Show Cause? Bozeman vs. Bliss

[Omega]

What a bunch of crock. The NCAA gave Todd Bozeman an 8 year ban for recruiting violations (Bozeman got caught paying a player 30K to attend Cal State). Dave Bliss, “paid more than $30,000 in improper benefits to two players and funneled more than $100, 000 from boosters to amateur basketball teams” (USA Today), and he only gets a 10 year “show cause.” Additionally, Bliss told players to lie about the Denheny murder by telling his parents and the press that Denhey was a drug dealer. Are you kidding me? Had Bozeman got caught doing the same things, he would have gotten a lifetime “show cause” from the NCAA………….. Hmm, I wonder why the different treatment...............

[SirSaxa]

And Dwane Casey was just named head coach of the Minn Timberwolves, yet PJ Carlesimo who has a far more extensive and proven track record, languishes as an asst., year after year, through coaching change after coaching change, and never gets another shot. One sent cash to a recruit while at UK. The other was assaulted by a player.

Hmm, I wonder why the different treatment.........

Or maybe we see what we choose to see in situations

[the_way]

Ah oh. Here we go. Race or racism is something you just can't debate or discuss because people cannot be honest or people cannot have a intellectual conversation about it without getting emotional. Race is a four-letter word that riles people up. It will always rile people up because of history. I doubt if race relations will ever get better within the next 3-10 lifetimes because people cannot be upfront with one another or within themselves.

[DFW HOYA]

Let's take a step back here. Bozeman also had a "show cause" clause as did Bliss. See paragraph 5 of the article below:

"After Bozeman admitted to paying a recruit's family $30,000, the NCAA gave him an unprecedented eight-year "show-cause" ban. Any school interested in hiring Bozeman during the ban needed to present its reasons -- or show cause for the hire -- before an NCAA infractions committee."

www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/05/31/AR2005053101457.html

[StPetersburgHoya (Inactive)]

I agree with the above - Americans are understandably very sensitive about race and unless we want a 15 page argument here it might be best to let this drop.