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MADDD believes that, as the cumulative affect of the violations below, including the recent gambling (which a UW athletic official said in famous email was OK), and the alleged dispensing of narcotic pain killers (and possibly steroids) like candy without physician examinations, that the UW will get slapped with “Lack of Institutional Control” and its loss of bowl games eligibility, television revenue, scholarships, and possibly even the dreaded athletic “death penalty” for one or more programs.Note: MADDD apologizes for the length of this page, and how long it might take to load, even on broadband Internet connections. We felt it was necessary, and we fervently hope that in the near future Dawg fans will also apologize for the necessity of the length of this page, and repent from their errant ways… The Dawg fans might well win out on this one, however; MADDD staffers are complaining of repetitive-motion injuries such as carpal tunnel syndrome from the heavy volume of shameful activities they have to keep up with to keep this web page current. MADDD encourages members of the public who know high school football coaches in the Pacific Northwest or in California to pass along the URL for this Hall of Shame, so the coaches can help their star players avoid the bad influence and path down the life of crime that is UW football this decade. Their players would also be saved the agony of being on a sinking ship and missing out on bowl games etc. should NCAA sanctions be even half as severe as many think they will be. Academics
Athletic PerformanceNo Bowl Game or Winning Season for 2003 Husky Football (condensed from many wire reports) No Huskies Taken in 2003 NFL Draft, Not Even in the 7th Round—ESPN Note that 6 Pac-10 schools had first-round picks: Arizona State, Cal, Oregon State, Stanford, USC, Washington State. UW did not have any in any of the 7 rounds… UW Fed to the Wolves―SeattleTimes Rottten Apples―Dawgman “And just when Husky fans thought that the bottom had been reached, think again.” So opens a very pessimistic article by Dawgman, generally very pro-Husky no matter what the realities or ethics … A Year of Woe for the Huskies―SeattleTimes Huskies No Longer Big Dawgs―SeattleTimes Huskies Roll Over―SeattleTimes Gilbertsen Says He Will Muzzle Barking Huskies―SeattleTimes 2002 Football All-Pac-10 First Team: UW tied for fewest, WSU tied for most—Seattle Times 5 Cougs, 1 Husky named to first team All-Pac-10 teams—Seattle Times UW Can’t Explain What Went Wrong (Cal game 11/15/03) Huskies Defense Grasps At Straws—SeattlePI A constant reminder of what not to do—Tacoma News Tribune Bruins handle hapless Huskies—SportingNews.com Cougars a solid bust-to-best study from which Huskies could surely learn—Seattle PI Criticism follows Huskies everywhere—Tacoma News Tribune Dawgs back home, digging for answers—Seattle PI Huskies go from bad to worse in 34-24 loss—Seattle PI Huskies just trying to avoid disaster—Seattle Times Huskies Notebook Losing 'eats away' at senior captain Zajac—Seattle PI Johnson blasts undeclassmen for lack of maturity—Tacoma News Tribune Neuheisel: “I wish I could tell you I saw this coming ...”—Everett Herald Purple people eaters: Bruins batter Huskies—Seattle Times Top ten reasons why Huskies run on empty—Seattle Times UCLA hands Dawgs third straight defeat—Everett Herald UCLA Picks off UW Opportunity—Tacoma News Tribune UW looking to fix leaks on line —Tacoma News Tribune UW's wimpy play calling baffling—Tacoma News Tribune Washington woes not new to Neuheisel—SportingNews Breaking Team Rules and Quitting EtcHuskies offensive guard opts for culinary school—SeattlePI Another Husky player leaves team—Seattle Times Frederick leaves UW practice after tiff—Seattle Times Frederick still a Huskies no-show—Seattle PI Huskies' Frederick still AWOL—Seattle PI Huskies Notebook - Vontoure dismissed—Seattle PI UW loses top cornerback—Seattle Times Robinson quits football—SeattlePI DrugsMADDD finds that it is quite sordid that it is necessary to have an entire category in the Hall of Shame dedicated to this. Special Section on UW Athletic Department Drug Scandal―TacomaNewsTribune MADDD feels that it is shocking and unprecedented that the UW would merit a special section on the TNT web pages just for the drug scandal. Doctor: Coach Knew of Drugs―TacomaNewsTribune “A University