[Husker] Oklahoma forfeits 2005 football season; NU went 9-3?

[jonlists at cbsol.com]

husker-bounces at tssi.com wrote on 07/11/2007 11:16:17 PM:

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> 
>     Would you see the problem if at your place of employment it was 
> said that if anyone was caught doing something everyone would be 
> fired?  You and everyone else except one person walk the straight 
> and narrow while this one person does something.  As a result 
> everyone in the company was fired.  According to what you wrote I 
> would have to assume you would feel that is part of life and would 
> see nothing wrong with that.  I seriously doubt that.  I would 
> believe the people that tried to do the right thing would be up in 
> arms and rightly so. 
> 

Several people in management at Enron committed fraud and several other 
crimes. The entire company paid for it. The whole company didn't get to go 
to jail, but they certainly paid for it. That's one example. There are 
tons. 

It's not so odd that the actions of a few affect the many. 

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>      I understand the University's need to monitor certain things. 
> But, they cannot monitor every member of the football team every day
> all the time 24/7/365.  Now if Stoops or some member of his staff 
> set this up we are talking a whole different deal.  But if it was 
> done under the table or unknowingly by players then that is again 
> another deal.  Either way I have a problem with everyone on the team
> being punished because of the actions of a few.  It does not happen 
> that way in professional sports.  If someone gets out of line or 
> breaks the rules in some way that person is dealt with and not every
> member of the team.  Do you believe if Barry Bonds is ever proven to
> have taken performance enhancing drugs that every member of his team
> should be disciplined for example?  Or, should it be just Barry 
> disciplined?  I am just asking what if?  I have no idea if it will 
> ever be proven about Bonds or not. 
> 
> 
> Bob Beach 

Let's not forget that Bhomar and Quinn were punished for their actions. 
They each lost a season of eligibility, no longer get to play for 
Oklahoma. While you're right that everyone can't be monitored 24/7/365, 
every athletic department out there darned well better try because that's 
the price of playing college football. 

The stuff levied against Oklahoma isn't that much worse than they already 
did to themselves. 
http://www.crimsonandcreammachine.com/story/2007/7/11/1658/06329

Jon Johnston
http://www.cornnation.com