re: Manziel recommendation from NCAA on Wednesday

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If I'm A&M, I play him no matter what they say. Vacation doesn't take away the publicity or the money, and A&M isn't winning shite without him, so what's the downside?

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The downside if you play him when the NCAA told you what was up beforehand? I would think if you tell the NCAA frick you, then they might decide to do a lot more than just vacate wins. They could slap you with lack of institutional control (i.e., we let our players break the rules, find out about it, and play them anyway with no consequences) which could mean scholarship losses, bowl/playoff bans, etc. There is a definite possible downside.