OSU penalties today....

[sheepdogs1]

This also had more to do with the NCAA flexing it's muscles against OU than the actual offenses as well. KU, Arizona and Duke are "Good for Business" so the NCAA will do everything they can and so far have to only deal out slaps on the wrist.

Lets hope something else gets slapped.

 

[Soonerinkc]

What did Bilas want the NCAA to do then?

no $hit....sorry...if the college hired a HC who hired AC that cheated...SOMEONE has to have consequences. We are now in the time of no consequences for actions mode...

 

[Soonerinkc]

I hear ya on this. Nothing will change unless there are harsh punishments for wrongdoing. What about monetary penalties? Those punish the university. Post season bans punish people that had no part of the violation.

post-season ban is....but I hear ya...a fine?

 

[WaymanFan]

I'm not going to be shocked if they skate. But I would absolutely love it if Kansas, Arizona and Duke all got clobbered, especially the first two. KU and Arizona, back in the 80's, pretty much billed themselves as so morally superior (one idiot Tucson writer once referred to the Wildcats as "St. Lute and His Leaping Apostles").

I'm almost 63, so I remember back to the days of the OU football probation that was (A) incorrectly pinned on Switzer, and (B) became the battle cry in Texas for claims of OU buying players - when the whole thing had nothing to do with that. It was all about the transcripts of a couple of Galveston products that OU signed. OU got clobbered, and other "sacred cows" (like UT and Notre Dame, for two) got away with much more because of favored status.

Time to put your 1982 hat on, NM . Both OU and Georgia sued the NCAA over TV rights which the good guys won in a 1984 landmark decision. The NCAA wanted us badly after that, so being a Blue Blood was not something we could hide behind. I'll never forget Donnie Duncan's direct quote on ESPN Sportscenter when the hammer came down: "The NCAA wanted us, and they got us."

Almost simultaneously, OSU got penalized even worse (for football), which was the beginning of the end of the Pat Jones era. I'll never forget the quotable (OSU grad) Buddy Ryan taking a swipe at Jimmy Johnson: "He got my alma mater on probation."

 

[mict085]

Based on osu penalties, KU should get: 10 years probation, 5 year post season ban, loss of 5 scholarships per year for 5 years, 10 year show cause for bill self. If they commit another level 1 violation during probationary period, it’s the death penalty.

That would be close to justice.

 

[NMSooner'80]

Time to put your 1982 hat on, NM . Both OU and Georgia sued the NCAA over TV rights which the good guys won in a 1984 landmark decision. The NCAA wanted us badly after that, so being a Blue Blood was not something we could hide behind. I'll never forget Donnie Duncan's direct quote on ESPN Sportscenter when the hammer came down: "The NCAA wanted us, and they got us."

Almost simultaneously, OSU got penalized even worse (for football), which was the beginning of the end of the Pat Jones era. I'll never forget the quotable (OSU grad) Buddy Ryan taking a swipe at Jimmy Johnson: "He got my alma mater on probation."

I remember the suit by OU and Georgia. I do think Georgia also got some penalties. I think what hurt OU for so long was the scuttlebutt that a UT law professor was on the infractions committee. Our "Blue Blood" status was never going to help.

That was around the time that Eric Dickerson spoke to an NCAA investigator. As I recall it, Dickerson said Texas offered him some "inducements," and the NCAA guy wouldn't hear of it, saying, "Texas doesn't cheat. Texas doesn't have to cheat." The SMU guys on that ESPN special about them, all said the Longhorns were as dirty as anyone else in recruiting but were pretty much untouchable.

Personally, I don't like cheating by anyone. But I consider it especially galling for schools like Kansas, Arizona, Texas (and later, Baylor) to do it after claiming they're just so much more pure and innocent than the rest of the collegiate sports world.

 

[WichitaSooner]

Based on osu penalties, KU should get: 10 years probation, 5 year post season ban, loss of 5 scholarships per year for 5 years, 10 year show cause for bill self. If they commit another level 1 violation during probationary period, it’s the death penalty.

That would be close to justice.

Well I’d suggest you not hold your breath then. If people are going to have unrealistic expectations, then of course you’ll all be able to come back after the penalties are handed down and claim that the the NCAA “went easy” on a blue blood yet again.

