re: Don't blame Ole Miss for circling the wagons...blame the NCAA

quote:

---

Alabama cooperated during the Means investigation and got slammed.

---

when a high school coach is paid a quarter of a million dollars for a kid's signature, being cooperative isn't going to get you a slap on the wrist.

quote:

---

They cooperated during the textbook thing and got slammed

---

outside of vacating wins (the most pointless penalty), what else did the football team really suffer? They were on probation, but I wouldn't say they got hammered. Just because you're transparent doesn't mean you'll also avoid any penalty for wrongdoing. It does, generally, lessen the load, unless it's over the top like Albert Means