(07-08-2013 04:09 PM)oklalittledixie Wrote:  

(07-08-2013 04:02 PM)NJRedMan Wrote:  

(07-08-2013 03:59 PM)oklalittledixie Wrote:  

(07-08-2013 03:37 PM)The Cutter of Bish Wrote:  

(07-08-2013 03:18 PM)oklalittledixie Wrote:  This may be an unpopular statement, but I'm not so sure the NCAA had any jurisdiction over this kind of crime. This is an actual crime...not an athletic violation.

Until they can produce a student athlete linked to this, I feel the same.

Where it concerns this "good news" with donations and whatnot...Sara Ganim, the one who broke the abuse story, has reminded us repeatedly to be mindful and cautious of how PSU moves their dollar. She really stirred the pot when she questioned where THON money was going, but she's dead on. This number, you just don't really know...

I think the NCAA felt like it must had to act because this was such and unusual incident, but I agree that their job is to regulate how student athletes and programs operate within a university. They are not the cops or district attorney.

But they violated the by-laws of ethics and integrity.

Mmmm. Think about it this way. If this happened anywhere else, would the district attorney charge the suspect with committing crimes against ethics and integrity? IMO it's just not something the NCAA is set up for. On the other hand, I see the argument where they had to do something. It's a tricky situation.

Hopefully it will never happen again.

Not tricky. Straight forward. All you have to do is read the bylaws and the reasoning for the penalties when they were delivered. It's only tricky if you are in denial, as is most of that fan base.