Quote:I honestly don't think any logical person wants the NCAA to monitor and get involved in ALL player activities. Their job is not to get involved in all non-competition issues. I don't think anyone would want the NCAA to get involved either. Universities are more equipped to mete out punishment, the NCAA doesn't have the manpower to oversee every aspects of student-athletes, and so on.


A DUI does not fall under the scope of college football's regulator. Will Grier cheated; his cheating affected the equity of the game; and cheating falls under the NCAA's authority. The two are not even closely comparable.

While you make good points the NCAA is still involved with colleges. Institutions of higher learning are here to help mold young adults. Part of that process is when these young adults screw up, intentionally or not. The punishment doesn't fit the crime when you compare it to the big picture of life and trying to teach these folks a lesson. It doesn't send the right message at all when you have kids go unpunished while at school for certain infractions (weed, gun crimes, domestic violence, etc., etc.) but sit for 365 for taking an OTC supplement, owning up to it before, and then appealing.

 

The NCAA has always been full of double standards. I was holding out hope that there'd be some sort of change to the punishment, but I can't say I am surprised the way it went.

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