Briles Out
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So why did the NCAA step in and impose the sanctions during the Penn State fiasco...
Man, I hope you are right. Unfortunately I think they are at the point facilities wise and talent wise, they weather the storm. At least this year recruiting should take a hit, guess will see who they hire long term. The whole negotiating a buyout of Briles contract will be interesting.
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pretty simple. Mob mentality. The outcry from the public was so great, (because it was such a terrible scandal) that they went above and beyond their normal scope to take their pound of flesh, too. It was pure PR for them. And what was the result? Their stiff penalties were ended early. Their own emails uncovered that their own people didn't think they had the power to impose the sanctions that they levied. They were facing multiple lawsuits. And they backed down instead of facing them. The further out we get from the Penn State scandal, the more evident it is that the NCAA was bluffing their way through the whole thing. I don't think they're going to make the same mistake again. As I said in another thread, I think the most likely thing to happen is a token acknowledgement of the actions that Baylor has taken (firing the coach, most notably) and that will be about it. I don't think they're going to stick their neck out again.
I agree with this. All of the NCAA's bylaws/rules are about amateurism and basically not paying players.
There are no NCAA bylaws/rules saying you can't sexually assault women. That's the US Gov't's territory there.
Let the NCAA find out a Baylor player were riding around in a new car that was given to him by a booster, they'd be in there handing out sanctions faster than you could blink.
Its amazing to me that people in positions of power like the Baylor staff / UL basketball / etc feel like they can get away with this kind of stuff in 2016. In the 70s maybe. Heck even in the early 2000's maybe. But with social media and digital records of everything it is almost impossible to get away with anything anymore when you are so visible.
I mean all it takes is 1 person to blow the whistle and a federal court can seize everything and read all of your emails, texts, etc for the last 5-10 years.
I mean all it takes is 1 person to blow the whistle and a federal court can seize everything and read all of your emails, texts, etc for the last 5-10 years.
Which is even more sad that they didn't realize they had a football team until 1981.
Heard on OTL that they had only one 10 win season prior to Briles. Briles had either 4 or 5 in an 8 year span
Plus if the school isn't punished they have no real incentive make sure it doesn't happen. If it is just the violator, they give a ice severance ad move on to the next cheater/slime ball who will do what it takes to win.
There were only a couple posters that said this was the right thing, the vast majority are crying foul and a handful are crying foul "unless there is a smoking gun" connecting Briles directly in the report. I found there site pretty disturbing. This is cut and dry malfeasance.
Public demands, too big not to etc. It was not an athletic issue though. But it was an issue with the culture of sport worship.
