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Message: [QUOTE="FatHank, post: 3284408, member: 10145"] (my tired thumbs apologize in advance for the lenthgy post) There is no reason to let it go. We felt the NCAA's punishment pretty hard if I remember correctly and I still feel like we are on a watch list to this day. I feel, as well, that UNC got off waaayyyy to easy, a light twig tap on the hand for what they did. The NCAA missed the mark with them. It is not right in what the NCAA gave the Tar Heels and I don't think the NCAA doles out its punishments evenly. I feel slighted as a UConn fan and I feel for other schools that feel slighted too. I am not an expert in my sanctions knowledge but after bouncing around this forum and reading on some topics I think I saw GA Tech getting a pretty tough sanction for what they did, and for what Louisville did in comparison to that, I am not seeing the balancing scale even out. Then, you factor in how UNC gets away nearly scott free, and I again can't see the justness of the NCAA's rulings. Factor in how we got treated, and the plot thickens. Now, as far as KU goes, I've seen some thoughts out on the web that this is some serious stuff. Level I, lack of institutional control stuff. This is like the creme-de-la-creme of sanctionable findings if I saw correctly. I would not be surprised if KU comes out of this okay, however. If this does happen, I again won't see the sanction balancing scale weighing out appropriately either. I just don't have faith in what the NCAA does as far as punishment. It seems like they willy nilly, lotto ball drawing in these regards. Perhaps schools have better responses back than others and this sets the punishment levels out, I am not sure. Perhaps the NCAA is on the take, I am not sure. All in all, something just does not add up for me and it is not fair for some schools to pay a heavier price than others. These decisions may not be cut and dry, nor may they have cut and dry criteria -- which may be part of the problem -- but I think the NCAA should apply punishments out a bit more evenly. My two cents, for what it is worth. And, oh yeah, if we're gonna look to the NCAA to setup a paid playership fairly, good luck with that one, lol. Otherwise, may the NCAA protect and provide for the mass of student athletes who deserve a great student athlete experince, these kids deserve it. [/QUOTE]

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