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re: This is no longer about Auburn, it is about the next university...
Posted on 12/1/10 at 9:58 pm to MaroonNation
Posted on 12/1/10 at 9:58 pm to MaroonNation
Based on what Kevin Lennon said, it is all about the degree of responsibility of the student-athlete.
Cecil can ask for money. That is a violation.
Auburn and/or MSU could pay Cecil money. That is even a more serious violation.
Still, neither would have resulted in any punishment for Cam since he would have had the same degree of responsibility in both cases, which is zero.
Many Auburn fans think Cam's eligibility was saved because no money changed hands. That is irrelevant. In the eyes of the NCAA, Cecil could have done absolutely anything and could have been given anything by anyone and Cam would have still had the same degree of responsibility....which is zero, because Cam didn't know.
What will be interesting is when we find out who the first college team is with multiple student-athletes whose families were paid over a million bucks. How embarrassing would it be for a team like that to lose to a team who plays it 'straight'?!?
Cecil can ask for money. That is a violation.
Auburn and/or MSU could pay Cecil money. That is even a more serious violation.
Still, neither would have resulted in any punishment for Cam since he would have had the same degree of responsibility in both cases, which is zero.
Many Auburn fans think Cam's eligibility was saved because no money changed hands. That is irrelevant. In the eyes of the NCAA, Cecil could have done absolutely anything and could have been given anything by anyone and Cam would have still had the same degree of responsibility....which is zero, because Cam didn't know.
What will be interesting is when we find out who the first college team is with multiple student-athletes whose families were paid over a million bucks. How embarrassing would it be for a team like that to lose to a team who plays it 'straight'?!?
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Posted on 12/1/10 at 10:03 pm to Dr Drunkenstein
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That was my initial point, even if it doesn't impact the player's eligibility, it still is a violation on the part of the institution if money changes hands and that is where the schools would be playing with fire.
Now that we have seen this ruling, it only seems reasonable that if a school "didn't know", just like a player "didn't know", that they will be held to the same standard. If the NCAA tried to punish a university without being able to prove that they knew anything, based on the Cam/Cecil precedent, it sure seems like the NCAA would be on the losing end of a lawsuit. And when this happens dozens or hundreds of times, like it will, just how much legal costs can the NCAA afford.
As for boosters, some rich guy will still have access to the team & games regardless of what anyone says......they'll just get a new person to give money to the players' families the next time, and the next, and the next, and the next.....
Posted on 12/1/10 at 10:05 pm to Dr Drunkenstein
no college in this nation "PLAYS IT STRAIGHT" meaning they dont pay players..because this happens in EVERY university
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