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  • So winning has now become more important than ethics? I though the purpose of these college sports was to help build the young athletes into better and more well rounded people...not just to win NCAA championships. That was not the point I was trying to make. My point is that if the guy made a mistake, and he admits to it, punishment is appropriate. However, "expunging" him from the sport doesn't make any more sense than what he did to the records. (In fact it sounds kinda similar.) He still has some great qualities as a coach and mentor, or all these former swimmers and collegues wouldn't be stepping up in his defense.
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  • So winning has now become more important than ethics? I though the purpose of these college sports was to help build the young athletes into better and more well rounded people...not just to win NCAA championships. That was not the point I was trying to make. My point is that if the guy made a mistake, and he admits to it, punishment is appropriate. However, "expunging" him from the sport doesn't make any more sense than what he did to the records. (In fact it sounds kinda similar.) He still has some great qualities as a coach and mentor, or all these former swimmers and collegues wouldn't be stepping up in his defense.
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