Can Paul Falco not read the eligibility requirements?  There is some
personal responsibility here too.  If you are only taking two or three
classes as an undergrad, hmmm.. maybe I should check to see if I am meeting
my eligiblity requirements?

When something like this happens, it's always sad for everyone else, the
kids who do pay attention and pay the price.  But as Nonni says, that is the
NCAA way.. if coaches screw up, they can leave the program and go coach
somewhere else with no penalty, while the school and his kids (who he/she
abandoned) pay the price (read: Rick Neuheisel at Colorado football).

Administrators screw up, they are not personally held responsible and
personally penalized (sans the few times people are fired for this type of
thing).  I think that if your job is to make sure that your student-athletes
are in compliance of NCAA rules, one of the EASIEST things to check is are
they registered for enough classes.  Even with hundreds of athletes, it is
not hard to run a report and check total credits BEFORE the add/drop period
ends and advise those kids who don't have enough credits.  To me, someone in
the Lowell administration should be looking for a new job this weekend.

-Deron


----- Original Message -----
From: "Matt Dewkett" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Saturday, January 31, 2004 3:47 AM
Subject: Re: UMass-Lowell to forfeit five games


> The interesting thing is that USCHO reports the
> ineligible player as former UMaine player Paul Falco.
> It seems that the team and University did not sign him
> up for enough classes...
>
>
> --- John Russell Lombard <[log in to unmask]>
> wrote:
> > Being a Michigan State student does anyone know how
> > UMass's having to forfet their win over us effect
> > our (MSU's) W-L record and standings?
> >
> > GO MAINE!
> > Russ Lombard
> >   ----- Original Message -----
> >   From: William
> >   To: [log in to unmask]
> >   Sent: Friday, January 30, 2004 10:57 PM
> >   Subject: UMass-Lowell to forfeit five games
> >
> >
> >   This changes things a bit ....
> >
> >   Mass.-Lowell forfeits five victories for using an
> > ineligible player
> >
> >   Associated Press
> >
> >   LOWELL, Mass. - Massachusetts-Lowell has forfeited
> > five victories for using an ineligible player, the
> > university announced on Friday.
> >
> >   The university, during a routine compliance
> > review, discovered that the team had used an
> > ineligible player who transferred to the school in
> > the spring of 2003 but who had not gained
> > eligibility for the 2003-2004 season. The university
> > did not name the player, who played in nine games
> > this season before the mistake was discovered.
> >
> >   Athletic director Dana Skinner reported the
> > infraction to the NCAA on Thursday.
> >
> >   "The fact that current members of the hockey team
> > must suffer for an administrative error is something
> > that causes me great anguish," he said.
> >
> >   The River Hawks must forfeit two Hockey East
> > victories against Massachusetts, one against
> > Merrimack and non-league wins over Union and
> > Michigan State.
> >
> >   With the forfeits, UMass-Lowell's record drops
> > from 13-11-3 overall and 8-4-1 in Hockey East to
> > 8-16-3 overall, 5-7-1 in Hockey East.
> >
> >
> >
> >
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