of Washington coach and at least two athletic trainers knew a team physician stockpiled drugs for the softball team's use without written prescriptions, the doctor told state health investigators …. Also revealed in the transcript of the Kirkland doctor's interview was his admission that he prescribed anabolic steroids to one UW male athlete, a violation of National Collegiate Athletic Association rules.”UW Scandal Stuns NCAA’s Expert―SeattlePI “My Lord, I'm really shocked this goes on in 2003, because there are so many ways to safeguard against it," said Frank Uryasz, director of The National Center for Drug Free Sport, official administrator of the NCAA drug-testing programs. "I've worked in this business since 1986, and I don't ever recall a case like this," Uryasz said.Former UW Doctor Faces Criminal Probe Over Drugs―SeattleTimes The doctor, whom the athletes nicknamed “Dr. Feelgood” for his promiscuous handing out of drugs like candy, “worked with various UW athletic programs, including the football and basketball teams, from 1986 to 1999” as the article notes (emphasis by MADDD). This would take him back to the middle of the Don James Era. Officials Told of Misuse 2 Years Ago―TacomaNewsTribune “UW athletic director Barbara Hedges did not cut ties with Scheyer until this past August amid a state Health Department investigation of Scheyer”State Alleges Improper Prescriptions by UW Sports Physician―SeattleTimes Recruiting Violations and Ethics EtcMake Your Voice Heard, Keep Your Money―ESPN MADDD appreciates this frank commentary by a UW alum. It is their worship of performance and excusing or ignoring some of the unethical means of achieving it that has brought the UW Athletic department and especially its football program to such disrepute. And it will be UW alums, and especially rich donors, who can most effectively insist on high ethics. Some key quotations: <!--[if !supportLists]-->Ø <!--[endif]-->“What I'm talking about is when your school behaves so badly off the field that it becomes a national punchline.” <!--[if !supportLists]-->Ø <!--[endif]-->“I'm going through this right now with my alma mater, Washington, which has spent the better part of the past decade spitting on the ethical sidewalk.” <!--[if !supportLists]-->Ø <!--[endif]-->“The Internet may be infinite, but even it doesn't provide ample space to document the Huskies' offenses.” MADDD tries to provide a reasonable subset of those articles for posterity and as an agent of change.<!--[if !supportLists]-->Ø <!--[endif]-->“Heck, for plunging the department to Defcon 4, athletic director Barbara Hedges was just rewarded with a contract extension.” MADDD notes that “Defcon 4” is a high level of military alert.<!--[if !supportLists]-->Ø <!--[endif]-->“It was to the point where I was rooting for Washington State in last Saturday's Apple Cup, figuring it would take a loss to the hated state rival to force the Huskies to mend their ways.”<!--[if !supportLists]-->Ø <!--[endif]-->“This non-losing-season streak is truly the most pathetic of marks. The school will go to any length to preserve the streak, scheduling such fierce non-conference opponents as Idaho, Indiana and Nevada this season. Unfortunately, the Huskies lost to Nevada, so they will have to find someone much worse and much safer for the future. Any day, I expect them to join the Big East so that they can get Rutgers on the conference schedule.”<!--[if !supportLists]-->Ø <!--[endif]-->“If the school is too arrogant to discipline itself, the alumni must step in and say enough is enough. Cut off the source of revenue…. When a school has run out of shame, the only way it will change is when it also runs out of money.”<!--[if !supportLists]-->Ø <!--[endif]-->“Besides, what's the point of a seat on the 40-yard-line if the view turns your stomach?”UW Regents Pressured President to Leave―SeattleTimes The Times reports that former UW President Richard McCormick was pressured to leave for poor performance and adultery with a female UW employee. After denying for years both that the Regents had pressured him and the affair, McCormick admitted both when he learned that the Times would publish the story. MADDD wonders if perhaps the problem was President McCormick was quibbling over the word “is”. Gilbertson May Have Broken State Ethics Law—SeattleTimes UW Guilty of 3 Minor Violations, Pac-10 Says—SeattleTimes