Boise State Responds to "Lack of Institutional Control" Charge
by Tyler T. on May 3, 2011 12:30 AM EDT
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This may be of some interest to our pending case with the NCAA. Flying under the radar for the past month has been an NCAA investigation into the Boise State athletics program for violations across multiple sports, including allegations of improper benefits for recruits. The Idaho Statesman reports.
Boise State responded Monday night to the NCAA regarding rule violations in football, men’s tennis, men’s and women’s track and field, and a major violation in women’s tennis. The combination of several secondary violations and the major one has led the NCAA to allege a lack of institutional control within Boise State athletics.
An NCAA inquiry contained 22 allegations from 2005-2010 and asked for additional information from the university pertaining to each, according to a Boise State press release. The university formally responded April 25, and the NCAA Committee on Infractions will review the response June 10. A final NCAA report is expected to take several more months.
This turned into a huge issue in October 2010 when the women's tennis program committed a major violation, forcing Boise State to fire the coaches involved and self-report to the NCAA. The major violation alone would not have resulted in institutional charges, but it came on the heels of previous NCAA issues.
Minor violations in multiple sports had occurred at Boise State in 2009, but the NCAA and the institution agreed upon penalties that were acceptable to both sides. After the new, major violation was committed and reported to the NCAA, a new notice of allegations was sent to Boise State, including a charge of "lack of institutional control."
The NCAA will reveal its decision on June 10th, a full two months before Ohio State meets with the Committee on Infractions in August. On the surface, the violations seem very slight-- less than $5,000 worth of improper benefits were involved-- but Boise's trouble is what Ohio State avoided: charges against the institution. The Boise State program cannot run from "repeat offender" status because the initial violations took place in 2009 under the same administration, and it appears they may not avoid major, systemic penalties.
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Wonder why the media doesn’t report this? I’m not deflecting, just curious why the media picks and chooses who to crucify.
OSU is kind of a bigger deal than Boise State – just a little. Plus, the major violations happened in sports that nobody cares about. Football just had some secondary violations.
In football, the NCAA determined that total dollar value over five years was $4,934 for all of the housing, transportation and meals provided to 63 incoming student-athletes.
Actually this means that the 5k quote was from football and only football, not the total of the violations among the various meh sports. Which does beg the question of why it hasn’t been reported/mentioned elsewhere.
In the name of the Woody, the Bo, and the Mustache Ride. Amen.
by Pariahwulfen on May 3, 2011 10:27 AM EDT up reply actions
It is rather interesting that this story has been largely unknown until now. I think we all follow college football more closely than the average fan, and if we were just hearing about it today, then what does that say about the coverage of the issue?
This is actually more serious than the initial memorabilia violations at Ohio State, too, because it involves institutional failure and a wide range of sports. Granted, the initial violations are not heinous, at least in my opinion, but this should quell any doubt that the Ohio State story is being driven by more than just the facts. The media smells blood in the water in Columbus, and they want to milk the story for all its worth. Boise State just matters less than Ohio State.
It says the media is going to report what is in their best interest; what is going to get them website hits, get their programs watched, and get their articles read. OSU fans + OSU haters = an enormous constituency.
"Statistics are like bikinis. What they reveal is suggestive, but what they conceal is vital." - Aaron Levenstein
Boise State has self-imposed sanctions on its football program as it faces NCAA allegations charging the school’s athletic program with a lack of institutional control.
The Broncos will have at least three fewer preseason practices before their game against Georgia on Sept. 3. The school also will have three fewer scholarships to give in the next two years, and three fewer practices before the season opener against Michigan State in 2012 as well.
Boise State is trying to get ahead of the NCAA and show they’re in control of the program.
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