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  • #10952
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    Forte IV
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    How come he hasn’t played a single game yet?

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  • #237121
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    lalaila
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    yeah what’s new with Sidney? Can’t wait to see him

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    Eric_Guilleminault
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    Sidney waits as NCAA continues to investigate

    Monday, November 23, 2009

    By Andy Katz

    EDITOR’S NOTE: On Sunday, Outside the Lines aired a segment on the Renardo Sidney situation. That can viewed by clicking here.

    Mississippi State coach Rick Stansbury is understandably worried this
    week about Renardo Sidney’s capacity to handle the unknown.

     

    Every
    day, Stansbury said, Sidney comes to practice and asks the same
    question: Any word? The answer has been no for quite some time. No word
    on his eligibility — and even though it was changed recently to being
    "under review" — there is no guarantee that a decision about his
    eligibility is forthcoming.

    Earlier this year, the L.A.
    Times reported that there were questions about how the Sidneys, who
    moved from Jackson, Miss., to the Los Angeles area, could afford
    housing in the area for the two years they lived there. The story
    detailed the connections between sneaker sponsorship and Sidney’s
    odyssey to Southern California.

     

    Sidney’s attorney,
    Montgomery, Ala.-based Don Jackson, said the lack of a decision is in
    essence a suspension. Mississippi State leaves later in the week for
    South Padre Island, Texas. Sidney won’t be able to attend if he’s not
    cleared to compete.

     

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    Will Renardo Sidney ever suit up for Mississippi State in a real game? That’s still a mystery.

    Sidney’s attitude apparently fluctuates. He isn’t in great shape yet,
    because it’s hard for him to push himself to the maximum without
    knowing whether he’ll play. The coaching staff has similar feelings
    since they can’t count on using him at this juncture. Through a variety
    of sources, the school is under the impression that the NCAA hasn’t
    found a violation yet to hang the case on. The school is hoping to hear
    more early this week, but with the Thanksgiving holiday, this could
    drag on into December.

     

    Stansbury
    said it’s hard to ignore the cloud that is over the program because no
    one has an answer. The Bulldogs have been dealing with other issues
    recently. Stansbury suspended forward Kodi Augustus
    for two games after Augustus publicly questioned Stansbury’s
    playing-time decisions after the loss to Rider. The schedule also
    starts to get tougher when the Bulldogs play Richmond in South Padre on
    Friday.

     

    Meanwhile, from a variety of sources with
    knowledge of the situation, if no decision occurs then Sidney is
    essentially ineligible. The NCAA knows that Mississippi State isn’t
    going to run the risk of playing Sidney, even if Jackson were to get a
    court injunction. Why? Because if he’s ultimately ruled ineligible, the
    Bulldogs would have to vacate games — and it’s not worth doing that.

     

    Sources
    said that the NCAA legal counsel has been in the loop and it would defy
    logic from the NCAA’s standpoint if the organization purposely used
    this as a stall tactic to help a legal case that could be forthcoming.
    If Sidney were to sue to force an injunction, then the NCAA could use
    that lawsuit as a way to use discovery to get some of the information
    that it still covets. The case has been completely tossed upside down
    with it moving from the enforcement wing to the eligibility center,
    which the head of that operation, Bill Saum, has been removed from his
    post. This has slowed the case down by forcing others to get involved
    who haven’t worked on the case from the outset. The NCAA won’t say
    anything about Saum’s departure except that it was a personnel matter.

     

    As
    for Jackson, he said he continues to provide information. This is the
    latest missive of what he has provided (in his own words):

     

    1. NCAA Eligibility Center staffer Alex Hammond personally reviewed
    deposit records for every family bank account since the family’s move
    to California. Notably, bank deposits matched information previously
    provided to the NCAA regarding payments from boarders, loans from
    family members, payments from Reebok and loan proceeds from a
    FDIC-regulated financial institution. NCAA ELIGIBILITY CENTER STAFF ARE
    NOW REQUESTING THAT THE SIDNEY FAMILY PROVIDE "RECORDS" TO ESTABLISH
    THE SOURCE OF EACH OF THESE DEPOSITS. I was advised by an attorney for
    the NCAA that the family should be able to get information from their
    bank establishing the source of every check that was deposited into
    their accounts. For example, if John Doe wrote Patricia Sidney a check
    in 2007, the NCAA Eligiblity Center staff is under the mistaken belief
    that the financial insitution should have records containing John Doe’s
    name. This is an intentional effort to seek production of records that
    are non-existent and is nothing more than an effort to establish a
    foundational basis to deny his certification. Records of this nature do
    not exist.

     

    2.
    Canceled checks for every Reebok payroll check and team sponsorship
    payment to Renardo Sr. were provided to the NCAA Eligiblity Center
    staff. These payments totalled in excess of $200K over a three year
    period. Sidney Sr. had specific duties under the terms of his
    agreements with Reebok.

     

    3. Deposit records for the Dream
    Team Foundation and the predecessor foundation (that sponsored the
    summer league team) were provided to NCAA Eligibility Center Staff.

     

    4. Records documenting team travel expenses, including airline purchases, were provided to the NCAA Eligibility Center.

     

    5. IRS and State of California filings for Dream Team Foundation and predecessor non-profit corporation.

     

    6.
    Sponsorship and supply agreement between Reebok and the Dream Team
    Foundation. The Dream Team summer league team was coached by Renardo Sr.

     

    7.
    Bank records outlining ALL payments for travel expenses for the Dream
    Team Foundation were provided to the NCAA. This included numerous
    airline tickets, hotel and restaurant payments for members of the Dream
    Team. This also included identical information for the predecessor
    non-profit corporation.

     

    8. Notwithstanding the fact that
    cellular telephone records were previously produced to NCAA staff, a
    demand was made that the Sidney family execute a records release
    allowing the NCAA to access additional cellular telephone records for
    the Sidney family. This request was made to seek access to EVERY
    cellular telephone call that was made by the family over a period of
    several years.

     

    9. Payment history documenting each
    payment made to Renardo, Sr. under his consultant agreement and the
    sponsorship and supply agreeement.

     

    10. Checkbook register
    carbon copies and canceled checks from "boarders who resided in the
    Sidney home and contributed to monthly rental payments."

    Demands have been made that the family provide tax records for Sidney’s
    maternal grandmother, maternal grandfather and maternal
    step-grandfather. The maternal grandfather is a retired automotive
    industry employee who made in the mid-six-figure income range. The
    maternal step-grandfather is a deputy sheriff and retired military
    serviceman.

    Jackson said that the NCAA has put the burden of
    proof on the Sidney family without giving them a violation to defend.
    Why does he say that? Because he’s convinced there are no violations.
    It will be interesting to see if the NCAA puts forth a violation or
    simply doesn’t make a decision based on the circumstantial evidence.

     

    The
    Bulldogs aren’t worried about Sidney leaving at the end of the semester
    to go overseas since he’s not that marketable at this juncture without
    any game competition.

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  • #237159
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    This guy is a nobody…Mark my words, he’s going to do nothing, especially in the pro’s. Worse attitude from a top recruit in awhile, or so I’ve read

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