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<blockquote data-quote="takethepoints" data-source="post: 325077" data-attributes="member: 265"><p>I write a lot about what the sociologists call "informal institutions". What they mean by this is patterns of behavior that are officially frowned on or even against the written rules but that persist through informal agreements among participants or between participants and elites. A good example would be physical punishment in schools; most districts have rules against it and most have schools where it goes on by general agreement without any kind of official action to stop it.</p><p></p><p>Well, enough lecturing, but I think this is what's going on with this. The reason it's hard to get the goods on anybody is that the entire business isn't coordinated or officially sanctioned. Instead, big donors skirt the rules regularly and deliver the benefits indirectly. That makes it easy for the schools involved to deny involvement while at the same time not doing anything proactive to stop the practices. I don't know if Tech is involved too deeply in this, but I suspect not, largely for the reason GTstinger gave us. There are plenty of programs that are, however. Bob Devaney said it best long ago: "I don't want to win enough to be placed on NCAA probation, I just want to win enough to warrant an investigation." That's it in a nutshell. </p><p></p><p>How we address the problem is another story. I suspect, sooner or later, Congress (gulp!) will get involved. As has happened in the past, if a sport can't get it's own house in order, the feds will step in and relieve them of the responsibility.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="takethepoints, post: 325077, member: 265"] I write a lot about what the sociologists call "informal institutions". What they mean by this is patterns of behavior that are officially frowned on or even against the written rules but that persist through informal agreements among participants or between participants and elites. A good example would be physical punishment in schools; most districts have rules against it and most have schools where it goes on by general agreement without any kind of official action to stop it. Well, enough lecturing, but I think this is what's going on with this. The reason it's hard to get the goods on anybody is that the entire business isn't coordinated or officially sanctioned. Instead, big donors skirt the rules regularly and deliver the benefits indirectly. That makes it easy for the schools involved to deny involvement while at the same time not doing anything proactive to stop the practices. I don't know if Tech is involved too deeply in this, but I suspect not, largely for the reason GTstinger gave us. There are plenty of programs that are, however. Bob Devaney said it best long ago: "I don't want to win enough to be placed on NCAA probation, I just want to win enough to warrant an investigation." That's it in a nutshell. How we address the problem is another story. I suspect, sooner or later, Congress (gulp!) will get involved. As has happened in the past, if a sport can't get it's own house in order, the feds will step in and relieve them of the responsibility. [/QUOTE]
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