Agree with you 100%. I will say however, they cannot see the forest through through the trees right now, and the hammer will eventually come down on them regardless.
The death penalty should be reserved for those instances where it is unequivocally proven that a university itself or a coach directly paid a player cash to play. I think that is why Tulane was given the death penalty for their basketball program when Ned Fowler gave Hot Rod Williams money so his mother could get a motel room when their trailer burned to the ground. Boosters are one degree removed from the university, which is why they seem to get in trouble. If it can ever be proven that a University worked in conjunction with a booster to pay an athlete, then they are just as guilty if they paid the athlete themselves. Just my $0.02.
My $0.02. Good Assumptions: 1) The information submitted by MSU to the SEC office is correct and truthful. 2) Newton’s dad was seeking pay for play. 3) Newton’s dad asked for pay from MSU, and, therefore, also asked for pay from Auburn. 4) Someone paid. 5) The FBI was already investigating a banking corporation for potentially defrauding the federal government and it is by coincidence that the Bank’s owner is Auburn’s biggest booster. 6) The FBI does not handle or investigate NCAA violations. Pay for play is not a federal offense, it is an NCAA violation. Bad Assumptions: 1) Everything else.
The link below has a very interesting account of the Auburn'issue'. SPORTSbyBROOKS » What if a Booster Ran an SEC School’s Budget?
Just a point of clarity; Tulane did not receive the death penalty. The program was voluntarily abolished by the U. president following that scandal.
Auburn may very well get the death penalty. And if half of what is out there is true, they deserve it. But seriously dude, you've been watching too much reality TV. Don't repeat everything you hear or read. It's not always true.
