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Message: [QUOTE="SU94, post: 3116542, member: 202"] But none of this is universal law. Right? Can we all agree on that. I cannot account for Duke, which I think is "newer" to the AAU/cheating game. That's my own view. Here is an informal listing of some noteworthy punitive sanctions laid down by the NCAA since around the mid-80s (in no order) [B]Baylor Basketball & Football[/B]/murder & cover up [B]SMU Football [/B](not P5) - rampant pay for play [B]Tulane Basketball[/B] (not P5) - drugs & point shaving [B]Miami Football[/B] - paying players, bounties, drugs, Nevin Shapiro [B]USC Football [/B]- lack of institutional control, Reggie Bush, recruiting irregularities, OJ Mayo [B]Syracuse Basketball/Football[/B] - Why am I even listing this here? After 8 years of investigation, adding a footnote to one term paper, improper administration of non-mandated university drug program protocol, giving someone a ride from a YMCA camp, $8,000 to five football players. [B]Kentucky Basketball[/B] - FedEx cash to Chris Mills / Eddie Sutton [B]Penn State Football[/B] - (Sandusky) raping kids and Paterno not caring enough to report to authorities [B]Alabama Football[/B] - busted $180,000 payment to Albert Means [B]Minnesota Hoops [/B]- Team-wide academic fraud paid by HC Clem Haskins himself [B]Indiana Basketball [/B]- Improper K.Sampson telephone calls, providing false info to NCAA enforcement [B]Oklahoma Football[/B] - Rape, guns, violence in football dorms [B]Louisville Basketball [/B]- strippers and sex acts for prospects, student-athletes and others. Good times. [B]Michigan Basketball[/B] - $600,000 in payments to some of the Fab 5 (Webber) and others [B]North Carolina Basketball/Ath. Dept.[/B] - Free and easy classes, academic fraud birthed for athletes benefit [B]Memphis Basketball[/B] (not P5) - fraudulent SAT score (Derrick Rose) and $1700 in free travel to his brother [B]Mississippi Football[/B] - Asst. AD arranged for boosters to provide $10,000 for players/H.Freeze is scum [B]Florida State Football/Athletic Dept[/B] - academic cheating scandal covering 9-10 programs [B]UConn Basketball[/B] (not P5) - Failure to promote atmosphere of compliance / provided false information [B]Michigan State Athletics[/B] - Nasser/Rape/Sexual assault over 20+ years. Out of those lists, who got boot stomped hardest by the NCAA? I would say ... 1. SMU (death penalty) 2. Baylor 3. USC [B]^^^[/B] All private schools Out of those lists, who got off lightest in lieu of the severity of sanctions? I would say ... 1. Michigan State (NCAA took a pass on rape and cover up, said "all's good here") 2. North Carolina (4-decades of fraud, now NCAA suddenly says academics not in "our wheelhouse") 3. Penn State Football (should have been death penalty, but even the lenient sanctions ultimately lessened) [B]^^^[/B] All state/public flagships So, my point is that the NCAA is more willing to hammer the private schools because they won't have politicians breathing down their necks, asking questions, making threats and pontificating on behalf of their injured state constituencies. Also remember, most states provide funding/scholarships for NCAA athletics. Private schools don't have this in their back pocket. I also think that the NCAA lays a heavier hammer on football programs, as they don't get a piece of the gridiron's postseason pie. Two quick examples of lawmakers questioning the NCAA's reach: [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/8890947/congressmen-want-ncaa-restore-penn-state-nittany-lions-scholarships[/URL] [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2014/07/10/senate-committee-grills-ncaa-president-about-college-athlete-rights[/URL] [/QUOTE]

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