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Which has been the dirtiest program?

Olin Buchanan

Rivals.com College Football Senior Writer

SMU once violated rules with such frequency and nonchalance that the NCAA gave the Mustangs the "death penalty" in 1987.

Since then, the Mustangs have remained relatively clean. Oh, there was a misstep regarding extra benefits and academic fraud in 2000 that resulted in two years' probation, but SMU has been otherwise obedient.

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So, if SMU no longer is the most frequent violator of NCAA rules, what program is? That's the question to be answered in this week's mailbag.

Probably as a result of so many programs getting in trouble this year, many fans have been online making allegations on which football program is the "dirtiest in the nation" by equating dirty to the teams that have had the most violations in recent history. Which programs have had the most infractions during the past 20 years?

David in Salem, Ore.

Mudslinging seemingly has become the second favorite offseason activity for college football. It appears to rank just behind recruiting, but it's gaining fast.

The primary targets this year have been Auburn, Ohio State and Oregon, though sights always are set on USC and Alabama, too.

Frankly, I try to avoid the mudslinging and withhold opinion. In fact, that's what I'm going to do here because every argument always has a counterpoint.

That doesn't mean I won't answer the question. But rather than offer an opinion, I'd rather deal with documented facts to determine which football programs most often have been cited for major rules violations over the past 20 years.

On the NCAA Web site under "Legislation and Major Infractions Cases," I found that since Jan. 1, 1991, there have been 47 schools guilty of what the NCAA called major violations.

Eight programs were listed more than once, with Alabama leading the way with three.

Read on: http://collegefootball.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=1214532

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Sky blue, water wet.

Author better watch his back.

Harvey might show up in his yard with a bottle and a machete...after he gets over his "bruised eyebrows" :lol:

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Sky blue, water wet.

Author better watch his back.

Harvey might show up in his yard with a bottle and a machete...after he gets over his "bruised eyebrows" :lol:

Ssomeone should castrate Updyke before he fathers a child named Little Nicky.

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