College Coaches Say Peers Cheat
A survey published Sunday indicates many college football coaches think their peers knowingly cheat.
Results of the survey that drew responses from 66 of 104 major-college head coaches were reported in the Rocky Mountain News. Forty-one of the responding coaches said they thought some of their peers knowingly cheat.
“Everybody pushes the limit,” California’s Bruce Snyder said. “All of us work the rules to our advantage. And in the pushing process, some go over the line.”
“The win-at-all costs attitude forces coaches to take short cuts to succeed,” said Florida State’s Bobby Bowden, who now feels the pressure of preseason No. 1 predictions. “And the short cut is to buy players.”
On another matter, two-thirds of the coaches responding said they don’t want a playoff system for determining the national collegiate champion.
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