jdeegan, on 2012-December-18, 08:21, said:
Some examples of rules often ignored:
(1) the student athlete recruit has to be able to read and write.
(2) tenured faculty is not obligated to change the student athlete's grades upon request.
(3) local law enforcement's first phone call must be to a designated university official whenever a student athlete is involved,
(4) sponsors of student athletes must obey certain recruiting rules, and payments to student athletes must be in line with sports community norms.
It is part of the cultural heritage of the South that most of the rules shown above, as well as many others I have not personally witnessed and hence not listed, are often ignored. The reason for all of this is something most Southerners understand in their bones, but it is darn near impossible to explain to outsiders (except, possibly in places like Northern Ireland) why it is a good thing.
For reference, see SMU/death penalty/1987