Tennessee knows. So does North Carolina. Add to that South Carolina, Georgia, Florida and a host of others and you are a member of the newest fraternity of NCAA schools that are trying to police themselves to avoid the wrath of Emmert. So if the NCAA will bust “The Whistleblower”, can anyone avoid being next? Should the University of Kentucky be looking over it’s shoulder at the man from Washington where two prized recruits were lost to UK the last year? Could Emmert be the reason that Kentucky does not get the services of Enes Kanter? All these questions have yet to be answered. But some have been answered. And the answers are not pretty.
So now you know. Now you can understand how things are going to work in the new age of the NCAA. Ladies and Gentlemen, my name is Mark Emmert, do not fool with me. I inherited a lackluster, hopelessly outdated, poorly run and terribly mismanaged joke of an organization and I intend to change that. Don’t come begging to me telling me you didn’t know, or you were not sure, or you had no idea that rule existed. I will squash you like the bug you are imitating. You want help with something? Sure, just ask. You want to stay ahead of the game? No problem. Have some input you think is relevant, shoot me an e-mail and I will look into it. But do not be fooled, this is not your father’s NCAA anymore.
If I hear you are messing with the wrong people, I will come knocking. If you bring in a recruit that is suspicious, I will simply take as much time as I deem it necessary to make absolutely 100% sure that recruit is properly vetted and approved. I know that my clearinghouse has been a joke in the past, so here is the new rule, if we don’t know for sure, we will not approve. You have problems with agents hanging around your door, let me know, my people will be there in a flash, reporters in tow, ready to uncover whatever evil lurks in the hearts of those greedy unscrupulous individuals. Oh, and don’t worry about the NBA and David Stern, he and I are going to have a long talk very soon about the fact that he uses the NCAA as his testing ground for whatever he wants to do. NFL scouts making you nervous, tell them I said to back off and get out, or we will send them packing too. You want to be innovative? that’s great. Just so long as you do it within the rules. Just understand this, we are going to clean this mess up. We are going to make college athletics respectable once again, and I am not afraid to get my hands dirty to do it. Tell your kids, tell your boosters, tell the parents, tell the fans. Homey don’t play that no more. I am tired of scandals, unauthorized tweets, pictures of adults hanging out half-dressed with college students, gamblers, agents, and foul-mouthed little tyrants who think coaches know more than everyone else.
Do what’s right, and treat others with respect and dignity and we will all get along just fine. Cross me and I will bring the wrath of the New York Times down around your ears.
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