re: NCAA vs the big 5. Is there a war?

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With the big 5 throwing their weight around and threatening to change the structure of the ncaa, have they provoked the NCAA into a fight?

IS the NCAA now head hunting? Just a thought...



That's the worst thing they could possibly do, unless they think the "big 5" are bluffing. The quickest way to spark a revolution is to start punishing the people clamoring for that revolution. Especially if that revolution effectively renders your punishment impotent.

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This is correct. The NCAA has shown a reluctance to punish offenders in recent years. Cam Newton and Oregon are good examples. The NCAA knows that if it wants to remain the governing body of all collegiate athletics, it has to turn it's head to anything but the worst offenses. Otherwise the 5 major conferences are going to leave the fold and create a governing body that is more in line with their goals.