UW Slaps 12 in Betting Scandal—SeattlePI Allegations were made: · That last June, Gilbertson called former UW graduate assistant Ikaika Malloe, who was scheduled to talk to NCAA investigators about betting pools, and told Malloe that he might be in line to become a UW tight ends coach if Gilbertson was named Husky head coach. The report alleges that Gilbertson told Malloe: "I'm going to come clean. I'm gonna tell (the NCAA) that I participated in the pool in 1999, and I'm gonna leave it at that." · That Malloe, when he faced NCAA investigators, felt "influenced" by that conversation to essentially confirm Gilbertson's story. · That Malloe subsequently retracted his story, that he had organized betting pools in the athletic department in 2001-02, and that Gilbertson, Heater, Hundley, Nevin and others had participated. Neuheisel Fires Back—SeattlePI “Rick Neuheisel's legal team yesterday revealed allegations that current University of Washington football coaches participated in office betting pools over the past three years -- charges not cited in the Pac-10 list of violations despite testimony of a former football graduate assistant.” (Emphasis by MADDD.) The 38-page document Neuheisel released can be found here (.doc, .pdf). More Fuel Added to UW Fiasco—SeattlePI “Neuheisel's defenders have named names, including some former assistants he brought to Washington, and cast a dubious eye upon some of the Pac-10 and UW assertions.” (Emphasis by MADDD.) UW To Discipline 12 in Hoops Pool—ESPN “The University of Washington announced disciplinary action Tuesday against 12 athletic department employees, including football coach Keith Gilbertson and compliance officer Dana Richardson, for participation in gambling pools on college basketball.” (Emphasis by MADDD.) MADDD finds it a compelling statement of “lack of institutional control” that a UW Athletic Department compliance officer (and lawyer) not only authorized gambling on athletics, but actually participated in it!Investigations continue on NCAA pools at Washington―SeattleTimes Pac-10: More betting at UW―SeattlePI Coach Gilbertson: “If they want to hang me for being in a damn basketball pool, then hang me.”Gilbertsen Questioned Again Over Gambling―SeattleTimes Coach Confirms NCAA Inquiry―ESPN Ex-Husky Looks Back in Anger [At Racism]―SeattleTimes Lack of Control Could Be an Issue for UW―SeattleTimes “It's hard to remember the last time the University of Washington Athletic Department has been in such sad shape.“An Appaling Lack of Oversight at UW―TacomaNewsTribune Regents Need to Throw a Flag at Hedges, UW Athletics―TacomaNewsTribune Gilbertson Involved in $3 pool―SeattlePI UW tourney pool may have violated state law―SeattlePI Wanted: UW Accountability—Tacoma News Tribune MADDD believes that the UW President asking for accountability in the UW Athletic Department is far too late for the public good. Hedges’ Contract Extended One Year―SeattleTimes MADDD vehemently asserts that this is in diametric contradiction to Pres. Hunsinger’s assertion that he wants more accountability! UW Audit Raises Issues―SeattlePI In one case, former Huskies football player Dominic Daste was found to have worked as a student employee in the fall of 2001 "when he no longer qualified as such." In addition, his timesheets "generally reflected 13-16 hours worked each day without a meal break."The auditor noted about the Daste case: "As it's unlikely an employee would work that many hours without a meal break, it's possible this employee may have been overpaid." [MADDD thinks that auditor was being very legalistically cautious: it seems much more plausible that Daste was being paid for work not done, a severe NCAA violation.]Huskies’ Athletic Department Out of Control―SeattlePIUW in Dawghouse? Dismissal may not get school off NCAA hookHeat on UW Might Get Even More Sticky―SeattleTimes A Proud Tradition Earned over Decades is Sullied in Years―SeattleTimes<!--[if !supportLists]-->· <!