The Georgia Bulldogs football program and head coach Mark Richt have been cited for secondary NCAA violations after it was learned that Richt paid some of his staff members out of pocket.
With all the true scandals that are occurring in college football right now, however, Richt should be applauded and not punished.
According to Chip Towers of the Atlanta Journal Constitution, Richt paid several coaches and staff members roughly $25,000 over the past few years. While the NCAA has rules against supplemental pay, I doubt that Richt was aware that what he was doing was in violation of the NCAA code of conduct.
Richt and the staff members he paid won't be disciplined further than letters of admonishment and further education on the rules that were violated, but I don't believe that this situation should even be considered a violation of the rules.
Out of the kindness of his own heart, Richt gave his hard-earned money to coaches and staffers that he believed weren't being fairly compensated by the school. This included payments to 10 staff members in 2009, when?the university?cut out bowl bonuses due to difficult financial conditions.
What are your feelings on Mark Richt's rule violations?
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He broke the rules. The NCAA doesn't allow supplemental payment, so he has to pay the consequences regardless of what they are.
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He shouldn't be punished at all. There are far too many true rule violations occuring to worry about this.
What are your feelings on Mark Richt's rule violations?
Richt should be commended for such acts of kindness, especially when greed continues to run rampant throughout the NCAA. He clearly understands that he is blessed to be paid such a high salary, and because of that he was willing to help out the people that help him on a daily basis when it comes to preparing for games.
What Richt did may be a violation in name, but it doesn't compare in the slightest to what happened at Ohio State or Penn State. Ohio State was given a postseason ban for the 2012 season stemming from a situation in which Buckeye players traded memorabilia for tattoos.
Former Ohio State head coach Jim Tressel failed to report the incident when it came to his attention, and it ultimately cost him his job. He was also given a show-cause penalty that will force any college team that hires him to risk being disciplined significantly.
In that case, the NCAA made the right decision, just as it did with USC prior to this season, as the Trojans were ineligible for the postseason as well. Where things get ridiculous, however, is that what Richt did is considered an NCAA violation, but the entire Penn State situation is not.
Former Penn State defensive coordinator Jerry Sandusky allegedly sexually abused multiple young boys during and after his tenure at the school. At least one of those attacks is alleged to have taken place in a Penn State locker-room shower.
Many Penn State football staff members and administrators became aware of the alleged attack. This includes then-graduate assistant Mike McQueary who allegedly witnessed the assault, former Penn State head coach Joe Paterno who was alerted by McQueary, as well as officials Tim Curley and Gary Schultz.
Which school's violations were most egregious?
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Georgia
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Ohio State
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USC
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Penn State
Which school's violations were most egregious?
None of them ever reported the incident to police, and Sandusky was allowed to continue on for several years before finally being arrested and charged a couple months ago. I realize that the NCAA doesn't deal with that type of criminal activity, but it's silly that it can punish Richt for being a good person while a corrupt institute like Penn State continues on unscathed.
If nothing else, I think the Richt situation calls for an NCAA rules revision. There are countless strange and useless rules that the NCAA forces schools to adhere by, and not allowing a head coach to essentially pay monetary gifts to his staff is one such rule.
Through the eyes of the NCAA, Richt will be viewed as a violator of the rules, just like Ohio State. At the same time, Penn State is apparently clean in comparison.
This is a further example of how backwards the NCAA truly is. Richt is no villain, rather he is something much rarer in college football, and that is a truly good-hearted person.
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