re: LSU Compliance

Gotta keep a close eye on The Rosy Finch Boyz. He started the party at Ole Miss.

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LSU Compliance

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Draconian Sanctions

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lol, apropos

The goal is to have a fully independent compliance department based on the theory of if the coaches can influence it, they will, and not towards the side of caution. The last thing they want is the inmates running the asylum. So they went to the extreme where our compliance does not serve nor is accountable to the sports programs, only the admin.

AND, the mandate of not having violations. It's like at your work where they say the goal is to have zero accidents. It always swings toward the side of ultra-conservative, no risks.

So their mandate leads to them avoiding anything other than the straight and narrow. Hence a gray area is the same as a black area. It's viewed as binary, if it's not permissible, it is a violation.

The problem is so many NCAA rules are vague, but also there are areas not covered. Is twitter a contact or a bump? (example). And not just technological. No rule prohibits a past player from being at practice, even participating. Stipends is another.

Some schools will get reigned in when they've crossed into grey areas.
Some schools actively seek grey areas to use.
LSU avoids them like the plague, if it's not good it's bad.

I think step 1 would to have representatives for the programs in the compliance office. At least they would have more of a voice.

From that picture, dude def gives off the kid toucher vibe...

Realistically, he is being overzealous and unyielding which will in turn be problematic. The issues I understand most of the athletic coaches and their staffs are having is not that they are trying to violate any types of NCAA rules/bylaws.

It's that they are walking on eggshells at all times and that is not conducive to getting the best out of our teams. This is a fact. If you are doing everything worrying about the long term consequences for every little step, you will make mistakes or decisions that aren't necessarily needed and making your job harder.

In the end, Bahnsen seems to simply be a guy that loves to hold his power of people and it is not shocking. He was well known for having all kinds of issues with Saban, and it is pretty clear he is having a dick measuring contest with his contemporaries in the athletics department. Furthermore, he's doing everything he can to stay in power and the simplest way is to be overly harsh and strict, not because it is in LSU's best interest, but because it is in his. If LSU were to fire him, people would claim that they want to "bend" the rules and he wouldn't allow it. If they shift him, same thing, and the NCAA may use it as an excuse to investigate.

All teams make mistakes, most which are unintentional and in many cases understandable. That doesn't matter if the NCAA comes snooping around.

Everyone thinking Bahnsen gives a damn about anyone but himself and is doing this out of some unwavering love for LSU is deluding themselves. He's in it for himself and its pretty obvious.

Bump..... what is going on here??