This explanation will prompt another question. But what about Penn State? The answer is NCAA president Mark Emmert screwed up with Penn State in 2012. Led by Emmert, the NCAA sidestepped its normal disciplinary process to hammer Penn State’s football program with sanctions following the Jerry Sandusky scandal. Emmert caved to public outcry without considering whether his organization’s own rules even allowed the punishment. Spoiler alert: They probably didn’t. After Pennsylvania's treasurer and representatives of Joe Paterno's estate sued, the NCAA wound up walking back the penalties, and the organization was further embarrassed when Oregon State president Ed Ray, the chair of the committee that issued the penalties, admitted he couldn’t even be bothered to read the Freeh Report, the investigation upon which the sanctions were based, while on vacation.
Staples with a good blurb on PS sanctions (re Baylor), with reference to Ed Ray....
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"The NCAA's vice president of communications, Bob Williams, said his organization would take time to read through the entire report."
http://www.post-gazette.com/sports/...andal-Freeh-report-finds/stories/201207120421
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How very thoughtful of them. Perhaps we should send a fruit basket to thank them.
I left a copy of the freeh report on ed ray's front porch and he still didn't read it. Granted, it was in a flaming, brown paper bag, but still...
Emmert didn't "Screw up." He was an opportunist and took what the BOT was more than willing to give.
