I get what Skorrp's saying.
Miami (the "U") is putting winnning games ahead of "character" (I'm not big on that word, I like honor or integrity better, but I suppose it's all the same).
Unless I've missed what it was about the U that really pisses you off.
It could be the uni's.
Yes and no. I care less who cheats. Dennis Erickson is a big time cheater who learned his craft well at Miami, yet I'm pleased ASU hired him. In order to compete with Pete Carroll's rampant cheating at USC, most marginal teams like ASU will have to cheat to fill stadiums, get on TV, and get alums to give money.
Sure, I'd prefer nobody cheated, from a moral standpoint, but I'm not naive. Cheating is the accepted norm at many big time programs. Has been for many years. How much or how little varies a lot from program to program.
Miami is different, in my opinion. The school seemed to make a choice, years ago, to make it a recruiting advantage to be known for gladly accepting and protecting great football players who are criminal. That's what makes them different, or did, until Frank Beamer and Virginia Tech started doing it too.
Not all Miami players are criminal or cheaters.
The U administrative body sets the parameters and everybody in America knows where they set them. Does anybody, who is not a Miami alum or fan, really think Larry Coker was fired for the fight on the field this year? I certainly don't. Coker was fired because he lost more than allowable at the U, for the same reasons most coaches are fired from their jobs at most schools. But at the U, nothing will change. Criminals will always be welcome.
That's my bias. I'm moving this thread to the college board. You are welcome to pound away at me over there.
