SMU isn’t thinking about the ban, so neither should you
The thought wouldn’t leave my head as I walked down the stairs of SMU’s Crum Basketball Center on Oct. 30: I’m not excited to ask the players or Larry Brown about the NCAA sanctions.
The thought wouldn’t leave my head as I walked down the stairs of SMU’s Crum Basketball Center on Oct. 30: I’m not excited to ask the players or Larry Brown about the NCAA sanctions.
SMU men’s basketball players commented on the NCAA sanctions levied against the program for the first time on Tuesday in a statement issued to CBS Sports.
SMU CW Sports Editor, Brian O’Donnell, gives his thoughts on the NCAA sanctions and how the NCAA has lost touch with its mission.
It is sad to see SMU’s administration and students react to the NCAA’s sanctions by criticizing the NCAA rather than recognizing what these problems unearthed by the investigation say about the university’s values.
SMU announced Friday that it won’t appeal the NCAA’s postseason ban, ending any speculation that the school would appeal and drag out the process long enough to play in the NCAA tournament this year.
Men’s basketball Head Coach Larry Brown speaks about the NCAA’s violations against his team and SMU’s decision not to appeal the team’s post-season ban.
The NCAA announced its sanctions against the SMU men’s basketball team Tuesday, headlined by a 2015-16 postseason ban and suspension of Hall of Fame Head Coach Larry Brown for 30 percent of the season.
SMU basketball has received a postseason ban and scholarship reductions, and head coach Larry Brown will be suspended for 30 percent of SMU’s game this season because of an NCAA investigation that uncovered academic improprieties, the NCAA announced Tuesday.
With Tuesday’s release of harsh NCAA penalties involving the SMU men’s basketball and men’s golf teams, students, journalists and alumni have had a lot to say.
The culture at SMU will hit you harder than the realization that you’ve survived high school and that you’re actually in college now.