Because time and time again, cheating goes unpunished or sanctions have very little teeth to them. Not to mention the 24-hour news cycle that brings the next big story to light as soon as possible, and lets old ones fade away. People lose interest. IMO.
Doesn't surprise me even one little bit. In today's world, all the things mentioned before (winning, NFL placement, iconic program) are well worth overlooking what some would claim to be "unsubstantiated" rumors of cheating. Yes, i know, he was suspended, but it isn't like the program received the death penalty or bowl bans or anything really substantial. Easy to overlook those minor consequences when the team moves toward the title games.
We have some big studs coming back instead of going pro. Speaks volumes of our current program.
Yet...... The NCAA hasn't handed down any punishments yet
Very easy. “Laws without enforcement are just good advice.” - Abraham Lincoln. NCAA enforcement has been a hollow threat/consequence for decades. And does any of it make sense anyway? A coach can’t call a high school ballplayer on a certain Tuesday “legally,” but can call the same kid a few days later and basically offer him $1 million to play for State U with no stink whatsoever. Insanity. Each program and fan base should get comfortable with its own set of values because no one is going to police the mess effectively any time soon. I’m still of a mindset that the Huskers should try to win the “right way,” whatever that means. I like to think I know it when I see it. Harbaugh stepped over the line. Like the honors student stealing the exam answers. Chickensh*t.
Care to predict what the punishment will be? And then i'll take the under.
And they go on to another job.
With all due respect, our 90s run had players taking performance enhancement drugs on both sides of the ball. We still cheered and recruits still came.
First hand feedback from Mike Arthur. Does something need to have a link to be credible? I couldn’t care less if my comment is deleted by the mods or not. Its just comical that folks will drag Harbaugh through the mud and then claim that Osborne was a saint.
