"But for SMU, why is the penalty so harsh?"
Here's a solid perspective from Golfweek.com's Lance Ringler on SMU golf's essential death penalty announced this week. He asks if "64 contacts and less than $1,000 in discounts on SMU golf apparel and equipment result in a postseason ban? And for current players that were not even named in the report?"
Ringler also writes:
If you consider the track record at SMU, it might shed more light. SMU has now become the most penalized NCAA member institution in history with its 10th major case. The penalty is not necessarily against the golf program and its members but rather more against the institution.
Also, these sanctions might have been what they were because they were issued along with basketball sanctions.
Of course, SMU will appeal this and while the appeal could be a lengthy and drawn-out process, there is hope for the players that the ban on postseason play could be lifted.
It's rather remarkable that the NCAA is one of the most disliked organizations in sports and American college athletics, and that cases like this one are precisely why people do not care for them.
Thursday, October 1, 2015 at 12:08 PM
Reader Comments (19)
They got to make an example of someone. It was a bonehead move to sell FREE clubs. Shiny/flashy clubs swung by potential recruits draws attention ffs. Best to give em a gift card to golf galaxy or somewhere.
V60, I'm interested in seeing some numbers to support your observations. If the NCAA is a 501C organization you should be able to review and provide salaries for pretty much every employee who makes more than $100K. Sounds like you are on to something....more info please?
Furthermore, you should SLOW DOWN AND READ the NCAA report on Larry Brown's direct hiring and supervision of his long term assistant that committed the academic fraud.
It takes some time but please SLOW DOWN AND READ the NCAA report. It will give you pause about the role Golf Coaches have with the golf recruiting services.
Great line, "We don't pay our players, we don't give them money.. We just give them their own 7-11 store, they can rob it anytime they want"
Brown (another UNC product) left both Kansas and UCLA in a mess. He should be banned, not suspended.
According to the SMU lineup posted at Golfstat for the Erin Hills tournament, DeChambeau is not playing.
"NCAA’s enforcement is inconsistent and reflects something known as “Fletcher’s Theory of Situational Ethics,” which speaks to decisions based on what works best in the current situation, instead of what the rules would stipulate".
Read more here: http://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/education/unc-scandal/article32472684.html#storylink=cpy
Do you have proof of this PN? Don't throw out nonsense like that when you don't have any facts. Smith always ran a clean program and stop with the connect the dots stuff with former players and coaches. I suppose Mike K is corrupt as well since Quin Snyder went to Duke and then committed tons of infractions as a coach?
Link to full report ...http://abc11.com/education/what-will-the-ncaa-do-about-the-unc-scandal/362926/
I am not "throwing" names. As for "smith always ran a clean program"...............while most allegations involve football players the scandal "reaches back into the final years of Smith's tenure".
Why do you think the "investigation" is taking so long? The inside word is the NCAA is trying to let the heat cool off. Williams had the same academic advisor at Kansas.....what happened there under his tenure?
Nothing was said about Dook. But since you brought it up, Coach K knew "nothing" about the $80K worth of jewelry scandal --- http://sports.yahoo.com/news/ncaab--mike-krzyzewski-owes-it-to-duke--and-himself---to-investigate-lance-thomas--jewelry-purchase.html
I suspect Dean thought it was clean....but his staff knew. What happened at UNC was widespread academic fraud in its highest form, cannot believe the NCAA has done basically nothing in response.