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[EvanstonCat]

Did NU not get exposed for its basketball players shaving points in games and being paid to do so?

And not too long after that, did NU not get exposed again for its football players betting on their own games?

I don't think NU is a cheating cesspool because some of its players cheated. Especially since the institution responded in the right way.

And I don't fault UT because one its coaches held a barbeque at his house, and then lied about it to the NCAA (that was Pearl). Because the institution responded in the right way.

By the way, Tyndall did nothing wrong while at Tennessee; you seem to be claiming he did. And Kiffin (God, I truly dislike that man-child) had only minor recruiting violations of the nature that happen throughout just about all programs from time to time (texting a player in a recruiting dead period, etc.). You wrote your sentence as if Tennessee hired three thugs and set them lose on the NCAA rulebook. Gross mischaracterization, if that's what was intended.

Actually, the football player gambling happened before the basketball incident, but what you are pointing out actually underscores why NU is different from dOSU and most if not all schools of the SEC. We were actually lauded by the NCAA and the FBI for how we handled these incidents and held up as a shining light model for all. We don't hide anything, try to cover it up, much less institutionalize fraud, cheating or anything inviolation of NCAA regulations or criminal law to get ahead on the football field. Every school is gonna have some rotten apples, some more than others. It's a question of what the school does to foster an environment that minimizes these unfortunate incident, manages them when they occur, vs. trying to cover it up, look the other way or even outright encouraging or facilitating them.

 

[elgatoloco]

Actually, the football player gambling happened before the basketball incident, but what you are pointing out actually underscores why NU is different from dOSU and most if not all schools of the SEC. We were actually lauded by the NCAA and the FBI for how we handled these incidents and held up as a shining light model for all. We don't hide anything, try to cover it up, much less institutionalize fraud, cheating or anything inviolation of NCAA regulations or criminal law to get ahead on the football field. Every school is gonna have some rotten apples, some more than others. It's a question of what the school does to foster an environment that minimizes these unfortunate incident, manages them when they occur, vs. trying to cover it up, look the other way or even outright encouraging or facilitating them.

Arnold Weber said "take this (investigation) wherever it goes." Nobody was to be protected.

 

[VFL-82-JP]

Arnold Weber said "take this (investigation) wherever it goes." Nobody was to be protected.

Yes, Evanston and CrazyCat, that's laudable. And is exactly the same way Tennessee approaches issues when they arise. Investigate, get to the truth, correct and move forward. A far cry from some programs (Ole Miss stands out right now), where one gets the impression the school is, rather than truly investigating, instead quietly searching for the least damaging "explanation" after a scandal erupts. Had this same feeling about Penn State in the months after the Sandusky scandal first became public knowledge, though of course that's a VERY different kind of crime.

 

[RockyTopRowdy58]

So, NU has had one black mark in the last 23 years. Isn't Tennessee the school where rape is condoned to the point that the head coach is having little heart-to-heart chats directly with the police chief?

SIAP but we have yet to have any player convicted of any sexual assault and the only pending case is AJ Johnson and Mike Williams. We will see what happens in their case, but to this point Tennessee has no convictions.

Not to mention any player accused is immediately suspended until judicial process is completed.

All that being said, your assertions could not be any further from the truth, sir.