--[endif]-->Neuheisel’s had a Rocky 4 Years at UW―ESPNNeuheisel Can’t Cover the Spread on This―ESPN UW Faces Major Mop-Up—SeattleTimes UW coach's missteps mimic predecessor—SeattleTimes The Lying Game: Deceptions shed light on sports' gray areas—SeattlePI We shouldn't be surprised by Neuheisel's lack of judgment—Tacoma News Tribune Barton ran indirect route to Washington—Seattle Times Dollar paid the price for UW recruiting violations - Hardly—Seattle PI Bonnell will likely have to delay transfer to UW—Seattle Times (NeuWeasel called him, a WSU grayshirt, on the telephone; “It surprised me big-time,” Bonnell told the South County Journal. “I didn't even know I could be recruited.”) MADDD speculates that Bonnell transferred because he saw the skill of Kegel, Hurd, and Swogger, and decided he would not want to be 4th string in 2003 and at best 3rd string in 2004–5. MADDD finds it noteworthy that the Dawgs find a 4th stringer at WSU (“Quarterback U” according to Sports Illustrated) a good catch, and speculates that WSU may be much better off without him. Pac-10 to Investigate Bonnell Recruitment—SeattlePI Newheisel Censured by Fellow Coaches—SeattlePI Lack of Candor Costs Newheisel Credibility—SeattlePI Neuheisel must learn honesty is best policy—SeattleTimes Lie Puts Pressure on Neuheisel: Many Boosters Disappointed with UW Coach—SeattlePI Hedges-No Punishment for Newheisel—SeattleTimes Hedges Regrets Neuheisel’s Latest Misstep—TacomaNewsTribune Washington Will Not Discipline Neuheisel—ESPN Huskies beg for scraps-Get real—Seattle PI Huskies Neuheisel restriction part of Colorado penalty—Seattle Times Huskies UW coach's image as golden boy again starts to show some tarnish—Seattle Times UW Hoops Violations Reviewed—TacomaNewsTribune NCAA places Colorado football on probation—ESPN NCAA slaps Neuheisel—Seattle PI Neuheisel - I didn't try to break rules—Seattle Times Neuheisel apologizes for 'inadvertent errors'—Seattle Times Neuheisel cannot accept deal from Nike—ESPN Neuheisel denies intent to break NCAA rules—CNNSI Neuheisel apologies—Tacoma News Tribune Rick Neuheisel timeline - Dates with trouble—Seattle Times The Drill: Want a free pass? Play for Neuheisel—Seattle PI SheepThere is a good reason that some Cougar fans spell “UW” as “Ewe Dub”….. “Incident Involving Sheep Brings Probe of a UW Fraternity”, SeattlePI, January 23, 1990, Page B1. (You can see the article for a modest fee via the PI archives on www.seattlepi.com .) “The police officers said when the pledges were told to return to their rooms, they were wearing only underpants, had white grease on their hands and had peanut butter and other substances smeared on their bodies. When police found the sheep in the house, ‘they appeared overheated and agitated,'’according to the police report.”Keep Theta Xi out of UW, Tony Conorro, Letter to the Online Daily (UW student paper), January 27, 1997. “The article in the Daily was a little vague. They weren't just hazing, they were accused of MAKING THEIR PLEDGES [CENSORED BY MADDD] WITH FARM ANIMALS. Is this to be part of one of the “extreme sports” that they will participate in?”Shooting, Rape, Fraud, Hit-and-Run, EtcWoman sues Seahawks' Stevens over alleged rape (which occurred while a UW Husky)―SeattlePISeahawks’ (Ex-UW) Stevens arrested for drunk driving―Seattle Times Seahawks’ (Ex-UW) Stevens sentenced to jail for probation violation―SeattleTimes Stevens sentenced to 2 days of jail, 2 years of probation (for reckless driving)―SeattleTimes Husky Tailback Jailed for ‘Mischief”―Sports Illustrated Tuiasosopo charged with Felony―SeattleTimes Tuiasosopo gets deferred sentence―SeattleTimes MADDD notes that yet another Husky football player gets very nice treatment… Attackers Stab Students Outside Fraternity―KIRO-TV UW's Alexis allegedly hits security guard, claiming racist remarks—SeattleTimes. The article notes, “They were told it was a closed party and that they weren't on the guest list. According to the report, an argument ensued with witnesses claiming that Alexis and Williams became enraged and shouted, ‘We're football players, let us in. Do you know who we are?’ The report says the two tried to push their way into the party.” MADDD speculates that the fraternity men did indeed know that they were football players (hint: UW’s 7-5 football record in the then-recently-concluded 2002 season…)
UW parties turn volatile; 60-75 police are called in―SeattleTimes
Racial remarks no factor in alleged UW assault—SeattleTimes
Assault charges filed against UW’s Alexis—SeattlePI MADDD also speculates that the Dawgs may be better off with Alexis in jail, where he should be sent for this crime, since he is their leading rusher but only got 688 yards in 2002. Also noteworthy is that NeuWeasel let him still practice with the team after being charged with assault.
