🏈 Alabama Should, and Likely Will, Appeal NCAA's Ruling.

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By Terry PellmanMixed reactions.That's the easiest way to describe the feelings of football fans around the southeast about the recent penalties announced from the NCAA. It was easy to find many Alabama fans voicing a sigh of relief that there were no scholarship losses.* But, that wasn't a situation where ...

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[Alibamoone]

A bunch of people need to read this today and tomorrow and the next day...

The paranoia is running crazy and this is not over yet.

 

[firestorm]

I'd like to see Bama appealing for the wins vacated. I think it's just ridiculous...

RTR,

 

[RollTideinGA]

I'd like to see Bama appealing for the wins vacated. I think it's just ridiculous...

RTR,

I agree. The vacated wins is a ridiculous penalty. The idiots selling textbooks gave no competitive advantage to the team. Lets go back and change the history books, just plain stupid.

I would understand it if Alabama had the other teams playbook, hacked into the coaches headset, or something else to gain an advantage. But to take away wins 3-4 years after the fact makes no sense.

And this after Alabama self reported a minor administrative violation. Its not even something the NCAA should be involved in. It is just kids being dumb and trying to take advantage of the system. This is a prime example of the NCAA over stepping its boundaries and choosing who to penalize, and who not to penalize (USC, Ohio St, etc).

 

[Tider27]

Any chance we can get it reduced for two years? Not like it matters, they always find a way to put us back on it. :lance:

 

[Nate]

Why doesn't someone call Jesse Jackson?? Surely one of the recipients of a textbook was black, and the horrible NCAA wants to punish a university for helping a black student in need.....

 

[RollTideinGA]

Maybe the NCAA should start considering fines to penalize colleges for some penalties. Adminstrative errors (such as textbooks) would cost a university $$. Recruiting violations cost you a # of recruits. Probation could be handled based off the sevarity of the infraction.

It just seems like the penalties are so random and at the discretion of the committee. It just seems like the NCAA uses a baseball bat to squash a fly. A little over the top. And in other cases they use a feather duster.
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[TerryP]

Any chance we can get it reduced for two years? Not like it matters, they always find a way to put us back on it. :lance:

It's logical that the University would think that's a possibility.

Yes, we were in a repeat violator window with '05 and '06.

But, on the other hand, they handed out two years probation to other schools in similar situations but with infractions against those schools that were greater as well.

Ball St., Texas St. and Arizona St. all had member so their compliance staff or athletic departments intentionally breaking rules. All three were charged with lack of institutional control. All three were put on two years probation.

But, they lost some scholarships as well.

There is no risk involved in an appeal. All they can do is say no.

 

[TerryP]

Maybe the NCAA should start considering fines to penalize colleges for some penalties. Adminstrative errors (such as textbooks) would cost a university $$. Recruiting violations cost you a # of recruits. Probation could be handled based off the sevarity of the infraction.

It just seems like the penalties are so random and at the discretion of the committee. It just seems like the NCAA uses a baseball bat to squash a fly. A little over the top. And in other cases they use a feather duster.
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I've read over five different cases on improper use of textbooks. In four of the five, fines were issued as well as other penalties.

But, those fines were nothing more than a drop in the bucket in terms of the amount of money coming through those athletic departments.

I see it about like I do the NBA's fine on Phil Jackson the other day for him stating there were some bogus calls in their game. He was fined 25K. Seriously, just how much damage does 25K do to his bank account?

 

[BamaDelta]

Thing is if we win an appeal we get virtually zero punishment. With the "failure to monitor" tag applied to this case I just don't see the NCAA letting that happen.

 

[TerryP]

Thing is if we win an appeal we get virtually zero punishment. With the "failure to monitor" tag applied to this case I just don't see the NCAA letting that happen.

If it were up to me... :lance:

I'd take 2 years probation and the wins given back...anything more is just gravy.

 

[BamaDelta]

If it were up to me... :lance:

I'd take 2 years probation and the wins given back...anything more is just gravy.

Of course! I would too. The vacated wins hit me harder than most fans. It really hurt to have them poof, vanish.