In these days of misconduct, UConn an appropriate champion
April 5, 2011 9:46 AM
An athletic director (Gene Smith) from a school (Ohio State) whose football coach (Jim Tressel) will be suspended five games next season for violating NCAA rules watched a team on probation (Connecticut) win the national championship, then handed the trophy to a basketball coach (Jim Calhoun) who will be suspended three games next season for illegal recruiting.
And they were both covered in confetti.
Either way, a few hours after Miles' statement was released, Calhoun was standing on a ladder, holding a net and waving it to the crowd. The remaining UConn fans cheered and chanted while Pat Sellers, one of the assistants forced to resign from UConn last May because of the NCAA investigation, wore a championship hat and walked around the court as if he were a part of the official team party.
Yep, Connecticut is college basketball's national champion.
In the year of the scandal, this couldn't have ended any other way.
Gary Parrish
And they were both covered in confetti.
Either way, a few hours after Miles' statement was released, Calhoun was standing on a ladder, holding a net and waving it to the crowd. The remaining UConn fans cheered and chanted while Pat Sellers, one of the assistants forced to resign from UConn last May because of the NCAA investigation, wore a championship hat and walked around the court as if he were a part of the official team party.
Yep, Connecticut is college basketball's national champion.
In the year of the scandal, this couldn't have ended any other way.
Gary Parrish
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