Anyone else feel like 24 is getting off light?

[bulldognation]

Seems like a mixed bag of reactions... some think it's harsh. Others think it's a slap on the wrist.

Can't help but feel like they deserved at least 30 along with 2 solid years additional bowl ban.

 

[Chesusdog]

Their continued ability to exist feels like they got off light.

 

[missouridawg]

It’s a pretty devastating penalty. But I do feel it’s a little light for the crime when compared to what the penalty matrix calls for as well as what USCw got for one booster (30 over 3).

 

[TBone.sixpack]

It’s light but they have done so much peripheral damage with how they have handled it all that they are gonna suck for a while.

 

[Philly Dawg]

It's basically the equivalent to an entire year of recruits. That is pretty devastating.

 

[FlotownDawg]

In a vacuum it's pretty harsh. But I think we had gotten so worked up about them potentially getting the death penalty or 40 scholarship reductions and a three or four year bowl ban that it does seem a little disappointing. But remember, Matt Luke is still their coach and their recruiting class last year sucked and this year's is way worse. Next year will surely be bad too. They also have an 11-13 record the past two seasons so it's not like they've been doing well even before these penalties. They're done as a competitive program for a while.

 

[engie]

I still think we're being misled...
The 13 being shown show as self-imposed... so they tacked two more onto the initial 11 after the second NOA... They haven't shown the NCAA addition yet...

 

[SyonaraStanz]

24 includes their self-imposed 11, which apparently have been enforced over the past 3 years. If what I read is correct, they basically have 13 going forward, so yeah, that's feather light.

 

[Moe Cabelle]

If they don't have mass transfers... they got off real light.

 

[KeyserSoze1999]

It does seem light.

College football fans look at Recruiting & Winning vs.NCAA sanctions in simple terms of positive and negative. Southern Cal got penalized harshly, so the negative (NCAA effect) balanced or neutralized the Trojans positive (wins / championships). It feels like the positive things that Ole Miss accomplished through cheating have not been balanced / neutralized by the negative from the NCAA.

 

[KurtRambis4]

I think it's

somewhere in the middle.

They are still gonna be hurt, but it certainly could be worse.

 

[Dawgzilla]

It is basically the high end of the penalties "Standard Level 1" violations under the matrix. I thought this would be considered "Aggravated" Level 1, but I guess not. So, the penalties are about right.

 

[engie]

What I'm reading in the actual release leads me to believe they accepted 13 total....

We lost 4 for Redmond....

 

[IBleedMaroonDawg]

What I'm reading in the actual release leads me to believe they accepted 13 total....

We lost 4 for Redmond....

Yes we did. Welcome to the Wild West.

Everyone gets a bag and hooker at every school from now on.