NCAA gets "tough".

[SoonerinNC]

While I am alway suspect of the NCAA's integrity they appear to be getting serious with a new set of rules.

They have established four levels of violations with the top level resulting in Penn State like punishments. They also have established a system where the head coach can be suspended if he cannot prove that he took the appropriate steps to prevent cheating.

Also they have increased the number of members of the infractions committee and doubled the number of hearings per year. The tone of the article in the local paper indicated that there is serious concern about cheating. After seeing a post regarding the players the Sooners have avoided because they were asking for money I can believe that cheating has reached a very serious level.

Not sure the NCAA will do a better job but the level of penalties and suspensions that are in the new rules should cause some of the cheaters to think twice about what they are doing.

Too bad this happened to late to impact the Baylor teams.

This could benefit the Sooners.

 

[bocabull]

I like it. No more of this "I didn't know" excuse. The Bomar situation is a perfect example. No way we shouldn't have prevented that. Same with Tiny's deal. When the AD, head coach, etc butts are on the line watch it stop.

 

[MsProudSooner]

I like it. No more of this "I didn't know" excuse. The Bomar situation is a perfect example. No way we shouldn't have prevented that. Same with Tiny's deal. When the AD, head coach, etc butts are on the line watch it stop.

How, exactly, would you have prevented Bomar and Tiny?

The only think I can think of w/ Bomar would have been for him to have to present his timecards to the school so they could compare them to his schedule. I'm not sure if the law even allows for that.

With Tiny, he would have had to somehow show that his mother paid his tuition but it didn't come from an illegal source. Not sure how that would have been accomplished, either.

 

[WTSooner]

boca being boca

 

[j2d2]

Unless and until the national c ommunists against athletes become effectively serious about the aau situation, I can see volumes of rulles and a lot of froth and smoke to make a good show and rarely much else.

 

[DenverSooner]

How, exactly, would you have prevented Bomar and Tiny?

The only think I can think of w/ Bomar would have been for him to have to present his timecards to the school so they could compare them to his schedule. I'm not sure if the law even allows for that.

With Tiny, he would have had to somehow show that his mother paid his tuition but it didn't come from an illegal source. Not sure how that would have been accomplished, either.

OU handled both situations correctly. OU kicked its starting QB off the team. Compare that to Ohio State. In Tiny's case, he was removed from the team and a coach resigned rather than being fired. This is exactly why OU did not get substantial penalties.

 

[AdaSooner]

I'm all four "getting tough" if it applies to everyone, something the NCAA has not done over the years. Maybe they will this time. We'll see.

 

[WTSooner]

I'm all four "getting tough" if it applies to everyone, something the NCAA has not done over the years. Maybe they will this time. We'll see.

Agreed.

It just seems painfully obvious at times that certain programs, or certain coaches, are doing things "the wrong way." If it appears to be that obvious to fans, and on message boards, why does nothing ever come from it? I don't believe the NCAA is conducting all these behind the scenes investigations and stuff, b/c stuff like that usually gets out.

I don't know. I'm not as anti-NCAA as a lot of you are, but it sure seems like a lot of rules get broken, and nothing is ever done about it.

 

[mict085]

The NCAA should only be allowed to punish teams with the colors orange, green, or yellow in their school colors. The punishment should be severe.

 

[SoonerinNC]

Add blue to that