Comments on: FSU Sanctions Response Kept Secret http://www.everyjoe.com/articles/fsu-sanctions-response-kept-secret/ Sports News - Tech Reviews - Entertainment - Life Tips for EveryJoe Mon, 21 Dec 2009 15:06:22 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Robin http://www.everyjoe.com/articles/fsu-sanctions-response-kept-secret/comment-page-1/#comment-106883 Robin Fri, 05 Jun 2009 17:28:19 +0000 http://www.everyjoe.com/?p=70863#comment-106883 Are you kidding? How can someone not think he needs to be stripped of the wins. He has know of this going on since the 80's. Past players have even spoke of the classes they never took and ALL the coaches new of the arrangements. Would be foolish to think that the Head Coach doesn't know what is going on. It's one of those "don't ask, don't tell" things. There have been many FSU players in trouble with the law in the past. Media is told that under no circumstance will those players play until a time period has passed for punishment. What happens next? Those same suspended players are in the starting line up on the field that Saturday. If all he cares about is the wins (or any coach), then they also should be held accountable. Are you kidding? How can someone not think he needs to be stripped of the wins. He has know of this going on since the 80’s. Past players have even spoke of the classes they never took and ALL the coaches new of the arrangements. Would be foolish to think that the Head Coach doesn’t know what is going on. It’s one of those “don’t ask, don’t tell” things. There have been many FSU players in trouble with the law in the past. Media is told that under no circumstance will those players play until a time period has passed for punishment. What happens next? Those same suspended players are in the starting line up on the field that Saturday. If all he cares about is the wins (or any coach), then they also should be held accountable.

]]> By: Larry T http://www.everyjoe.com/articles/fsu-sanctions-response-kept-secret/comment-page-1/#comment-104962 Larry T Wed, 03 Jun 2009 16:14:38 +0000 http://www.everyjoe.com/?p=70863#comment-104962 It is imperative this type of activity be condemned in any sports program and punishment must be administered to the guilty parties. It is also necessary for the coaching staff to get a handle on the behavior of the athletes participating in all the activities for which they have been given responsibility. Let the punishments fit the crime and be swift in meting out punishment. Coach Bowden and his staff did, without hesitation, administer this punishment as soon as they were made aware of its happening. There was no deliberate attempt by Coach Bowden or any of his staff to hide the infractions. I don't see the benefit of personally punishing Coach Bowden for the trespasses of his athletes. All under the guise of taking away wins from the school because the athletes participated in the games while they were in the process of cheating. If there were complicity on the part of Coach Bowden and his staff, then perhaps this part of the sanctions would be understandable and even warranted. No such complicity was proven to have taken place. It should be apparent, even to the NCAA ruling committee, that this would be a punitive action on their part and unwarranted. It is imperative this type of activity be condemned in any sports program and punishment must be administered to the guilty parties. It is also necessary for the coaching staff to get a handle on the behavior of the athletes participating in all the activities for which they have been given responsibility. Let the punishments fit the crime and be swift in meting out punishment. Coach Bowden and his staff did, without hesitation, administer this punishment as soon as they were made aware of its happening.

There was no deliberate attempt by Coach Bowden or any of his staff to hide the infractions. I don’t see the benefit of personally punishing Coach Bowden for the trespasses of his athletes. All under the guise of taking away wins from the school because the athletes participated in the games while they were in the process of cheating. If there were complicity on the part of Coach Bowden and his staff, then perhaps this part of the sanctions would be understandable and even warranted. No such complicity was proven to have taken place. It should be apparent, even to the NCAA ruling committee, that this would be a punitive action on their part and unwarranted.

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