OT - Sun Belt's Decision to Ban Satellite Camps

Submitted by doggdetroit on

Not sure if this qualifies as OT given that it is a pressing issue right now concerning Michigan and college football at large. But anyway, very interesting information regarding the Sun Belt's decision to ban satellite camps:

http://www.underdogdynasty.com/2016/4/14/11419592/sun-belt-satellite-camps-texas-state-larry-teis

The Sun Belt was represented by the Texas State AD (Larry Teis). According to the Appalachian State AD, Teis voted on his own accord without consulting anyone else within the Sun Belt. He also did not seek the input of his football coach (not that he should neccessarily) but Texas State coach Everett Withers was in favor of the camps.

On the other side, Louisiana Lafayette head coach Mark Hudspeth was against the camps, but he too was upset because he wasn't consulted. This may help explain why the Pac 12 woted the way it did when 11 schools were in favor of the camps. Essentially, this was not a democratic process. I would be very surprised if this ban is upheld on the 28th.

 

 

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UMxWolverines

April 14th, 2016 at 11:37 PM ^

Something smells rotten. Methinks some people in the NCAA got together with some ADs and commissioners and told them if they vote a certain way it will be worth their while.

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Mr Miggle

April 15th, 2016 at 6:18 AM ^

How could people in the NCAA bribe conference commissioners? Just what do they have to offer and why do they even care enough about this to do so? This was simply about the SEC and ACC twisting arms, stamping their feet and getting their way because the other side did nothing. If all these coaches were speaking out when the ban was proposed, it would never have passed.

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MichiganTeacher

April 15th, 2016 at 8:15 AM ^

It seems like you're saying that bribes are very unlikely to have affected this vote. I disagree. Although maybe you just meant, like, people who work in the NCAA office in Indy or something? At any rate, I'd be surprised if SEC and ACC types didn't bribe someone here. I mean, bribes are what these people do. It's their way of life; Hugh Freeze pretty much does it openly - or rather lets his bagmen do it openly. Pictures of Laquon on Twitter with fistfuls of cash? That's a bribe.

It would make little sense to me for people in that culture _not_ to try their main strategy in this vote. 

The Olympics are bribe-driven. FIFA is bribe-driven. NCAA recruiting in basketball and football is bribe-driven. Why shouldn't this vote be? Because conference comissioners and athletic directors make so much money they're immune? Nah. The governor of Virginia went down in bribery flames a while ago. Many people in those positions get to them because they're venal; bribery is how they attain their positions and how they stay there; far from being immune to it, they _depend_ on it.

 Doesn't always have to be illegal, monetary, or even concealed, either. Plenty of bribes are perfectly within the rules - possibly what you mean by arm-twisting.

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Mr Miggle

April 15th, 2016 at 9:02 AM ^

to be bribing people. I find the idea silly.They have nothing to gain and attempting it with conference commissioners would be career suicide unless you were completely sure it would work.

ACC and SEC threatening to pull big paydays, that's what I meant by arm twisting. It wouldn't have to be that blatant either. Just point out that they have similar interests, that they schedule them frequently and they really should be working together, The implications are clear enough. The best persuasion would require neither outright threats nor bribes. No, I don't think conference commissioners and ADs are as corrupt as FIFA officials. To date, I've never heard of a single allegation of them accepting personal bribes. If they vote a certain way because their school benefits, I wouldn't call that corrupt.

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Wolvie3758

April 15th, 2016 at 10:37 AM ^

making SEC commish SKANKEY the chairman ofthe NCAA Infractions committee?

Oh wait that already happened..Thats putting the fox in charge of the Hen House...

 

NCAA/SEC= CORRUPT

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Wolverine Devotee

April 14th, 2016 at 11:42 PM ^

This ban will not last. The NCAA blinked by letting it out that this still has a chance to not pass in two weeks.

The anger is nationwide. They will relent.

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