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Posted by: Dudski on Jul 4, 2009 at 10:34:23 AM

The NCAA is "vacating" 14 Florida State wins because sixty-one athletes cheated on an online music history course.

What you ask, is vacating?

It is not a forfeit, because the teams who lost to FSU won't have a victory added to their records.  Statistics of individual players won't be affected.  But the team record will be adjusted to reflect the use in ineligible players and Bobby Bowden will not be credited with the wins.

Bowden, previously one win behind Joe Paterno on the all-time coaching wins list, is now fifteen down.

So, let's see what's what.

According to the NCAA, there were fourteen games in which players scored touchdowns, punted, ran, kicked field goals, passed for yardage, and tackled.  All those things occurred.  But Florida State didn't win and Bobby

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