Written by Joseph Nardone at Bloguin
It probably feels played to death at this point, but more has to be said about the Louisville basketball scandal.
Most scandalous stories tend to remain in view until either a larger, more scintillating story appears or the people at fault for the scandal — or those close enough to it — have to face shame. Media attention persists until the central figures in the story are met with a punishment only equaled by an unforgiving god who favors sweeping away nations with floods.
Unfortunately, we are still in a place where people are not letting go of the scandal surrounding the Louisville Cardinals. It isn’t all that surprising, as it meets all the criteria to withstand periods of time which would otherwise make other college sports scandals go away (re: sex stuff). However, as the season approaches, I fear we will lose track of who is to blame, and even worse, indirectly punish those who shouldn’t be villainized for other people’s mistakes.
I have written about it before: The actual scandal at hand isn’t that mind-numbing to me. It doesn’t fill me with disgust or anger, nor does it make me think Louisville should be hit with any sort of huge postseason ban or punishment. Honestly, I merely feel this is yet another indirect consequence of not paying student-athletes real money, and if anything — putting aside the “mom pimping out her daughters” story (these stories can be covered separately) — this NCAA infraction isn’t as bad as other ones we have seen in very recent history.
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