Florida Attorney General theatens NCAA about F$U appeal....

[law_bee]

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncaa/news/story?id=4254837

The NCAA must release copies of its response to Florida State's appeal of penalties stemming from academic violations, Florida Attorney General Bill McCollum said Friday.
In a letter addressed to NCAA president Myles Brand, the attorney general said failure to release the contents of the letter or provide access to them could result in a $1,000 fine, a year in jail, or both.



"In as much as the NCAA has provided the letter in format which the university may only view, but not download or otherwise copy, it appears that the NCAA is therefore acting as the custodian of this record on behalf of the university," McCollum wrote. "A lack of physical custody of a document does not excuse Florida State University from its obligations under Florida law."

It is interesting b/c F$U is a public university which is funded by the tax payers and is required to disclose information based on law.

I would like to see some subpoenas start appearing on NCAA doorsteps. This organization has TOO MUCH power without any oversight.

Issues on this level should NOT be secret IMO. The names of students can be redacted just like in juvi court.

 

[BuzzLaw]

I agree the NCAA has WAAAAAY too much power.

 

[BuzzMD]

Not a lawyer, but if I was someone with SMU, I would definitely be checking with my lawyer to see if I could file a class action against the NCAA. They give SMU the death penalty, but Alabama has been on probation 11 of the past 15 years (or something like that), FSU is on probation again, and USC is in trouble with both basketball and football -- and no death penalties there. Sounds like a double standard to me -- and I think an SMU booster would have some standing in court for this one.

 

[stinger78]

Not a lawyer, but if I was someone with SMU, I would definitely be checking with my lawyer to see if I could file a class action against the NCAA. They give SMU the death penalty, but Alabama has been on probation 11 of the past 15 years (or something like that), FSU is on probation again, and USC is in trouble with both basketball and football -- and no death penalties there. Sounds like a double standard to me -- and I think an SMU booster would have some standing in court for this one.

I agree. If I'm SMU, I'm getting really hacked off right now.

 

[turbanicusgt]

I know the "death penalty" is such a harsh punishment, however, Alabama seems to not understand how not to break rules. I know this textbook thing is probably being blown out of proportion (though, is it really different than paying players?) but if they can't seem to understand what's going on down there, they need to be punished, perhaps as SMU was. If Kentucky basketball can be given it, why not Alabama football? The double standards is sickening. The NCAA is, itself, a sickening group that really doesn't care about the kids or stand for what it says.