Originally Posted by UDGutter2
This is beyond NCAA, though. While the FBI may not have anything criminal on Pitino, yet, this whole thing began with the FBI. If the P5 break away and try this same crap, they still break the law, and the FBI can get them anyway.
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I think his point, which I agree with, is if the NCAA comes down too hard, then the 5 form their own league to get out of sanctions. The 5 cannot let this pay stuff go on in their own league, because it disturbs the playing field and disturbs fans. Much easier to police it if you start over and do it right from the get go.
The other side of the coin is that it is not easy to form a new association, and it takes huge bucks, and 60 schools agreeing on the time of day takes a long time.
The NCAA has become so bureaucratic they take forever to make decisions. The UNC case is not even close to being resolved in two years, and it is a slam dunk. Try investigating and punishing a few dozen schools or more.
