Miami Hurricane, September 15, 1981

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Recruiting Y iolations
Saga’s Evidence Clears SOS Of Wrongdoing
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Free Show: Members of the Hurricane Skiers entertained onlookers as they splashed across Lake Osceola Friday afternoon. Here they form a human pyramid to the delight of the crowd.
By JEAN CLAUDE dc la ERANCE
Head Sews Writer
The University or Miami announced Friday that it had concluded an in-house investigation into alleged football recruiting violations.
Out of the more than 100 allegations, UM will plead not guilty to slightly more than half. President Edward Thaddeus Foote II disclosed in making public the findings of the investigation.
UM admitted to committing over 50 minor violations but cleared itself of the rest, including the most serious accusation, a charge by Peach Bowl opponent Virginia Tech that UM hid linebacker Greg Brown during Ihr first day of the period in which athletes were allowed to sign the national letter of intent in the spring of 1979, UM did hid Brown, Virginia Tech alleged, to prevent other schools from recruiting him.
The in-house probe stemmed from an official inquiry by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) into infractions committed between 1976 and 1980, a period which spans the coaching eras of Lou Saban and Howard Schnellenberger.
Foote emphasized that the NCAA allegations dealt strictly with recruiting violations and not with academic regulations and policies.
In a report published Saturday by the Miami Herald, Foote said that "They all had to do with recruiting — |things like| having more contacts with athletes than the rules permit or providing a car to student recruits before the rules permitted that.
"The rules said that only three contacts were allowed with recruits, but a coach or alumnus would approach them four times.
"There are a number of incidents in which this university has been guilty of violating regulations of the NCAA. Although some people may argue that some the violations seem minor, we have some correcting to do.
“We are in the process of improving our procedures; that has been going on for a long time and will continue," the Herald quoted Foote as saying.
In its Sunday edition, the Herald reported that Foote, in an exclusive interview, said the NCAA made the follow specific allegations:
•	In about a dozen cases, UM recruiters had excessive contacts with recruits.
•	In thirty instances, the University of Miami provided transpor-taion for atheletes living in Dade County and other parts of South Florida. . NCAA rules forbid providing transportation except for out-of-town athletes.
•	In thirty or more instances, a UM recruiter bought a ineal of some kind," for athletes. Buying meals is against the rules
•	On ten occasions, UM officials gave recruits "five or 10 bucks when they ran out of money."
•	Ten recruits received T-shirts and visors with UM insignia. Providing any clothing to athletes is a violation of NCAA rules.
•	Assorted charges range from asking athletes to kick a football (minor) to hiding an athlete (grave).
The University will appear before the NCAA's six-member Committee of Infractions Oct. 2 in Chicago. The committee, which will listen to arguments from the NCAA investigative staff and UM's legal staff, is expected to rule within a few days after the hearing
Though the Hurricanes will play Vanderbilt on the Oct. 3, both Schnellenberger and Athletic Director Harry Mallios have said that they will attend the hearing.
Penalty for the violations could range from a private reprimand to banishment from television appearances and bowl appearance privileges.
The University may appeal the committee's decision before the 23-member NCAA council. Another hearing would be held at the NCAA's convention, scheduled for January in Houston.
Due to the length of the process, it is unlikely that the outcome of the NCAA investigation will affect the Hurricnes current football season. The 'Canes are 1-0 going into this Saturday's game with the University of Houston Cougars.
"/ don't think that Armando | Rodriguez] tried to blow anything by USBC, because he is so careful with any money that he spends.”
— Roger C. Fry, Sr. Food Director
By MARTHA MARTIN
Assistant Sews Editor
After investigating the files of Saga Food Services, Senior Food Director Roger C. Fry produced evidence that allegations of improper use of Undergraduate Student Body Government (USBG) funds were unfounded.
USBG treasurer Anette Yelin alleged at last week's Senate meeting that close to $3,000 of USBG money had been spent Improperly and without authorization, the Hurricane reported Friday.
Yelin asserted at the time that USBG funds were used to finance Student Orientation Service (SOS) functions held for orientation. At the meeting, Armando Rodriguez, speaker of the USBG Senate, who is also in charge of SOS. denied the allegations of wrongdoing.
Ihe evidence produced by Fry in-Je.a,es ,hat tlle confusion arose ih 'nc'3®,8 acc'dently wrote down
e USBG's account number on the bill, making it appear as if USBG nao picked up the tab for the SOS Programs.
I think the error occurred in the transposition," said Fry. "He |Rod-nguez| could have given us a wrong
number or could have given us the right number, and we wrote it down wrong."
