naptownskinsfan Posted November 1, 2018 Share Posted November 1, 2018 Thoughts? Lots of money to be had in the bowl games, even though there are so many of them at this point, so it's a further punishment for Ole Miss which also spills out into recruiting- every other school has one last pitch if you will at the bowl game. Quote Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email print Ole Miss' appeal of NCAA sanctions fell short of lifting the football team's postseason ban this season, but it was successful in vacating a penalty that hindered the Rebels' ability to host recruits on unofficial visits. No longer will Ole Miss be limited to one unofficial visit per student athlete per academic year. The NCAA Division I Infractions Appeals Committee found that the Committee on Infractions had "abused its discretion" by leveling the penalty as part of its punishment last December following an investigation that spanned five years and included 21 alleged violations. Ole Miss, during its appeal, brought up what it argued was contradicting information and procedural errors. The university appealed several other violations -- including the postseason ban, vacated records and the charge of lack of institutional control -- but was unsuccessful in having those overturned. In an open letter posted on Ole Miss' website, chancellor Jeffrey Vitter and athletic director Ross Bjork accused the Committee on Infractions of overreaching and abusing its discretion. "While we are pleased by the IAC's finding that the COI abused its discretion with respect to the unofficial visit penalty, we remain disappointed by the remainder of the ruling, which upheld a 2018 postseason ban and findings of lack of institutional control and recruiting inducements," the letter signed by Vitter and Bjork read. "As the recent Commission on College Basketball [Rice Commission] report outlined, the NCAA enforcement model is 'broken' and ill-equipped to handle complex cases, and we believe our case was adversely impacted because of it." Due to scholarship reductions, the Rebels under coach Matt Luke have struggled to field a team capable of competing with the likes of Alabama and LSU in the SEC West. Ole Miss went 6-6 last season, but wasn't able to go to a bowl game as part of a previous self-imposed postseason ban. Ole Miss is 5-3 entering Saturday's home game against South Carolina. "For us, we've got 24 days left in our season," Luke told the Clarion-Ledger earlier this week. "That's the way that we're preparing. Our motivation is just playing for each other and just building this program. "And taking pride in that, through all this stuff, we were supposed to be not very good last year and we won six games. And the same thing this year, 5-3 after eight games. Just taking pride. We're still here. We're not going anywhere." http://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/25146727/ncaa-lifts-recruiting-restrictions-ole-miss-rebels-appeal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ramssuperbowl99 Posted November 1, 2018 Share Posted November 1, 2018 Really NCAA? But they took your money...and you still let up? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texasmade Posted November 1, 2018 Share Posted November 1, 2018 At this point, programs who aren’t cheating their balls off are doing themselves a disservice. There’s no reason whatever not to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supersuavesky Posted November 1, 2018 Share Posted November 1, 2018 15 minutes ago, Texasmade said: At this point, programs who aren’t cheating their balls off are doing themselves a disservice. There’s no reason whatever not to. This is a debate that's literally going on the Husker Reddit right now. Where one recruiting insider is arguing that the reason we haven't been successful is that we don't have the system in place to 'contend' with the best because of some set of misplaced integrity. He literally just posted this tidbit about Ole Miss to back up his claim. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pf9 Posted November 4, 2018 Share Posted November 4, 2018 not like Ole Miss was gonna be that great anyway they're barely over .500 as it is now with only one SEC win Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
naptownskinsfan Posted November 4, 2018 Author Share Posted November 4, 2018 5 minutes ago, pf9 said: not like Ole Miss was gonna be that great anyway they're barely over .500 as it is now with only one SEC win Yes, but .500 still gets you in the running for a bowl game, and bowl games always help as a final push for recruiting. Also, Ole Miss may not be as bad as you think. Per points scored, they are the second best offense in the SEC, ranked sixth nationally in YPG and 9th in total yards, 22nd in PPG. Two losses came at the hands of Alabama and LSU. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JammerHammer21 Posted November 4, 2018 Share Posted November 4, 2018 1 hour ago, naptownskinsfan said: Yes, but .500 still gets you in the running for a bowl game, and bowl games always help as a final push for recruiting. Also, Ole Miss may not be as bad as you think. Per points scored, they are the second best offense in the SEC, ranked sixth nationally in YPG and 9th in total yards, 22nd in PPG. Two losses came at the hands of Alabama and LSU. They aren't very good. Their defense is an absolute trainwreck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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