We see numerous colleges get caught for improper benefits, yet we dont have DLS or WCAL Football teams who are often accused by innuendo here being caught at all. It's easy to accuse, especially with assumptions, and the popular "my friend's cousin's dad bragged about it," but nobody seems to be able to come up with any proof.
Competitive equity: Does it make sense for football?
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We see numerous colleges get caught for improper benefits, yet we dont have DLS or WCAL Football teams who are often accused by innuendo here being caught at all. It's easy to accuse, especially with assumptions, and the popular "my friend's cousin's dad bragged about it," but nobody seems to be able to come up with any proof.
I doubt you ever will. The "bluebloods" rarely get caught. There's a great Jerry Tarkanian quote that goes "The NCAA was so mad at Kentucky they gave Cleveland State two more years of probation."
Prove what, exactly? That I believe schools recruit? I do, it's my belief. I haven't accused any single school of recruiting, and I have no "proof" that they have. I also have no proof that Santa Claus, the Easter Bunny or the Tooth Fairy exist, either. I have my beliefs about each of them, too. I DO have "proof" that colleges have provided improper benefits to college recruits in the forms of Reggie Bush/USC, Albert Means/Alabama and Eric Dickerson/SMU, even though each of those were cases of schools providing benefits that were BANNED. I don't believe that they are the only college recruits who have been provided with improper benefits, but I can't "prove" that others have gotten those benefits.
Not only does this happen it happens more than you think. Along with using "passing leagues" gyms etc to contact players. I would take this opportunity normally to point out certain coaches that have been suspended for such actions however that would be viewed as negative even though it's common knowledge.
I guess I'm out of the loop, especially if it is common knowledge. Can you please provide a list of those "certain coaches that have been suspended for such action?"
Until a week ago, there was no proof that Rick Pitino was arranging $100,000 through adidas to get players to come to Louisville. Did anybody think Louisville was clean?
I will pipe in on this thread. I come from a Basketball perspective, but this equates to other sports.
Lets take New York which I am familiar with, being from the deep hills and hollows of Brooklyn.
I remember when N.Y. split up privates and publics. It started in the sixties when the privates were trying to build up there profile.
This entered a period of raiding public schools. They would literally send contractors into public school gyms, and offer contracts right then and there.
You get the idea, mostly inner city areas. ( by the way, choice is valid). Just making the point of this missive. And how this became a huge imbalance. There were publics who could compete but the die was cast, and a huge imbalance ensued.
Thus there are two championships. Public and Private. They do have a final championship pitting both at the end of the season.
Here’s wishing you great sports
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