Oklahoma receives sanctions from the NCAA

The University of Oklahoma finally heard back from the NCAA today, learning it would have to erase the 2005 season record from all record books, including Bob Stoops' personal coaching record, lose 2 scholarships each year in the 2008-'09 and 2009-'10 school years, and extending OU's self-imposed probation until May 23, 2010.
OU was found guilty of a "failure to monitor", rather than the more serious charge of lack of institutional control. While I predicted OU would only lose scholarships over this ordeal, the fact that OU is only being charged with a 'failure to monitor' while A&M was hit with 'lack of institutional control' in 1994, for a similar scandal, is laughable.
IMO, this is just more window-dressing by the NCAA, who really, really REALLY doesn't want to punish anyone, if they can help it.
I know OU suspended Rhett Bomar and J.D. Quinn, the two players involved in receiving money for work they didn't perform at Big Red Sports and Imports in 2005. Walk-on receiver Jermaine Hardison left the school on his own. That doesn't excuse the school's lack of oversight into the work program at the dealership for the athletes.


Brought the NCAA hammer down on OU. The velvet hammer, that is.