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Sorry, Jay:

Memphis will be forced to vacate its NCAA-record 38-victory, Final Four season of 2007-08 under former coach John Calipari and serve three years’ probation because of NCAA rules violations, the NCAA Committee on Infractions announced Thursday.

Memphis president Shirley Raines said shortly after the NCAA’s announcement that the school is appealing what she called an unfair penalty.

“We know the rules,” Raines said. “We did our due diligence. We did everything we could to determine the student-athlete was eligible and that the rules were being followed.”

The NCAA in May accused Memphis of several major infractions under Calipari, including a fraudulent SAT score by a player, later revealed to be Derrick Rose, and providing close to $1,700 in free travel to Rose’s brother, Reggie.

Fortunately, John Calipari has been wholly, unreservedly, absolutely, without-a-shadow-of-a-frakking-doubt absolved of even the hint of blame. And anyway, who cares about victories that are vacated retroactively? That’s a compromise I’m willing to make…

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