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Date Posted: 03:23:50 03/02/10 Tue
Author: Mabee
Author Host/IP: 155.104.37.18
Subject: AdamantiumBlue on FreeP allegations

I'm not even a RR apologist, but the Freep did not get anything right in their stories-nothing
IP: 12.171.83.58
Posted on March 1, 2010 at 02:15:13 PM by Adamantiumblue

The Freep alleged on August 29, 2009

1. In the past two off-seasons, players said, the Wolverines were expected to spend two to three times more than the eight hours allowed for required workouts each week. Players are free to exceed the limit, but it must be truly voluntary

----NCAA-- Michigan exceeded mandatory hours by 2 hours per week. No finding made concerning Freep allegation that voluntary workouts were mandatory.

2. players who failed to do all the strength and conditioning were forced to come back to finish or were punished with additional work.

If you didn’t show up, there was punishment.

NCAA--- no finding whatsoever supporting these accusations made by the Freep and attributed to anonymous sources.

3. Players spent at least nine hours on football activities on Sundays after games last fall. NCAA rules mandate a daily 4-hour limit. The Wolverines also exceeded the weekly limit of 20 hours, the athletes said.

NCAA--- no finding of anyone EVER be required to have 9 hours of football activities in a single day. Exceeded 4 hour limit by 20 minutes and 20 hour limit by 2 hours per week.

4. Players said members of Rodriguez’s quality-control staff often watched seven-on-seven off-season scrimmages. The noncontact drills, in which an offense runs plays against a defense, are supposed to be voluntary and player-run. They are held at U-M’s football facilities. NCAA rules allow only training staff — not quality-control staffers — to attend as a safety precaution.

NCAA---- alleges that quality control staff became countable coaches by conducting specific drills. Freep had the right personnel, but never alleged the activities that led to the NCAA violation nor did they appear to even understand the rules ( or intentionally misrepresented them).

5. Players said that on Tuesdays and Thursdays, they were expected to spend two to three hours working on speed and agility. That brings the total time commitment to 15-21 hours a week — more than the NCAA’s weekly 8-hour limit, which includes time spent watching film.

NCAA- found M exceeded the 4 hour daily limit by 20 minutes. 15-21 hours over two days appears to be total fabrication or complete misunderstanding of countable activities.

Just my thoughts.

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