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Will the new NCAA rule changes actually help deter cheaters?

31 October 2012
18 Comments

Yes

10% (73 votes)

No way.

31% (228 votes)

Depends upon how you define "cheaters"

59% (436 votes)

Total votes: 737

Comments

BoFuquel on 31 Oct 2012 - 9:10am #

Everyone is a cheater.Selective enforcement is the biggest problem, as with all law enforcement.GO BUCKS!

I wish I didn't know now what I didn't know then.

otrain2416 on 31 Oct 2012 - 9:12am #

For the SEC no for everyone else yes

Alhan on 31 Oct 2012 - 9:27am #

I think to truly reduce tripping, the rule book needs to be condensed and clarified with clear-cut penalties for clear-cut infractions. Until this happens, I expect we'll maintain the status quo.

It may reduce the number of Level 4 infractions - inadvertent violations of silly rules.

You can kill a fly with your slipper or a cannon. Either way, the fly dies. -Ramzy

yrro on 31 Oct 2012 - 9:55am #

How about this - if something is a level 4 infraction, it shouldn't be a goddamn rule to begin with.

Alhan on 31 Oct 2012 - 10:04am #

+1 for making me chuckle!

That's exactly what I was going for with my wish for the rule book to be condensed and clarified. Get rid of the petty BS rules and go with stuff that makes sense.

Edit - "to truly reduce tripping" should be "to truly reduce cheating". I don't know how that happened, auto-correct? Yet another case of where I am unable to edit one of my posts.

You can kill a fly with your slipper or a cannon. Either way, the fly dies. -Ramzy

yrro on 31 Oct 2012 - 9:54am #

No, but it will create plenty of jobs working overtime to create the appearance of not cheating.

I don't really care how many phone calls a coach makes when he can get away with handing out cash as long as there's no paper trail, or can sign a whole extra class every 3 years and have it still be legal.

buckeye76BHop on 31 Oct 2012 - 10:37am #

Depends on what you refer to as "cheaters" IMHO. I felt that "only" Tressel and the Tat-gate guys who were directly involved should have been sanctioned last year (along with other improper benefits the players took...no matter how trivial we as fans thought it was). However as we all know, that's not how things rolled. It's unfortunate because many thought this team would be better this year with the addition of the new coaching staff. It's a shame...a pathetic shame in fact that NOW the NCAA idiots make a change towards accountability for the head coach who's in charge of the team. Just a year or two late...whatever is what I said this morning when I heard. Oh well...the NCAA's a joke and should be changed from the top down (or perhaps FBS needs to just stop utilizing them for a governing body....just an idea, but a damn good one if you ask me).

"There's nothing that cleanses your soul like getting the hell kicked out of you."
"I love football. I think it is most wonderful game in world and I despise to lose."
Woody Hayes 1913 - 1987

xtremebuckeye on 31 Oct 2012 - 11:53am #

NO, it will just change how they go about it

I didn't think the rules needed changed as much as they needed inforced & consistently.

O H I O is the Buckeye State

buckeyeEddie27 on 31 Oct 2012 - 12:23pm #

If there is one absolute that can be added to the old death and taxes adage it is that rules will be broken no matter what the consequences are. Tiered punishment structure or not.

I know there's a game saturday, and my ass will be there.

tennbuckeye19 on 31 Oct 2012 - 12:49pm #

Regardless of what the NCAA does, there will always be 2 groups of cheaters

1. Those who get caught

2. Those who don't

onetwentyeight on 31 Oct 2012 - 1:42pm #

Call me when they tackle oversigning

Urban Nation on 31 Oct 2012 - 1:58pm #

NCAA's new rules will deter cheaters just as good as the war on drugs has stop people from using drugs. People who want to cheat are going to do it regardless.

It's good to be home.

buckeyeEddie27 on 31 Oct 2012 - 5:24pm #

Alright troll downvoter. Everyone got an upvote from me to counter your trollness.

Jason? a little help?

I know there's a game saturday, and my ass will be there.

Oyster on 31 Oct 2012 - 5:27pm #

Whew! Glad I only voted in the poll this morning and didn't have time to make a comment. Sometimes silence does pay off.

And gave you a vote also.

buckeyeEddie27 on 31 Oct 2012 - 5:32pm #

thank you sir

I know there's a game saturday, and my ass will be there.

NoVA Buckeye on 31 Oct 2012 - 10:17pm #

It sickens me that people make profiles then downvote everyone just because they don't like a specific fanbase... unfortunately, that's human nature in our society and we can't do anything non-radical to change it.

/Duff'd It