And the HQ is talking about Auburn...
And once the topic was brought upto TBH, she laughed quite heavily and wondered aloud: "Why anyone in the hell would want to shave points with Auburn basketball. Don't people know we aren't that good this year...???"
And she is quite accurate in that regard...
Charles Robinson and Yahoo!Sports broke the story surrounding Varez Ward and two games in particular: the losses to Alabama on February 7th and Arkansas on January 25th. Chris Denson was suspended along with Ward before the February 25th game against Arkansas, but Denson returned for the next game. Denson was questioned and cleared of involvement in point shaving...
But the HQ thinks that, since he probably gave important information in the dealings with Ward, he was reinstated post haste...
"The NCAA takes any allegation of point shaving very seriously because sports wagering threatens two of our core principles - the well-being of student-athletes and the very integrity of intercollegiate sport," the NCAA said in a written statement Thursday. "As allegations of point shaving, if proven, are also potential federal crimes, the NCAA will defer action until any process with the FBI has concluded."
"Auburn officials were made aware of a rumor regarding an allegation two weeks ago and immediately reported it to the FBI, the NCAA and the SEC," Auburn said in an equally-written statement. "Because of the nature of the allegation, Auburn is not in a position to make any further comment on the situation."
Naturally...
Paul Finebaum, when asked by WBRC-TV in Birmingham said, "I think the first reaction is one of shock. You rarely hear of point shaving in relation to college athletics. I can't remember a case, a major case in probably 15 or 20 years."
He's probably thinking of the Arizona State case...
Here's how this affects the campus...
((HT: Yahoo!Sports))
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