12 More violations for OSU?
"The gift that keeps on giving!!!!!!!!"
LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!
“Our whole thing is if we have 10 (violations), I’d have a problem. I mean, I really would, because people are going to make mistakes. And that means if I only have 10 out of 350 employees (and) 1,000 athletes — something’s not right.”
Dammit people, you aren't making enough mistakes! Gee and Smith, leaders by example.
It would be appropriate if at least one of the violations turned out to be major, and they told us in July. That way, we could have "Christmas in July" to go with all of the sales promotions of the same name. One can always hope.
I know people like to dismiss the "violations" as being generally ridiculous, but at some point you have to acknowledge that this shit is out of control.
What if there is a major violation or two in there, and Smith is trying to get it in before the NCAA's "tougher punishments" go into effect? It would definitely be a case of "mixed emotions."
They're on probation already, so a major violation would not bode well for them now either.
Yes, the NCAA being the sticklers that they are will thrash them with an extra 6 months of probation and 2 more scholarships.
And do we really believe the NCAA is going to hand out tougher punishments in the future? I'll believe it when I see it.
The most shocking piece of the article isn't that OSU clearly has no intention of aiming for violation-free existence for their athletic department....it's that they have a synchronized swimming team!!?!
What was their violation, selling noseplugs for tattoos?
To be fair, Michigan has a synchronized swimming team too. But I think it's a club sport here rather than varsity.
Lantern: Smith "doesn’t know if they will be deemed primary or secondary violations."
Translation: The violations are so egregious that there is not a shred of doubt about them being primary.
Reporters, let's get those FOIA requests ready to go....
I sincerely hope for Gene Smith that the Ohio Supreme Court doesn't get all impartial on him and rule in favor of ESPN (in the media giant's FOIA case against OSU). I would expect a ruling before the season begins.
It probably saves everyone money in the long run (and the ipads are loaners).
have data on the average number of self-reported violations by school. conference, etc. Mathlete?
EDIT: this is the best I found, but certainly not the final word.http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/football/news?slug=ycn-7965352
Different schools have different needs when they hire an AD. Sometimes you need somebody who can build up your facilities; sometimes you need somebody with CEO-level business experience...and some schools need the skill set of a Gene Smith.
when the football program was on the line OSU lauded its ability to police itself as the best compliance department in the country.
“Division I athletics is a highly regulated environment with a self-reporting requirement,” Hawley said in the email. “When it is clear that a violation has occurred, we expect our institutions to report the violation. Ohio State has a well-established practice of operating in this way.” --Big Ten associate commissioner for compliance, Chad Hawley,
Not even 12 months removed from Tressel gate and this is the Big Ten's take. Good God man.