Two Georgia Tech men’s basketball boosters provided impermissible benefits...

[ctchamps]

This is beyond belief for the nature and relatively narrow list of violations. Prorating this against what Louisville did with strippers and paying the "ladies" to have sex with recruits and their fathers would mean L'Ville would get the death penalty. When is that happening, exactly?

Unlike Pitino NCAA will not Prematurely Adjudicate

No Quickies Here

Mr. Contrite Himself

 

[ZenConn]

Meh. Until the NCAA takes down UNC, Duke, Kentucky, Arizona and Kansas, schools will continue to cheat as a means to keep recruiting somewhat competitive

 

[Steelerone]

If you really think that the NCAA will, during your lifetime, be able to stop the cheating going on at any school in any state - stop drinking the Kool-Ade.

 

[Purple Stein]

You hang out with dogs you get fleas

Cal must have applied a bunch of Frontline, then...

 

[freescooter]

Part of the cheating problem is that the rules are opaque. And they were written by lawyers for lawyers. Making fewer but more clear cut lines with clear penalties would help I think. Rule: Teams may not give players anything of value beyond tuition room board books and $x per semester for incidentals
Penalty for violation: Banned from Championship tournaments for 1 season. For second offense banned for competition for 1 season. For excess payments which exceed $1000 see second offense.

Recruiting: schools may provide a recruit and parent or legal guardians and their minor 1 children 1 night hotel stay, meals at on campus dining halls or restaurants, actual documented cost of travel to and from home.
Penalty for violation: Player ineligible for 1 season. Team loses 1 scholarship/year for every $1000 or part thereof in excess payment.

Rule: During the season All student-athletes will take a minimum of 80% of the necessary course load to graduate in 4 years. This may be adjusted for majors that are designed to be more than 4 year programs.
Penalty for violation: Player is ineligible

Rule: All players are assumed to be at the school for 4 years. If a player leaves the school in less than 4 years his/ her scholarship will not be available until his class has graduated. Exceptions: student completes his/her degree requirements in fewer than 4 years. Student is dismissed from the university for disciplinary reasons. Student transfers to another accredited school. In the event of a transfer student may not recieve athletic grant in aid or practice or play on any athletic team for 1 year.

Penalties imposed are not appealable and go into effect at the beginning of the next academic year.

 

[QuickDraw]

I'm not going to ask how you know that!
[/Q

Good point. How about when you wrestle with a pig you both get dirty and it’s fun for the pig.

I'm not going to ask how you know that!

funny you should say that, My family and I were Canadian pig farmers back in the 70's

 

[intlzncster]

Part of the cheating problem is that the rules are opaque. And they were written by lawyers for lawyers. Making fewer but more clear cut lines with clear penalties would help I think. Rule: Teams may not give players anything of value beyond tuition room board books and $x per semester for incidentals
Penalty for violation: Banned from Championship tournaments for 1 season. For second offense banned for competition for 1 season. For excess payments which exceed $1000 see second offense.

The main problem has nothing to do with the school itself. It has to do with sneaker companies/agents/handlers, and boosters funneling money/benefits.

None of the above solves this. The reason being, the NCAA can't force any of those private parties to testify/document their activities. The only reason they know about all this stuff now is because of the FBI.

So the real issue is, the NCAA can't actually police any of these activities.

Exceptions: student completes his/her degree requirements in fewer than 4 years. Student is dismissed from the university for disciplinary reasons. Student transfers to another accredited school. In the event of a transfer student may 1. not recieve athletic grant in aid or 2. practice or 3. play on any athletic team for 1 year.

What about kids who can't cut it academically, and are forced to transfer due to being ineligible? If they stay on the team, it's punished by the NCAA. If they leave the team, it's punished by the NCAA.

1. So any kid who transfers can't get a scholarship for 1 year? That punishes kids for being poor. No poor student athlete could afford to transfer.

2. This part makes no sense and is just anti-kid. What is it accomplishing? Why shouldn't the kid be able to practice? One of the main reasons kids transfer is they need to develop. It doesn't actually help the school much for the kid to do so.

3. I get that and could probably get behind it. Waivers are granted for too arbitrary of reasons as it is.