The quote is more than 20 years old but remains a classic in the annals of American sport:
"The NCAA is so mad at Kentucky, it's going to give Cleveland State two more years' probation."
The speaker was then-UNLV coach and scofflaw Jerry Tarkanian, who was on NCAA Enforcement speed dial at the time. The implication was that the rules cops take it easy on the glam programs of college sports and save the harsh justice for the rank and file.
That quote resonated with cynics convinced that the NCAA allowed the pressures of profitability and prestige to affect its system of justice. It resonated with all the fans who never thought the hammer fell hard enough to cripple their rivals (unless your rival was SMU). And it was funny.
Too bad it isn't true.
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Glad to know that Forde's around to set the record straight. I mean, I can't think of a single case when CU or anyone else got a raw deal.
"The NCAA is so mad at Kentucky, it's going to give Cleveland State two more years' probation."
The speaker was then-UNLV coach and scofflaw Jerry Tarkanian, who was on NCAA Enforcement speed dial at the time. The implication was that the rules cops take it easy on the glam programs of college sports and save the harsh justice for the rank and file.
That quote resonated with cynics convinced that the NCAA allowed the pressures of profitability and prestige to affect its system of justice. It resonated with all the fans who never thought the hammer fell hard enough to cripple their rivals (unless your rival was SMU). And it was funny.
Too bad it isn't true.
Read more at ESPN...
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Glad to know that Forde's around to set the record straight. I mean, I can't think of a single case when CU or anyone else got a raw deal.