Originally posted by JohnBlue_:
Originally posted by Bkocats:
So...what Emmert saying is that NCAA looking into Bledsoe's transcripts, allowing ETS to invalidate Rose (after clearing him twice), the academics at UConn and Syracuse are NOT under their umbrella?
That is not what he is saying. The NCAA is not a school teacher, they do not as an organization educate student athletes.
The ncaa is being sued for not being a kids
SCHOOL TEACHER, something they have never been. Emmert is 100% correct in saying they do not teach classes. That is all he is saying.
This has zero to do with whether or not UNC will get punished for cheating, it's only about a lawsuit claiming the ncaa didn't educate some students.
That's not what Emmert's been saying, though.
http://www.ncaa.org/about/resources/media-center/news/emmert-urges-values-based-approach-speech
"As I said to you last year, there are those who would raise the white flag on the regulatory side and focus on the side that cares only about the competition," Emmert said. "But I also don't know of any university or college president who wants that.
"Instead, let's make sure our bylaws are designed to foster competition, promote values and advance the collegiate model," Emmert said.
"Let's make sure that our athletics programs are conducted where students choose to be athletes as part of their educational experience. Let's make sure our programs promote the highest ideals - not just of sport but of higher education. Let's ensure that we are operating within the context of higher education."
Emmert urged shared responsibility in compliance matters, too, calling on all member institutions to monitor their behavior and cooperate with the Association's enforcement efforts.
Student-athlete well-being also is a priority, as are high academic standards.
"Intercollegiate athletics programs have to be conducted in a way that enhances the wellness of our students. That just has to be the case," Emmert said. "And we need to have standards designed to ensure proper emphasis on educational objectives as well as athletics success."
Emmert also stressed the importance of diversity and inclusion.
"Those values improve the learning environment for all our student-athletes, enhance excellence within our membership, and recognize the need that all of America has for open and fair participation and all of the things that intercollegiate athletics provide," he said.
With those values as benchmarks, Emmert said, the NCAA will be able to manage both sides of the coin - the shiny championships side and the not-so-shiny regulatory side - as complementary rather than opposing components.
"As we make policy decisions in the future, let's turn back to the guiding principles to ensure the commitment to the collegiate model," he said. "If we're going to keep balancing this two-sided coin, then we can't just worry about the shiny side but also the regulatory side, because that's the hard work of this whole enterprise."