Point 1: We've already been heavily punished for the stripper/prostitution scandal to the tune of a postseason ban and vacating a FF and NCAA Championship - the latter of which is unprecedented in college basketball - all for what amounted to less than $10 K in impermissible benefits. But it was salacious and immoral, so naturally we got hammered. In any event, no more dying the proverbial thousand deaths for the same crime.
Point 2: The FBI probe which led to the firing of Jurich and Pitino is every bit as far-reaching as the Feds initially claimed it to be. The facts are supporting the presupposition that all of college basketball was dirty and that players and their families were being paid handsome sums of money left and right at virtually every major school. Louisville should be no more culpable than any other schools that offered a single dollar of impermissible benefits - and perhaps less so since we've already fired the AD/Coach who were employed at the time of the scandal.
Logical Conclusion: The only thing Louisville has left to fear in terms of far-reaching punishment out of line with the rest of the college basketball cheating world, is being classified as a repeat offender. HOWEVER, in the current climate of college basketball, it seems egregious to extend punitive measures beyond what has already been handed down given that cheating/paying athletes was simply the status quo that the NCAA itself turned a blind eye towards as Cal and many others openly signed top talent year after year for hefty amounts of cash.
Point 2: The FBI probe which led to the firing of Jurich and Pitino is every bit as far-reaching as the Feds initially claimed it to be. The facts are supporting the presupposition that all of college basketball was dirty and that players and their families were being paid handsome sums of money left and right at virtually every major school. Louisville should be no more culpable than any other schools that offered a single dollar of impermissible benefits - and perhaps less so since we've already fired the AD/Coach who were employed at the time of the scandal.
Logical Conclusion: The only thing Louisville has left to fear in terms of far-reaching punishment out of line with the rest of the college basketball cheating world, is being classified as a repeat offender. HOWEVER, in the current climate of college basketball, it seems egregious to extend punitive measures beyond what has already been handed down given that cheating/paying athletes was simply the status quo that the NCAA itself turned a blind eye towards as Cal and many others openly signed top talent year after year for hefty amounts of cash.