Fry said that errors of this kind happen because Saga sometimes books as many as ten parties a day.
"1 don’t think that Armando tried to blow anything by USBG, because he is so careful with any money that he spends," said Fry.
According to Rodriguez, the USBG treasurer is supposed to report every six weeks on fiscal matters to the president, the Cabinet, and the Senate.
"She | Yelin| never came to me to ask what had happened," Rodriguez said. "She never went to the adviser of SOS. Maureen Short, or to Roger Fry "
Yelin said she did ask Rodriguez about two specific bills, one of $681 for trophies and another of $945 from Saga, but did not get satisfactory answers Rodriguez, she said, told her that he had gotten approval
from USBG President Bill Mullcw-ney.
"But Bill said he had never approved anything in writing," said Yelin. “As far as 1 can ascertain from the constitution, only the Senate has the right to give approval for expenditures."
Mullowney said that he "depended on him |Rodriguez| to spend the money in the proper way" because Rodriguez had been working with USBG for so long. No written approval, however, was given, Mul-iow'nev said.
"Obviously, I would have liked Anette to tell me about the bills before she announced it at the meeting. but she did what she thought was right," Mullowney said
Yelin said she was very distur»ed when she found out about the bills In the future, she said, the USBt, of. ficers have to watch over each other so that the checks and balances system can work.
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By JEAN CLAUDE de la FRANCE
Head Sews Writer
The expected showdown between the College Football Association (CFA) may come just in time for the University of Miami.
' UM will face a National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Committee October 2 in Chicago to respond to more than 100 charges of football recruiting violations. University President Edward Thaddeus Foote II announced that UM will plead not guilty to "about half" of those charges.
Should the NCAA find UM guilty — and by its own admission Miami will be convicted on at least some of the charges — it could impose a wide-ranging spectrum of sanctions. The NCAA could give the University a private or public reprimand. Furthermore, it could opt to suspend Miami from any bowl ap-perances for a specified period or bar UM from television telecasts.
But analysts foresee that any penalty imposed by the NCAA could become academic. Miami is one of 61 members of the CFA, whose plans to sign separate television contract with the National Broadcasting Company (NBC) television network have been met with objections from the NCAA.
Should the CFA vote to take NBC’s package, a rift between it and the NCAA could develop. The NCAA has threatened to suspend or expel any member school which
abama, and other schools of national appeal.
Even if the courts rule in favor of the NCAA, the CFA member schools could still sell the rights to their games to NBC simply by re-lenquishing their membership in the NCAA.
In that case, the NCAA would be back to square one.
UM Athletic Director Harry Mallios refused to comment on the possible consequences of a break, "That [breaking away from the NCAA| has not even entered our mind," he said.
Logic dictates that Miami is leaning towards the rebels of the CFA. Thus, even if the NCAA decides to impose a full penalty on UM for its recruiting violations, the Hurricanes just may be beyond its jurisdiction.
News Analysis
signs the proposed $180 million contract with NBC.
In a tactical move, the CFA, which was supposed to make its final vote on thr television package on Sept. 10 pushed the date back to Sept. 18.
The University of Georgia, the defending national football champion, and the University of Oklahoma filed a joint class action suit against the NCAA in a federal district court in an effort to establish property rights on the schools' football telecasts. The University of Texas has also taken similar action in a Texas state court.
Both suits have resulted In temporary restraining orders that prevent the NCAA from enforcing any administrative action against the schools.
In a preliminary vote taken in Atlanta in August, CFA members voted 33-20 in favor of the television contract proposal. Five members, including the University of Miami, abstained. According to Foote, UM abstained because it wanted to consider certain legal
questions about the proposed contract and because it wanted stronger commitments from CFA members to improve academic and admissions standards.
The delay in the vote will give the members of the CFA enough time to determine whether or not the NCAA will be impotent to take any actions against them.
Though UM officials claim that a break with the NCAA is not being considered, experts suggest that a such a break is possible. Recent events indicate that a split may even be imminent.
Should the courts rule in favor of Oklahoma, Georgia, and Texas, other NCAA Division I schools that belong to the CFA are likely to follow. The NCAA would be stuck with only the Pac Ten and the Big Ten conferences and a host of small schools to offer ABC and CBS in Its television packages with these two networks.
ABC and CBS would likely back away from such a lineup, which would take a beating in the ratings against matchups featuring the likes of Notre Dame, Oklahoma, Al-
CFA-NCAA Break Could Save Day
UM Admits