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Southeast Missouri State gave away a few meals, some free rides in a team bus and a coach's car, and a couple
athletes stayed in free housing during the summer when school was out and they were helping at summer camps.....a serious violation in the NCAA's eye's,
and so..........
The NCAA even agrees, that there are virtually NOTHING BUT SECONDARY VIOLATIONS here...
but they still hammer SEMO with huge penalties!
• Public reprimand and censure.
• Two years of probation (June 18, 2008, to June 17, 2010).
• Reduction of women’s basketball scholarships in the 2006-07 academic year from 15 to 12. (Self-imposed by institution).
• Reduction of women’s basketball recruiting days from 85 to 80 between September 2006 and August 2007. (Self-imposed by institution).
• Prohibition of off-campus recruiting by the former women’s basketball head coach during the July 2006 evaluation period. (Self-imposed by institution).
• Financial penalty of $12,600 upon the men’s basketball program in the 2006-07 fiscal year. This amount is twice the value of the costs associated with the three men’s basketball student-athletes who traveled to away games. (Self-imposed by institution).
• Reduction in the number of recruiting days in men’s basketball from 130 to 125 between September 2006 and August 2007. (Self-imposed by institution).
• Vacate all wins in which ineligible student-athletes competed
Does it seem these violations are so much more severe than Reggie Bush getting $300,000 of freebies, and so much more severe than OJ Mayo getting $30,000 of freebies, and Kansas' Darnell Jackson getting $10,000 of "unrepayable loans" (freebies/bribes)??
I am not condoning rule-breaking if indeed that's what SEMO did......
I am all in favor of keeping all NCAA schools following the rules.
BUT..........what does everyone think?
athletes stayed in free housing during the summer when school was out and they were helping at summer camps.....a serious violation in the NCAA's eye's,
and so..........
The NCAA even agrees, that there are virtually NOTHING BUT SECONDARY VIOLATIONS here...
but they still hammer SEMO with huge penalties!
• Public reprimand and censure.
• Two years of probation (June 18, 2008, to June 17, 2010).
• Reduction of women’s basketball scholarships in the 2006-07 academic year from 15 to 12. (Self-imposed by institution).
• Reduction of women’s basketball recruiting days from 85 to 80 between September 2006 and August 2007. (Self-imposed by institution).
• Prohibition of off-campus recruiting by the former women’s basketball head coach during the July 2006 evaluation period. (Self-imposed by institution).
• Financial penalty of $12,600 upon the men’s basketball program in the 2006-07 fiscal year. This amount is twice the value of the costs associated with the three men’s basketball student-athletes who traveled to away games. (Self-imposed by institution).
• Reduction in the number of recruiting days in men’s basketball from 130 to 125 between September 2006 and August 2007. (Self-imposed by institution).
• Vacate all wins in which ineligible student-athletes competed
Does it seem these violations are so much more severe than Reggie Bush getting $300,000 of freebies, and so much more severe than OJ Mayo getting $30,000 of freebies, and Kansas' Darnell Jackson getting $10,000 of "unrepayable loans" (freebies/bribes)??
I am not condoning rule-breaking if indeed that's what SEMO did......
I am all in favor of keeping all NCAA schools following the rules.
BUT..........what does everyone think?
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