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Originally Posted by Bearcat

And after they fire you, do they shutdown the department you were in?

It's actually a bad analogy, because the coaches and admin are employed by PSU, not the NCAA. PSU, just like any employer, may very well have some umbrella statement against anything that is unlawful as determined by the state of PA and federal law. That's PSU's problem, not the NCAA.

A better analogy might be if you worked for General Mills and murdered someone, the FDA isn't going to do anything about it.


The first sentence in the doc regarding "lack of institutional control" states "In determining whether there has been a lack of institutional control when a violation of NCAA
rules has been found..." ...so, it seems like no matter how vague that term is, it still has to fall under NCAA regulations.

Originally Posted by Chiefnj2

NCAA bylaw:
19.01.2 Exemplary Conduct. Individuals employed by or associated with member
institutions for the administration, the conduct or the coaching of intercollegiate athletics
are, in the final analysis, teachers of young people. Their responsibility is an affirmative
one, and they must do more than avoid improper conduct or questionable acts. Their own
moral values must be so certain and positive that those younger and more pliable will be
influenced by a fine example. Much more is expected of them than of the less critically
placed citizen.

One of the things they look at in NCAA penalties, especially for lack of institutional control is arrest records. Certainly covering up a crime so the university would not look bad has to fall under that category.

I've heard arguments that PSU should not be penalized because all the people involved are gone. Doesn't hold water because Reggie Bush wasn't at USC. The entire program is guilty when things like this are coming to the top.

Heinous as this is, its the first infraction for the school so they will not get the death penalty. The school will also be penalized in other ways not connected to the NCAA. There should be penalities, but the death penalty is a knee jerk reaction.