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[QUOTE="ClamOtto, post: 1583959, member: 368"]
Before the original ruling came out I strongly believed that folks who thought the NCAA was out to get SU or JB were paranoid.  But the ruling makes it pretty hard to deny there's some sort of vendetta, and the NCAA's behavior since then - including the latest two-day notice of suspension - makes it seem even clearer.  I think it's pretty telling too that the only sanctions reduced on appeal were the scholarships and the fine, which really affected the university and program as a whole.  The suspension and reduction in wins hit JB the hardest and they were upheld.  Emmert is, of course, an SU grad, so who knows how that plays into it (bending over backwards to look unbiased or he has ill will toward his alma mater).  But I think the most likely explanations are what Gonzo pointed out above.  They think JB is acting like he's above the NCAA and not being contrite, so they're trying to put him in his place.  Plus, they only found some wisps of smoke but they're convinced there is a raging fire, so they're punishing for the fire anyway.

The organization's fundamental model is built on hypocrisy, and their implementation of said model only makes it 1000X worse. Lately my favorite unjustifiable hypocrisy has been that they didn't want to investigate UNC because vetting college coursework is not in their wheelhouse, but they have no problem stopping kids from Africa from playing because they don't like their high school coursework.  Unreal.
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