What does it take to get put on probation these days? Well if you are a member of the seemingly protected SEC you get a number of passes. The Auburn program is again in the news this week for all the wrong reasons and at some point you would think that with all of the accusations--it is beyond smoke at this point--investigators would be able to present a case.
What bothers me beyond the actual cheating going on is the lack of interest by media and fans. If someone else excuses cheating of any kind with the ridiculous argument that "everyone does it" I'll shoot myself (screw that, I'll take them out). And the double standard that was made too apparent this week is also troubling. What Mike Rice did to members of his Rutgers basketball squad was appalling and he did lose his job. But what the Tigers are accused of doing, from a blatant disrespect toward academics, to buying players and hushing up failed drug tests is much worse than anything Rice did to his Rutgers players. Yet the outrage toward Rice is much worse than that toward ex-Auburn coach Gene Chizik, who was fired for his inability to win post Cam Newton. And I have not heard anyone calling for Will Muschamp's job at Florida despite his role in the scandal.
It is time to clean up the mess.
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