NCAA to more closely monitor Men's Basketball

[Downtown Shocker Brown]

http://www.sportingnews.com/yourturn/viewtopic.php?t=411454

[SubGod22]

A step in the right direction. Now the question is, will anything actually ever come from this? Or will they just find violations by schools that aren't as high profile and single them out as showing it's working?

[Txlen]

Why do I have the feeling that this is nothing more than window dressing? Until they nail one of the squeaky clean (wink, wink) BCS schools, this is nothing more than something for public consumption.

Non-BCS schools beware!

[SubGod22]

That's my fear but I'm trying to hope for the best. I wouldn't mind seeing one of "those" schools getting nailed in the near future and really shake things up.

I do have a hard time believing that will happen though.

[fastbow]

Come on. They'll nail a bottom-feeder. What would really happen, and who would really suffer, if say Oklahoma lost a basketball schollie? They're a football school anyway.

That's my bet. If the NCAA busts anyone, they bust a big football school that just happens to have basketball too.

[rrshock]

You're probably correct there fastbow.

I heard Haertl and Lutz talking about this the other morning. They feel like the one and dones should automatically be investigated. I actually agree with that. There are rumors of Beasley receiving large sums and it appears that there is blatant proof that Mayo recieved $30K. How many more like them have received these benefits then left a year later? If the NCAA were to actually do their job, there would probably be only a handful of the big boys actually eligible for postseason play. Now they can't be having this happen, because they would lose too much money.

[Downtown Shocker Brown]

You're probably correct there fastbow.

I heard Haertl and Lutz talking about this the other morning. They feel like the one and dones should automatically be investigated. I actually agree with that. There are rumors of Beasley receiving large sums and it appears that there is blatant proof that Mayo recieved $30K. How many more like them have received these benefits then left a year later? If the NCAA were to actually do their job, there would probably be only a handful of the big boys actually eligible for postseason play. Now they can't be having this happen, because they would lose too much money.

And when you say "THEY", you mean the BCS schools. The NCAA would still make it's money.

[im4wsu]

You're probably correct there fastbow.

I heard Haertl and Lutz talking about this the other morning. They feel like the one and dones should automatically be investigated. I actually agree with that. There are rumors of Beasley receiving large sums and it appears that there is blatant proof that Mayo recieved $30K. How many more like them have received these benefits then left a year later? If the NCAA were to actually do their job, there would probably be only a handful of the big boys actually eligible for postseason play. Now they can't be having this happen, because they would lose too much money.

After a couple of real tough penalties, the big boys would stop risking it.

As for penalties, I still believe the NCAA should allow non-involved players/coaches to participate in post season, but allow only minimal travel expense to be covered and divide the remainder of the post-season money among the other members of the conference! Any individuals involved would have penalties follow them through their college careers and coaches would have to serve the penalty at any NCAA school to which they go (no time limit, so a coach could not avoid serving the penalty by time in the pro leagues or non-coaching).

Can you IMAGINE how the Texas alumni would feel about having to send $$$ to Oklahoma and aTm, just as an example?

[SubGod22]

That's a great idea but you know the NCAA doesn't have the stones to go there.

I do agree that after the first couple of major hits that those schools who do similar would stop. At least for the most part.

[Downtown Shocker Brown]

But the question would be...do they have the stones to penalize a Texas, or USC, or Notre Dame in football as harshly as they would a Florida Intl, or Jacksonville State?

[fastbow]

But the question would be...do they have the stones to penalize a Texas, or USC, or Notre Dame in football as harshly as they would a Florida Intl, or Jacksonville State?

No.

[kcshocker11]

Will see what they do to USC and Mayo! I guess we all have learned one thing, never never recruit anyone who goes by the initials OJ!

[fastbow]

Will see what they do to USC and Mayo! I guess we all have learned one thing, never never recruit anyone who goes by the initials OJ!

They might get a strongly worded letter. Or they might get the death sentence, they might lose a quarter of a towel boy's scholarship!

[WSUGrad1995]

There was some guy on Jim Rome a couple days ago that changed my mind about letting 18 year-olds to jump to the NBA. I did not catch the guys name, but his opinion was that as long as these kids are forced to go to college there will be payments and unsavory people involved. How do you tell a kid who has been literally dirt poor for his whole life that he has to stay poor for another year or two even though he has the ability to play professional ball? I know that almost all people would benefit from some college education, plus the ancillary experiences, but for the fairly small number of athletes who are ready for professional ball, I say let them go. The temptation is too great and they probably do not have the experience and guidance to ignore bad advice from people who are not looking out for their best interests. Of course the same is true of the NBA but in the NBA that kind of crap is the norm.

Clean up college basketball. Let kids jump to the NBA, if they are good enough. Punish - really punish - schools that break the rules.

[SubGod22]

I've seen where Brand has said they have "new information" on the Mayo thing. If what's been said is true, and they have the evidence and don't come down hard on USC, we all will officially know what a sham this appears to be. But I'm still hopeful that the NCAA will do something that has some teeth.