Buy or Sell: Bracky Brett is good for MSU Athletics

engie

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Huge sell. He is the single biggest problem with MSU athletics today.

He's a dinosaur -- He represents the compliance climate under Kramer -- where 9? SEC programs were on probation concurrently. He is WAY outside his league in the "see no evil, hear no evil" climate under Slive.

His botching of the Newton situation alone should have gotten him fired. Nevermind how he's dragging out the Redmond situation and letting teams negative recruit against us all the way through NSD -- with a situation that was open book/close book IN SEPTEMBER.
 

AFDawg

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chainedup_Dawg

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Huge sell. He is the single biggest problem with MSU athletics today.

He's a dinosaur -- He represents the compliance climate under Kramer -- where 9? SEC programs were on probation concurrently. He is WAY outside his league in the "see no evil, hear no evil" climate under Slive.

His botching of the Newton situation alone should have gotten him fired. Nevermind how he's dragging out the Redmond situation and letting teams negative recruit against us all the way through NSD -- with a situation that was open book/close book IN SEPTEMBER.

THIS! What else needs to be said, he hit the nail on the head.
 

Todd4State

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I'm selling big time. I like Paul, but come on- you're telling me MIAMI would take his classes from Nigeria, but we wouldn't? Either way, it's his fault because he has to find a way to help us get good players in and fight for them.

I think he is overly cautious and that's not a good thing in today's SEC climate.
 

ckDOG

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I think 99% of posters couldn't form a defensible opinion one way or another.

Based on the current thread over at 247, the history of Bracky, and where we are as a program- do you buy or sell? Tell why. You can see my thoughts on that thread. Also, see link below.

http://mississippistate.247sports.com/Board/59413/Odagwu-and-MSU-compliance-15689070

How the hell do I know if he's doing his job? I've seen the Newton, Redmond, and Renardo scenarios thrown out as scenarios that he 17'ed up, but I really have no clue if he did or not. I don't know what the benchmark is and how you can give an honest assessment about whether he is or isn't doing his job the right way. Sure, I guess I can say "those situations sucked for us", but how do I assess whether or not he handled it the right way. He did or he didn't, but I don't have the insight to be that judge nor do I suspect that the vast majority of anyone posting here does either.

If somebody wants to make a case for why he sucks or doesn't suck without being general, I'll jump on that bandwagon.
 

MzTerry

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Aug 22, 2012
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SELL

I still think he probably stole money from SHS, so I don't think he is good for much.
 

BehrDawg

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Ill also add this, Dee's NBA draft entry suspension was extended because Bracky wouldn't allow his extra credit work to be approved so he had to serve an academic suspension on top of the other one.
 

FlabLoser

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Sell sell sell.

Bracky is on the wrong side of the compliance equation. I am not saying he should be our Cecil Newton.

I am saying his perspective should be "How can what we as doing be seen as compliant". It should be defensive posture.

Instead he is in the offensive. "These are the rules dammit and you are not compliant"!

Prosecution and defense lawyers both argue cases for FOLLOWING the law. But they are two opposing perspectives. Bracky is a prosecutor instead of a defender.

We need a lawyer in compliance instead of Bracky.

Look, I am not going out on a limb here. WAKE UP! Play the game that our competitors are playing and that our conference is overseeing.
 

ronpolk

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Have we been on probation since he has been here? Honest question, I really know nothing about him other than he is the compliance director
 
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Try this comparison on for size - OM compliance got both Masoli and Brunetti eligible immediately following their transfers. Even after getting denied on Masoli, they immediately got it over turned. Does any rational state fan think that Bracky could get something like that accomplished?

Here's a hypothetical - if some fat lying douchebag ran his mouth to the NCAA about the recruitment of an OM player, and the NCAA showed up to poke around and ask some question, do you think OM compliance would call that player in for an NCAA interrogation with absolutely no warning or opportunity to get an attorney (which the player has every right to do)? Of course they wouldn't.
 

