[NCAA News] Former Cane Great Alonzo Highsmith To Sue NCAA If Miami Is Hit With Sanctions

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Former Cane Great Alonzo Highsmith To Sue NCAA If Miami Is Hit With Sanctions

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Posted By: themush 08-19-2011 , 08:23 PM	#1

Former Miami Hurricane great Alonzo Highsmith, a Green Bay Packers scout whose son A.J. is a reserve safety for the Hurricanes, told CaneSport.com Friday that he will pilot a lawsuit against the NCAA on behalf of all Hurricane players if the Nevin Shapiro scandal results in sanctions that affect the Miami team. Highsmith has asked his Houston-based attorney, whom he is not ready to identify, to begin researching and preparing the suit in the event the NCAA takes action against Miami. "This lawsuit will be on behalf of all the kids who have done nothing wrong and would be being deprived of what they came to college for," Highsmith said. "Look at the Reggie Bush situation. Look at what he did to the USC program. All those kids that went to USC for all the right reasons had to suffer the consequences. "This has been going on for years and years. If someone at General Motors does something wrong, they don't shut down the company. Nobody ever challenges the NCAA on this. Why? Why?" As a Packers scout for 14 years, Highsmith has often crossed paths with athletes who were victims of NCAA sanctions that involved the rules violations of others. But this dilemma facing the Hurricanes is different because it is his alma mater and his son is on the roster.

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08-19-2011, 08:23 PM

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Now that would take BALLS. And a shit ton of money.

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08-19-2011, 09:46 PM

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Actually a good thought. I don't know how successful it would be though.

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08-20-2011, 10:08 AM

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That's dumb. Why the hell should he sue if they're Effin guilty? Get real. Stupid.

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08-20-2011, 10:59 AM

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STFU, Alonzo!

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08-21-2011, 01:40 AM

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Alonzo doesn't give a fuck about "all the kids". He's just concerned about his kid because being a reserve safety at the U means he couldn't play anywhere else.

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