The College Sports Forum

In the wake of the Miami-FIU brawl, the NCAA says it would consider helping schools and conferences develop a standard policy to curb on-field violence. Restricting postgame celebrations, such as planting school flags on an opponent’s field, and how to deal with players who fight were some of the suggestions, Ron Stratten, the NCAA’s vice president of education services, told The Associated Press on Tuesday.

The NCAA still wants universities and conferences to determine appropriate sanctions for player misconduct, but last weekend’s brawl at the Orange Bowl has the NCAA willing to get more involved with schools and leagues.

The Miami brawl wasn’t the only one last weekend.

After Holy Cross beat Dartmouth 24-21 in overtime, Holy Cross players celebrated atop the Dartmouth “D” painted on the field. That caused fists to fly, and college and police officials have said some players could face punishments or arrests.

Those incidents follow another in the NFL, in which Tennessee defensive tackle Albert Haynesworth drew a five-game suspension for stomping on the face of Dallas center Andre Gurode.

In response to previous concerns, the NCAA has offered sportsmanship seminars at its annual convention, urged schools to adopt standards regarding fan behavior and provided leadership conferences for nearly 3,000 student-athletes.

I’m definatley not getting my hopes up on this one.  The NCAA has been promising they are going to step in on these types of things for years, and they never seem to do anything substanial.  I guess we will just see what happens.