- October 24th, 2014, 12:49 pm
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Compliance expert John Infante has a solid article on the lesser-knowns parts of the death penalty that can be levied against UNC that wouldn't harm current "student"-athletes.
http://30mileradius.com/2014/10/unc-sho ... h-penalty/
http://30mileradius.com/2014/10/unc-sho ... h-penalty/
But the death penalty includes two other penalties that make even more sense given the way the scandal at UNC went down:And UNC has been a mighty influential voice at the table in NCAA governance as well. As an ironic example, they are the ones that spearheaded the movement to get the APR and it's coinciding rules introduced. In hindsight, now it looks like UNC wanted to push that through because they could potentially punish their competition while cheating to ensure they got even more advantage over them...
* The requirement that all institutional staff members serving on the Board of Directors, Leadership Council, Legislative Council or other cabinets or committees of the Association resign those positions, it being understood that all institutional representatives shall be ineligible to serve on any NCAA committee for a prescribed period; and
* The requirement that the institution relinquish its voting privilege in the Association for a prescribed period.
The heart of the UNC scandal is not in the actions of an athlete, coach, or even the academic advisors pushing athletes toward the paper courses. It is in UNC’s lack of oversight and institutional control over both the athletics department and AFAM department which allowed the fraud to being, perpetuate, and grow. UNC should not be permitted to have a say in what other institutions can do until it proves it has its own house in order.
This may seem like a pointless penalty because it does not directly impact UNC competitively but it would be imposed at a unique time in NCAA history. UNC just landed on the right side of the divide in Division I, gaining an additional level of autonomy over the rules that will govern its athletic department. To have that stripped away, to be on the outside looking in during a period of major change in the NCAA is no small matter. Aside from losing its votes in the autonomy and shared governance legislative processes, UNC would also be left out of the Board of Directors, Council, and the new substructure which the Council will create. In short, UNC would not just miss out on some votes about NCAA rules. It will have no voice in deciding how the NCAA will be governed for the foreseeable future.