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Big 10 Commissioner Hypocrisy

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Patently Bama

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This is too good to let pass - As most of you know, after last year's butt kicking of Ohio State by Florida, Big 10 Commissioner, Mr. Jim Delaney, wrote an open letter to fans of both the SEC and the Big 10 about how his high and mightier-than-thou conference "keep faith with our academic standards" and exercises "discipline and restraint with the recruitment process."

Today comes news that the Big 10 is looking into disciplining one of its own, Michigan, for allowing an ineligible player to play in violation of the rules of hte conference. More pathetic, the player is a freshman.

http://www.sportsline.com/collegefootball/story/10383503

While the story doesn't say it, it is my understanding the kid didn't meet certain freshman eligibility rules relating to academics. Good job Commissioner Delaney! Way to "keep faith with [your] academic standards."
 
Until we hear how the Big Ten decides to punish Michigan, how can we accuse them of hypocrisy? Michigan broke Big Ten eligibility rules, not NCAA. They have a higher standard. Now let's see if they enforce that standard...
 
I agree. He hasn't handed down the punishment yet. Lets wait until we see what it is before we start gathering our rocks. I will say that he seems to have painted himself into a corner with his little letter. He may actually have to make Michigan (gasp!) forfeit a game. My guess is he'll find some wiggle room to keep from doing it.
 
Bama Torch in Pcola said:
I agree. He hasn't handed down the punishment yet. Lets wait until we see what it is before we start gathering our rocks. I will say that he seems to have painted himself into a corner with his little letter. He may actually have to make Michigan (gasp!) forfeit a game. My guess is he'll find some wiggle room to keep from doing it.
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Mine, too - but I want to see it happen before I slam him more than I have for the letter itself...
 
But how often does the SEC allow ineligible players to continue to play once their ineligibilities, per SEC rules which are stricter than those of the NCAA, are discovered?
 
Jack Bourbon said:
But how often does the SEC allow ineligible players to continue to play once their ineligibilities, per SEC rules which are stricter than those of the NCAA, are discovered?
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Apparently, as soon as they realized they had made a mistake, Michigan pulled him and reported the incident to the Big Ten. The Big Ten didn't have to ask them to pull the player. We have no idea what, if anything, the Big Ten will do...
 
Hard to take their "higher academic standards" seriously when they can't even count the number of teams in their conference correctly.
 
NavyTider said:
Hard to take their "higher academic standards" seriously when they can't even count the number of teams in their conference correctly.
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To be fair, that's not totally their fault.

As the old SWC self-destructed, the former Big 8 started considering expansion. They weren't sure how many of the former SWC teams they'd get to join, so to cover themselves, they registered the names Big 11, Big 12, Big 13, and Big 14 as trademarks.
 
rtr1973 said:
To be fair, that's not totally their fault.

As the old SWC self-destructed, the former Big 8 started considering expansion. They weren't sure how many of the former SWC teams they'd get to join, so to cover themselves, they registered the names Big 11, Big 12, Big 13, and Big 14 as trademarks.
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That's neat little fun fact that I didn't know. Thank you
 
rtr1973 said:
To be fair, that's not totally their fault.

As the old SWC self-destructed, the former Big 8 started considering expansion. They weren't sure how many of the former SWC teams they'd get to join, so to cover themselves, they registered the names Big 11, Big 12, Big 13, and Big 14 as trademarks.
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So what is the problem? The Bigger Eleven. The Biggest Eleven. We're Bigger Than Your Big Eleven. The Holier-Than-Thou Eleven. Big 12 - 1 Conference.
 
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