The Lions' Pride

The only thing I can determine, strictly my opinion, is it was more or less a way to add salt to the wounds and truly make the football program be held accountable for everything that happened and is said to be a cover up to protect the football culture. There really isn't any reason why it should be a free for all for longer than this year.

Which is why I'm nervious for what happens this offseason. A couple guys could start a domino effect.

Was going to write something very similar to this but you did all the hard work for me... thanks! I agree there just wasn't enough time. I do think they should have closed the window by the end of this coming spring though. There is no reason to give guys until August to decide. And if they were going to have these type of sanctions why not just wait until January to announce them. Instead you have the clusterf*** of bringing in a class, screwing those kids and screwing other kids into rushing to make a decision and screwing the coaches because they didn't know who was on the team. The way the NCAA did it made zero sense.

Hope you are right... and if there is, it probably won't be from the projected starters for 2013 or guys who played heavy minutes...on the other hand, could see a few kids that haven't played, either not playing football but staying on scholarship (Royer) or some others not on the two deep looking around...

That's a good point, and raises another question of logic (yes yes, I know, "no logic" blah blah -- but SOME calculations must have been made, right?)...

IF they're going to sanction us to 65 scholarships, then why ALSO the 15/year max? Why both? One or the other, I get (as much as it is possible to "get" these sanctions). But, what is the logic to putting both in place?

Ok, that makes sense (about as much sense as can be made in the context of these sanctions).

But then, like blackshoes says, why does it go all the way until kickoff of the next season when say, the beginning of spring practice would be sufficient.

By letting kids transfer AFTER spring the next spring practice and fall camp, it promotes/pushes kids to leave for reasons COMPLETELY UNRELATED to the "scandal" and/or the sanctions.

Dude!? I get that. Jesus.

I'm looking past that.

I'm asking, if they were asked in an open, public forum, to explain the logic -- What would it be? Their answer can't just be "we want to reduce them to rubble." As weak as it might be, there has to be SOME -- even if false -- logic.

It might have lip gloss and pretty makeup on, but phila's statement is exactly the "logic" they used when doling out these penalties. I believe they specifically said "now they can worry about rebuilding their football culture instead of worrying about going to bowl games."

Oh, I didn't mean mathematically impossible. Veritably impossible, though, I think. I just find the hypocrisy about caring for student athletes above all else a farce.

Personally I believe Erickson and the BOT handed the sanction list to the NCAA. One thing it does, it first gives the perception that the program is getting hammered just short of the death penalty, which once it's imposed, is pretty much fatal over a long period of time, i.e. SMU. Instead, pull up just short and show the media and public that you've lowered the boom. This then allows for a loosening down the road in the event of "compliance" with some sort of mandate, and allows the program to recover sooner. The NCAA and PSU had NO room for error in the initial severity of the sanctions. Time will wear down the ill will Sandusky et al created and then they can say enough is enough. JMHO. Will it happen, I'd say 50-50 at best.

There is no reason that the sanctions need to run until AUGUST. February or March would have been sufficient. This provision basically allows for any kid who comes out of spring ball to leave because they don't like where they are on the depth chart.

It was absolutely meant to increase the likelihood of transfers.

In my opinion the NCAA is allowing the PSU players 1 full year with the NEW staff to allow them to feel them out and see if this is a program that they wanted to be part of in the future. If we were 1-5 right now and players were not getting the reps or seeing any future for them in the program the additional "off season" time would give these kids the time need to take visits and see what else is available.

I believe that BOB will do everything to keep this team intact, but also believe that if he feels a member of this group is having issues he may encourage them to move if that’s what the player believes is best for them. BOB needs 100% commitment from all 65 scholarship members and 100% from the other 40 non-scholarship Team members.

Now with that said, I believe we are going to see the opposite affect. I believe we are going to see kids wanting to transfer to PSU because of what BOB and the Staff are doing.
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