http://www.toledoblade.com/Ohio-State/2011/10/13/End-Zone-OSU-10-13.html
Lady Justice must be gagged and locked in a closet somewhere, because the usual blindfold we see on her statue won't insulate her from the way fairness has been twisted like county fair pretzels in this Ohio State/NCAA case.
What the players did was wrong, but to date being stupid and selfish is not a crime. These are not underwear bombers, but in the NCAA's justice system, the tattooed Buckeyes get their season ruined, and the other hundred guys who did nothing wrong are collaterally damaged.
We've seen more justice in Iran's Court for Wandering Hikers. Meanwhile, at Miami a booster bleeds people's life savings in a $930 million Ponzi scheme, the players get drinks, prostitutes, yacht rides, and lap dances spending grandma and grandpa's retirement money, and the Canes keep playing football.
At Oregon, the star running back grabs his girlfriend by the neck and throws her to the ground and sits out one game. At LSU the star quarterback allegedly kicks a man in the head in a bar brawl and he gets four games.
The NCAA will claim these matters were handled through the courts, but if this omnipotent body can't act in outrageous cases like these, then fold. Here's some help for the infractions committee: hit a girl — 500 game suspension, kick a downed man in the head — 500 game suspension. Take a free round of golf — spend a couple weekends coaching kids at an area youth center. Justice should be blind, not idiotic.