Dawgbreeze

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Jun 11, 2007
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Sell. The fact is Bracky will find a reason to not get players in instead of figuring out how to get them in. He goes back to the Ole LT mentality and from observation Ole Miss has two or three who do a much better job of being compliance people.
 

dawgoneyall

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Nov 11, 2007
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Buy....we don't operate under the same rules others do. Isn't Brett's fault.

He operates under the rules that apply to MSU.

What the hell is he suppose to do? Seriously!!!
 

patdog

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May 28, 2007
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Nailed it. His job is to help us find ways to recruit without crossing the line. Not to be the policeman who always says no you can't do that.
 

jb1020

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Jun 7, 2009
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Didn't he PM a poster here years ago

After the poster alleged stans might be cheating.... I can't remember the details
 

Lawdawg.sixpack

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If he ever leaves, I'm ready to step up.

We need a lawyer in compliance instead of Bracky. .
I always assumed he IS a lawyer. I would think that a compliance department should definitely be run by a lawyer. I'll get my resume together....
 

ronpolk

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I guess I'm on the fence about him. It would be nice if we had a guy that thought how can this guy play rather than finding ways for a guy to not play. With that said, it's his job to make sure we don't break the rules not help us skate around them.
 

J-Dawg

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Buy....we don't operate under the same rules others do. Isn't Brett's fault.

He operates under the rules that apply to MSU.

What the hell is he suppose to do? Seriously!!!

Please tell me what rules apply/don't apply at MSU that don't apply/apply at any other SEC school.
 

Irondawg

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Dec 2, 2007
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The only thing I can remember that used to be quite confusing is that OM and some other SEC schools would their recruiting site reporters come to camp, take pictures, interview, etc. All that stuff that lets kids be on the front page of the sites and lets the admins sell subscriptions.

For several years MSU wouldn't let their guys in when other SEC schools were (don't know how many other were or were not allowing their guys in). Very clear in that case you can at least use the "everybody else it doing it excuse" and shouldn't have to worry about anything. Now how much Bracky was involved i have no idea, but that's the only example I can think of where I clearly know what some other schools were doing and we didn't allow it.

But I think it goes without saying if we were that strict on that, we are stricter than most in other areas as well. One of the great mysteries of life if how Stans managed to stay out more recruiting issues when he was rumored to be among the dirtiest recruiters but we supposedly have one of the tightest, most compliant staffs.
 

CadaverDawg

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Please tell me what rules apply/don't apply at MSU that don't apply/apply at any other SEC school.

MSU: If you see something the least bit strange, Report it

Eeerbody else: If you see something the least bit strange, You're lookin too damn hard
 

SPMT

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Aug 25, 2012
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He's terrible. A principal masquerading as a cop in a job that needs a lawyer and a politician. He is an all black and white, keystone cop, douche.

Like the safety man on a construction site. Trying to catch someone doing wrong as opposed to teaching safe culture.
 

thatsbaseball

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May 29, 2007
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Can you answer this without seeing his contract? I mean he must be pleasing his boss/bosses or he`d be replaced wouldn`t he ? My point is you might want to look another step or two up the latter from Bracky....the guy may be doing exactly what he`s been told he needs to do to keep his job and his paycheck. He could be operating on a very short leash.
 
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I have no idea if he's doing what he's supposed to or not, but this thread makes it seem that he may simply be the scapegoat.

Maybe he's really an Ole Miss spy put in place to keep us down. Haven't seen enough facts to form an opinion one way or the other, honestly. Like someone else said though, if he were really trying to keep us down, how in the world did Stansbury manage to operate without Bracky shutting him down? Perhaps Stansbury was the only one we've had lately that was good at operating the gray areas and Bracky really just is forced to bail water to keep us out of serious trouble.

Maybe instead of wanting a compliance officer who teaches us how to cheat, we should teach our cheaters how to hide the cheating from the compliance officer. Plausible deniability and all. Like I said, I don't know enough to have an opinion one way or the other. So just some devil's advocate here.