I'm not sure I understand the difference between major and minor. We need to overlay what the NCAA is telling us with what the internal investigation is telling us. We have to find where the mistakes were made, how were they made and was there any intent.
I know NCAA rules are pretty ridiculous, but isn't the difference between major and minor violations the kind of a thing an AD should know? Maybe there's something in context that makes that sound better, but it sticks out as presented in the story.
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Wait for it...wait for it..."We're talkin' about practice. What are we talkin' about? Practice? We're talking about practice? Practice. Not the game. Practice."
I'm glad the NCAA is so concerned about a team that has been winning 5 games each of the last two years. Obviously they've really been "cheating." Look how much it's helped them.
On a side note, what if a student studies for 12 hours each day for higher achievement. Are there academic "studying" rules? You can only study for so long? If there are "practice" limits, are there "study" limits?
Really need some video with that quote.
There probably would be rules about study time if your professor made it mandatory and had TAs watching while you studied. The whole thing is kind of silly, but at least these rules have a legitimate purpose, even if the specifics don't make sense. Bottom line, it's Michigan's responsibility to know the rules and play by them. It does add insult to injury that the team sucked though. I almost feel bad for UM fans.
Ah, who am I kidding? I don't feel bad at all.
Also, the ostensible purpose of the players being in college is to get an education. Practice limits serve to sustain the pretense that this is the case with major programs. Obviously it is the case for players who are at smaller schools or in less important sports.
But we all knew that already, I just wanted to highlight the problem with Haag's post.
What, kids are in college to get an education?
I suppose we could be realistic and say they're in college to get a piece of paper that tells employers they're house broken. And to drink.
Yeah, that's generally a more accurate description. Though maybe we should append a "mostly" to the housebroken.
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