The death penalty talk is dumb. SMU got DPed because they were warned and even punished numerous times and told the NCAA to go **** themselves. UM will not escape this unscathed, but they won't get DPed either. Pay attention to the UNC verdict.
Go for it. One year bowl ban, loss of 20 scholarships at most. So, no worse than USC sanctions.
Exactly. And the thing to remember, is the U isnt USC. USC was a ****ing national powerhouse until they got ***** slapped for the Reggie Bush ordeal. Now they are only somewhat relevant, scrambling to finish 3rd or 4th in the Pac 10.
The U on the other hand is already almost barely relevant. They scramble to finish 3rd or 4th in the sorry *** ACC conference, which we all know is almost as ****ty as the Big East in football. A penalty similar to the one USC was handed, could land the Canes in total obscurity.
You dont want what USC got. But, from the looks of things, no matter how some of you want to spin it, it seems the penalty handed down could be more severe than what USC received. And if thats the case, their football program could become even ****tier than what their hoop program currently is.
Think about it. Florida is loaded with HS talent. If the U loses too many scholarships, guess where those players are going to wind up. You guessed it. You already know. And the last thing you want is for FSU and UF to become even more powerful than they already are. The U is behind them as it is. If the gap gets too great, the U may never recover. Thats just reality my friends.
You will find yourself praying that if the U loses say 20 scholarships for instance, that 18 of the 20 wind up going to USF, UCF, and places like WVU that plucks degenerates from Florida that the 3 big schools sometimes pass on due to grades and or character. You will hope those kids will go somewhere they know for a fact they will be a starter instead of going to FSU or UF with the big boys. Once the levee breaks, there is no putting a finger in the size of that ****ing hole.
You're mostly correct with this. The talent in Florida will definitely go to Florida State and Florida...but it already does. Central Florida is a sleeping giant. Gogeous campus, state school, more undergraduates than any other school in the state, on campus stadium, minutes from downtown Orlando. Central Florida has everything going for them if they can claw their way into the Big East somehow. I think Central Florida is playing the waiting game with the Super Conferences because they WILL get an invite to join the ACC.
Randy Shannon might be our saving grace. Dude ran this program into irrelevancy almost. And for that the NCAA will probably lighten up even more than they already would have. A guy like Al Golden, if he stays, can work with a few scholarship losses. He's one hell of a recruiter. These suspensions hurt, but as many "experts" in the college football world have stated, it's not enough to take us out of the Maryland game Monday night. There's still plenty of talent on both sides of the football. So now, it's time to see what Golden has between the ears. We'll find out A LOT about this guy on Monday night. And with Virginia Tech being a little down this year, as many have stated, these suspensions do not take us out of the Coastal bidding.
I won that bet which I forgot all about, maybe I should get to work on a sig.
Why wouldn't FSU move? The money the SEC can bring that school is something like 20 mil more per year.
They can attempt to move all they want to. Doesn't mean Florida is about to allow it to happen. I think we can just forget about FSU, Miami, GA Tech, Louisville, Clemson ever getting in. Wouldn't shock me if VA Tech tries hard to get in though.