I posted in another thread, but when they ncaa closed the case on one of the other involved schools, they made a point to say they had cooperated more than some of the other impacted schools, which was widely seen as a shit across LSU’s bow. I think the NCAA does want to nail Then to the wall, but without subpoena power I just don’t know how much they can prove. I will say that if Will Wade is still coaching there next year I might be done with college basketball.
Not that the firing will not take place, I just can't see where it happens without a full steam ahead tactic by everyone at LSU. You don't go all in and then change course against this rather inept...at best...NCAA.
So the NCAA let LSU know they've found violations. What they need to do is eliminate them immediately, today, from NCAAT participation, because the selections are made on Sunday. This frees up a spot for a bubble team. Maybe one from the SEC. Hmm... what teams in the SEC are bubbly? Anyone?
According to Wade’s renegotiated contract, I think he can be fired with cause for even being accused of level 1 or level 2 violations by the ncaa, doesn’t have to even be proved. Maybe I have that wrong, though. However, it is more likely that LSU does nothing if you base this on all the shenanigans within the football program over the years without anyone paying the piper.
First, I don't know if that was intentional or not but it's hilarious. While the ncaa doesn't have subpoena power, I don't think he can just refuse to cooperate with their investigation like he did with lsu (I think they could have fired him for that alone but just didn't want to). I may be wrong but I'm pretty sure there's no 5th amendment rights or presumption of innocence with the ncca like in a regular trial. Not saying anything will actually come of it because it's still the NCAA and they're incompetent
The NCAA does not do much on probations anymore. UNC got by with players taking "paper" classes. Nothing was done. Auburn was placed on four years probation late last year, but there was really no punishment issued except the assistant coach was forced out and fined. Sure did not affect them this year. Basically I look at the NCAA as a crooked outfit that makes little difference in cheating.
HI REM and good luck in the Big Dance, as I told Jeff, Oscar ain't even fair! OK - to your point - IMHO the national Media is now CULPABLE in the collapse of any final idea or concept of integrity in College Basketball. If the National Media had integrity they would have ripped Mr. "Big Ass Offer", Coach K, Bruce Pearl, Bill Self and the long line of documented, verifiable cheaters from their gilded thrones. But NO, they pay homage to the very persons, the ring leaders, that have turned Amateur Athletics into the Semi Professional "Auction" that has become College basketball and of course Football. Just look at Jimbo and his 60 Million gold pot as a fine example. Anyway, it's so corrupted that the entire enterprise deserves what ever low life scum bags sell their souls for, to acquire a few dozen hot shot basketball players. As I stated in Football, I wish the Ivy league would invest a few billion of their (serious money) endowments on pilfering all the good athletes in both sports so Harvard and Yale and the like DOMINATE both sports. (Much like they do in the political sphere) go capitalism in sports with a hard "C". I would love to see Kansas, Duke, A&M, Alabama choke on their own spittle and corruption while getting dominated by the Ivy League. For those that mock this post, once upon a time the Ivy league did exactly that - they OWNED collegiate sports. A few boosters could put them right back in that ownership position.
