2008 one was crazier. It was proven they used

Posted on: February 27, 2020 at 12:17:23 CT

2 ineligible players in that game, even setting aside later being found to egregiously have violated their probation with the whole ticket reselling scandal.

While 1988 was the first time a program was ever not allowed to defend a title, 2008 was also the first instance of a program winning a title while on major probation. And then they were found to have been violating their probation in a litany of serious ways.