An actual quote from a typical UNM fan

[DancingRabbit]

Has anyone ever seen anything from the NCAA showing their "exemplary cooperation" or is this just more spin?

OM is copying their position from the ULL case. In the final ULL ruling the NCAA listed "exemplary cooperation" as one of the mitigating factors in ULL's favor. Supposedly that tilted the decision to not enforce a bowl ban.

Problem is, what OM is facing is equal to ULL's violations, plus another 8 fb violations, 4 more fb level 1's, 7 more boosters, two more coaches texting about paying players, 1 more failure to monitor auto benefits. That plus major infractions in 2-3 other sports.

I'm not sure if coaches texting about payments 3+ years into an NCAA investigation is exemplary cooperation. I'm not sure if the AD saying the investigation was over when it wasn't over is exemplary cooperation. Hugh Freeze telling recruits that it only concerned the previous staff doesn't sound like exemplary cooperation. The way OM stonewalled FOI requests, hid the truth and lied to the public through leaks to certain media might cause the NCAA to question OM's methods.

Louisiana-Lafayette athletic director Scott Farmer made a point of noting that the NCAA described the university's level of cooperation as "exemplary" and chose not to impose a postseason ban on the Ragin' Cajuns.

"We all took a huge sigh of relief that we didn't have a postseason bowl ban," Farmer said. "Let's be honest. That would have been a significant thing, and that made us feel good about all the hard work that we had done" to cooperate with the NCAA

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http://collegefootball.ap.org/articl...ng-fraud-probe

[thf24]

[QUOTE=DancingRabbit;590020]
I'm not sure if coaches texting about payments 3+ years into an NCAA investigation is exemplary cooperation. I'm not sure if the AD saying the investigation was over when it wasn't over is exemplary cooperation. Hugh Freeze telling recruits that it only concerned the previous staff doesn't sound like exemplary cooperation. The way OM stonewalled FOI requests, hid the truth and lied to the public through leaks to certain media might cause the NCAA to question OM's methods.

Exactly. Their fans have latched onto the "exemplary cooperation" mantra because it sounds nice and makes them feel better, never even stopping to realize that their school's level of cooperation has been the exact opposite of "exemplary."