And I think that having them conduct the investigation is a major plus. Indiana University American studies professor Murray Sperber, who has written two books on the business of college sports, says the NCAA s member institutions understand the NCAA is comfortable working with Glazier and his associates. Sperber says Bond, Shoeneck and King uses a conciliatory approach that can speed the healing process at schools that have broken the rules. And the NCAA comes to him and suggests he hire Glazier or a similar firm and this will make it go away as quickly as possible. So you can see why the temptation is overwhelming not to fight them, even though you might have justice and the law on your side.
Schools give in to that.
The path of least resistance is often the most tempting one. Former NCAA infractions committee chair David Swank of Oklahoma University says the relationship between member institutions and the enforcement staff was once marked by confrontation. But these days cooperation is customary and it's standard for schools to report their own transgressions to the association. One staff member says the cooperation is needed because the fifteen investigators on the NCAA s enforcement staff could never police hundreds of schools themselves. It will then submit a case summary to the NCAA s committee on infractions, which will consider the appropriate penalties.