From: chyang@minorca.engin.umich.edu (Chung Hsiung Yang)
Subject: Re: The NCAA Applies its Double Standard Again
Date: Wed, 18 Nov 92 14:44:34 EST
Organization: University of Michigan Engineering, Ann Arbor
Originator: chyang@minorca.engin.umich.edu


In article <1992Nov18.152444.29165@ods.com>, scott@ods.com (Scott Harper) writes:
> Glenn Tanner (tannerg@carson.u.washington.edu) wrote:
> : This is not a joke, at least by me.  It's just another example of the double 
> : standard with which the NCAA enforces its penalties. If you are SMU or Tulsa, 
> : or some other small school, expect to be hit hard.  But, if you're Texas A&M, 
> : Texas, or any other big-money state university with a powerful athletic 
> 
>   ie. Washington
> 
> : program, you'll get treated with kid gloves.  Even though they fit the 
> : qualifications for the NCAA Death Penalty, if I were Auburn, I wouldn't be 
> : too worried.
> 
> You seem to have forgotten that A&M received a bit more than a slap on the
> hand for their transgressions.  Yes, I will admit that they did things
> wrong, and they got caught, but the football team was penalized, including
> loss of scholarships and post-season ban.  Additionally, they entire
> athletic program is now under "death-penalty" threat.
> 
> Now, what I found interesting was the PAC-10 commission's reccomendation
> that Hobert's loan not cause any forfeitures, because something like that
> should have no bearing on "on-field performances".  We are talking about
> a questionable $50,000 deal here.  Several (not all) of A&M's 20 or so 
> violations were along the lines of "recruits were given caps on official 
> visits", "recruit was given a ride to the airport by an assistant coach", 
> etc.  These violations were certainly allowed to have an effect on
> "on-field" performances.
> -- 


	I don't know how many times I have to repeat this.  The 
circumstance in BJ HOBERT's case is extremely different.  

	UNLIKE RAMSEY in AUBURN, who accused and NCAA later proved that
the AUBURN coaching staff and booster did arrange the loan for ERIC RAMSEY,
BJ HOBERT and the BUSINESS man have repeatedly said over and over again that
the loan was strictly on a personal thing.  The coaching staff of the
University of Washington had not prior knowledge to this alleged incident
at all! 

	Look!  The coaching staff did nothing wrong and the program should
not be penalized because of a player's personal wrongdoing.  That is what the
PAC-10 and The NCAA said.  There is no double standard involved in this 
at all!  It is as simple as that!

	IN AUBURN, there was blatant evidence that the COACHING staff did
violate NCAA rule, there was a tape recording done by RAMSEY proving that
the AUBURN coaching staff arranged loot for their own players. 

	AUBURN was one of the premier football programs in the country
did you think that NCAA had a double standard toward them.  I think not! 

	To Accuse NCAA's as having double standard in Washington's case
is totally unethical and simply stupid.

	I hope this rumor and stupid shit like this would stop! 

- Chung "I AM REALLY PISSED!"  Yang 

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