 

[CoachTalk]

Thing is. Former Osu asst Is sitting in jail. Proven convicted felon.

Ku guy is still coaching.

 

[thegreyghost]

KU also has more level 1 violations and a lot of statements, some on tape that Self was knowingly buying or trying to buy players w/ Adidas help

If they get off lighter than OSU they should just burn the NCAA rule books

 

[Eielson]

That is true. I forgot about him. The post season ban will probably lead him to go elsewhere. However, these sanctions are not a death sentence. The worst will last for 1 season and then they’ll hardly notice it.

OSU will be hit harder than anybody unless teams like KU get extended postseason bans. Even if KU only had 5 scholarship players, they'd be all top 25 recruits, and they could field walk ons good enough to start at OSU. This could have been OSU's team of the decade.

 

[MsProudSooner]

What about Arizona? Don't they have the Arizona coach talking about paying a recruit?

 

[Stikboy]

What about Arizona? Don't they have the Arizona coach talking about paying a recruit?

Yes! I've actually been wondering this for awhile... Don't they have Sean Miller on tape for offering something like 100 grand to the Bahamian dude? How is that guy still coaching, and how is Arizona not absolutely hammered? SMH

 

[mict085]

Well I’d suggest you not hold your breath then. If people are going to have unrealistic expectations, then of course you’ll all be able to come back after the penalties are handed down and claim that the the NCAA “went easy” on a blue blood yet again.

Well, they did have 5 times as many level 1 infractions and there’s the lack of institutional control, which has always been punished severely. Of course, they’re ku so they’ll get a light slap on the wrist.

They also didn’t fire bill self, who is the ring leader of buying players. KU has also been defiant in the face of the NCAA. They should get the most severe punishment ever.

 

[sdcloud9]

I bet the NCAA lightens the penalty and allows OSU to be in the postseason.

They should....

 

[Salt City Sooner]

I bet the NCAA lightens the penalty and allows OSU to be in the postseason.

They should....

I saw on one of the pundits Twitter (Rothstein IIRC, but don’t quote me there) that they DID lighten the punishment. They were originally going to go with a 2 year ban but decided to drop it to 1, citing OSU’s cooperation as the reason.

EDIT, found it:

https://mobile.twitter.com/Kyle__Boone/status/1268954596329828352

 

[BCSooners]

I bet the NCAA lightens the penalty and allows OSU to be in the postseason.

They should....

I’m ready for teams to start getting hammered, the cheating is out of hand.

 

[CoachTalk]

I saw on one of the pundits Twitter (Rothstein IIRC, but don’t quote me there) that they DID lighten the punishment. They were originally going to go with a 2 year ban but decided to drop it to 1, citing OSU’s cooperation as the reason.

EDIT, found it:

https://mobile.twitter.com/Kyle__Boone/status/1268954596329828352

Yep as I stated. All lip service. They’ve known this was coming.

 

[ByronHoustonsSweatyPalms]

The irony is that OSU had the most squeaky clean coach of alll times back in the early 80s. That was the start of the shoe companies and the rise of AAU BB. Paul Hansen refused to take shoe money. He thought it was slimey. As we know every other coach did and hey eventually got fired because he couldn’t recruit Now it’s easy to see the influence of the big money on college basketball

 

[vbdad]

OSU and every other school always says the guys on the team are being punished and they weren’t involved. The aggies don’t have anyone on the team that wasn’t recruited while they were being investigated.
It’s a great logic for cheaters because the NCAA never is able to finish an investigation and punish in the time athletes are still on campus.

 

[sdcloud9]

OSU and every other school always says the guys on the team are being punished and they weren’t involved. The aggies don’t have anyone on the team that wasn’t recruited while they were being investigated.
It’s a great logic for cheaters because the NCAA never is able to finish an investigation and punish in the time athletes are still on campus.

That is true and I'm sure some schools tried to use that against them in recruiting. As long as the NCAA allows those players to transfer without penalty then I think the punishment is fine.

I was thinking the punishment was too severe because OSU did fire Evans immediately. What's KU's defense going to be? Those coaches are still on staff.