own drug policies, it could trigger the NCAA’s “Willful Violators” clause, which allows the association to bypass its four-year statute of limitations in favor of levying sanctions as far back as the first in a series of continued infractions. A willful violation is considered one that occurs during a pattern of deliberate or intentional rule-breaking.

Beyond statute-of-limitations issues, Syracuse could also be charged with lack of institutional control for failing to adhere to its own drug policy, similar to sanctions recently levied against Baylor University. A wide-ranging NCAA inquiry into the Bears’ basketball program in 2005 revealed the athletic department failed to follow its established guidelines by concealing positive marijuana tests for three players. A report released by the NCAA’s Committee on Infractions after the Baylor investigation stated: “The failure of the university to follow its own [drug testing] procedures demonstrated a lack of institutional control.”


Syracuse's drug policy calls for players to be automatically suspended from practice or playing after testing positive a second time.
(Getty Images)
Each penalty called for the head coach to be notified and, in turn, alert a player’s parents or guardians. After the first offense, an athlete was required to attend drug counseling and rehabilitation sessions. In addition, the policy called for the offending athlete to be tested on a regular basis for the remainder of his or her eligibility.

Penalties for a second positive test included automatic suspension from practice and playing, plus mandatory drug counseling, and a player could not return to the team without being cleared by a counselor as being drug free. For a third positive test, a player was subject to termination of eligibility and expulsion from school, barring special intervention by the athletic director.

The policy stated that after a third failed test, the athletic director had the option of extending a “one-time conditional grace period” in which the athlete was subject to specific terms and conditions for corrective action during a predetermined period of time.

Two sources told Yahoo! Sports that of the 10 players, at least one player continued to play after failing four tests and another player played after failing three.

[njhoya78]

To quote Captain Louis Renaud in Casablanca, "I'm shocked--shocked. . . !"

[tashoya]

Oct 17, 2014 15:19:57 GMT -5 @yaboynyp said:

sports.yahoo.com/ncaa/basketball/news?slug=ys-syracuse_basketball_investigation_drug_violation_030512


LOL

SYRACUSE, N.Y. – During a decade in which Syracuse basketball reached the pinnacle of national prominence, the program was awash in positive drug tests and, in many cases, failed to adhere to its internal drug policy while playing ineligible players, Yahoo! Sports has learned.


If Syracuse knowingly violated its own drug policies, it could trigger the NCAA’s “Willful Violators” clause, which allows the association to bypass its four-year statute of limitations in favor of levying sanctions as far back as the first in a series of continued infractions. A willful violation is considered one that occurs during a pattern of deliberate or intentional rule-breaking.

Beyond statute-of-limitations issues, Syracuse could also be charged with lack of institutional control for failing to adhere to its own drug policy, similar to sanctions recently levied against Baylor University. A wide-ranging NCAA inquiry into the Bears’ basketball program in 2005 revealed the athletic department failed to follow its established guidelines by concealing positive marijuana tests for three players. A report released by the NCAA’s Committee on Infractions after the Baylor investigation stated: “The failure of the university to follow its own [drug testing] procedures demonstrated a lack of institutional control.”


Syracuse's drug policy calls for players to be automatically suspended from practice or playing after testing positive a second time.
(Getty Images)
Each penalty called for the head coach to be notified and, in turn, alert a player’s parents or guardians. After the first offense, an athlete was required to attend drug counseling and rehabilitation sessions. In addition, the policy called for the offending athlete to be tested on a regular basis for the remainder of his or her eligibility.

Penalties for a second positive test included automatic suspension from practice and playing, plus mandatory drug counseling, and a player could not return to the team without being cleared by a counselor as being drug free. For a third positive test, a player was subject to termination of eligibility and expulsion from school, barring special intervention by the athletic director.

The policy stated that after a third failed test, the athletic director had the option of extending a “one-time conditional grace period” in which the athlete was subject to specific terms and conditions for corrective action during a predetermined period of time.

