It's good to see a University of Miami professor that taught me in the news.
"The media will love nothing more than to dredge up Catholics vs. Convicts and the fatigues at the Fiesta Bowl, all that stuff," said Stephen Sapp, religious studies professor and chief of the Miami faculty senate. "I'm not denying that happened. But we've moved beyond that. We have changed the program — until the other night. Now all that old stuff will come back up. People will say, 'See, they didn't really change.' "
Sapp says he speaks for himself, not the faculty senate, which meets Wednesday. He expects the fight and its aftermath to be discussed passionately.
"I think (the mood) will probably be outrage," Sapp said before the enhanced penalties were announced later Monday. "There's always tension between faculty and big-time athletics. We have a new provost who has a wonderful vision for the university and has gotten the faculty on board. We have been poised to make some really important strides academically speaking. Now to have this blight on our record. ... My guess is there will be considerable unhappiness expressed at the faculty senate meeting and probably some disappointment in the penalties."
From With brawl in national headlines, Miami's reputation takes step
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