Alexis might face year in jail after frat house run-in—ESPN
Washington’s Top Running Back Pleads Guilty—ESPN
Go 2 Guy: Dawg in distress? This lawyer answers the call—SeattlePI
Prosecutor: UW staff destroyed damning documents—SeattleTimes
Ex-Husky Pharms charged in robbery—Seattle Times
Huskies Huskies' Ware charged with assault, suspended—Seattle Times
Jeremiah Pharms Charged with First Degree Robbery—King County Prosecutor, Seattle, Washington
Barton back in fold - Backup QB set for Holiday Bowl after trespass charges dropped—Seattle PI
Charges could keep players from Holiday—Seattle Time UW's Stevens arrested in assault investigation—Seattle Times Neuheisel should have known about Pharms—Seattle Times “Both Neuheisel and Washington Athletic Director Barbara Hedges say they knew nothing about the 13-month investigation of Pharms, who is alleged to have committed the crime in March of 2000. At best, that is curious.” MADDD believes that it is virtually impossible that they did not know, but chose to let him play an extra season rather than exercising team discipline. After all, Pharms was a big star who was drafted in the NFL right before his arrest, and the Dawgs have shown countless times that they value winning over ethics or discipline…. MADDD speculates that the Cleveland Browns management would very much have liked Neuheisel and Hedges to have been honest and done the right thing, so as to not waste its draft pick on Pharms. Ex-Husky Pharms arrested in robbery, shooting—Seattle PI Huskies star charged in hit-and-run—Seattle PI Ex-Husky Pharms pleads not guilty—Seattle Times Neuheisel comments on arrests of players—Seattle Times Huskies' Stevens apologizes—Seattle PI Pharms to enter not-guilty plea—Seattle Times Stevens offers apology for hit-and-run—Seattle Times UW's Stevens cited for hit-run, reckless driving—Seattle Times Second Washington football star has run-in with law—Yahoo! Sports Huskies’ Hooks Jailed After Car Crash—CNNSI UW Receiver Hooks Jailed in Car Crash—SeattlePI Hooks will face hit-and-run charge—SeattleTimes UW doctor pleads guilty to obstructing billing investigation―SeattleTimes UW to Pay $950,000 (up to $3.6M) for surgeon to leave―SeattleTimes
Most of the following (non-URL) entries are courtesy of the All Star Husky Arrest Squad, John Loschky ed. Oct. 1993: Univ. of Washington wide receiver Jason Shelley is expelled from the team after being arrested in Eugene, Oregon for breaking into a Univ. of Oregon dorm and sexually assaulting an 18-year-old woman. UW football player Doug Barnes and UW basketball player Prentiss Perkins are also charged in the incident. Charges are later reduced to third degree sexual abuse, a misdemeanor. Feb. 1995: Univ. of Washington basketball guard Michael McClain is suspended after being charged with fourth degree assault for allegedly striking a female student. Jan. 1996: Former Univ. of Washington (Football) co-captain Dennis Soldat, 33, now teaching in a Seattle middle school, pleads not guilty to charges of third degree rape of a 12-year-old student. Soldat eventually saw the light, however: he chose to do a MS degree at WSU, finishing in 2003. ay 1987: UW star Reggie Rogers is charged with gross misdemeanor assault on a former girlfriend. The next year, as a pro player in Detroit, he would gain notoriety for killing three people in Michigan while driving drunk.Feb. 1993: UW football player Michael Darrow receives a deferred sentence for simple assault and menacing after striking a 13-year-old girl taking tickets at Seafair in Aug. 1992.“James Taking Risk with Jones”, Blaine Newman, Seattle Times, March 2, 1989, Page F1. “Marc Jones of San Diego, whose scholarship was voided by the University of Colorado after he was convicted of assault - hitting a man in the face and causing him to lose partial sight in an eye - and sentenced to a year in prison, will line up with the Huskies in spring drills.”