WCC Women’s Golfer Caught for a Ridiculous NCAA Violation

Apr 2, 2013; Norfolk, VA, USA; A general view of an NCAA logo on the court prior to the finals of the Norfolk regional between the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and the Duke Blue Devils in the 2013 NCAA womens basketball tournament at Ted Constant Convocation Center. Mandatory Credit: Geoff Burke-USA TODAY Sports

Anyone remember when the NCAA was a credible organization filled with the utmost integrity and purity that oversaw student athletics? Yeah, me neither.

A story broke today that a women’s golfer from an unnamed WCC school was reported to the NCAA by their university for using school water to wash her car. Yes you read that right, washing your car with university water is an NCAA violation. The NCAA deemed it a secondary violation, and is forcing the women to pay back the university $20, the amount that they concluded was the value of the water that she “stole.” According to the NCAA, the water that the golfer used was not available to the other students.

Portland Men’s Basketball Coach Eric Reveno tweeted his thoughts about this early Wednesday morning after conference meetings:

This is  just absurd. Honestly, who cares if it was the university’s water, this has nothing to do with the athletic experience of a student athlete. The NCAA should exist only to make sure schools are not gaining a competitive edge by illegal means, or in other words, cheating. That’s it. There is no way that this can be considering cheating. These rules are unnecessary, irrelevant, and more importantly, idiotic.

My disgust for the NCAA grew immensely when this story broke. I want to sent out my condolences to the golfer and the university that has to deal with this hogwash.