Codaxx
Well-Known Member
And while you guys want this to be a big deal, I feel it simply wont and here is why.
1. As soon as it came to light, the University fired the coach, put the player on indefinite suspension, informed the NCAA of the violation and started its own investigation. This shows the University to not only be very cooperative to the NCAA, it also shows they were trying to stay compliant and rogue individuals caused a problem that was dealt with in the severest manner possible. The only way to deal with it any more harshly is to have a public execution and that is illegal in this day and time.
In the past there have been similar cases of boosters(still a representative of the university, same as a coach), coaches and players who have done similar acts and had to repay the money. Julio Jones himself was caught in an incident that was innocent in nature but he had to repay the money and the NCAA counted it as a secondary violation that was reported and dealt with properly. It becomes a big deal if the NCAA finds out before its reported and if it wasnt dealt with. Trying to cover it up gets you a big investigation, not reporting it and not dealing with it gets you a big investigation, not compliance and proactive punishment while reporting it immediately.
Damn. How many incidents are there? Every reply brings up a new incident. You have a Rolodex of Bama violations in front of you?