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Originally Posted by chiefzilla1501
This was a case of pure cheating. While most ncaa violations are due to their own players getting paid by boosters and alumni, Oregon used their own money to get a recruiting advantage. It is absolutely nuts that Oregon got a slap on the wrist.
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As much as I hate them, I hate them because they think outside the box and are willing to do whatever it takes to build a powerhouse team. MIZZOU basketball, for example, might want to look at this and realize that a slight hand-slap might be worth it. Not that you don't keep doing other things too, but I find the problem being that when only one team is stretching the limits of the rules (and even thumbing their noses at the establishment) and only getting slight hand-slaps, that you have to do the same or end up being a non-powerhouse. And let's face it, to the college "college sports" is as much about getting their name out there as it is anything else. And when you're in a less than awesome physical location, it's difficult to get great high school prospects to come there to play instead of a sexier city (to an 18-year-old). IOW, what awesome kid from Anytown, USA wants to play in Ames, IA instead of L.A. or Miami? You have to give a basketball prodigy a reason to want Lawrence, KS for their college years instead of Miami - and KU's basketball program is one hell of a good reason to suffer Lawrence, KS!
Anyway, **** Oregon and them thinking outside the box!