http://qui.live.mediaspanonlinen.com/rss/ Quincy Herald Whig en-us This week, the Great Lakes Valley Conference will hold its spring meetings in St. Louis. One item that's not on the agenda but certainly expected to be a topic of discussion is what's going on with the University of Southern Indiana men's basketball program. Over the past 10 days, the program has been in a tailspin. First, head coach Rick Herdes stepped down after "irregularities" were found in his program. Five days later, a seething USI fan base, which included the high-profile resignation of the school's booster club president over Herdes' resignation, found out what happened. The program may have committed up to five NCAA violations, which forced the school to impose various sanctions, including the forfeiture of all of its 2008-09 games and the return of money received for its NCAA Tournament appearance. Three of the violations were related to transportation benefits, one was an academic violation and the other found to be improper contact with a recruit. USI Athletic Director Jon Mark Hall said during a Wednesday news conference the transportation violations stem from plane tickets and automobile transportation. http://qui.live.mediaspanonline.com/new_story/DOB-column-for-5-17-09