Noble NCAA strikes again

[wilson]

Finally responding appropriately to unc’s widespread academic fraud, the NCAA has his Cal Poly with stiff penalties for giving their student-athletes too much money to buy books (https://www.sanluisobispo.com/sports/college/cal-poly/article229426089.html).

[HereBeforeCoachK]

...reminds me of a Sports Illustrated quip from probably the 70s or 80s...."the NCAA was so mad at Kentucky, that it gave Cleveland State two years probation..."

[devildeac]

Their mistakes:

"Cal Poly maintains that the violation was an inadvertent error, saying in a news release Thursday that it self-reported to the NCAA when the error was discovered by the Cal Poly Athletics Compliance staff. The university said it submitted a report to the NCAA in August 2017 detailing the facts and self-imposed penalties.

They should have used the word "typo" and not self-reported.

What a disgusting organization.

[Kdogg]

...reminds me of a Sports Illustrated quip from probably the 70s or 80s..."the NCAA was so mad at Kentucky, that it gave Cleveland State two years probation..."

That was Jerry Tarkanian.

[Truth&Justise]

Finally responding appropriately to unc’s widespread academic fraud, the NCAA has his Cal Poly with stiff penalties for giving their student-athletes too much money to buy books (https://www.sanluisobispo.com/sports/college/cal-poly/article229426089.html).

The NCAA is an awful organization in many ways, but to be fair here:


"The NCAA found the violations to be wide-ranging, involving 265 students athletes in 18 sports from the 2012-13 academic year to the fall term of 2015. . . . The investigating committee said the stipend exceeded the actual cost of books for 72 athletes by $16,180 and caused 30 athletes to exceed their individual financial aid limits."

It might have been inadvertent, but when you make a mistake 265 times over three years, that's a lot of inadvertence.

[wilson]

The NCAA is an awful organization in many ways, but to be fair here:



It might have been inadvertent, but when you make a mistake 265 times over three years, that's a lot of inadvertence.Yeah, but on the other hand, these students benefited to the average tune of $224.72. The punishment is ridiculous.

[HereBeforeCoachK]

That was Jerry Tarkanian.

Yeah I think it was, SI quoting the Tark.

[BLPOG]

Yeah, but on the other hand, these students benefited to the average tune of $224.72. The punishment is ridiculous.

...which in some cases buys fewer than two textbooks.

[MarkD83]

...which in some cases buys fewer than two textbooks.

OK I'll be the first to make this joke....this would never happen at unc because the athletes don't need textbooks.

[Neals384]

OK I'll be the first to make this joke...this would never happen at unc because the athletes don't need textbooks.

Ok, but where’s the punchline?

[BD80]

OK I'll be the first to make this joke...this would never happen at unc because the athletes don't need textbooks.

NEED textbooks? Tarheels don't know how to USE textbooks!

[accfanfrom1970]

NEED textbooks? Tarheels don't know how to USE textbooks!

Spell textbooks? Spell text or books? Spell at all? Know what a book is? The list is endless.

[JasonEvans]

Shouldn't the penalty have to do with what was gained and the intent of the violation? This was clearly a mistake and no one knew some extra benefit was being afforded to the athletes (not even the athletes themselves). I don't see what the athletes gained except a bit more to spend on books and school supplies at an institution where the academics are a serious deal. No kid is attending Cal-Polytechnic to major in basket weaving and it is not like these benefits were financial game-changers for the players:

From the article quote

Cal Poly disagreed with the NCAA’s findings, claiming only 30 student athletes were over-awarded an average of $174.57 for books, amounting to $5,237.10 over the three-and-a-half-year period.

$174 over three years... why, that'e enough to buy 2 or 3 pizzas a year!

-Jason "I wish the NCAA would just stay out of stuff like this... sigh" Evans

[IrishDevil]

Shouldn't the penalty have to do with what was gained and the intent of the violation? This was clearly a mistake and no one knew some extra benefit was being afforded to the athletes (not even the athletes themselves). I don't see what the athletes gained except a bit more to spend on books and school supplies at an institution where the academics are a serious deal. No kid is attending Cal-Polytechnic to major in basket weaving and it is not like these benefits were financial game-changers for the players:

From the article quote


$174 over three years... why, that'e enough to buy 2 or 3 pizzas a year!

-Jason "I wish the NCAA would just stay out of stuff like this... sigh" Evans

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[oldnavy]

The NCAA should stick to social justice issues and local politics and keep their nose out of athletics...

[Mtn.Devil.91.92.01.10.15]

The NCAA should stick to social justice issues and local politics and keep their nose out of athletics...

*snerk*

When is the last time the NCAA didn't act in a disappointing way?

[oldnavy]

*snerk*

When is the last time the NCAA didn't act in a disappointing way?

They always disappoint... but I am not going to go any further down that rabbit hole... last time I did I was censured by the authorities. Maybe I can get away with a subtle, smart hind end remark ... ;)