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[QUOTE="RF2044, post: 3080402, member: 40"]
I'm not sure that we're that far off, to be honest.

Agree somewhat -- and there are definitely going to be schools that want to keep the status quo [I'm looking at you Duke, Kentucky, Kansas, Louisville, and Arizona].  And there are going to be schools who want to cheat to help them climb the mountain [Auburn, LSU readily come to mind] -- without fear of reprisal, because the risk of the NCAA doing anything is low.

It all comes down to what we do now that this institutionalized corruption has been exposed.  If people shrug their shoulders, then nothing changes.

But if people look at the muck under the rock and demand that the NCAA do something, or actively work to change the system, then the NCAA won't be able to put the genie back in the bottle and follow the path of least resistance like they always do.

Every journey begins with a single step.  The results of this FBI investigation have been damning.  We need to hold the NCAA accountable in general and the schools / coaches accountable in particular for breaking the rules.  A serial cheater like Bruce Pearl should never coach an NCAA team again.  Period.  Throw the book at someone, and you'll see a rapid reaction in response.

No rules, enforcement, governance, etc. will eliminate all cheating entirely--expecting that outcome would be naive--but there need to be escalating penalties that are ENFORCED and make coaches think twice about breaking the rules, due to the severity of what might happen.  And when violations come up, then the schools / coaches need to be punished commensurate with the infractions -- irrespective of the name on the front of the jerseys.
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