The U could be in trouble again

Bamadog · Jul 24, 2012

Mizzougrad96 said:

Bamadog said:

I know the NCAA is very leery of administering the death penalty, especially with a program with the kind of stature Miami has. But isn't it kind of warranted here? The rap sheet on the football program over the years is longer than most.
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Yeah, the U would have been much better off if the coaching staff started fucking kids rather than have some boosters slipping money to the players...

Your point is a fair one, but I kind of don't want to hear "death penalty" mentioned again unless they do it to Penn State.

Miami could get sanctions similar to what happened at USC and I'd be more than satisfied.

Again, great work by Yahoo! I didn't click the link, but I'm assuming Charles Robinson is kicking some ass again...
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Good point and we're in complete agreement on Penn State. Not to dredge up another thread, but the awful nature of the cover-up merited it. More so than SMU or any other chicken-poop recruiting scandal.

I think I'd be satisfied if Miami takes a good hammering. Even if they're a perpetual recidivist.

Armchair_QB · Jul 24, 2012

Della9250 said:

Stoney said:

Mizzougrad96 said:

Yeah, the U would have been much better off if the coaching staff started fucking kids rather than have some boosters slipping money to the players...

Your point is a fair one, but I kind of don't want to hear "death penalty" mentioned again unless they do it to Penn State.
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Really not looking to re-open this debate, but again, still missing the point. The death penalty was appropriate in a case like SMU (and arguably here) because it actually accomplished something of real deterrent value (stopping ongoing cheating after all other means had been exhausted) that would not have been achieved in the PSU case.

It's not necessarily about the severity of the offense, but instead the appropriate remedy for the specific harm. In the PSU case there was no ongoing molestation to stop, so it made more sense to clobber them with a massive financial penalty (of a sum greater than they what they would've lost with a one year death penalty) in a way where it could actually do some good, along with other sanctions attacking the legacy and ability to compete.

I don't believe Miami will or should get the DP, but just pointing out that the "if Penn. St. didn't get it nobody should" reasoning (which I'm sure we'll hear from now on) is fundamentally flawed shallow thinking.
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Why do you think Miami shouldn't get the death penalty? They have the same scenario setup as SMU did for receiving it.
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The one big difference in the scenarios is that SMU stonewalled the NCAA every step of the way. Miami didn't do that in the initial investigation and I doubt they will this time.

Well, that and I doubt the Miami BoT is directly involved in a massive scheme to pay players. I also don't believe the governor of Florida is a Miami BoT member.

Della9250 · Jul 24, 2012

I meant more in terms of -- they've been warned and yet they decided to keep having rules be broken.

imjustagirl · Jul 24, 2012

New band name: The Perpetual Recidivists.

tapintoamerica · Jul 25, 2012

imjustagirl said:

New band name: The Perpetual Recidivists.
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Recidivism: That ain't a pretty word.

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