I'm guessing the improper benefits is what they are going to stick with, but that's going to be a hard hill to climb in court given some of the facts. I think we stand a good chance in court, however I'm not 100% convinced the court will agree to hear the case. It's not going to matter how good our argument is if we can't get a hearing.
Agreed, but I don't think the NCAA is that dumb to try to vacate the title.
I don't necessarily think the NCAA would be dumb to do so. It would satisfy most of the media and rival fans if they did so. If we take them to court and win, then people are just going to blame the court. It's really a win-win situation for them.
It's not that simple though. It would cause lots of programs to have to completely restructure their curriculum. Lots of schools offer ~10 credits of athlete-only classes. They would have to eliminate those because the precedent would be set that that's an impermissible benefit.
I don't think any school would change anything just because the NCAA says it's wrong. They've been saying you can't pay players for a long time. Doesn't seem to stop it from happening. The risk of getting caught is too low for schools to change how they do things.
I think the problem here is that Andrew thinks there is something called a tomorrow. Someone should inform him that time doesn't exist.
That's possible, but I think this story would get maximum exposure no matter when it was released.
So you're thinking a ban even in sports where athletes didn't take the classes?
That would cause the restructure you were talking about to probably happen. It would be unheard of for them to punish sports that had nothing to do with it.
So you're telling me now is a good time to use the free trial?
It's mostly conjecture. But enough folks participating in the thread are in the know, and it just isn't looking good.
I didn't say it was? I merely identified the location of the thread I was discussing.
It's not a guarantee a court would hear the case.
They notify the school 24 hours before, supposedly.
I've been debating on using it. I would kind of feel like a douche for using it knowing that I won't keep it unless I forget to cancel it.
Steat has a neighbor who knows a guy that has been in touch with the mailman who is delivering it to the school.
You can read about it on his website that's about finding bars to watch NFL games.
Same. I'd take it even if it meant the "1-year ban" in football doesn't take effect until we qualify for post-season play, i.e. not this season.
I would just pretend we had a down year in basketball, didn't make the tourney and we'll rebound next year. For football, well, I would just say it was just a typical season.