“Indeed, Washington's best team in recent memory and perhaps its best team ever, the 1984 Orange Bowl champions, was the domain of students who walked on the edge of accepted conduct, didn't get in trouble, but could have. There is no question the educational system is strained to deal with such extraordinary people” MADDD is sad to report that the ethical pushing of limits started by the Holiness Himself, the famed DawgFather of dawg lore, has run its logical course, and the players are no longer just skirting the edge of ethical and legal behavior, as the many links earlier in this page demonstrate.Dec. 1987: UW linebacker Jay Roberts is one of three men participating in a rape in a Seattle apartment. While one other man is convicted, charges are dropped against Roberts when the victim refused to testify in a retrial.May 1987: UW running back Trevin Moore is arrested in connection with the knifing and robbery of a Seattle woman, and is eventually also convicted in three other attacks on Seattle women. He was given an “exceptionally light sentence of one year in the King County Jail” (Seattle Times, April 28, 1988, Page D6). MADDD regretfully notes that the Husky legal protection machine was working even back then, apparently.Oct. 1985: Former UW player Michael Kay Green is arrested after a two-month crime spree in which he attacked nine lone women. He is eventually convicted of several robbery charges, a rape at knifepoint, and the abduction, rape, and murder of a Mukilteo woman. He later blames addiction to steroids (illegal but common strength-building drugs used by football players) for his violent acts. July 1995: Former UW quarterback and then star Minnesota Vikings quarterback Warren Moon, by reputation one of the most upstanding players in the NFL, is arrested in suburban Houston and charged with misdemeanor assault after he slapped his wife, choking her "nearly to the point of unconsciousness" during an argument. Moon is later acquitted after his wife refuses to testify despite having told police the details of the assault right after the event. A few months previously, Moon had been charged with sexual assault by a Vikings cheerleader in a case that was settled out of court.<!--[if !supportLists]-->· <!--[endif]-->Reported on dawgman.com, some others happening under Don James: Purse Snatching (Mark Jones), Gun Dealing (Terrance Powe) Ted Bundy. Not an athlete there, but did earn a degree at the UW and studied law there.Um, after the breadth and depth of the above infractions MADDD is beginning to se a very, very clear and long-term pattern…. MADDD now knows an extra reason why Babs said she feared for her life during the unauthorized after-game celebration after the 2002 Apple Cup, with all those current and probably some former Dawg football players on the field with her. Bottom line: see “The Husky and the Genie”. Note to Dawg fans: there are a lot more articles in Washington papers like the above, but they are not presented here for brevity’s sake. If you found all such articles for all other Pac-10 teams over the last year or two, it would probably not be as broad and deep a collection as represented by the above. And yet at the beginning of your lame (barely above .500) 2002 season, when you were predicted to be near the top of the Pac-10, very few of you cared…. Shame on you…..and stop rationalizing that most other D1 teams are like this; they are not. MADDD wonders how it feels for these “everyone does it” ethicists to know that they are a part of the huge problem documented above. Its also not necessary to be slimeballs to win; see a documented example to the contrary that is a shining light. This page is © 2002–2003 by Mothers Against Dumb, Drunk Dawgs (MADDD). Additions and corrections are greatly appreciated, and can be sent to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . Please note that MADDD is not affiliated with the University of Washington (UW) or any other university, though the UW desperately wishes it, its alumni, or its alumnae could come up with an organization and web site even 10% as clever as this one. In your dreams, you miserable, mangy, mongoloid, mealy-mouthed, mutant mutts….
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