tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post3743950028806098276..comments2024-01-13T18:57:18.243-05:00Comments on Information Processing: Death penaltySteve Hsuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02428333897272913660noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-55700251966246034822012-07-15T09:22:57.186-04:002012-07-15T09:22:57.186-04:00It is almost as if the NCAA was looking after univ...It is almost as if the NCAA was looking after university cash flow rather than the well being of the students .... Is the NCAA headed by a former student athlete?LondonYoungnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-30274240789422015682012-07-14T21:40:15.884-04:002012-07-14T21:40:15.884-04:00I think this just shows how completely ludicrous t...I think this just shows how completely ludicrous the NCAA is. They basically ignore the truly corrupt stuff like the exploitation of student athletes, while sanctioning some basketball player for getting a loan by a cousin of an agent or a division III school, where the athletes truly are amateurs.Carson Chownoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-39055954442307666852012-07-14T16:26:42.789-04:002012-07-14T16:26:42.789-04:00by the way, we are all aware that Caltech just got...by the way, we are all aware that Caltech just got sanctioned by the NCAA, right?LondonYoungnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-32856355362661725992012-07-14T07:08:11.579-04:002012-07-14T07:08:11.579-04:00I know this, but I am still disappointed when I re...I know this, but I am still disappointed when I read about it. The idealist in me wants to think that the thinkers have thought extensively about their metagame, but no.David Coughlinhttp://twitter.com/dscoughlinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-55909422765826816152012-07-13T20:38:39.556-04:002012-07-13T20:38:39.556-04:00Well, academics are all jealous of each other so t...Well, academics are all jealous of each other so they wouldn't want a colleague to win the Nobel. They would turn him in on a dime. They're too autistic to do otherwise.Carson Chownoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-74658492749558623812012-07-13T18:22:51.840-04:002012-07-13T18:22:51.840-04:00I think I've read stuff before where people pu...I think I've read stuff before where people purported to show that the proportion of abusive priests in the Catholic Church was not significantly higher than the proportion of sexual predators amongst the general population at large, or something along those lines. This kind of thinking misses the point for two reasons. <br /><br />One, people hold the Catholic Church to a higher moral Yan Shenhttp://profiles.google.com/yanshen71786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-85429124264386192102012-07-13T16:21:01.709-04:002012-07-13T16:21:01.709-04:00To go closer to home, what do we think of the foll...To go closer to home, what do we think of the following: A lower Tier 1 university with a PhD Physics program would like to break into competition as one of the great programs. A star prof looks to be Nobel material any year now, but the dept chair knows of a series of allegations of the Sandusky variety against said potential Nobel ... (or maybe even a rumor that he is a republican ;-) ) ... LondonYoungnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-19352570939693844252012-07-13T08:30:40.480-04:002012-07-13T08:30:40.480-04:00Unfortunately, the crimes committed at PSU do not ...Unfortunately, the crimes committed at PSU do not fall within the purview of the NCAA. The NCAA regulates athletic contest between colleges and universities. It does not (and should not) regulate criminal acts by the employees of those institutions. SMU got the "death" penalty because it committed egregious violations of specific NCAA regulations and did so for years. Do you really wantRobert Sykesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-86815486487548193522012-07-12T23:54:10.927-04:002012-07-12T23:54:10.927-04:00Not defending them at all. I think all of big mon...Not defending them at all. I think all of big money sports is corrupt.Carson Chownoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-23337003548956995412012-07-12T23:05:49.113-04:002012-07-12T23:05:49.113-04:00Um. Yes. I think the vast majority of human beings...Um. Yes. I think the vast majority of human beings would have acted differently. <br /><br />Also, if that is the best defense you got, you'd might as well pack your bags and quit right now. Sickens me that people are using the "hey, other folks would have also let a child molester prey on kids in their facilities for a decade".addicted4444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-13653468269416555172012-07-12T21:36:05.402-04:002012-07-12T21:36:05.402-04:00Do you think other big time football or basketball...Do you think other big time football or basketball programs would have acted differently?Carson Chownoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-77627716199480202382012-07-12T12:30:47.293-04:002012-07-12T12:30:47.293-04:00"NCAA are you listening? Give Penn State foot..."NCAA are you listening? Give Penn State football the death penalty."<br /><br />I think someone should also give the Catholic Church the death penalty. It's easily one of the most despicable organizations in the world. Didn't Pope Benedict supposedly play a part in covering up for the child abuse of other priests within the church? Shouldn't he be locked up in a jail cell Yan Shenhttp://profiles.google.com/yanshen71786noreply@blogger.com