Pryor and his Gold Pants.....

I'm sure by now all of you sports fans have heard about the situation at Ohio State. My personal opinion is that this SHOULD not be a rules violation. The players sold their personal property. They sold it at fair market value. This is the essence of capitalism. Instead of being a violation, perhaps the NCAA should embrace this. They can create an office at member universities and sell authentic game memorabilia. NCAA gets a cut, the school gets a cut with the remainder going to the players. The NCAA will have to adapt to cultural changes. Today's youth grew up with EBay, Amazon and Skoreit. Anybody can sell anything at all times. So its natural to think your possessions are yours to sell.

With that said, my biggest problem with this situation is that if the NCAA thinks this is a serious enough violation to warrant a 5 games suspension then that suspension needs to start now. If the players would have gotten a 1 or 2 games suspension then maybe you could have convinced me that they should let it begin next season. With it being a 5 game suspension, these players should be suspended for the Sugar Bowl.  But of course that would effect the ratings which hurts the money train. This ruling is logically inconsistent. The NCAA is strict regarding enforcing rules unless that enforcement will cost a loss in revenue. Their hypocrisy knows no bounds.