But lack of control over... what? None of the NCAA bylaws apply to criminal conduct like this, outside a very general "integrity and honor" type of catch-all.for lack of institutional control.
for lack of institutional control.
But lack of control over... what? None of the NCAA bylaws apply to criminal conduct like this, outside a very general "integrity and honor" type of catch-all.
All appearances show institutional control for usI'm gonna go there...I hope its not an omen for us.
Well there you go. 19.01.2 is the catch-all "you are teaching impressionable youngsters and your morals must be exemplary." 10.1 is the "ethical conduct" section which at least includes a bulleted list of actual transgressions. They have to be going for (a) and/or (d), which relate to withholding information from the NCAA or the school when an investigation is occurring.Bylaws in question include: 19.01.2, 10.1, and Institutional control which is found in (2.1, 6.01.1 and 6.4)
Any guess on how many years they get shut down? 1, or 2?
I know they are going for lack of institutional control, but I just have the feeling they won't get shut down. Severely crippled by schollie and recruiting limits, yes. They are going to get hit hard. But I think the NCAA is going to be hesitant to impose the death penalty. Will the force of public opinion be able to outweigh backroom politicking? I don't know.
Now this will also effect the B1G. So to keep them happy I would just ban PSU from offering schollies for 2 years. And a reduction of schollies the 2 years after that. Not a complete death penalty. PSU can still field a FB team but it would all be current players plus walk ons, which keeps the B1G happy as they do not need a replacement for a CCG. Current players would be allowed to transfer without having to sit out. PSU would likely not have a full 85 again until 2017. Which means they will take a 5 year hit.
This is what I was getting at when I mentioned backroom politicking. The B1G won't want their entire scheduling process to be screwed up by this, so I can see them 'suggesting' something like you talk about - severe sanctions coming short of the actual death penalty.Now this will also effect the B1G.
Nevr happen, creates a major player safety issue. I'm sure that they wouldn't have a problem finding kids to walk-on, but they aren't going to be able to play against DI talent without getting injured. My high school football team was one of the best in the state (back in the 80's), with several kids that went to play college ball. But we had one guy that was a high-level DI recruit that we used to hold out of practice, because he was so freakin' big and fast he would injure guys.
You cannot talk about player safety, and then force a BCS conference program to field a DII team and maintain your credibility on the issue.