Read the debate intro and Sports Geek’s opinion.
Recruiting scandals have been going for years. Monetary benefits are promised to high profile recruits. Homes are given to families. “Jobs” are given to recruits/student athletes by boosters. Where does it all end? Well, it’s not going to end. No matter what rules are out there, coaches and boosters will find ways around them.
Bleacher Fan mentioned the allegations involving Memphis, USC, and Alabama.
Now correct me if I’m wrong, but hasn’t Memphis (formerly known as Memphis State) been involved in recruiting shenanigans before? Yes I believe they have. Remember that 1985 team? No? Guess what? The NCAA doesn’t either. Thanks to a plethora of violations, their trip to the Final Four was made null and void. Well, here we are again with “The Derrick Rose SAT Story.”
Bleacher Fan brings up an excellent point. Has the NCAA just swept the Reggie Bush scandal under the rug? Will no wins be vacated by them? No titles striped? Oh, okay, then! Well I know of a five star athlete who will win a Heisman and help take your school back to glory. If you get his mom a good job and get his family a big fancy house, I will hand deliver him to you. And, don’t worry about the NCAA! I’ll make sure they turn their head.
Alabama… hmmm. Is it just me or did they just get off probation? Yes, and some shenanigans (you’ll find that this is one of my favorite words) took place in the 1990’s that they were put on probation earlier in this decade. Yet, with these latest violations, the only thing that happened to the Tide was the vacating of wins. That’s all well and good, but does that really matter? Is that just punishment for a school just coming off of probation? Granted, this round of violations was very minor, but the rules are there for a reason – apparently, the rules were made to be broken.
Tennessee head football coach Lane Kiffin has found himself feeling some heat in SEC territory for secondary violations (what a joke this term is).
I ask our loyal readers… do you believe there is there a clean program anymore? Of course, I say this in a sarcastic tone. But, a clean program seems to be a rare commodity.
You know, I’m to the point now where I say let’s just throw all the recruiting rules out the window. It’s a “dog-eat-dog” world out there. Do what you must to get the best athletes to come to your school. Get the star recruit an easy job, even if it is at an automobile dealership with strong ties to the school. Get the family a house. The bottom line is WIN and I don’t care how you do it!
It’s not like the NCAA is going to do anything about it! So I say go for it! Win at all costs!
As Al Davis says, “Just win baby!”
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