Texas A&M draws SEC's first $50K fine for faking an injury

[crimsonaudio]

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Aggies get SEC's first $50K fine for faking injury

Texas A&M became the first SEC football program to receive a $50,000 fine from the conference for violating its policy on players faking injuries in games.

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[Elefantman]

A drop in the bucket compared to what they spent to get rid of Jimbo

 

[Bamabuzzard]

They have $50,000 in the petty cash drawer of the athletic department. I bet aTm sends a 20% tip with the $50,000.

 

[RollTide_HTTR]

They have $50,000 in the petty cash drawer of the athletic department. I bet aTm sends a 20% tip with the $50,000.

Have to make players or coaches unavailable for a half or a game or something

 

[Elefantman]

The HC should be banned from participating in the next game in addition to the fine.

 

[selmaborntidefan]

"Win if you can, lose if you must, but always cheat."
- Jesse 'the Body' Ventura

 

[Bamabuzzard]

Have to make players or coaches unavailable for a half or a game or something

I think the player and the coach need to be suspended for the entire next game AND the school pays a $50,000 fine to the school they did it against.

 

[crimsonaudio]

A drop in the bucket compared to what they spent to get rid of Jimbo

But the hypocrisy is priceless.

 

[Ledsteplin]

They did not even try to hide it. If they did, they were not very smart. Texas A&M may have tons of money, but $50,000 is still a lot for something stupid.

 

[carder24]

I think the player and the coach need to be suspended for the entire next game AND the school pays a $50,000 fine to the school they did it against.

Don’t necessarily agree with player, they are doing what the coach tells them to do. Head coach or maybe related coordinator suspensions, along with fines, would definitely be more effective though

 

[RammerJammer14]

Better review that Tennessee tape and the RB…

 

[crimsonaudio]

Don’t necessarily agree with player, they are doing what the coach tells them to do. Head coach or maybe related coordinator suspensions, along with fines, would definitely be more effective though

This isn’t the military - if a coach tells a player to target and injure another should the player be let off the hook for knowingly cheating?

Nope.

Besides, these are professional athletes now. They should get to deal with the repercussions of their actions rather than being protected. They wanted to be pros, so treat them like pros.

 

[Elefantman]

I still think if play is stopped for an injury, the player must remain out until a change of possession or two minutes of play clock has expired. Which ever one occurs first.

 

[bamajas]

I still think if play is stopped for an injury, the player must remain out until a change of possession or two minutes of play clock has expired. Which ever one occurs first.

Then we incentivize hiding legitimate injuries

Rules/punishment alone cannot solve dishonesty

 

[crimsonaudio]

Then we incentivize hiding legitimate injuries

Rules/punishment alone cannot solve dishonesty

If the player can get off the field then they aren’t injured enough to stop play.

 

[bamajas]

If the player can get off the field then they aren’t injured enough to stop play.

Maybe most of the time, but the legal minds who forced the targeting mess would have a field day with all the exceptions to that one

But I'm no lawyer or athlete

Rules committees will always tilt toward player safety over fans calling for integrity

 

[CrimsonTheory]

More severe punishment would have been to send 8&4 back to the Big 12.