Boise State being investigated by NCAA

And they are throwing around the term "lack of institutional control."
1: This can not be a suprise.
2: More to the point, I bet they get slammed six times harder than whatever happens to Ohio State.

http://www.idahostatesman.com/2011/05/02/1632708/ncaa-investigating-boise-state.html?loc=interstitialskip

 

All I know is that Idaho State's really going to feel the NCAA's wrath over this one.

 

This would be a perfect capsule of the NCAA: ignore its own rules when SEC teams do everything short of murder because the networks and the BCS can't live without the SEC, and then hammer away at one of the main threats to the monopoly.

The total amount of "violations" regarding the football team was $4,934 for 63 players. That doesn't buy one half of one game from Cam Newton.

 

Ridiculous. Scrutinizing someone for $2.34? Really?

The head coach of OSU was caught lying and committed perjury; all in a coverup. This is caught smoking weed compared to embezzlement of the US Govt.

 

From the article:

"In football, the NCAA determined that total dollar value over five years was $4,934 for all of the housing, transportation and meals provided to 63 incoming student-athletes. All services ranged from $2.34 to a maximum of $417.55 and have been reimbursed by the student-athletes ..."

$2.34? Really?

It's stupid crap like this is why the NCAA needs to be blown up by Congress.

EDIT: QT beat me to the "Really?"

 

Odd how Boise has "lack of institutional control" hanging over it for this while Ohio State avoids it despite its current troubles coming amid nearly 400 secondary violations since 2000.

A major violation in women's tennis is a major violation in women's tennis, though. Such insolence cannot stand.

 

What is it about women's tennis? When USC got nailed it was for violations in football, men's basketball and, yep, women's tennis. I'm going to guess it has something to do with coaches who recruit not the best players but the ones who look best in, and would be most willing to get out of, those short skirts.

 

Looks like a whole lotta smoke and little fire. A serious violation in women's tennis? Allegations that football athletes received $4,934 in housing/meals over five years?

Not exactly BCS automatic qualifier-caliber violations.

 

Institutional control? Ohio State's president is just glad his football coach lets him stay.

 

Isn't this really caused by opposing teams and viewers complaining about the Smurf Turf?

 

Strange.

I could have sworn Alabama, Auburn and Florida each were hammered by the NCAA.

Guess I must have imagined that 11-0 Auburn team sitting out the SEC championship game and sitting at home on bowl day. And that two-year bowl ban and 21 scholarships that Alabama lost in the 1990s.

 

I believe they got hammered for violations far beyond giving a total of $4,500 worth of services to more than 60 football players.