(04-11-2018 06:53 AM)CardFan1 Wrote: Funny how these schools now are Victims !
Well, somebody has to be the victim in a criminal case.
And keep in mind, just because the institution is considered the victim in these indictments, doesn't necessarily mean the athletic departments of these schools will go untouched.
Besides, we all know that
at the very least an assistant coach at each of these institutions knew what was going on and since JB was hit with the dreaded
"failure to monitor" led to the most overly harsh sanctions (for what the violations were) in the history of the NCAAs for:
1) a total of $8000 distributed to 5 athletes (which averages to $1500 per athlete) at the local YMCA by the YMCA (with no university knowledge connection ever made);
2) assistance with a term paper for Fab Melo to try and help him maintain eligibility in 2011-12 (this at least was actually done by the Athletic Department staff so this is valid); and
3) the fact the school didn't follow it's own optional drug policy exactly as written (although JB admitted that he didn't even know what the policy in its entirety was prior to 2009, so that didn't help
).
This resulting in a 12 scholarship reduction over 4 years, loss of 108 wins, and a 9-game suspension for JB. Just shaking my head at the crap that we and the NCAAs know has gone on at PSU, UNC, Miami (where the NCAA shot itself in the foot, not that the violations weren't real) and likely now all the institutions above that will likely go unpunished with the possible exception of show-cause penalty that the assistants involved could get so that the NCAA can congratulate themselves on the vital role they play in college athletics. What a farce.
End of rant.
Cheers,
Neil