Seth Greenberg: “I really believe” Louisville basketball will not receive a postseason ban

Is Greenberg correct?

Greenberg speaks not only from a level of familiarity with the situation, but he also uses common sense logic and reasoning. Louisville has taken, hands down, the most extreme measures of anyone involved in the college basketball pay for play scheme. Pitino remains the only head coach who has lost his job. Additionally, Louisville has completely cleaned house since the FBI sting. President James Ramsey is gone. Jurich is gone. Louisville assistants Johnson and Jordan Fair are gone. No player remains from the roster at the time of the transgressions. So what would be the point of punishing anyone involved?

Unfortunately for the University of Louisville, the NCAA often fails to act with common sense.

This is the same organization that denied Northern Kentucky guard Tyler Sharpe an extra year after he played 11 minutes of mop-up duty as a walk-on freshman at Louisville, yet granted Houston scholarship quarterback D’Eriq King another year after starting and playing four full football games.

It’s the same association that allowed quarterback Tate Martell to transfer from Ohio State to Miami without a sit-our year, yet denied offensive lineman Brock Hoffman eligibility when he transferred to Virginia Tech in order to take care of his sick mother.

For an organization that defies all logic, it only makes sense that they botch the situation in Louisville.

Greenberg is right in theory. Though Louisville was ultimately the victim of rogue employees both from within and from Adidas, they are still in the wrong. For that, the university will be rightfully punished. However, there is zero sense in taking away from future presidents, ADs, coaches, and players who have absolutely no involvement whatsoever.

When it comes to the NCAA, ignoring sound reasoning is the name of their game. The association’s moving morality target is one that has become nearly impossible to hit. Sadly, this lack of common sense and decency will likely be to the detriment of Louisville basketball.