Never tell a lie. Good advice, when you think about it. If only it was that simple. College sports is a breeding ground for lies. There are just too many inconvenient truths in NCAA sports, starting with amateurism, the NCAAās most core principle. So much for leading by example, but that is another story.
'I am interested in how the NCAA views different types of lies and what that says about the organization.
The NCAA wants people associated with college athletics to play by its rules and to not tolerate cheating. And if accused of NCAA wrongdoing, they want schools and individuals to cooperate. Wonderful. The NCAA even spells its āCooperative Principle,ā which encourages cooperation and says that it is a āmitigating factor in Level I and Level II infractions cases.ā
And how does a school cooperate? Typically by admitting guilt (āFill in the blank went rogueā), then claiming that corrective action has been taken (Fire or suspend NCAA violator, typically low-level scapegoats like athletes and assistant coaches) and exhibiting leadership (Thump chest and pledge allegiance to the NCAA).
NCAA investigators encourage student-athletes and others to fess up and even sell the supposed benefits of coming clean. Yet there is no evidence that those who admit guilt get lesser penalties. In fact, the role model for not cooperating might be Johnny Manziel. He got a lawyer and didnāt give an inch. The result:
They NCAA could not prove Manziel accepted cash for autographs and ultimately slapped him with a one-half game suspension.
In fact, I would suggest the opposite: The NCAA is so desperate to catch wrongdoers that when it obtains what they believe is incriminating evidence, the athletes or coaches are treated very harshly.
Letās examine Louisvilleās new coach Bobby Petrino, the lying (just not in the NCAA sense) and cheating (in the Biblical sense) who somehow parlayed his bad deeds into an even more lucrative deal than he had at Arkansas. Having a mistress is wrong, but certainly not a crime or even an NCAA violation. His first major ethical failing: Putting his mistress on the Arkansas payroll over other, more qualified job candidates and then not disclosing his relationship. His next ethical failing: Lying to his athletic director about the facts surrounding his motorcycle crash, including that he was accompanied by his mistress.
Petrinoās actions were sufficient to get him fired by Arkansas. But Petrino did nothing to jeopardize his standing with the NCAA. Therefore, no NCAA āshow causeā penalty, a death sentence for college coaches. For Petrino, he committed the perfect indiscretion for an NCAA coach: He cheated and lied, but he did not engage in anything specifically forbidden by the NCAA Manual.
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'I am interested in how the NCAA views different types of lies and what that says about the organization.
The NCAA wants people associated with college athletics to play by its rules and to not tolerate cheating. And if accused of NCAA wrongdoing, they want schools and individuals to cooperate. Wonderful. The NCAA even spells its āCooperative Principle,ā which encourages cooperation and says that it is a āmitigating factor in Level I and Level II infractions cases.ā
And how does a school cooperate? Typically by admitting guilt (āFill in the blank went rogueā), then claiming that corrective action has been taken (Fire or suspend NCAA violator, typically low-level scapegoats like athletes and assistant coaches) and exhibiting leadership (Thump chest and pledge allegiance to the NCAA).
NCAA investigators encourage student-athletes and others to fess up and even sell the supposed benefits of coming clean. Yet there is no evidence that those who admit guilt get lesser penalties. In fact, the role model for not cooperating might be Johnny Manziel. He got a lawyer and didnāt give an inch. The result:
They NCAA could not prove Manziel accepted cash for autographs and ultimately slapped him with a one-half game suspension.
In fact, I would suggest the opposite: The NCAA is so desperate to catch wrongdoers that when it obtains what they believe is incriminating evidence, the athletes or coaches are treated very harshly.
Letās examine Louisvilleās new coach Bobby Petrino, the lying (just not in the NCAA sense) and cheating (in the Biblical sense) who somehow parlayed his bad deeds into an even more lucrative deal than he had at Arkansas. Having a mistress is wrong, but certainly not a crime or even an NCAA violation. His first major ethical failing: Putting his mistress on the Arkansas payroll over other, more qualified job candidates and then not disclosing his relationship. His next ethical failing: Lying to his athletic director about the facts surrounding his motorcycle crash, including that he was accompanied by his mistress.
Petrinoās actions were sufficient to get him fired by Arkansas. But Petrino did nothing to jeopardize his standing with the NCAA. Therefore, no NCAA āshow causeā penalty, a death sentence for college coaches. For Petrino, he committed the perfect indiscretion for an NCAA coach: He cheated and lied, but he did not engage in anything specifically forbidden by the NCAA Manual.
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