Coming clean is probably what will save us. If history has taught us anything, it's not the crime it's the cover up
Coaches named in ISU release
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Jon Miller is waxing his carrot to this. I suppose that the athletic program in IC must be damn depressing huh?
Good point on how this could have just been a basketball investigation since that's where it began. But we went about things the best way possible and went through each program.
But I'm pretty sure if we would have covered it up, the NCAA wouldn't have found out about it, cause I would guess that almost every school at least forepgets to log a certain number of calls
Why is that clown still on the radio? He is awful!! This should be a non story but with what the NCAA did to Boise State and hasn't done to the likes of Kentucky, Alabama, Auburn, etc...it wouldn't surprise to get hit with a reduction of scholarships and other b.s.
He keeps it light. He's funny at times. I think he just got caught up by the words "major violations".
Here is what seems to be the problem:
“The institution’s coaches generally reported a lack of knowledge of the need to log all calls, even calls where no contact occurred or voicemail messages were left,” ISU wrote.
It isn't just that they didn't log the dropped calls, but that they indicated that they didn't even think that they needed to log dropped calls.
I still think that we are going to benefit by getting out in front of this one. Our problems, even ones technically deemed as "major" (which may just be a reference to volume or the fact that it is an institution's second offense), are going to be minimal compared to just about any other institution doing a similar audit. If they "make an example" out of us, what will they do to Ohio State or Texas. And you have to think that there are plenty of reporters, whistle-blowers, and other open-records activists who are just chomping at the bit to go after these schools. If they set the penalty too high for us, they are going to have nothing left for the schools that have truly MAJOR violations.
Once again, I think Pollard is a few steps ahead of the game in a really tricky situation.
“The institution’s coaches generally reported a lack of knowledge of the need to log all calls, even calls where no contact occurred or voicemail messages were left,” ISU wrote.
It isn't just that they didn't log the dropped calls, but that they indicated that they didn't even think that they needed to log dropped calls.
I still think that we are going to benefit by getting out in front of this one. Our problems, even ones technically deemed as "major" (which may just be a reference to volume or the fact that it is an institution's second offense), are going to be minimal compared to just about any other institution doing a similar audit. If they "make an example" out of us, what will they do to Ohio State or Texas. And you have to think that there are plenty of reporters, whistle-blowers, and other open-records activists who are just chomping at the bit to go after these schools. If they set the penalty too high for us, they are going to have nothing left for the schools that have truly MAJOR violations.
Once again, I think Pollard is a few steps ahead of the game in a really tricky situation.
Suggested penalties:
Department penalties: 2 years probation. 1 week of no outgoing calls. Additional compliance education
Program penalties: Looks like most of them have already have occurred. 1 less prospect to be recruited, less official visits, less phone calls, etc.
Individual penalties: 10 weeks of no outgoing calls, letter of reprimand, no off campus recruiting for a month. (Those are the maximum penalties).
Department penalties: 2 years probation. 1 week of no outgoing calls. Additional compliance education
Program penalties: Looks like most of them have already have occurred. 1 less prospect to be recruited, less official visits, less phone calls, etc.
Individual penalties: 10 weeks of no outgoing calls, letter of reprimand, no off campus recruiting for a month. (Those are the maximum penalties).
Broken down numbers:
This really helps put "major violation" into perspective. Multiple occurrences are not necessarily a big deal. Still, I think the NCAA is mostly concerned about the finding that these coaches didn't know that they were supposed to log dropped calls. "Not knowing" shows a systemic problem. However, you have to think that anyone with common sense would be able to recognize this as a fairly insignificant systemic problem. There are a ton of rules and we are incredibly compliant if this is all they found wrong.
I will take our report against the report of any other Big 12 school!
