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To: thefactor
I have no issue with Calhoun. Money-making sports programs at major universities bring in large amounts of revenue that are used to float other less lucrative sports and programs.

Do you think a business should treat the franchise that makes the most money the same as the franchise that makes the least money?

Then why hand out any sanctions at all? If the only reason the NCAA is harder on non-BCS schools is just to look tough, then it is time to re-think the whole process.

22 posted on 04/12/2011 11:04:19 AM PDT by GSWarrior
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To: GSWarrior
Well, but here's the thing. When this punishment came down, UConn was 8-7 in conference. The NCAA actually thought they would do nothing this season so suspending Calhoun for the first 5 games of next year actually seemed like a worse punishment than doing it this season!

But, of course, UConn went on the best run in history and won it all. Oops! My comment was intended to say that big schools get more benefits, not that they necessarily get punished less. Look at Bruce Pearl and now Tressel. I think the NCAA is going to crush Tressel.

23 posted on 04/12/2011 11:23:32 AM PDT by thefactor (yes, as a matter of fact, i DID only read the excerpt)
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