UKnCincy, if the statements you make are true as to the inequity of benefit for athletes vs. traditional students, then it is clearly impermissible benefits and there is no reasonable way for the NCAA to not issue sanctions. As far as "FI" is concerned, the factual information items as listed in the NOA are factual pieces of evidence. Most of them are email records. There is no "FI" listed stating there were impermissible benefits. The is no "FI" stating there was a lack of institutional control. The "FI" are factual pieces of evidence that must be weighed when rendering a judgment about the accusations of "impermissible benefits" and "lack of institutional control". My uncertainty about the burden of proof is in relation to the accusations, not the evidence being presented. I would hope all evidence being presented is factual.
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