Michigan failed to keep mandatory logs

• spartan

  http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=4660285
• darbypitcher22

  

  sounds like somebody's in some trouble...
• WebFire

  Yeah been reading up on this this afternoon. It does not look good.
• FatHobbit

  

  I know the NCAA is a giant bureaucratic mess, so this could end up being a big deal. But of all the cheating things a football program can do, I just can't get upset about making them work too hard.
• WebFire

  2 points though...
  
  1. The problem was identified and corrected before the FREEP report came out accusing the football team of wrongdoing. This "finding" is not a result of the investigation.
  
  2. This is an internal issue only, and it is not something required by the NCAA.
  
  However, I still think it might be damaging to the investigation. It puts no reason into anybody to have faith in the UM football program telling the truth. Had the reports been filed, it would have been a great tool in the defense of the program doing the right things.
• Laley23

  

  FatHobbit wrote: I know the NCAA is a giant bureaucratic mess, so this could end up being a big deal. But of all the cheating things a football program can do, I just can't get upset about making them work too hard.

  You wouldnt think with all the cheating done in college basketball recruiting that a few phone calls would be a big deal either. But look at the state of Indiana basketball right now...
• darbypitcher22

  

  I believe these sorts of things are secondary violations anyway. Pretty much get the same thing Lane Kiffin did after committing like 6 in his first 3 months on the job @ Tennessee
• ptangzoot

  The NCAA hasn't touched USC and they damn near glow in the dark...
  
  Why would anything happen to Michigan?
• vball10set

  ^^^this
• Writerbuckeye

  

  Go ahead and call me naive, but I think the NCAA is about the bring a sledgehammer down on USC's athletic program. They hear the same criticism we all do; that USC has become untouchable. That kind of negative publicity motivates bureaucracies into action like few things do.
  
  As far as Michigan is concerned, I think this will end up being part of Shred Rod's epitaph when he's fired next year.
• darbypitcher22

  

  I think dark days are ahead at USC as well.
• BCSbunk

  This will be interesting to keep an eye on. Just how serious is failing to keep accurate logs?
• WebFire

  BCSbunk wrote: This will be interesting to keep an eye on. Just how serious is failing to keep accurate logs?

  Like I said above, this is not an NCAA violation. The logs are simply an internal process meant to help keep the teams in compliance.
• darbypitcher22

  

  well if they're not in compliance there's gotta be an NCAA violation in there somewhere....