Director of enforcement leaves NCAA for Auburn

Submitted by Cold War on April 13th, 2013 at 9:26 AM

NCAA director of enforcement Dave Didion finished his last day on the job in Indianapolis on Friday, with just more than a week before he leaves to return to Auburn.

The veteran enforcement officer left his position to take one as the associate director of athletics for compliance, effective April 22. He returns to a campus he left more than a decade ago after 14 years at the NCAA.

http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaaf/2013/04/12/ncaa-director-of-enforcement-dave-didion-mark-emmert/2079311/

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artds

April 13th, 2013 at 12:45 PM ^

Meh. Prosecutors become defense attorneys, IRS agents become tax defense lawyers, congressmen become lobbyists. This happens all the time and is not a big deal.

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gwkrlghl

April 13th, 2013 at 1:38 PM ^

In that those are two competing, equal sides. This is more like a guy working for the mob, then becoming district attorney, before joining the mob again. IRS agents aren't trying to get tax defense lawyers in trouble

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ThWard

April 13th, 2013 at 1:55 PM ^

But perhaps a better example is an SEC atty going in house to work for a bank or broker dealer. Happens all the time.

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panthera leo fututio

April 13th, 2013 at 1:53 PM ^

Not a fan of Lawrence Lessig?

(Point being that many people would consider the common practice of congressmen transitioning into lobbyists to be a very big and very harmful deal. I do think the analogy to this NCAA/Auburn case is pretty apt.)

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cozy200

April 13th, 2013 at 2:42 PM ^

Should be required reading at every university in the nation.

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MaizeRage89

April 13th, 2013 at 2:56 PM ^

CEO's of Goldman become Sec of Treasury!

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Roy G. Biv

April 13th, 2013 at 3:07 PM ^

Does this, in hindsight, cause reasonable suspicion into the handling of the Cam Newton case?

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Semper Gumby

April 13th, 2013 at 3:19 PM ^

Word is now Aubrunites paid a bunch of players, and covered for them academically during their championship run to make them eligible

Don't suppose the championship will get taken back, will it?

If you ain't cheatin'.....you ain't winnin'.

Don't worry about Urban down south. Since he's from the SEC, he already has skeletons in OSU' closet. When will they come out?

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HarBoSchem

April 13th, 2013 at 4:39 PM ^

Nothing to see here. It seems Auburn is in even better position to cheat now, without the threat of an "investigation."

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I Bleed Maize N Blue

April 13th, 2013 at 6:36 PM ^

If you can't beat 'em, join 'em ...

... laugh all the way to the bank ...

... and pay for your deluxe shower with 6 shower heads (because you just can't ever get clean, can you?).

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energyblue1

April 13th, 2013 at 7:52 PM ^

Would love to see his bank records from 2010 till now............................as barkley said 200g for newton was a good investment....wonder how much it took in hush money to keep the investment secure....

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