>   Yes indeed it's a harsh penalty, but how is it that the man in charge
>  when the infractions (that precipitated the harsh penalty to begin with)
>  were committed has escaped NC$$ sanctions ??  The UMO administration has
>  meted out it's own internal punishment, but how can you penalize "the
>  program" (which is essentially what a reduction in scholarships and the
>  TV ban) has done, without assessing any culpability to the man on whose
>  watch the infractions occurred ??  Did they just happen by themselves ??
>  I'm sorry if some of you reading this think that I'm kicking a man when
>  he's down, but IM(not so)HO, Shawn Walsh *HAS* to be held at least
>  partially responsible/accountable for the NC$$ sanctions now set in
>  motion, and it's the further responsibility of the NC$$ to make that
>  point abundantly clear by penalizing the coach (and/or AD) *as well as*
>  the program.  I guess Walsh didn't circumvent direct orders by NC$$
>  investigators (as he was proven to do during UMO's own internal inves-
>  tigation), so in the eyes of the NC$$ he's just a blameless victim of
>  circumstances beyond his control .....
 
Simply put, it's much easier for the NCAA to punish the institution.  They
got so badly burned in their attempts to sanction Jerry Tarkanian for the
basketball program he ran at UNLV that I would be very surprised to see them
try it again.  I believe they eventually won in court, but the whole thing
was just a nightmare.  I would guess that they'll now go after schools and
hope that the schools take on the coaches involved.
 
J. Michael Neal
 
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