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[QUOTE="Brooky03, post: 5605268, member: 8594"]
We can say he ran a loose ship, and I don’t really disagree, but none of what the NCAA nailed him with was evidence HE ran a noncompliant ship (that’s their argument, but what do they know).  That’s my problem.  If we’re going to say he had to get fired for the 2nd probation 2 decades after players got Christmas cards, steaks, and shoes (I’m being hyperbolic.. a little), we should at least be able to lay part of some of the infractions at his feet, I think.

For what it’s worth, we have no idea if other programs didn’t have the problems ours apparently had.  We’re closer to it, so we see it, but there aren’t things made public here that aren’t made public at other programs, too.  Other programs aren’t only recruiting ‘good eggs’ and punishing bad behavior whenever it pops up.  That would probably be untenable.  We were unfortunate enough to get investigated, which was sparked by a situation wholly unrelated to JB.  It’s like getting pulled over by a cop.  How well you intended to obey the rules doesn’t have a ton of bearing on whether you’re walking away with a ticket for something. If the NCAA investigates, they’re going to find something.  That’s universal.  We’re saying he had to be skewered because the NCAA decided to investigate and I take issue with that.

If Jesus Christ came back and ran a college team with Mother Theresa, the NCAA would find a way to sanction them.. unless that team is a blue blood; then, East West North Dakota A&M gets sanctions.
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