Good article on the Hypocrisy of the NCAA

[Harry]

When the NCAA had its summer retreat last August, then Penn State president Graham Spanier was one of the most vocal participants.

He talked about how important it was to bring integrity to college athletics.

He was fired by Penn State last week for allegedly not reporting what could be one of the worse scandals in our country’s history.

The grand jury report on the alleged sexual abuse of children by former Penn State coach Jerry Sandusky presented a scathing picture of an institution that looked the other way to protect its image.

Back on that hot summer August day, Spanier, along with other college presidents, spoke about getting tougher on the “rule breakers” to ensure university athletic programs operate with dignity and honor.

“I just think a number of us have gotten fed up,” Spanier said to the media after the retreat.

Here is a snippet of quotes from Spanier, some of which are still on the NCAA website: “Violators should be afraid now if they are going to go out and break any rules because people have had enough.

“The folks that are trying to disrupt the integrity of intercollegiate athletics in this country are going to have to be held more accountable than has been the case in the past. ... What is different now is that a lot of things have reached the boiling point.”

Knowing what we do now, it is hard to imagine what was going through his mind when he spoke those words.

Read more: http://www.bradenton.com/2011/11/13/3647748/spanier-spins-two-different-ethical.html