Text item: Text_1 In response to the "why penalize the players" argument I wrote: >> Q? did the Maine team benefit from having an ineligible player? >> Are the players members of the team? Did they benefit? Michael Bresina wrote: > These questions are not relevant. Passively gaining from an act > out of one's control hardly constitutes an actionable offense. Since I wasn't arguing for actions against individuals I don't understand the relevance of this response. This was one part of my contention that the negative effect on players isn't a valid reason for failing to penalize THE PROGRAM (which ACTIVELY gained). The members of the team did benefit indirectly....similarly they are indirectly punished. Jon