Two sources told Yahoo! Sports that of the 10 players, at least one player continued to play after failing four tests and another player played after failing three.

This is old, isn't it? I don't recall hearing any penalties or suspensions being levied. Who's surprised?

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Oct 17, 2014 17:09:09 GMT -5 tashoya said:

Oct 17, 2014 15:19:57 GMT -5 @yaboynyp said:

sports.yahoo.com/ncaa/basketball/news?slug=ys-syracuse_basketball_investigation_drug_violation_030512


LOL

SYRACUSE, N.Y. – During a decade in which Syracuse basketball reached the pinnacle of national prominence, the program was awash in positive drug tests and, in many cases, failed to adhere to its internal drug policy while playing ineligible players, Yahoo! Sports has learned.


If Syracuse knowingly violated its own drug policies, it could trigger the NCAA’s “Willful Violators” clause, which allows the association to bypass its four-year statute of limitations in favor of levying sanctions as far back as the first in a series of continued infractions. A willful violation is considered one that occurs during a pattern of deliberate or intentional rule-breaking.

Beyond statute-of-limitations issues, Syracuse could also be charged with lack of institutional control for failing to adhere to its own drug policy, similar to sanctions recently levied against Baylor University. A wide-ranging NCAA inquiry into the Bears’ basketball program in 2005 revealed the athletic department failed to follow its established guidelines by concealing positive marijuana tests for three players. A report released by the NCAA’s Committee on Infractions after the Baylor investigation stated: “The failure of the university to follow its own [drug testing] procedures demonstrated a lack of institutional control.”


Syracuse's drug policy calls for players to be automatically suspended from practice or playing after testing positive a second time.
(Getty Images)
Each penalty called for the head coach to be notified and, in turn, alert a player’s parents or guardians. After the first offense, an athlete was required to attend drug counseling and rehabilitation sessions. In addition, the policy called for the offending athlete to be tested on a regular basis for the remainder of his or her eligibility.

Penalties for a second positive test included automatic suspension from practice and playing, plus mandatory drug counseling, and a player could not return to the team without being cleared by a counselor as being drug free. For a third positive test, a player was subject to termination of eligibility and expulsion from school, barring special intervention by the athletic director.

The policy stated that after a third failed test, the athletic director had the option of extending a “one-time conditional grace period” in which the athlete was subject to specific terms and conditions for corrective action during a predetermined period of time.

Two sources told Yahoo! Sports that of the 10 players, at least one player continued to play after failing four tests and another player played after failing three.

This is old, isn't it? I don't recall hearing any penalties or suspensions being levied. Who's surprised?

The Hearing is this month actually…


Pat Forde ‏@yahooforde 3h3 hours ago
RT @syrbasketball #Syracuse faces NCAA hearing in front of the Committee on Infractions at the end of this month. ow.ly/CWjLv

[tashoya]

Oct 17, 2014 17:27:40 GMT -5 @yaboynyp said:

Oct 17, 2014 17:09:09 GMT -5 tashoya said:

This is old, isn't it? I don't recall hearing any penalties or suspensions being levied. Who's surprised?

The Hearing is this month actually…


Pat Forde ‏@yahooforde 3h3 hours ago
RT @syrbasketball #Syracuse faces NCAA hearing in front of the Committee on Infractions at the end of this month. ow.ly/CWjLv

Gotcha. Thanks YaBoy. I don't recall hearing a peep about this since the original story broke. Thank you for the update.

[FrazierFanatic]

The NCAA will throw the book at Bernie Fine for this!

[michaelgrahmstylie]

If this is true, I hope we have an escape clause in that contract for games the next couple of years.

[prhoya]

Oct 17, 2014 19:45:28 GMT -5 michaelgrahmstylie said:

If this is true, I hope we have an escape clause in that contract for games the next couple of years.

Yikes! So true...

[FrazierFanatic]

Heck no - stomp them while they're down!