🏈 So what're the odds on Baylor's program getting axed at this point?

[bama alum]

Remember, Baylor didn't have a Title IX office when most of this happened or have any policies/procedures for handling this kind of thing (see Pepper Hamilton report).

?!?!?

 

[JoshB]

Quick retort; only part of the story.

What happened with the NCAA overstepping its boundaries with Penn State? Penn State said, "hell no," and took it to court. We know that story with the NCAA backpedaling on their sanctions.

The NCAA doesn't have a way to sanction Baylor because there aren't any rules governing things like this. Should there be? There's a legitimate question, but it's also a box named Pandora.

While college football is entertainment, there has to be a proposal submitted, voted on, etc. That's the NCAA. For some here, the first person they should be talking with is Dr. Bell.

I would say "lack of institutional control" would certainly fit here.

 

[OldPlayer]

I would say "lack of institutional control" would certainly fit here.

"Lack of institutional control" deals with the administration of NCAA rules, not criminal activity.

 

[JoshB]

"Lack of institutional control" deals with the administration of NCAA rules, not criminal activity.

So there's no NCAA rules against coaches or administration covering up crimes?

 

[TerryP]

So there's no NCAA rules against coaches or administration covering up crimes?

That's the point--it's not their business (by their defined area of responsibilities.)

Hence:

For some here, the first person they should be talking with is Dr. Bell.

 

[OldPlayer]

So there's no NCAA rules against coaches or administration covering up crimes?

Nope. Only coaches or administrators covering up NCAA violations. That's why Title IX violations are involved. It becomes a federal crime. Rape is prosecuted at the local level.

 

[RTB_Eric]

 

[TerryP]

It's articles like this one that got the NCAA in trouble with Penn State.

 

[Max]

Lawsuit: Baylor football players recorded gang rapes

I don't see this making it into court.

 

[alabama mike]

I am not sure we will ever see the death penalty again in college football like SMU received but I do believe the NCAA can make an institution wish they had received it.

 

[TerryP]

I am not sure we will ever see the death penalty again in college football like SMU received but I do believe the NCAA can make an institution wish they had received it.

If the NCAA makes a move on this they are being taken to court. They'll lose and end up paying Baylor in some form just like they did with Penn State.